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Planning For Preaching

The most important responsibility  a pastor or missionary has is to teach and preach the Word of God.  Because of that, preparation for preaching must a priority.  So many things in our lives and so many needs in the lives of other people will crowd out our preparation for preaching if we are not careful. [...]

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Expository Preaching Conference – April 12-13 in Alpharetta, GA

One of the things I love about my pastor and my home church is their dedication to expository preaching.  Pastor Gardner preaches through the Bible every service and he has been a big help to me as I learn to preach expositionally.  They are hosting a Bible Expo on April 12-13 that I hope you [...]

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So, What’s Cooking?

I thought this was a very good parable that reminds that what people need is the Word of God and that what preachers need to do is preach the word. Behold, a cook went forth to cook. And as he cooked, his household was nourished and satisfied, so much so that they went out into [...]

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Spirit-Filled Preaching

Acts 2:14 “But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you and hearken to my words:” There is no doubt that when Peter stood up to preach on the day of Pentecost that [...]

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Our Whole Life Is the Message

Ezekiel 5:1-2 “And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days [...]

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Keep On Preaching

Ezekiel 2:5 “And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.” God is instructing Ezekiel about the job that He has for him.  He tells him to go to the Israelites who were rebellious, stiffnecked and [...]

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The Power of God’s Word

Jeremiah 23 “Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” I have one of the greatest privileges in the world – the privilege of preaching God’s Word!  About five times a week, I am honored to take the Word of God and [...]

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Bible Expo 2011 – Vision Baptist (Alpharetta, GA, USA)

Our home church, Vision Baptist Church, and the Our Generation Training Center will host the Bible Expo 2011 on April 5-8, 2011. Bible Expo 2011 will be a Conference on Expository Preaching. Preaching the Bible verse by verse and chapter by chapter. Being a voice for the text and not getting a good thought and finding [...]

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The Impact of Teaching God’s Word

2 Chronicle 17:9 “And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.  And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the land that were round about Judah, so that they [...]

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Not With Enticing Words

1 Corinthians 2:4-5 ”And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” When we witness, preach, and minister, we may feel like we need to [...]

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