The Minister May Draw the Bow, but God Will Direct the Arrow
Charles Simeon comments on Isaiah 55:11:
It is not in the power of man to command a blessing on the word. “Paul may preach in vain, and Apollos water in vain, unless
Preaching
The Gospel is the Center of the Message
From J.D. Greear’s book Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary
:
Nonbelievers need to hear the gospel to believe it and be saved. Believers need to be reminded of the
How to Prepare an Annual Preaching Plan
One of the best things you can do as a preacher is to create an annual plan for your preaching. There are tons of advantages to planning ahead:
* greater intentionality
* greater diversity
* more
That Is the Best Sermon
John Flavel, in The Fountain of Life, reflects on the excellency of Christ and its implications for preachers:
Certainly that is the highest commendation of a minister, to be an able minister of
How Sermons Are Measured
Spurgeon on how our sermons are measured:
Horses are not to be judged by their bells or their trappings, but by limb and bone and blood; and sermons, when criticized by judicious hearers,