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Workman’s Toolbox – 19.2.13

by Colin Adams 19 February 2013

A thought provoking piece: I think that pastor stole my sermon. Another brother has some preventative medicine against plagiarism. Four warning signs that you think “you’ve arrived” as a pastor. A good article on the importance of talking about the sermon, beyond the sermon. Al Mohler has 10 books he believes every pastor should read. [...]

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How to Evaluate Sermons

by John Brand 8 January 2013

This gem of a little book is a collection of articles by Dr Joel Beeke that was first published in The Puritan Reformed Journal in 2011 and I am delighted that they have now been brought together and published by Evangelical Press, entitled How to Evaluate Sermons. Note, though, it’s aimed at preachers evaluating their [...]

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A Faithful Pastor (Part 2)

by John Brand 18 December 2012

Following on from yesterday’s review of the account of the life and ministry of Richard Hobson here are a few nuggets drawn from the book which reveal this godly man’s view of his pastoral and preaching calling. The privilege of preaching “The privilege of preaching the pure gospel is the greatest pleasure of the true [...]

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A Faithul Pastor

by John Brand 17 December 2012

I am puzzled. I served in Liverpool as a Pastor for a little over four years and got to know the city and something of its spiritual legacy quite well and yet I never came across the name of Richard Hobson. Yet his life was, without doubt, one of the most remarkable ministerial careers the [...]

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For John Chapman… It Is Better By Far

by Colin Adams 16 November 2012

The much loved Australian evangelist John Chapman has died in Sydney, aged 82. He is now present with the Lord which is better by far. This dear brother blessed so many with his preaching and his writing (not least his books Know and Tell The Gospel and Setting Hearts On Fire). Over at the Briefing, [...]

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Stop Looking For Waldo

by Colin Adams 13 November 2012

Yesterday was a rare pleasure indeed. For two pleasant hours, Dr Sinclair Ferguson preached to me.¹ The messages by Dr Ferguson on Romans 5 and 6, were nothing short of a theological thrill. A stimulus for the mind and a feast for the soul, I left both full of ‘matter’ and worship. Yet as the [...]

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How long?

by John Brand 9 November 2012

How long should a sermon be? Over the years as I’ve taught preaching and trained preachers there has been one question that has been asked more than any other, and by a considerable margin: How long should a sermon be? Mind you, even as I think about that I realise that there is one place [...]

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Preacher School #7 – Opening and Closing the Door: Thoughts on Conclusions and Introductions

by Paul W. Martin 2 November 2012

It may be the most non-intuitive aspect of preparing sermons to learn that the best introductions are generally written once the sermon itself is finished. Young preachers tend to think they know where a text is going to go and what the thrust of the sermon message is going to be even before they have [...]

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Figuring Out The Old Testament Writer’s Intention

by Colin Adams 1 November 2012

Dale Ralph Davis on an important topic: ShareTweet

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

by John van Eyk 30 October 2012

All gospel ministers have had or will have to make a decision about where they will serve the Lord and his Church. They all face it at the beginning of their ministry when they take up their first charge and, while serving in one congregation, may have to consider invitations from another. How does one [...]

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