Tag: Colossians 1
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The Three Marks of a True Minister of the Gospel
In contrast to the prevailing view today of a pastor being a CEO and a team leader living comfortably with all kinds of perks and benefits from his church, Paul describes his office and his work very differently. Instead, he is well aware of the special ministry given to him by Christ. He knows his…
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“Warning and Teaching Everyone with All Wisdom”
In Scotland, I never cracked a joke in the pulpit. It would not even cross my mind to try to make people laugh. That was just not done in most Reformed churches. Yet, now, the same words, said in the same way, create laughter!†~ Dr. David Murray, reflecting on the “comedy culture” in churches.
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“Him We Proclaim”
If Scripture texts are preached in these ways, preaching becomes just a collection of nice but unrelated stories with moral lessons at the end, not much different from Aesop’s fables.
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Sermon Series on the Doctrine of Preaching
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that twe may present everyone umature in Christ.