Looking Beyond Our Disagreements (Acts 15:1-35) A congregation of the Church of God in Christ in Wichita, Kansas, has asked a court to stop four of the members from disrupting services. One of the church’s leaders says the four have run through the assembly moaning and shouting while he tried to conduct services. He alleges […]

Preaching an Errant Word Christmas was always a big deal in our home. On Christmas Eve, we’d be at Nannie and Papaw’s, and we three boys would get everything (within reason) that our hearts desired. We’d then run through McDonald’s to get a Big Mac meal for Santa, leave that treat under the tree, and […]

Questions to Aid Textual Interpretation Taken from James W. Cox in Preaching What is the text about? Worship, God, the church, etc. What does the text mean to you? Your first impression is likely to be the understanding of the average reader of the text, so it is a good place to begin. What is […]

Daily Quiet Time with God Four Reasons for a Daily Time with God— This hour is vital to spiritual growth (1 Pet 2:2-3; Heb 5:14). This hour is vital to spiritual cleansing (Ps 119:9; Jn 15:3; Jn 17:17). This hour is vital to spiritual counsel (2 Tim 4:16; Ps 73:24). This hour is vital to […]

Can You Hear Me Now? (Matthew 13; Fulfillment of Psalm 78:1-4) In Matthew 13, we find several parables. Why did Jesus teach in so many parables? Matthew uses prophecy to explain Jesus’ fondness of parables. What is a “parable”? We often say that a parable is an “earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” The Greek […]