Faithroots Podcast on Bible Communication (part 2)
Category: Preaching and Teaching
Fragments
One of the reasons that Faithroots exists is to train and equip people to serve in church plants and local churches. I’ve just started putting together some videos on preaching and teaching Here’s the first one Here’s a link to the Graeme Goldsworthy book recommendation
Building work: Applying the post exile books to us today
I believe that a crucial principle when applying God’s word to our lives today is that wherever we are in the Bible, we make the application in and through Christ. The temptation, especially with Old Testament literature is to take what happens with God’s people, what God says to them and what they do and… Continue reading Building work: Applying the post exile books to us today
What is Ephesians all about?
Yesterday, I gave an overview of Ephesians based on five key phrases from the book. We can however get a little bit tighter as we seek to sum up what the main message of the book is. Whenever I prepare a sermon, I try to sum up the core message in one or two sentences. … Continue reading What is Ephesians all about?
Ephesians in 5 short statements
Whenever I’m involved in a teaching series, I find it helpful to get a sense of the whole shape of the book so I can be clear about its purpose, message to the church and where the bits I will preach fit in. Our church are just starting a preaching series on Ephesians. So, I… Continue reading Ephesians in 5 short statements
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
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