Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.24.10 in Pastors, Preaching
Notes taken from Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers by Charles E. Jefferson, Chapter 3, “The Man of Macedonia.""A student on emerging from the Seminary sometimes experiences a chilling surprise. The world does not seem glad that another laborer is now ready to enter the vineyard.""What shall the young man do? He cannot d…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.23.10 in Pastors, Preaching
Notes taken from Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers by Charles E. Jefferson, Chapter 2, “A Mirror for Ministers.""Probably no other man in the town is subjected to such a constant stream of criticism as the minister, and possibly no other man profits so little by criticism as he.""Those who make the fiercest onslaughts o…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.22.10 in Pastors, Preaching
Notes taken from Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers by Charles E. Jefferson, Chapter 1, “Wherefore All This.""Ministers as a body are I think the best men living on the earth.""But ministers to be as good as other classes of men must be better than they. No other set of men make such assumptions or bind themselves to suc…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.21.10 in Pastors, Preaching
In 1898 Charles Edward Jefferson became the pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York. He stayed as pastor for 33 years of fruitful growth and expanding ministry. He had the “longest run on Broadway” of any of the church’s pastors. During his time thousands of people packed the sanctuary every Sunday to hear him prea…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.15.09 in Preaching, Sermons
A friend asked me to recommend a few preachers he should listen to for his own benefit. It’s fascinating to think about how technology has changed the answer to that question. Thirty years ago it meant, “Where can I get cassette tapes of messages by Pastor so-and-so?” Fifty years ago it meant, “What conference should I atten…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.17.09 in Preaching
Recently I picked my copy of Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students and happened to open it to a chapter called Earnestness: Its Marring and Maintenance. The whole essay will repay careful study but I simply call your attention to the first few sentences:If I were asked – What in a Christian minister is the most essential quality for securi…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.30.09 in Preaching, Sermons
As any preacher will tell you, some of the most agonizing moments of the week come after the sermon is over, after the service has concluded, after the sanctuary is empty, after the people have gone home, and after the Sunday afternoon nap. Preachers are people too, and they naturally wonder, “How did I do today?” Besides being evaluate…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.20.09 in Preaching, Sermons
Few doctrines stir up as much controversy as the doctrine of predestination. It’s easy to spend time in the pulpit arguing instead of encouraging the flock of God. Last Sunday Phil Newton preached a fine sermon on Romans 8:28-30 called God, The Christian, and His Purpose, Pt. 2. I commend it to you as a fine example of how to deal with a diff…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.4.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Preaching, Sermons
Here is the second thing you need to know about KBM . . . 2. We Believe in the Power of Preaching. People who come to our website often talk about how much we have to offer. And we do have a lot to offer. But the heart of this website, indeed the heart of our online ministry, rests in the 850+ sermons we make available free for downloading. How…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.26.09 in Preaching, Word of Life
This morning I spoke to 200+ high school and college students at Word of Life Island. The high schoolers are part of the STC program in which they spend the summer serving at one of Word of Life’s campgrounds–Island, Inn, Family Campground, Ranch. Most of the college students are students at Word of Life Bible Institute. Each Sunday mor…
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