Feinberg on Prophetic (Preaching) Ministry

Dr. Charles L. Feinberg (world-renown OT scholar; a seminary prof who told John MacArthur that he missed the whole point in the passage when Dr. MacArthur was just a seminarian) on prophetic (preaching) ministry:
Just as surely as there is fear when the lion roars, then, there must be prophesying when the Lord Jehovah speaks. The [...]

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Interview with Dr. Phil – Part 2

Continuing from Part 1.
 

In your pastoral experience thus far, what has been the most joyful event you remember? That’s a tough question, Jim. There are numerous things that have brought joy, but I would have to say the most joyful events are seeing people converted by the sovereign grace of God, and then choosing to [...]

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Spurgeon on Christian Discipleship

It is a shameful thing for a man to profess discipleship and yet refuse to learn his Lord’s will upon certain points, or even dare to decline obedience when that will is known. How can a man be a disciple of Christ when he openly lives in disobedience to Him?
If the professed convert distinctly and [...]

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A Biblical Church Life – Part 1

I’m currently taking a break from Matthew (which I’m enjoying) and preaching through the book of Acts (which I’m also enjoying).
This evening (11/25) we came to another pivotal part in the book of Acts that I felt I was doing injustice if I would to simply overlook Acts 6:1-6. To understand the first half of [...]

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Interview with Dr. Phil – Part 1

Dr. Phil Siefkes is one of the contributors to this blog. I have already written a short bio of him here. Next month, he is celebrating his twenty-second anniversary with his congregation, Calvary Baptist Church in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. That’s right! Twenty-two years at the same church! Wow! That speaks volume considering an average tenure [...]

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A Biblical Church Growth Model

Over the past thirty to forty years, there has been incredible obsession with church growth strategies and methods that churches have never experienced before. There are more books written on how to grow a church using the latest Madison Avenue marketing programs than ever. Pastors and church-planters have particularly been the primary consumers that have [...]

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Joy and Judgment in a Local Church

Last night (11/11) I continued my exposition on Acts and preached 4:32-5:11, a message entitled “Joy and Judgment in a Local Church.” This particular text portrays a crystal clear distinction between God’s pleasure and God’s displeasure in a local church. One demonstrates joy; the other, judgment. This particular narrative strongly implies that both pictures can [...]

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Persevere in Persecutions

Last night (11/4) I preached Acts 4:1-31, entitled “Persevere in Persecution.” Acts 4 records the first persecution against the early Christian church. It provides a tremendous lesson for all of us in terms of how we should react when we experience a religious/spiritual persecution against us. So I addressed ten implications that this particular narrative [...]

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Luther on Music

Music is a fair and lovely gift of God which has often wakened and moved me to the joy of preaching. St. Augustine was troubled in conscience whenever he caught himself delighting in music, which he took to be sinful. He was a choice spirit, and were he living today would agree with us. I [...]

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Luther on Temptations

God delights in our temptations, and yet hates them; He delights in them when they drive us to prayer; He hates them when they drive us to despair. The Psalm says: “An humble and contrite heart is an acceptable sacrifice to God.” Therefore, when it goes well with you,, sing and praise God with a [...]

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