Category Archives: preaching
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Simmering sermons
416/05/2013 by Chris Green
One time, I decided to cook a surprise meal for my family. I cook for them fairly often, so Dad …
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The only reason God loves pastors
Leave a comment10/05/2013 by Chris Green
The fatal slip happens so easily. We move from loving ministry because we love the Lord Jesus, to thinking that …
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Making sure you’re preaching to the right people
Leave a comment07/05/2013 by Chris Green
So, sitting with a group of pastors, we were discussing how we can improve as preachers. The generally agreed first …
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Orders now being taken!
Leave a comment04/05/2013 by Chris Green
I’m excited to announce you can now pre-order The Bible Speaks Today, The Church, at discount! Open this post by …
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Six parts of planning a sermon series
502/05/2013 by Chris Green
The easy way to plan your sermon series is to open your Bible, mark up your main section divisions, and …
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How to read a commentary, and avoid my four rookie errors
1126/04/2013 by Chris Green
I nearly drowned this week. Not physically, but mentally. I’d started work on a talk, and pulled four commentaries off …
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Fiddling with the Bible
Leave a comment15/04/2013 by Chris Green
One of my heroes and gurus is Dick Lucas – man who has done one thing supremely well for decades: …
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Doh!
509/04/2013 by Chris Green
I should have warned her, really. A friend of mine has just published her first book, and she is understandably …
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John Piper’s farewell sermon
Leave a comment01/04/2013 by Chris Green
After 33 years as their pastor, John Piper preached his farewell sermon on Easter Sunday at Bethlehem Baptist.http://t.co/KH42MuUnFy/
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How to own every commentary worth owning
Leave a comment22/03/2013 by Chris Green
Ever since I was an undergraduate I’ve had on my shelves Don Carson’s survey of New Testament commentaries. It’s his …
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Jim Packer: is Evangelical Preaching light on God’s Holiness?
Leave a comment15/03/2013 by Chris Green
Open this post and click on the link. Vimeo here
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You know that 10,000 hours thing?
Leave a comment13/03/2013 by Chris Green
I first noticed it in Malcolm Gladwell’s clever little book Outliers. In almost every area of human creativity and endeavour, …
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Money – when there’s way too much
Leave a comment08/03/2013 by Chris Green
Good question. True question. A small church with around twenty members is in a depressed part of town. Money is …
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The sharpest question for studying the Bible.
Leave a comment06/03/2013 by Chris Green
People come to church for a lift. An encouragement. Maybe a challenge. They don’t want trouble. And those of us …
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My 10 top take-aways from Matt Chandler
Leave a comment04/03/2013 by Chris Green
We had a really encouraging and enthusiastic afternoon with Matt Chandler. Here are my top takeaways:- Parents – …
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How many introverts…?
225/02/2013 by Chris Green
Well, that was interesting. My piece on introverts and preaching generated more hits than any other piece on this blog. …
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Shh! The introvert is preaching.
1122/02/2013 by Chris Green
A ministry apprentice once asked me a really sharp question. After meeting a number of pastors, all of whom paid …
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Circumference
Leave a comment14/02/2013 by Chris Green
The Bible, we rightly say, is a library not one book. But unlike any other library, and unlike other religious …
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Centre
111/02/2013 by Chris Green
You can define an organisation three ways – by its centre, which is what it holds most dear, its circumference, …
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5 ways to make your memory verses memorable
Leave a comment01/02/2013 by Chris Green
I’m doing the all-age part of the service on Sunday, which includes teaching a memory verse. That word ‘memory’ is …
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