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The Alpha and Omega of Expository Preaching

Steve Lawson is an excellent quoter.  Read any of his books and you’ll find wonderful gems like this one from Merrill Unger on expository preaching: No matter what the length of the portion explained...

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Sermon Notes and Audio from Zephaniah Sermon

I preached a sermon titled, “God’s Photo Album: Pictures of God’s Story from the Book of Zephaniah,” this past weekend at Parkland Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.  I had a number of church members...

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The James P. Boyce Centennial Library

Lauren managed to get a really nice shot of the library on the campus of Southern Seminary a few weeks ago.  I think the trustees were on campus that week which explains why there were seminary banners...

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Why John 3:16 Deserves All the Attention It Gets

One of the most well-known and beloved verses of Christian Scripture is John 3:16.  And for good reason.  It’s an amazing, precious, and theologically power-packed verse. Tim Tebow sportin’ the John...

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On Carrying Stones for Jesus

Elisabeth Elliot records the following apocryphal tale in order to expose the misguided mindset of doing the right things for the wrong reasons. [Jesus said to his disciples,] “I’d like you to carry a...

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Excited About Upcoming Sermon Series on Jonah

Jonah: Lessons in How Not to Obey God—that’s the descriptor for my new Sunday morning sermon series. Over and over again Jonah gets things wrong.  He’s a test case in how not to listen to God. I saw...

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I Know, I Know.

I know.  I’ve been a bad blogger.  But my wife’s been doing enough posting for both of us!

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Sermon Audio from James 3:1-12

The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed Bible I’ve been serving Milton Baptist Church for roughly seven months.  Yesterday I recorded my first sermon there. The sermon was a “one-off”—meaning it wasn’t...

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Ten Ways the Holy Spirit Is at Work in Preaching

Holy Spirit Stained Glass In his book, Spirit-Led Preaching: The Holy Spirit’s Role in Sermon Preparation and Delivery, Dr. Greg Heisler includes a helpful list of ways the Holy Spirit is at work in...

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There Are No Perfect Churches

I found this little gem of an illustration while prepping for a sermon earlier this week. “Occasionally I am asked by young men seeking a church to pastor if I know of a church without any problems....

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Easter Sermon 2013

Sermon Audio from my Easter sermon, “On Dying and Living Again,” preached in the morning worship service at Milton Baptist Church in Milton, KY, on March 31, 2013. / Update RequiredTo play the media...

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Three Quotes This Week

I’m learning to be a leader.  Experience is the best teacher.  But good, juicy leadership quotes help too.  Here are three quotes I’ve been challenged by this week. “To avoid criticism say nothing, do...

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“Of Parsons and Profs”—A New Title for My Blog

I’ve decided to give my blog a name. For most of my blog’s history, the web address—deekdubberly.com—has served as a rather boring name. I was never really sure what to call my blog, so I didn’t call...

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“When WWJD Is Not Enough” (Matt. 16:13-20)

Download audio Sermon from this past Sunday.  Basic point: asking WWJD is good, but it is not enough.  More important that what Jesus would do is who he is.

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Puttin’ Up Tomatoes

From the garden Picked three buckets full of tomatoes yesterday.  Had a good time putting them up with Lauren.

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My, How Times Have Changed

Whiskey Cane “Isham Peacock (circa 1820s), a Georgia Baptist minister, was renowned for carrying a hollowed-out cane filled with whiskey.  Peacock, nearly one hundred years old at the time, would swill...

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A Winning Tradition?

The members of my church have a volunteer schedule in place to keep the church grounds mowed and tidy during the summer months.  One of these members, Mr. William, likes to lower the deck of his mower...

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We Could All Probably Stand to Be a Little More Like This Lady

Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. (Jeremiah...

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On Perceiving Conservative Theology

On Perceiving Conservative Theology Machen knew that many read the isolation of Princeton as a sign of its anachronistic thought, but he proffered a different analysis.  ”Instead of holding that we...

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Steve Jobs. 1997. Brilliant. Leadership.

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