Category Archives: Old Testament

by | January 28, 2012

Saturday Short Thought: Concluding Chronicles and Biblical Theology

Over the past three weeks I have been preaching a series in 2Chronicles 26-36, which is effectively the end of the Hebrew canon (in the typical Jewish ordering of books), and the conclusion of the backwards looking summary of the … Continue reading →

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by | December 17, 2011

Saturday Short Thought – The Power of the Word

This week I have been thinking about the power of words.  Actually, even the power of few words.  I’ve been blogging about Proverbs – those powerful little dynamos of biblical wisdom.  I’ve been preparing to preach at two carol services … Continue reading →

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by | December 16, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 5: Random Thoughts

To finish off this series of posts on preaching Proverbs, here is a randomly organized collection of brief thoughts.  See what I did there? 1. Preaching topically may be fine.  I’ve avoided the more obvious approach of addressing a subject … Continue reading →

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by | December 15, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 4: Sayings and Sermons

Yesterday I described two masterpieces of the art of preaching Proverbs (click here to see post).  Both the explanatory emphasis of the first and the applicational emphasis of the second affirmed the possibility of a full-length single saying sermon from … Continue reading →

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by | December 14, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 3: Full-Length Single Saying Sermons

Jon provoked this series of posts by asking if it is possible to preach longer than five minutes on a proverb (particularly the two-line kind), without preaching topically through a whole subject.  I believe it is.  Not just in theory, … Continue reading →

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by | December 13, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 2: Persons Present and Powerful

Yesterday I suggested we must beware of legalistic moralizing when preaching the Proverbs.  Tomorrow I’ll offer two simple approaches to full-length sermons on single proverbs.  Today I want to share two more “foundational thoughts” that I think should be kept … Continue reading →

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by | December 12, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 1: Epilogues and Exhaustion?

Jon sent me an email about Proverbs.  He asked whether I thought the preacher heading into Proverbs is bound to either preach for a five minute mini message or an exhaustingly exhaustive topical study of an entire subject?  Isn’t the … Continue reading →

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by | December 5, 2011

New Online Preaching Resource: Help Needed To Spread the Word

I decided to start a facebook community page associated with this site.  The link is facebook.com/biblicalpreaching.net Here’s my thinking: 1. It can be an informal conversation between preachers and those who care about preaching. 2. It can be a place … Continue reading →

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by | October 24, 2011

Eternal Preaching – Part 2

Last time I listed and rebutted five reasons that the future has been squeezed out of much of the preaching in our generation (not in every church, but in many).  One accusation is that preaching about the future isn’t worth … Continue reading →

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by | October 20, 2011

I Like To Pick a Prophet or Two

When did you last preach a series from one of the writing prophets?  When did you last lay open a minor prophet in a single session?  I think God gave us a great squad to choose from with the 16 … Continue reading →

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