Why Expositional Preaching Is So Important
"These men (the Puritans that drew up the Westminster Directory of Public Worship) recognized that, as a general rule, the way Christians read the Bible privately is shaped by the model of exposition they regularly hear from the pulpit. That is why this principle is not only essential to the integrity of pastoral preaching but central to the whole ethos of a congregation's life."Why Preaching Sin Is Essential to Preaching Grace
"The Puritans treated this as a pastoral as well as a theological formula: grace makes sense to us only in the light of the sin to which it provides the remedy. Consequently, the more sensitive we are to sin, misery and danger, the more clearly we will grasp the wonder of God's salvation. Grace is only 'amazing' when we see that it is a 'wretch like me' it saves. Only sinners seek Jesus as a Savior!"
