Theocentric premise one: The Bible is not a book about you
Every time I prepare a sermon, I face the same temptation. I open the text and want to make a headlong rush to application. I should know better but it happens way too
Preaching
Why theocentric preaching isn’t as boring as it sounds
I first got interested in theocentric preaching when I realized how much anthropocentric preaching I’ve done, and how awful it really is.
We were set up. Two years ago I attended our
Responding to Scripture
I mentioned last week that application is one of the hardest tasks in preaching. It’s easy to introduce all kinds of heresies in application or to give people an endless list of
Application and preaching
One of the hardest parts about preaching is application. My preaching prof Haddon Robinson says, “More heresy is preached in application than in Bible exegesis.” I think he’s right.
One of the
The Sky is Falling!?!
I’m only supposed to be reading books that relate to three things: my thesis, sermons I’m preparing, and books I’m reviewing.
Good thing I break that rule or else I