I’ve been in the trenches as a lead pastor for over 20 years now. Over that period I’ve preached 2 to 3 times each week to the congregations I’ve served, plus some other engagements I’ve been invited to from time to time, plus weddings and funerals. That means that, based on an average of 150 [...]
What SHOULD Pastors Say About the Upcoming Election?
October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last Friday, in Dispatches I highlighted a very important article in which the writer, Dr. Brian Lee, appealed to pastors to keep the pulpits free of politics and focused on the gospel. So, is it then my position that pastors have nothing to say in the run-up to such an important national event? Should we [...]
Swinging the Hammer of God’s Word
September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Is not My word like … a hammer that breaks the rocks in pieces.” Jeremiah 23:29 This text conjures up for me the image of a man on a chain gang, singing in cadence with his comrades as they swing their sledgehammers down onto granite boulders. Blow after blow is made, and you wonder if [...]
“Simplicity in Preaching” by J.C. Ryle [Review]
September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pastor Al recently purchased a number of copies of this wonderful little booklet and gave me one. It’s based on a lecture delivered at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, on behalf of the Homiletical Society by J.C. Ryle (who Spurgeon called “an evangelical champion . . . One of the bravest and best of men.”) What a great (and [...]
How To Listen to Preaching for Maximum Benefit
September 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
The preaching of God’s Word is a sacred act. When it is faithful to the Scriptures and done in dependence on God, He speaks through it. The moment does not belong exclusively to the preacher, but in fact it belongs to the whole church, to whom it is a means of grace. Every Christian, accordingly, [...]
What Should Your Preacher Be Doing? Two Bible Pictures
March 8, 2010 By 2 Comments
There is no alternative program for the building up of God’s Church to replace preaching. It is God’s ordained means (1 Corinthians 1:21; Titus 1:3; 2 Timothy 4:2.) So, the Bible gives us quite a bit of instruction about how to preach, including prescriptions on the content of our preaching and examples of powerful sermons. [...]
Sermon – The Madhouse of the Universe
March 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Oswald J. Smith was the Pastor of The People’s Church in Toronto, Canada. He had a burning passion for evangelism, and over the course of his ministry raised millions of dollars for the cause of world missions. He popularized the Faith Promise system of prioritizing missions giving that is still used in thousands of local [...]
Just Launched – New Sermon Podcast
March 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT: Now you can listen to some of the weekly messages I preach at First Assembly online. Click the “Podcast” tab at the top of this blog page and you’ll find my new Sermon Media Player Podcast. For now, I’ve uploaded a selection of messages that I had readily available on CD. I’ll [...]
10 Indictments Against The Modern Church In America
November 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
On October 23rd, Paul Washer preached in Atlanta, a sermon entitled “10 Indictments Against the Modern Church in America”. Links have popped up all over the internet to watch or listen to it. Every Christian needs to hear it through at least once. Every preacher and pastor more than once. So let me give you [...]
The Perfect Law of God
August 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In today’s church, the mere mention of the preaching of “law” incites looks of disdain and suspicion. Ever heard Christians say something like this? … “Surely to preach law makes you a legalist, and doesn’t the Bible teach against that?” “The law is Old Testament, and now that Jesus has come all of that has [...]
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