The fruit of the grace of God is not merely legal, as amazing as that is, it is relational too.

Too many preachers are worth less than a fig because they are simplistic, or so complex that the gold seems hard to mine. 

You can’t be a disciple from a distance. You can’t be disciple from merely observing externals. It takes that close relational bond to make the process work.

Pour out all the angst that is built up inside until there is nothing left.  And then ask yourself, is the fire still burning in my heart and shut up in my bones?  

Expository preaching should come from a passion for God’s inspired and relevant Word to be communicated clearly to specific people that they might respond to Him.

The Evangelical Alliance is among the signatories of a letter condemning the use of the cross as a symbol of exclusion of foreigners. They consider it to be a ‘corruption’ of the gospel message.

Here are my thoughts about some of the things people are saying about the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Let us be preachers who do not shy away from the work involved in our ministry, but let us also be preachers who never fail to pray at every stage in the process.

How can we have confidence in the Lord, strengthening our hearts as we wait for Him? 

Expert lawyer Robert Peters has investigated all kinds of cases of abuse in churches. In an interview with ‘Evangelical Focus’, he argues why the “historically passive and superficial approach” in churches must change radically, and offers keys for action.

We need to lean fully into God’s Spirit to do what our best efforts can never do, to transform us and our listeners as we preach the Word.

Some preachers use the text as a launching point – they read the text and then preach an associated thought from their own thinking or theology.

If we simply instruct people how to behave and act like Christians, then they will co-opt and corrupt that instruction to serve their incurvedness.

Let the type of writing influence your type of preaching. Seek to do what it does, as well as say what it says.

When you are wrestling with a passage, be sure to distill the whole passage down into the passage idea.

Expository preaching is about effectively and accurately communicating the text, not using the text to offer a lecture in sermonic method or applied theology.

Peter Mead has got to know preachers throughout Europe over the last two decades. He is passionate about demonstrating that good biblical preaching changes people's lives. A blog for preachers and a podcast offer extensive practical training.

May we be ever more captivated by the glorious good news of God’s great love for us so that we are motivated to preserve it for others.

God gave us so much narrative in the Bible because of its power in engaging us with the wonder of his self-revelation.

The amendment to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage of pregnancy was passed by 379 votes to 137. “This is not healthcare, this is abandonment”, say Christians.

In the New Testament we were given a set of case studies where we can observe the apostles engaging real life situations with the gospel.  

Let’s prayerfully shape our ministries so that people can encounter Him and not simply learn theological truth at arm’s length.

The story of Sir John Laing, a British engineer who had a great impact on business and missionary work.

While we may treat the Bible as a me-book (what I need to learn for my life), actually, it is a Him book (whom I need to meet to know life). 

Without God’s grace, character or plan, and tangible reliance on the Holy Spirit’s work in the heart, the Bible gets used to beat people into behavioural submission.