Biblical Preaching Survey 2018
The survey reveals that the pastors are hardworking, biblical, faithful and well-educated. The majority of the pastors possess graduate degrees and spend at least eleven hours a week in sermon preparation. Over 50% have served in their current ministry less than ten years, but over one in five have served more than twenty years. Studies of Bible books are the preferred method of preaching by 60% of pastors, and three out of four pastors stress the exegesis of Scripture in their preparations. Click here to find this article on the Expository Preaching Resources Page…
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Paul and Philemon: A Case Study in Pastoral Influence
by David Christensen
December 11, 2018 – Paul and Philemon
Pastor Joe was frustrated. He felt strongly that Ken, a gifted young man in his church, was ready to take the next step into spiritual leadership. Pastor Joe had been meeting regularly with him for several years now, and Ken had grown rapidly both in his knowledge of the Word and his commitment to Christ. Ken was a gifted young man who could help the church grow. However, Bob was unconvinced. Bob was a key leader in the church. What he said often carried the day at business meetings because he was highly respected. Bob was a successful businessman whose donations were critical to the financial health of the church. Click here to find the article “Paul and Philemon” on the Articles page.
November 12, 2018 -Sermon Waypoints
I just returned from a ten-day boat trip down the eastern coast from Falmouth, Maine to Norfolk, Virginia in Mark Halfacre’s boat Pegasus. Mark was beginning his trip down the intra-coastal waterway to Florida, and I had the privilege of joining him on the first leg. Each night Mark would get out his navigational charts on the IPad and plot his course for the next day. He had to chart a course that avoided shoals under water and buoys above yet led us to the next marina. Click to read more…
Expository preaching is the explanation of a biblical passage in its context that forms a complete unit of thought shaped by the intent of the original author and the structure of the passage which the Holy Spirit applies to the preacher and through the personality of the preacher makes the message relevant to people today. Click to read more or go to the Expository Resources Page.
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The Rephidim Project exists to support those on the frontlines of spiritual battle with the resources to be refreshed through the study of Scripture to spread God’s Word in this world more effectively. Pastors and missionaries become weary in the work and may feel isolated and discouraged. We seek to “encourage the exhausted and strengthen the weak” (Isaiah 35:3) through developing and distributing resources for Bible exposition. Click to read more…
12/10/2018 – Living God or Dead Idols?
Idolatry in the church compromises the witness of Christians because idolatry pollutes our worship. The surest way to kill our witness is to allow idols to cloud our worship. Paul wrote, “Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? Because we ourselves are the temple of the living God” (2 Cor. 6:16).We think of idols as those little statues that people made and put in their homes or in their sacred places. Those graven images were icons of something in the heart. Click to read more…
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