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Faithroots on Youtube

As well as the written resources available here on Faithroot.com, I try to make resources available to watch and to listen to. Most of the video content is available on my YouTube channel accessible here. Here are a few playlists which may be of interest

Make sure that you aren’t gagging God

I’ve joked that in my twenties, the most owned, least read book among my conservative evangelical contemporaries was “The Gagging of God” by Don Carson. It was Carson’s take on the problem with post-modernism/pluralism. By denying the ability of anyone especially God to speak clearly, truthfully and finally, Carson argued that our world had sought… Continue reading Make sure that you aren’t gagging God

Don’t make the wrong distinctions when it comes to preaching and Bible studies

In this month’s Evangelicals Now, the editorial describes the visit of an elderly Welsh preacher as follows: He began his address by explaining the difference between a Bible Study and a sermon. If we recall it aright, he said words to the effect that, while a Bible Study is aimed especially at imparting information to… Continue reading Don’t make the wrong distinctions when it comes to preaching and Bible studies

Freedom

I enjoyed working through the book of Galatians just before the summer. If you’ve not seen it yet, here’s the resource I put together to support reading and teaching through this fascinating letter from Paul.

How to benefit from other people’s sermons

The other day, I wrote about the challenges of reviewing a book of sermons. There are more general challenges with hearing/reading sermons from other contexts. I don’t generally encourage people to get their spiritual food from searching the web to find sermons from famous preachers and that’s not to do with theological soundness. I’d be… Continue reading How to benefit from other people’s sermons

For such a time as this

I’ve been working through the book of Esther but often accounts like this are best understood when we see the whole story together. Whilst we can preach sermon series on books like Esther, Ruth and Jonah, there’s benefit from time to time to getting that big picture view to understand the overall message. So, here’s… Continue reading For such a time as this

Growing an appetite for God’s Word

I believe that two crucial ingredients need to be present in any local church that wants to thrive. These are prayer and Bible study/teaching. Both are important because they are signs of hunger to know God more and more. Having said that, sometimes it can feel like hard work to encourage these things. Why? Well,… Continue reading Growing an appetite for God’s Word

It’s high time that western conservative evangelicals started learning from non-western Christians

I have just had the privilege of visiting a conference held for Nigerian Christians who have settled in the UK. What a blessing it was to worship with brothers and sisters and to sit under passionate preaching. It prompted me to reflect on my experience of worship with non-western Christians. Over the years, I’ve had… Continue reading It’s high time that western conservative evangelicals started learning from non-western Christians

Preach the whole word of God

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past couple of months working chapter by chapter through 1 Chronicles for the Faithroots Podcast, I’ll return to that in the Autumn. I’m about to run a little series of articles taking us through the book of Esther. In the Autumn, our church are starting a teaching… Continue reading Preach the whole word of God

Should I take questions after preaching?

Someone raised the question the other day about what would happen if we opened up the floor to questions when we had finished preaching. Now, as it happens, I’ve been in a fair few preaching contexts where we’ve done that. Sometimes, I’ve intentionally opened up to Q&A, at other times, it’s been the decision of… Continue reading Should I take questions after preaching?