Lamentations Overview–Sermon Manuscript
Introduction Pain has a way of sobering us, doesn’t it? Life can be going smoothly and well and all of a sudden something happens—someone dies; you get that diagnosis; you bend over to pick something up and your back lets loose; or you break a bone or smash a finger. Pain has a way of […]
Exodus 18:13-23: Lessons in Ministry from Jethro and Moses Sermon Manuscript
INTRODUCTION My wife and I used to enjoy watching HGTV. We love to watch the decorating and design shows and how they can totally makeover an old home into a new one. One show we have enjoyed is the show Flip or Flop. The show is all about a couple who had a business flipping […]
Nuggets and Nuances: A Lesson in Careful Interpretation—Luke 8:52-53
Introduction I recently had the opportunity to preach from Luke 8:40-56 (yet again), the story of Jairus and his daughter. I do not usually like to re-preach sermons, but this was a last-minute fill-in for a pastor who was ill. I have had plenty of time to meditate on this text, having written the initial […]
A Plea for Preachers to Teach—Part 2
Introduction I have been writing about the idea of teaching. I opened the discussion by emphasizing how many preachers, in their zeal to declare the word of the Lord, fail at teaching their congregations how to apply the text. They struggle to teach their listeners practical and tangible next steps based on the exposition of […]
A Plea for Preachers to Teach–Part 1
Introduction I do not mean that pastors need to be the sole teachers of the church who teach on Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night, and lead the Friday Bible study; few men can sustain such a pace! What I am referring to is the tendency to think of preaching as taking place in one […]
Nuggets And Nuances–Luke 10:38-42
Introduction Recently I preached on the account of Mary and Martha from Luke 10:38-42. As I prepared for this text, I did what I always do whenever I can—I translated the text from Greek to English, noting the main verbs, participles, infinitives, and a few lesser significant parts of speech. My goal in this was […]
Nuggets and Nuances—On Word Studies
Introduction When interpreting the Word of God, great care needs to be taken to understand words. If we as interpreters believe in verbal, plenary inspiration (and I do), then we must conclude that every word in the text appears as part of the plan of God. Even down to the exact tense and form of […]
Nuggets and Nuances–A Study in Context
A Study In Context Though this series is generally dedicated to dealing with exegetical nuances based on language and words, this time we deal with an issue in general exegesis—an issue in context. Any Bible interpreter worth his or her salt will give adequate consideration to the context of a passage. Sometimes however, a passage […]
Nuggets and Nuances
Where We Have Been I have been sharing with you my own personal method for exegesis. I have noted how that my exegesis begins with an evaluation of the text in the original languages. I have shared how that I believe I need to do my own exegesis, and that I should not rely on […]
