Robin Barfield writes in Evangelicals Now: “What is your ideal Bible study? It may be one where your young people give you all the correct answers, quietly nodding as you dispense wisdom, and you get through all the questions you had prepared. I want to suggest that this may be the worst possible study!”[1] As… Continue reading Not a great Bible study but not necessarily the worst possible
Category: Preaching and Teaching
Does preaching carry the same authority as Scripture? A response to Julius Santiago
A friend asked the question recently on Facebook “What do you think preaching is?” They offered three options: I opted for “other”, or perhaps a slight modification of the first option. Preaching is the application of Scripture to the hearts of a congregation assembled together. The prompting for the question was a new book, “Preaching… Continue reading Does preaching carry the same authority as Scripture? A response to Julius Santiago
The response we are looking for
This is the next in our Bible Communications series.. Today we start to look at application.
How to listen to sermons
Here is another little e-book. Partly this arose because there is perhaps a need for training to listen to as well as to preach sermons. Partly it’s because thinking about how we should listen to sermons affects how we think about preaching them too. this short book covers different types of sermon including expository, topical… Continue reading How to listen to sermons
Nostalgia and jars of stones
Steve Kneale wrote recently in Evangelicals Now about the danger of nostalgia. He was responding to a recent spate of articles letters and blogs which seem to harp back to some golden era in the life of the church when churches held three teaching meetings a week and the pastor led all of them. David… Continue reading Nostalgia and jars of stones
How do you preach the Psalms?
This is a question that my friend Steve Kneale shared on his blog recently. My answer was as follows: “ I have actually preached all the way through but during COVID when we were doing something daily. I think there is a lot to be said for helping people see the Psalms fitting together as a… Continue reading How do you preach the Psalms?
Reading the room
God’s big story
Put your reading glasses on
Here’s the latest in our series of videos on Bible communication.
The three books you need to read first
This is the next part in our Bible Communications video training. WE talk about exegesis when it comes to accurate reading and interpretation of Scripture but there are two other “books” you need to “exegete” as well.
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