A preacher can do only three thing with an idea: explain it, prove it, and apply it... [in other words:] What does the text mean? Is it true? And so what? (Alice P. Mathews)1
Many Christian women today view the sermon—the proclamation of the gospel—as the centerpiece of the worship experience. They yearn for the serious pastor to stand with integrity in the pulpit, open his Bible to a particular text, and preach deep, accurate, biblical theology. They want him to explain the text and tell...
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