Please take some time to watch this video about the Asbury Revival and pray earnestly for God to do it again!
What’s a Preacher to Do?
What should a preacher be known for? What is the purpose of preaching? In a day with multi-media special effects, drama and major productions, preaching and preachers have fallen on hard times. Many churches have canceled Sunday evening services because people won’t come back to hear the preacher. With the glut of TV preachers, the country preacher struggles and suffers when his people compare him to Brother Spit-and-Polish. What’s a called man to do? Continue reading “What’s a Preacher to Do?”
Preaching: A Point of Reference (Part 2)
I’ve known preachers who preached on tithing and didn’t tithe. Or they interpreted tithing as 10% after you’ve paid all the bills, taken the kids to Disney, and bought a new car. Their preaching on tithing is watered down and non-confrontational, lest someone challenge them on their interpretation. Continue reading “Preaching: A Point of Reference (Part 2)”
Preaching: A Point of Reference (Part 1)
On what basis do you preach? Why preach at all? What’s the goal? The purpose? I know, we’ve all got our stock seminary answers, but when it’s just you – alone with your Heavenly Father – why do you preach? When we one day stand before God and He judges our works, what will our answer be when He asks us, “Why did you preach?” Continue reading “Preaching: A Point of Reference (Part 1)”
The R-Rated Church: Selling Sex in the Shadow of the Cross
Back in the dark ages when I started in youth ministry, I used Dawson McAllister’s material in my Sunday School classes. Dawson applied Scripture to subjects like responding to parents, dealing with drugs and alcohol, respecting authority, and relating to the opposite sex. Dawson’s material taught no sex before marriage or outside of marriage. God designed sex and it is good, but only within biblical parameters. Continue reading “The R-Rated Church: Selling Sex in the Shadow of the Cross”