The Definitions (From Mark Dever)
Anecdotal - a sermon in which the preacher primarily tells engaging stories with a moral lesson.
Biographical - a sermon in which the preacher traces the life of a biblical character and draws contemporary moral implications.
Topical - a sermon that has a topic in mind prior to consulting the text, and then searches for one or more biblical texts that address the topic chosen beforehand.
Textual - a sermon that refers often to a particular Biblical text, but does not take the main point of the text as its own.
Expositional - a sermon which takes the point of the text as the point of the sermon
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
What a crock!
I am substitute teaching in a public school English class today. The following quote is on the wall detailing various famous authors:
"Nathaniel Hawthorne's Puritan ancestors are among those who persecuted witches at Salem. His guilt over his ancestor's behavior appear in his novels and short stories."
Comments?
"Nathaniel Hawthorne's Puritan ancestors are among those who persecuted witches at Salem. His guilt over his ancestor's behavior appear in his novels and short stories."
Comments?
Thursday, October 08, 2009
If you have some free time on your hands...
9/27/2009
Job Title
Pastor
Part-Time Position
Description:
Man to Preach the Word, conduct Bible studies, call on the sick and elderly and build up the church body. Build a youth program. Loving heart for others.
Requirement: Called of God, Some training helpful but not required. Experience preferable.
Compensation: negotiable (translation- we will pay for your gas, maybe more)
Church Info:
First Baptist Church, Andover
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5236 Stanhope Kellogsville Rd
Andover, OH 44003
Contact Name
Brian Hall
Email
bvathall@hotmail.com
Job Title
Pastor
Part-Time Position
Description:
Man to Preach the Word, conduct Bible studies, call on the sick and elderly and build up the church body. Build a youth program. Loving heart for others.
Requirement: Called of God, Some training helpful but not required. Experience preferable.
Compensation: negotiable (translation- we will pay for your gas, maybe more)
Church Info:
First Baptist Church, Andover
Map it
View Church Profile
5236 Stanhope Kellogsville Rd
Andover, OH 44003
Contact Name
Brian Hall
bvathall@hotmail.com
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
UPDATE
Why I don't blog much anymore: Sitting down to my in-laws dial up internet is like sitting in the dentist chair and getting one of your important tooths pulled.
What I'm reading: Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson- a treasure trove of pearls, probably my favorite book of all time.
How I feel: Like Moses at the well after his first attempt at ministry. At least I didn't kill the guy and bury him in the sand. But I am encouraged that at the well, Moses looked to do good by running off some naughty shepherds.
What I am waiting for: The birth of my daughter Karis- due yesterday, Heidi is to be induced Tuesday. Also a call from a church to come be their pastor.
What I am learning: God is not on my timetable. It took 430 years for God to get Israel to where He wanted them before calling Moses there to free them, get ticked off, strike the rock and miss out on entering the promised land.
God is good.
What I'm reading: Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson- a treasure trove of pearls, probably my favorite book of all time.
How I feel: Like Moses at the well after his first attempt at ministry. At least I didn't kill the guy and bury him in the sand. But I am encouraged that at the well, Moses looked to do good by running off some naughty shepherds.
What I am waiting for: The birth of my daughter Karis- due yesterday, Heidi is to be induced Tuesday. Also a call from a church to come be their pastor.
What I am learning: God is not on my timetable. It took 430 years for God to get Israel to where He wanted them before calling Moses there to free them, get ticked off, strike the rock and miss out on entering the promised land.
God is good.
Friday, May 22, 2009
From the brook Cherith
"Every servant that God deigns to use must pass through the trying experience of Cherith before he is ready for the triumph of Carmel. This is an unchanging principle in the ways of God." - AW Pink in his book on Elijah
See this to be true in:
Joseph
Moses
David
Paul
and Jesus Christ.
See this to be true in:
Joseph
Moses
David
Paul
and Jesus Christ.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
New Journey
For those interested, I have resigned my pastorate of Vanderbilt Community Church.
Tomorrow will be my last Sunday.
We are moving all of our stuff down to Mt. Pleasant and then going down to Texas for some R&R.
I don't know what the future holds, we are considering all of our options. One of them is for me to enter into the military as an officer.
We appreciate your prayers.
Tomorrow will be my last Sunday.
We are moving all of our stuff down to Mt. Pleasant and then going down to Texas for some R&R.
I don't know what the future holds, we are considering all of our options. One of them is for me to enter into the military as an officer.
We appreciate your prayers.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
What is right?
"Eve trusted in her own evaluation of what was right and what would be good for her, rather than to allow God's word to define right and wrong. " Wayne Grudem
The only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history. - unknown
"I do think it necessary in these times to remind my readers that a man may commit sin and yet be ignorant of it and fancy himself innocent when he is guilty. I fail to see any scriptural warrant for the modern assertion that: "Sin is not sin to us until we discern it and are conscious of it." On the contrary, in the fourth and fifth chapters of that unduly neglected book, Leviticus, and in the fifteenth of Numbers, I find Israel distinctly taught that there were sins of ignorance which rendered people unclean and needed atonement (Lev. 4:1–35; 5:14–19; Num. 15:25–29). And I find our Lord expressly teaching that "the servant who knew not his master’s will and did it not," was not excused on account of his ignorance but was "beaten" or punished (Luke 12:48). We will do well to remember that, when we make our own miserably imperfect knowledge and consciousness the measure of our sinfulness, we are on very dangerous ground. A deeper study of Leviticus might do us much good." - JC RYLE
The only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history. - unknown
"I do think it necessary in these times to remind my readers that a man may commit sin and yet be ignorant of it and fancy himself innocent when he is guilty. I fail to see any scriptural warrant for the modern assertion that: "Sin is not sin to us until we discern it and are conscious of it." On the contrary, in the fourth and fifth chapters of that unduly neglected book, Leviticus, and in the fifteenth of Numbers, I find Israel distinctly taught that there were sins of ignorance which rendered people unclean and needed atonement (Lev. 4:1–35; 5:14–19; Num. 15:25–29). And I find our Lord expressly teaching that "the servant who knew not his master’s will and did it not," was not excused on account of his ignorance but was "beaten" or punished (Luke 12:48). We will do well to remember that, when we make our own miserably imperfect knowledge and consciousness the measure of our sinfulness, we are on very dangerous ground. A deeper study of Leviticus might do us much good." - JC RYLE
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