Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Reviews, Church, Church History, Leadership, Pastors, Preachers/Preaching, Theology, Women's Ministry, Worship on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is the list of my reading completion in 2008, in its chronological order. The number in the parenthesis ( ) indicates the number of its pages. Like many preachers, this does not include the “normal readings” of the Bible, critical commentaries and others for sermon preparations:
The Treasure Principle, Alcorn (95)
Praying Backwards, Chapell (205)
Worry, [...]
Posted in Church, Church Planting, Pastors, Preachers/Preaching on December 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Listen to the following advice:
Pastors must develop congregations that facilitate expository preaching at every level of parish life and ministry. They must engender support for this exegetical process in five different ways. First, they must develop the discipline of thorough study in their own libraries. Secondly, they must teach staff to complement their study schedules [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Sermon Notes, Theology, tagged Christmas on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following message was delivered at SGBC on Sunday, December 21, 2008.
THE GLORIOUS TRUTH OF CHRISTMAS
John 1:14
INTRODUCTION
The main thrust of Christmas is the incarnation of Jesus Christ. It may be easy for some of us to talk about what Christmas is not, and we can even rip on the commercialization and secularization of [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Christmas, Hermeneutics, Theology, tagged Biblical Study, Hermeneutics, Theology on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been doing some exegetical work on John 1 for the past few days, and I cannot seem to go pass one particular verse, namely verse 14. I keep coming back to this verse and finding myself so awed by its richness, especially, in this season.
“And the word became flesh and dwelt in us, and [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Sermon Notes, Theology on December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The following message was delivered at SGBC on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
A DISPLAY OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
Matthew 11:25-30
INTRODUCTION
To say something is sovereign means it is free to act without restraint. It does not need permission. It is independent. And words such as sovereign and sovereignty were used repeatedly by the President [...]
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