The Radical Disciple

John Stott has been a wonderful leader and teacher within the evangelical movement for many years. Now 88, he takes up the pen one last time to talk about or walk with Christ in his new book The Radical Disciple (InterVarsity). Stott deals with several elements of Christian discipleship that are often neglected. The book also includes the text of his final address (at the 2007 Keswick Convention) before retiring from public ministry.

Illustration: Calories, Health

A husband took his young daughter to the grocery store to help him buy groceries. In addition to the healthy items on his wife's carefully prepared list, the two of them returned home with a package of sugar-filled cookies.

The God of Small Treasures

In a sermon by Calvin Miller, he delivered this message: "I doubt if I would even stop to pick up a penny, and yet that which was not to be treasured by me was clearly celebrated by the child. I have been overwhelmed time and again by what seems to be God's sense of wonder. Treasuring the seemingly worthless is somehow like our God."

Illustration: Giving, Excellence

A guest at a hotel was in a hurry to check out when he realized he did not have his briefcase. He went to the bellhop and said, "Would you please hurry to room 1203? I think I left my briefcase there. My limo for the airport leaves in six minutes, so please hurry."

The Agony of Preaching

In a recent article for SermonCentral, Joe Stowell wrote: "I am haunted by the words of my professor and mentor Howard Hendricks, who warned me that one of the worst sins is boring people with the Bible. It is certainly challenging to convince 'what-have-you-done-for-me-lately' church members that what I am about to say is more important than what they would like to think about for the next 40 minutes.

Preparing Sermons that Deliver

You are called to a daunting mission. Who has called you? What is the intimidating task at hand? God has called you to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. Paul, the great apostle, missionary and preacher asked the Corinthians a revealing question in 2 Corinthians 2:16 concerning this inconceivable task: "Who is sufficient for these things?"

The Most Important Thing I Learned after a Decade of Preaching

It was the winter of 2003 and I was attending Dallas Theological Seminary working on a doctorate with an emphasis upon preaching. After 12years of full-time pulpit ministry and having won a preaching award the prior year at the Capital Bible Seminary, I thought I knew preaching pretty well. However, what I was about to learn under the tutelage of Dr. Timothy S. Warren would dramatically influence my preaching forever.

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