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Marks of Good Preaching - You Are Not the Main Character

Marks of Good Preaching - You Are Not the Main Character

To the preacher who seeks to understand God and relate that understanding to the people, every single passage comes to life!

Church Administration, Doctrinal, TheologyTom BalzamoJanuary 16, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, Bible Study, application, bad preaching, hermeneutics, knowing God, the mind of God, man-centered, God-centered, EstherComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Stable and Learned

Marks of Good Preaching - Stable and Learned

A Berean Christian is aware of what real Bible preaching is and should be.

Church Administration, Doctrinal, TheologyTom BalzamoJanuary 3, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, Bible Study, original intent, historical context, literary context, cross references, application, bad preaching, hermeneuticsComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Straight Lines and the Reasonable Person Standard

Marks of Good Preaching - Straight Lines and the Reasonable Person Standard

One must be able to draw as straight of a line as possible from the intent of the passage to the application one is making.

Church Administration, Doctrinal, TheologyTom BalzamoJanuary 3, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, Bible Study, original intent, historical context, literary context, cross references, application, bad preaching, hermeneuticsComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Original Intent

Marks of Good Preaching - Original Intent

Without authorial intent, God's people have different opinions of what passages mean based on their desired outcome.

Church Administration, Doctrinal, TheologyTom BalzamoDecember 2, 2023Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, Bible Study, original intent, historical context, literary context, cross references, application, bad preachingComment