Archive for October 2018
Preaching workshop illuminates book of Job
While Christians often appeal to the book of Job for wisdom in the midst of suffering, David Allen asserted that this Old Testament wisdom literature is not actually about suffering. “It is, but it’s not,” Allen said. “In fact, Job is a book about God.” “Job focuses primarily on the sovereignty of God,” he continued.…
Read MoreChurch training builds strong warriors for Christ
God is answering prayers for the youth ministry staff at North Richland Hills Baptist Church (NRHBC), where young soldiers for Christ are being trained, with much success, to evangelize in their community. On Sept. 29, 60 participants—about 40 students and 20 adults from NRHBC—attended a day-long training session, then took their message to nearby neighborhoods.…
Read MoreFIRST-PERSON: Pursuing the lost with Christ
“With Christ after the lost.” Those words, which also compose the title of L.R. Scarborough’s famous book on evangelism, weighed on my heart as a daily burden to pursue Bob** until he finally came to Christ one day. On a sunny August afternoon, I sat in a crowded lobby of a school district’s sporting venue…
Read MoreNew book continues Southwestern’s historic legacy, supplies how-to manual for text-driven preaching
Kyle Walker, vice president for student services at Southwestern Seminary, has written a new book titled Let the Text Talk: Preaching that Treats the Text on its Own Terms. Published by Seminary Hill Press, the book is an update and revision of Jeff Ray’s Expository Preaching, originally published in 1940, covering the why and how of text-driven preaching.…
Read MoreTwo profess faith via online ministry
A mission to serve Christ, fueled by technology, is building a bridge to salvation for people on the other side of the world. Southwestern Ph.D. student Beau Brewer, a volunteer evangelist with the online ministry Need Him Global, recently led two men, one Hindu and one Muslim, to profess faith in Christ. Need Him Global…
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