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This Gospel | Book Review

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The first time I heard veteran missionary Dick Brogden preach was in August 2014 at the Centennial Celebration of the Assemblies of God in Springfield, Missouri. Karl Adams once quipped that Karl Barth’s commentary on Romans dropped a “bombshell on the playground of the theologians.” After hearing Brogden’s sermon, I commented on social media that he had just dropped a bombshell on the playground of comfortable Pentecostals. That sermon — “Abide, Apostle, Abandon” — is included in This Gospel (pages 85–94). “We’ve probably all heard about what has happened in Iraq,” Brogden began. “Children butchered, women raped, men forced to … Continue reading This Gospel | Book Review

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Preaching with Cultural Intelligence | Influence Podcast

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In this episode of the Influence Podcast, I talk to Matthew D. Kim about his new book, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence (Baker Academic). Dr. Kim is associate professor of preaching and ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and author of the book, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the People Who Hear our Sermons (Baker Academic). Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. I think this book is timely because America is becoming an increasingly diverse nation, and so are American churches. This diversification raises an important question: How should pastors and other church leaders preach and minister in this new … Continue reading Preaching with Cultural Intelligence | Influence Podcast

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Today’s Influence Magazine Articles

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Today, over at InfluenceMagazine.com: Mark Hausfeld, president of Assemblies of Theological Seminary, explains “Why Hell Matters.” I offer several suggestions about “Preaching Hell.” And Christina Quick points your attention to research that “Archaeology Confirms 53 Bible Characters.” Please make sure to follow and like Influence Influence magazine on Facebook, Twitter, and iTunes! Continue reading Today’s Influence Magazine Articles

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Review of ‘How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth’ by Christopher J. H. Wright

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Christopher J. H. Wright, How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016). The Old Testament is the Bible Jesus Christ read and preached. It is also the Bible of His first … Continue reading Review of ‘How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth’ by Christopher J. H. Wright

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Review of ‘Let the Earth Hear His Voice’ by Greg R. Scharf

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Greg R. Scharf, Let the Earth Hear His Voice: Strategies for Overcoming Bottlenecks in Preaching God’s Word (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2015). Paperback Let the Earth Hear His Voice asks two questions of vital interest to preachers: (1) What is preaching? (2) How can we preach more effectively? The book provides answers to both questions that are biblically grounded, theologically sound, and proven by experience. Greg Scharf is a scholar-practitioner. He pastored three congregations in three countries, and now serves as chair of the practical theology department and professor of homiletics at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He … Continue reading Review of ‘Let the Earth Hear His Voice’ by Greg R. Scharf

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Review of ‘The Challenge of Preaching’ by John Stott

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John Stott, The Challenge of Preaching, abridged and updated by Greg Scharf (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015). Paperback Preaching is not the only thing pastors do, but it is one of the most important things—if not the most important thing. Pastors thus need to work at perfecting their craft through constant attention to proper exegesis and hermeneutics, effective introductions and conclusions, and helpful outlines and illustrations. Because it is so useful in all these regards, John Stott’s The Challenge of Preaching should find a prominent place in every pastor’s library. First published in 1982 as Between Two Worlds, The Challenge … Continue reading Review of ‘The Challenge of Preaching’ by John Stott