Pulpit Magazine

(By Martin Luther) 
For any who might suppose that Martin Luther’s 16th-century “harsh language” justifies 21st-century frivolity or filthy talk (especially from the pulpit), we offer these thoughts from Luther himself. The following comes from his sermon on Ephesians 5:3-4. 
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“Filthiness”—scandalous talk—is unchaste language suggestive of fornication, uncleanness and carnal sins. It is common in taverns and generally found [...]

(By Charles Spurgeon)
Today’s post comes from an 1884 sermon by Spurgeon. Though over a century old, its point is as relevant today as when it was first preached.
You [as preachers] have nothing else to employ as the means of good, except the salvation of Jesus, and there is nothing else worth telling.
I heard of a [...]

(By Jesse Johnson)
If evangelism is a lifestyle, not an event, are there certain things that pastors can do encourage people to be faithful to their calling?
Here are some ideas that we have used at Grace Church to facilitate, encourage, and equip our people for evangelism:
Hand out free New Testaments to your congregation: Have the church [...]

(By Jesse Johnson)
* Jesse is serves as Associate Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Church.
On Sunday afternoons I used to pass a well-dressed man standing on a milk crate at the corner of Roscoe and Van Nuys boulevards. He wore a placard around his neck that said “Jesus is Lord,” and bellowed phrases like [...]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
Perhaps Doug Wilson said it best last week when, in a comment on his own blog, he wrote:
Just for the record, I draw a distinction between what is appropriate in the pulpit and elsewhere . . . . [T]he voltage of words varies, not just according to century, but also according to the [...]