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“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world” – 2 Corinthians 5:4 “For the people of the world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light” – Luke 16:8 What is the relationship between spirituality and technology? Lingering Luddite reservations about new technologies … Continue reading “PowerPoint: Pro and Con”

Preaching the Gospel to the masses has been a basic method of evangelism since biblical times. It is still an essential approach in our day of population explosion. The evangelistic campaign and the ministry of the evangelist are inseparable: man and method stand together. The Gift of the Evangelist While the noun “evangelist” occurs only … Continue reading “Proclaim The Word: The Gift Of The Evangelist”

First they asked pastors not to pray “in Jesus’ name” so as not to offend people of other faiths. Now the editor of the International Falls Daily Journal in Minnesota has asked pastors writing the weekly church column to avoid using scripture, lest the columns sound too much like sermons – as if there’s something … Continue reading “Don’t Forget To Pray For Editors”

There has never been a more appealing and interesting preacher than Jesus. Why not model Him? Jesus’ preaching attracted enormous crowds, and the Bible often records the positive reactions of those crowds to his teaching. • Matthew 7:28 – “ . . . the crowds were amazed at his teaching.” • Matthew 22:33 (TLB) – … Continue reading “Preaching For Life Change: It’s All In Learning To Preach Like Jesus”

An Interview With Chris Seay Chris Seay is pastor of Ecclesia, an innovative Houston church recognized for exploring spiritual questions through art, music, and film. (You can visit their web site at www.ecclesiahouston.org.) Seay is author of the recently-published book The Gospel Reloaded: Exploring Spirituality and Faith in The Matrix. Previously he wrote The Gospel … Continue reading “Preaching And The Matrix: Using Popular Culture To Proclaim Christ?”

It took me a long time to succumb to the peer pressure of getting a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), but finally I yielded. Everybody had them. I would sit in meetings and colleagues on both sides of me would be scribbling notes with their styluses and beaming them to one another. Across the room, another … Continue reading “The Preacher As Reminder”

Normally the buying of a product doesn’t cause too much trouble. All you need to do is a little research, compare the different brands and prices, and you’re all set. Simple, right? Unfortunately, the word “simple” usually doesn’t apply to the computer world. With all the ease of life that technology affords, I’ve yet to … Continue reading “The Year’s Best Software For Preachers (Version 2003)”

What the minister is to do with the Word – the Word from God that brings salvation and prepares the Christian to do God’s work – is to preach it. And in his instructions to Timothy, the apostle Paul indicates what that preaching ought to include. In the first place, preaching must be evangelical, which … Continue reading “Making God’s Word Plain”

C. S. Lewis died forty years ago this November 22. In his own way, he was one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. Most of the great theologians of his day are now passé. The sermons of the great preachers of his day are long out of print. Lewis once wrote that … Continue reading “Mere Preaching: What We Can Still Learn From C.S. Lewis”

The formal occasion of this article celebrates the tricentennial of John Wesley’s birth. John Wesley is know primarily today as both an Anglican church reformer and the founder of a sect – later to become a church denomination – the Methodists. What is important to note, however, is that neither John Wesley, nor his brother … Continue reading “What Contemporary Preachers Can Learn From Mr. Wesley”