Tim A. Dearborn, Author at Preaching.com

‘Salt for the White of an Egg’ – The Preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Only a daring soul would attempt to preach on Job 6:6: "Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?"1 To publish such a sermon would take even more courage. Char... Continue Reading...

Using the Lectionary for Preaching in “Free” Churches

Perry H. Biddle, Jr.

One of my favorite stories is about Stony Whitaker of Belt Buckle, Tennessee. He went to St. Louis as a young man to get a job in a shoe factory about fifty years ago.When asked what he could do he said he coul... Continue Reading...

The Cross: What God Was Saying at the Cross

John Killinger

The Cross: What God Was Saying at the Cross

The Art of Effective Preaching<br/>(Part One in a Three-Part Series)

Raymond Bailey

Preaching is enjoying a resurgence in the American church. There was a period not long ago when counseling seemed to replace preaching as the integrating function of the pastor. During this interval some instit... Continue Reading...

Idolatry: Making God in Man’s Image

D. Stuart Briscoe

Idolatry: Making God in Man's Image

Pulpit Treasures

Michael Duduit

Recently I've begun to realize that pulpits are more than preaching tools. In many churches, they are the final repository of things that don't go anywhere else.I have the opportunity to preach in various churc... Continue Reading...

Sermon briefs offer ideas, illustrations

Tim A. Dearborn

June 5, 1988The Strong Savior(Mark 3:20-35)In discussing foreign affairs and the arms race, it is common to hear political leaders say, "We must negotiate from a position of strength." Nations seek to place the... Continue Reading...

Arthur John Gossip: A passion for preaching

John Bishop

A. J. Gossip was born at Glasgow in 1873 and educated at the University of Edinburgh; there he attended Alexander Whyte's Church and was licensed for the ministry of the Free Church of Scotland in 1898.He held ... Continue Reading...

Preachers will benefit from trio of new reference volumes

Albert Mohler

Paul J. Achtemeier, General Editor, Harper's Bible Dictionary (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985), 1178 pp., $29.95, cloth.James B. Prichard, General Editor, The Harper Atlas of the Bible (San Francisco: Harp... Continue Reading...

Illustrations shed light on biblical truth

Tim A. Dearborn

AGEA man called on Sir John Gielgud after a performance to extend his congratulations. Recognizing the name, Sir John welcomed him with the words, "How pleased I am to meet you. I used to know your son; we were... Continue Reading...