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Chris Seay is a church planter, pastor of Ecclesia in Houston, and author of the new book The Gospel According to Jesus. In this podcast, Michael visits with Chris about the importance of clearly articulating the gospel in our own context, as well as the place of Scripture in preaching.

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Below you'll find profiles of great preachers of the past

Past Masters: Origen: The Original Expository Preacher?

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Origen was born about 185 AD in Alexandria, Egypt. His godly parents gave him a thorough education in Scripture, as well as the usual grammar, math, logic and rhetoric. Eusebius reports that Origen grew up as a devoted Christian...

By Austin B. Tucker

John Henry Jowett: A Passion for Preaching

On the opening day of the Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale University in 1912, John Henry Jowett said, “I have had but one passion, and I have lived for it—the absorbingly arduous yet glorious work of proclaiming...

By Dean Register

A Tale of Two Preachers

One day, after Criswell had been filling George W. Truett’s shoes for nearly eight years, W.A. glanced out the window of his office and saw an old man sitting there. He buzzed his secretary and asked how long the man had...

By David R. Stokes

Peter Marshall: Preaching with a Sanctified Imagination

Peter Marshall often said, "Spirituality is a matter of perception, not proof."

By Paul J. Hussey

Helmut Thielicke: Between Pulpit and Lectern

Helmut Thielicke was a preacher-theologian who stood between two worlds: the academy and the church.

By Robert Smith

Chrysostom: 'Golden Mouth'

John’s nickname Chrysostom (pronounced Chris es tom) meant “golden mouth,” but no one called him that in his lifetime.

By Douglas Webster

Past Masters: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was responsible for the most vital period in the life of Westminster Chapel. A man of unparalleled intellect and prodigious sermonic output, he left his mark on both sides of the Atlantic—and around...

By David Stokes

Lesslie Newbigin: Missionary, Theologian

“A world-famous preacher!” Such was the definitive description of Bishop Lesslie Newbigin (1909–1998).1 Yet few of his sermons have appeared in print. For many, his fame derives rather from his more academic...

By Kenneth Gordon

Of Preaching and Personality: The Ministry of Joseph Parker

In his book Walking with the Giants, Warren Wiersbe wondered what it would be like if some "homiletically inclined archangel" offered to let him choose another time and place in which to live. If given that "wish," Wiersbe...

By David R. Stokes

William E. Sangster: In the Wake of the Wesleys

At the heart of London is Wesminster, with the houses of Parliament and four commanding churches: Wesminster Abbey, the national church (Anglican); Westminster Cathedral (Roman Catholic); Westminster Chapel (Congregational);...

By David L. Larsen

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1 Peter 4:11