Monthly Archives: October 2006

Preaching — Summary of Sermon Types

Posted on October 30, 2006 by

I have been summarizing the types of sermons in Alfred P. Gibbs’ The Preacher and His Preaching for some of the posts on this month’s topic of preaching. In my first installment, I gave his description of expositional and textual … Continue reading →

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You’re Going Back? — Galatians 4:8-11

Posted on October 25, 2006 by

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and … Continue reading →

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Graduation — Galatians 3:25-29

Posted on October 25, 2006 by

But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on … Continue reading →

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Preaching – Topical

Posted on October 23, 2006 by

I have been summarizing the types of sermons in Alfred P. Gibbs’ The Preacher and His Preaching for some of the posts on this month’s topic of preaching. In my first installment, I gave his description of expositional and textual … Continue reading →

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What Would You Have Done?

Posted on October 18, 2006 by

The tag surfer is an interesting tool that WordPress makes available to its users.  The other day I was looking there and found this post by a young man in India.  I was touched by it. What would you do? … Continue reading →

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Preaching – Biographical, Historical Incident

Posted on October 16, 2006 by

  I have been summarizing the types of sermons in Alfred P. Gibbs’ The Preacher and His Preaching for some of the posts on this month’s topic of preaching. In my last installment, I gave his description of expositional and … Continue reading →

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Preaching – Expositional, Textual

Posted on October 9, 2006 by

  I mentioned in the comments of my first post that I had read Alfred P. Gibbs’ The Preacher and His Preaching for my pulpit speech class in college. If you would have asked me why we read that book … Continue reading →

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True Zeal — Galatians 4:12-20

Posted on October 6, 2006 by

In Paul’s epistles, he usually follows a doctrinal/practical pattern.  He will give theology and then application.  In this passage, and previous four verses, he gives neither.  Rather, this is personal.  There is a wide range of emotion and we can … Continue reading →

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October-December 2006

Posted on October 2, 2006 by

If anyone is following the plan I have developed for my devotional reading, I have updated the link to show October-December 2006 more clearly. The link is right there in October-December 2006. There’s a story behind this plan, you can read … Continue reading →

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Preach the Word

Posted on October 2, 2006 by

  I love preaching. Baptists love preaching. It is an art form that has been around for thousands of years. John the Baptist preached, “repent ye.” Christ preached, “the kingdom of Heaven.” There are thousands of examples of preachers to … Continue reading →

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