Quote: Jeff Purswell

Systematic Theology is our guardrails for preaching.

Quote: Jeff Purswell

Preaching is the ultimate wedding of sound doctrine and charismatic experience.

Amen, Amen and Amen.

Quote: Bob Kauflin

We cannot talk about the glory of God apart from Jesus Christ.


Amen!

More Chapell

The goal of the preacher is not to find novel ways of identifying Christ in every text but to show how each text manifests God's grace in order to prepare and enable his people to embrace the hope provided by Christ.

Quote: Bryan Chapell

Information without application yields frustration (pg 56)


Application is necessary for sound exposition as is explication. (pg 84)


A true expository message uses all its resources to move application (85)


The primary duty of the expositor is to exhort the people of God to apply the truths revealed in Scripture because this is the intent of God's Word.  (85)


We want thoughts about God's Word to result in obedience to Christ (89)


To expound Scripture fully means to unfold the meaning of a text in such a way that listeners can confront, understand, and act on its truths.  (90)


I see a theme...

Piper on Preaching

Heaven and hell are at stake every Sunday morning, not merely because unbelievers might be present, but also because our people are saved "if indeed (they) continue in the faith" (Col 1:23), and faith comes--and stays--by the hearing of the Word of God in the gospel (Rom 8:17).

Piper on Preaching

The Goal of Preaching:  The Glory of God
The Ground of Preaching:  The Cross of Christ
The Gift of Preaching:  The Power of the Holy Spirit


The implication of preaching is plain:  When God sends His emissaries to declare, "Your God Reigns!" His aim is to ravish our affections with irresistible displays of His glory.


Gotta love Piper!

John Owen

To preach the word, therefore, and not to follow it with constant and fervent prayer for its success, is to disbelieve its use, neglect its end, and to cast away the seed of the gospel at random.

Quote: Nathan Sasser

The Apostle John is not concerned with the metaphysics of atemporality.


Hmmmm......


RFB

Jerry Bridges on the Spiritual Disciplines

Grace does not make our effort unnecessary, but it makes it effective.

Jerry Bridges on Preaching

If you are going to be true to Scripture you must preach the imperatives.  But always remember to use the “two book ends.”  Our righteousness in Christ (Gospel) and the power of the Holy Spirit. 

We cannot be perfect and obey these imperatives, but we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ.  Jesus paid the price for our sins and they are all forgiven.  Also, we can never obey on our own, but only through the power of the Spirit.

Never assume the gospel, make it loud and clear.  Never bring in the imperatives of Scripture without explicitly stating the gospel.

Jerry Bridges Favorite Book

Time to get out my copy of Charnock, Jerry Bridges states it is one of his favorites.

Quote: Jerry Bridges

Jerry Bridges is teaching us this week on Gospel based, Spirit dependent transformation.  In class he just said:

The gospel is the foundation and the motivation by the goal is Christlikeness.

Amen!  Our class is looking forward to a great week!