Practical Theology / Preaching

  • Expository Preaching by

    What is expository preaching, and do we really need it in our churches today? There are many preaching styles and methods to choose from, but is there a method which will ensure that the whole counsel of God is preached …

  • God-Centered Adult Education by

    What is the purpose and goal of the church’s adult education?  This seminar will seek to explore this question and to provide guidance in conforming our programs, methods, and materials to the Word of God.

  • God-Centered Evangelism by

      We believe that God has ordained the preaching of His Word, prayer, and the sacraments as the means by which He sanctifies people’s lives. There is no substitute for the Scriptures if we want to know and please God …

  • God-Centered Evangelism by

      Across America the people of God strive to bring lost people the good news of Jesus Christ. As part of the Great Commission, this is commendable. But our attempts are often misguided as we inadvertently displace the Lord as the …

  • God-Centered Mercy Ministry by

    James tells us that religion which is pure and undefiled before God includes the visiting of orphans and widows in their affliction. Yet, attempts to care for the physical needs of people has often been seen as something opposed to …

  • God-Centered Mercy Ministry by

    James tells us that religion that is pure before God is “to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Yet attempts to care for the physical needs of people have often been …

  • God-Centered Music by

    What is God-centered music? Is it simply a matter of adding a Christian message to any piece of music? When it comes to worshiping God, we need to find out what the Bible has to say about worship before we …

  • OPTIONAL SESSION: The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon by

    In this optional session, Steven Lawson shows that Spurgeon fearlessly taught the doctrines of grace and simultaneously held forth the free offer of salvation in Jesus Christ. He gives a passionate call for all Christians to follow Spurgeon in maintaining …

  • Questions and Answers #1 by

      We believe that God has ordained the preaching of His Word, prayer, and the sacraments as the means by which He sanctifies people’s lives. There is no substitute for the Scriptures if we want to know and please God …

  • Questions and Answers #1 by

  • Questions and Answers #1 by

      God has ordained the preaching of His Word, prayer, and the sacraments as the means by which He sanctifies people’s lives. There is no substitute for the Scriptures if we want to know and please God. Unfortunately, the church …

  • Surely God is in this Place by

    When we step over the threshold into the sanctuary, we symbolically step out of the secular and into the sacred. This message examines the importance of understanding that when we worship, we worship in the very presence of God.

  • Target Audience by

      God has ordained the preaching of His Word, prayer, and the sacraments as the means by which He sanctifies people’s lives. There is no substitute for the Scriptures if we want to know and please God. Unfortunately, the church …

  • Target Audience by

    What is the goal of preaching? What is its function in the local church? Considering the mixed company of believers and unbelievers attending churches, who is the target audience? The answer to that question is best understood when we understand …

  • The Eclipse of God by , ,

      Across America the people of God strive to bring lost people the good news of Jesus Christ. As part of the Great Commission, this is commendable. But our attempts are often misguided as we inadvertently displace the Lord as the …