What is preaching? why preach? How is it different and how should it be different? in our Friday in studio edition of Abounding Grace Pastor Chris lays out what preaching should look like, sound like and to what end.
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In Studio: Right Preaching Right Purpose
Some Practical Consequences Of Reformed Covenant Theology (1)
It is exciting to discover what are sometimes called “the doctrines of grace,” i.e., the teaching that even though by nature we are dead in sins and trespasses, we came. . . Continue reading
Choose Your Metaphors Carefully: The Church Is A Pasture Not A Business
35 years ago, when I began seminary, the “church growth” movement was hitting its stride. In a course taught by an adjunct professor with a Harvard MBA we were taught. . . Continue reading
On Samuel, Social Justice, And The Prophetic Office Of The Church (2)
In the first part of this two-part series, I sketched some of the background to explain how and why, in our late-modern period, it seems plausible to so many to. . . Continue reading
On Samuel, Social Justice, And The Prophetic Office Of The Church (1)
It is not difficult to find calls for the church to be “prophetic” especially toward the end of “social justice.” Of course we should favor social justice since nature and. . . Continue reading