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Issues with Preaching the OT
Over the years, we at Expository Thoughts have touched on preaching the OT from a variety of angles. I’m convinced that it is one of THE issues to consider both hermeneutically and theologically. Below...
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The Promise of Messiah in the OT
The promise of the coming Messiah begin in embryonic form in Genesis 3:15 where God promised to remedy the entrance of sin into the world through a future descendant of the woman. Throughout the...
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Are you a balanced preacher?
If you truly are a bible expositor the answer is “yes”. I love how P.T. O’ Brien describes the relationship of God’s love and God’s wrath. The wrath of God is not to be set in sharp contrast with the...
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The Bipolar Nature of the Pulpit Ministry
Upon finishing my Sunday morning exposition of 1 Corinthians 15:23-28 I received two very different responses from persons within the congregation. You brother-pastors know all about this experience....
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Relevant preaching….
Relevant preaching must be biblical preaching or it’s not really edifying. Pastor Jerry Wragg explains: This kind of “extrapolating” has become the most popular technique of today’s preachers who...
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Striking Similarities Between Two Extraordinary Expositors
One of my favorite preachers and Christian authors is Dr. Steve Lawson. Pastor Lawson is a humble servant leader and so it is not surprising to observe the various ways God has chosen to use and bless...
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TWO EXTRAORDINARY EXPOSITORS (part 2)
Similarity No. 1: The Authority of Scripture The similarities between Lloyd-Jones and MacArthur begin with their unwavering commitment to the authority of Scripture. Both these pulpit stalwarts have...
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The Primacy of the Pulpit (pt 3)
Similarity No. 2: The Primacy of the Pulpit Flowing out of their common recognition of biblical authority is a second striking similarity, namely, their strict commitment to the primacy of biblical...
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Verse by Verse Preaching (pt 4)
Similarity No. 3: The Continuity of Exposition If preaching is to be primary, it demands a certain kind of preaching, specially, biblical preaching. To this end, Lloyd-Jones and MacArthur have been...
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Sound Doctrine & the Expository Pulpit (Part 6)
Similarity No. 5: the Purity of Doctrine Fifth, Lloyd-Jones and MacArthur have been keenly aware they must exposit doctrinal truths. This focus has yielded a depth lacking in other expositors. Murray...
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