Preaching

Don’t Go to Hear the Preacher

Spurgeon warns us against becoming too enamored with preachers. Good advice for today when we have access to the best: A certain lady had gone to the communion in a Scotch church, and

Lectures to My Students

I’ve been meaning to read Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students for years, and I’m finally reading it now. I’ve read lots of books on pastoring, but I have never

Planning A Year’s Preaching

I took some time a couple of weeks ago to begin planning the coming year’s preaching at Richview. The wise minister preaches according to a program. He makes it himself and is

Why are they leaving?

This blog post suggests that people are leaving the church because many sermons are polished, but are theoretical and lack the gospel: Why are people leaving good, established, traditional churches with great facilities,

Preaching with Power

Jack Miller in The Heart of a Servant Leader on preaching with power: It seems to me that the fundamental issue in preaching with power and authority finally gets down to the power