Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
Today’s post adapted from the Q&A section of Rediscovering Expository Preaching (Nelson, 1997).
How long should a sermon be?
As long as it takes to cover the passage adequately! I do not think the length of the sermon is as important as its content. At times I have preached fifty minutes and it has been ten [...]

(By John MacArthur)
This is the second part of an interview with John MacArthur on the subject of expository preaching in a postmodern world.
QUESTION: In a lot of today’s literature on preaching, the idea exists that preaching should impact culture and culture should shape the style of preaching. How does that land with you?
I don’t [...]

(By John MacArthur)
A couple years ago, one of our staff pastors at Grace Church interviewed John MacArthur about expository preaching in a postmodern world. The following is a transcript of that interview.
QUESTION: Over the course of your ministry, why have you remained committed to expository preaching over other preaching paradigms?
Well first, because it is [...]

(By John MacArthur)
That’s a fashionable concern, judging from the trends in devotional booklets, home Bible study discussions, Sunday-school literature, and most popular preaching.
The question of what Scripture means has taken a back seat to the issue of what it means “to me.”
The difference may seem insignificant at first. Nevertheless, our obsession with the Scripture’s applicability [...]

(Review by Nathan Williams) 
We should always strive to maintain balance in every area of life. The area of preaching is no different. Most men fall into one of two extremes when it comes to preaching the Word of God. Many men communicate clearly and powerfully, but they fail when it comes to the hard study [...]