John Piper on Preaching

This is a worthwhile six minutes. I'm not a preacher, however I still can appreciate and learn from what Piper is saying. I was especially struck by the part about the devil. I wish I had half as much passion for Jesus as Piper does. Yikes...

Preaching and Teaching Jesus from Scripture (Pt. 5)

At last, Part 5 of Mark Driscoll's 5-part series on 'Preaching and Teaching'. We've reached the end, and I hope that it was a beneficial for you as it was for me. The title of the final message is Ten Cautions & Encouragements for Preachers.

I feel that I must remind each of you, in light of Mark's ability to speak, to please take all that you hear with a grain of salt. It can be far too easy to jump on board with someone who is well spoken without taking time to think and pray over the things that they have said. While I agree with almost all of what Mark has said, as a preacher and teacher you must personally discern what is most useful for your flock in particular. What is lacking in your church? What is strong in your church? Is the gospel being preached every Sunday in one way, shape, or form? What I gleaned most from this series was the importance of the message during Sunday worship. (And any other days where there is a teaching.) It would be a very sad thing to have a preacher/teacher who thought that, since most people apparently forget everything they've heard, that their time speaking was a waste of time, or ineffective. It may be that the very reason the teaching is ineffective is because of the low view of it in the church. Who knows? Please don't misunderstand. I am not trying to promote a high view of the preacher, but rather a high view of the spoken word of God. In any case, I hope you've enjoyed the series, and gained some tools for your 'Preacher's Toolbox'. Maybe I'll try to do similar 'Series Posts' like this in the future.

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Preaching and Teaching Jesus from Scripture (Pt. 4)

We have come to Part 4 of Mark Driscoll's 5-part series on 'Preaching and Teaching'. How quickly the days fly by! The title of this message is Historical Lessons on Preaching.

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Preaching and Teaching Jesus from Scripture (Pt. 3)

Here is Part 3 of Mark Driscoll's 5-part series on 'Preaching and Teaching'. The title of this message is Epistemological and Hermeneutical Implications on Preaching.

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Preaching and Teaching Jesus from Scripture (Pt. 2)

As promised here is Part 2 of Mark Driscoll's 5-part series on 'Preaching and Teaching'. The title of this message is Reflections on the Narrative Preaching Trend.

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Preaching and Teaching Jesus from Scripture (Pt. 1)

For the next five days I wanted to feature Mark Driscoll's 'Preaching and Teaching' Series that was given at the Acts 29 Regional Conference. I haven't watched these videos in a long time, but I remember that they were very thought provoking. If I remember correctly, this was more of an informative teaching about different aspects of preaching/teaching and was fairly unbiased. If you have never heard Mark speak you are definitely in for a treat. Enjoy Part 1 of 5! The title of this message is Current Perspectives on Preaching. (Keep in mind, the video is LONG and may take some time to load.)

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I want to thank Mark for doing these teachings as well as the Resurgence for posting these videos on their site for the benefit of the church.

This Is How You Preach About Joy...

I know what you are thinking...And no John Piper is not a terrorist. As I was taking in my daily Desiring God fix, I noticed that they were offering video clips of various sermons that John Piper had done in Brazil in the early '90s. After about five minutes into my first clip I witnessed something I've never seen in a John Piper sermon before...A gun and a knife. We aren't talking about just any knife either! This thing has Crocodile Dundee written all over it. All humor aside, it is quite fascinating to see John Piper preach a sentence, and then wait for it to be translated, and then preach another sentence, and so on. While I don't speak Portuguese, the translator did a great job of relaying the power behind Piper's preaching. I would suggest that if any of you have time, please take a gander at these videos. You get to see a few things you may never see elsewhere....

1. Young John Piper
2. Sentence by Sentence Translation Preaching
3. Gun Toting, Knife Wielding John Piper
4. God Exalting, Joy Infused Preaching

Ok, the last one you see in basically every one of his sermons, but you get the point. Check these out before they fade into the archives of Desiring God.

Portuguese Preaching