Category: Christian Living
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The Cornerstone of Christ-Centered Preaching: Christ’s Glory
Last week on The Pulpit we explored what one should be looking for in a sermon. A sermon should be Christ-centered and this comes about by the preacher holding on to some basic preaching guidelines. Last week we listed biblical integrity, Christ-centeredness, gospel emphasis, relevance to everyday life, encouragement for spiritual growth, and responsiveness to…
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What Should You Be Looking for in a Sermon? A Guide to Christ-Centered Preaching
“The great design and intention of the office of a Christian preacher is to restore the throne and dominion of God in the souls of men.” – Cotton Mather Last week on The Pulpit we explored how preaching and listening to the Word preached is an essential means of Grace for the believer. After explaining…
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Preaching and Listening to the Word: A Means of Grace
The means of grace are God’s appointed instruments by which the Holy Spirit enables believers to receive Christ and the benefits of redemption. God in His sovereignty could have as well chosen to immediately reveal Christ to His people but instead, He has put in place certain instruments by which to enable people to come…
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Listening to Sermons Effectively: Lessons from the Parable of the Sower
In the book of Luke chapter 8, Jesus shared one of His most well-known parables, the parable of the sower. In this story, Jesus highlights people’s various responses when they listen to the Word of God. After His disciple asked for the meaning of the parable and after He explained what it meant, He instructed…
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Sermons and Mental Health: Lessons from Jesus’ Sermon to His Disciples
We live in a time where everything and everyone is in constant motion. This fast-paced lifestyle sponsored by the creators of the rat race (which is essentially ourselves) has led us to neglect the peace of our souls. Mounting societal pressures powered by social media, and the ever-increasing demands of work and personal relationships have…
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5 Reasons Why Sermons Are Essential for Spiritual Growth
In the Apostle Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians, one thing that he highlights over and over again is how only the preaching of God’s word can lead to lasting change. The signs the Jews were looking for couldn’t bring any change. Also, the wisdom sought after by the Greeks couldn’t bring change either. The…
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Transformative Power of Sermons: Lessons from Christian History
The day of Pentecost started the spread of Christianity from a meagre 120 to 3,000 in a day. With a sermon hinged on scriptures from Joel 2, Psalm 16 and 110, the Apostle Peter preached to the crowds gathered because of the sound they heard. “What must we do to be saved?” was the question…