This article is by Pastor Marion Clark who trained in the tradition of expository preaching under the late James Montgomery Boice. To see sermons preached by Pastor Clark, visit the Marion Clark Sermons page o... Continue Reading...

If there is anything that is drilled into all budding preachers, it is the importance of developing the sermon outline. The outline must preferably have three major points with one overriding theme. There ought... Continue Reading...

In my previous article, “The Art of Listening,” I noted that while listening well can be difficult, it is not complex. The difficulty lies more in our motivation and assumptions. The nuts and bolts are few, and... Continue Reading...

“I’m not satisfied with how well I help when someone comes to me for counsel.” “When the other person is sharing their trouble, are you thinking of how to answer?” “Yes.” “That’s your problem.” I we... Continue Reading...

It is a doctrine that preachers might make an offhand remark about. They might toss out the phrase in a sermon, leaving it to the congregants to already understand. And for good reason: they received little tea... Continue Reading...

Her tears flowed as she told her sad story. Her husband was distant toward her, her children rebellious. They were in debt, and now she was having medical problems. As her story unfolded, I became more and more... Continue Reading...

Dear Church Family, This will be the last time I note differences between Sam and me. (Well, maybe not.) You probably have detected a difference in preaching style. I tend to be animated in the pulpit—arms f... Continue Reading...

“Pastor, why do you think this is happening to me? Is it because I failed to show sympathy to my mother?” No doubt you have been asked a similar question, from “why did God not let me get the job” to “why di... Continue Reading...

For the Sunday marking his 25th anniversary at Tenth Church (he would serve seven more years before his death), James Boice selected 2 Timothy 3:14–15 for his text.  But as for you, continue in what you have... Continue Reading...