Preaching in a Changing Community

An Interview with Robert Scott In April 2017, 48-year-old Robert Scott became just the fifth pastor in the 117-year history of St. Paul Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of the largest churches in Charlotte, St. Paul has been active in social ministry among the city’s African-American community. Preaching editor Michael Duduit recently visited...

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Using All of Their Faith Just to Get There

When I began to explore my calling as a pastor, I latched onto the images of the Old Testament prophets. Who could have been a better role model for a young pastor than Elijah calling down fire from heaven or Elisha calling bears to attack the boys who taunted him? Red-faced, fist-swinging, veins bulging,...

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Letters to the Church

An Interview with Francis Chan Francis Chan is a pastor, speaker, and bestselling author. After launching Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California in 2010, Francis left the pastorate of that church and the college that he founded. Today, he leads a home-based church model in Northern California. He's written several bestselling books, including Crazy Love...

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Preaching Hope to the City

Hope is found in the very circumstances that cause despair. Paul wrote about hope with these words in Romans 8:24 is this: “For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?” Paul’s exposition is that in hope we are saved. The Christian pulpit has long noted...

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Will You Be a Shamgar?

Judges 3:31; 5:6 In the spring of 1979, I was a sales representative for the 3M Corporation.  I graduated in 1976 from Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelors in business administration.  I went to work for 3M as a result of my choice. When I graduated from college my car was a wreck. ...

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