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Bible Interpretation In a Nutshell

Bible Interpretation In a Nutshell:from Parchment and Pen by C Michael Patton “The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems very archaic. This makes it hard to know how it applies to us. It can be very frustrating as all Christians are encouraged to read their Bible daily but often are at a loss as to how to understand it and apply the message to their own lives. This process has served me well and I believe it is

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May 6, 2010 No Comments

Preaching is

Preaching is the privileged obligation of a animated conversation in proclaiming thruth through personality. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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July 28, 2009 No Comments

God’s Grace or Mere Methods

Willimon, in The Intrusive Word: Preaching to the Unbaptized writes: The challenge of being an evangelistic preacher is the precarious willingness to allow God to use us to assemble the church, which is often a church we would not have assembled if assembling a church were only a matter of methods of church growth rather than a matter of God’s grace. Church as Merely Agency Today is an era of church growth methods. We go to the champions of church growth to attempt to learn a “one size fits all” method of growing a church. We get energized. We hear

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May 29, 2009 No Comments

Power in Preaching: Decide (1 Corinthians 2:1–5)

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr says “Remove wonder-working power from Christianity, and what do you have left? Religious franchises managing community service programs. But is that what we read about in the book of Acts? Biblical Christianity in the world today is an ongoing miracle of God’s gracious power. And if that is so, and it is, then Christian preaching can and must be in divine power. Read Power in Preaching (1 Corinthians 2:1-5) by Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. and learn to to be a crucified preacher so that God’s divine power may be displayed.. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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April 27, 2009 No Comments

A Necessary Preaching Distinction: Extemoraneous vs. Impromptu vs. Manuscript Preaching

I understand that preaching for all of us preachers is personal and something we all desire to improve on with God grace and calling. Michael Gerson’s recent article, What the Teleprompter Teaches, on President Obama’s use teleprompters, and well-crafted words can teach us important lessons. Gerson argues that teleprompters have increased a President’s disciplined thought and communication. Josh Harris says preachers should learn from this and pursue a more disciplined approach to communicating Scripture. Writing is very important for a preacher of the Gospel. Great Writing hones our preaching. We need to spend time in the study reading and writing

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April 2, 2009 3 Comments

What Would the Modern Preacher Have Done? (Paul Washer)

Christianity is the only unique, powerful, revealed, true Gospel in the world. With many pastors today truncating this precious Gospel of Christ, it is encouraging to see it preached in a powerful and biblial way. I pray that this video will encourage you to procalim the gospel of Christ with more boldness, and more conviction that at when one preaches the cross of Jesus Christ it is sufficient to effect the salvation of sinners from their sins. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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January 1, 2008 No Comments

Why do Christians Disagree about the Bible?

“Good men have been disagreeing about that for centuries”; have you ever heard that? This CrossTV.com clip demonstrates a key reason why this happens. When “good men disagree” it does not necessarily mean that the answer can’t be known. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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April 19, 2007 No Comments

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Glenn Leatherman

I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as  Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more

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