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Every pastor is closer than he thinks to becoming someone else’s cautionary tale, and hiding sin only makes the fall harder. Preaching from Psalm 51, Dr. Doug Logan Jr. walks through David’s prayer after his darkest hour and shows that the way back to purity runs through honest confession to a God whose mercy is still overflowing. If you have been carrying sin you keep meaning to deal with later, this message will send you running to a good Father who can’t wait to make you clean.
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(00:00) We Live in Dangerous Times(01:17) David’s Darkest Hour(02:23) Come to Jesus for Complete Cleansing(03:08) Four Movements in Psalm 51(03:23) First: Approach the Lord on the Basis of His Love and Mercy(04:17) The Giant Slayer Needs a Giant Slayer(07:08) Three Appeals: Grace, Hesed, and Compassion(09:50) “We Ain’t So Reformed That We Don’t Cry”(11:50) Blot Out My Rebellion(13:46) Second: Admit Your Sin Honestly to the Lord(14:56) A Haunting Awareness of Sin(17:24) Your Best Sermon Is on the Other Side of Confession(19:57) From a Funeral to a Resurrection(20:56) Third: Ask the Lord to Renew and Restore Your Heart(23:36) Remember Your Ordination(25:34) Create, Not Repair(27:49) A Tale of Two Kings(31:20) Blot Out, Wash, Cleanse, Purge(32:27) “Don’t Take Your Holy Spirit from Me”(33:43) Restore to Me the Joy of Your Salvation(35:16) Fourth: Actively Live Out the Joy of Your Salvation(36:32) The Messianic Promise of 2 Samuel 7(37:26) You Have a Pathway to Purity(39:11) Be a Son Right Now(39:42) Closing Prayer
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✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President, Grimké Seminaryhttps://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/doug-logan/
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Every pastor knows the pull to carry burdens alone, fixing and pushing when he should be still before God. Preaching from Exodus 33, Dr. Mark Becton shows how Moses’ conversations with God in the tent of meeting model the kind of prayer that sustains a man for a lifetime of ministry. If you have been carrying weights you were never meant to carry, this message will draw you back into God’s presence, so you can reach the end of your ministry without wishing you had prayed more.
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(00:00) A Good Tent Talk with God(00:28) “I Wish I Had Prayed More”(01:48) Four Qualities of a Tent Talk(02:29) First: They Are Regular(04:37) Daily Tent Talks(04:57) Unplanned Tent Talks(05:41) Long Planned Breakaways(06:37) Second: They Are Honest(07:42) What God Can Do with a Nobody(09:24) Solomon’s Blank Check(10:16) Write It in a Single Sentence(11:23) Third: They Are Assuring(11:46) “Would You Flex for Me?”(14:40) First Insight: We Can’t Earn It(15:20) Second Insight: God Guides Us There(16:10) Third Insight: God Secures Us in Christ(17:22) Fourth Insight: As Much Glory as We Can Handle(19:17) Fourth: They Are Beneficial(20:20) The People in Your Life Need You in the Tent(20:59) No Regrets(21:41) Closing Prayer
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✦ Dr. Mark Becton — Professor of Spiritual Formation, Grimké Seminaryhttps://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/mark-becton/
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Every pastor knows the sermon that seemed to change nothing, the problem that keeps coming back, and the family that walked out the door. Preaching from 2 Corinthians 4, Dr. Raphael Mnkandhla shows that pastors persevere when the gospel gives them a vision bigger than their discouragement. If you have been quietly losing heart in ministry, this message will remind you of the keys you have been carrying all along, and send you back for one more round.
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(00:00) “We Do Not Give Up”(01:01) Giant Despair and Doubting Castle(02:29) We Forget We Have the Key(04:43) A Vision Bigger Than Discouragement(05:13) First: We Have Been Shown Mercy(07:39) Heralds of the King(08:00) Second: Christ Is the Message(09:18) “Let There Be Light”(11:18) Third: Weakness Displays God’s Power(12:39) Afflicted but Not Crushed(14:01) Given Over to Death(15:02) Death at Work in Her, Life at Work in Me(17:08) Fourth: Eternity Outweighs Our Suffering(18:47) One More Round(19:55) Athanasius: Tested Without Being Crushed(20:31) The Keys in Our Hands(21:19) Closing Prayer
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✦ Dr. Raphael Mnkandhla — Adjunct Professor of Church History, Grimké Seminary; Lead Pastor, City Church (Williamsport, PA)https://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/raphael-mnkandhla/
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Sooner or later the phone will ring, and you will be asked to stand beside a casket and speak a word of hope. Drawing on John 11:25 and a series of true stories from his own ministry, Dr. David Schrock offers practical counsel for preaching funerals for believers and unbelievers alike, and points to the one true story that can raise the dead. If you have never preached a funeral, or you dread the next one, this message will help you walk in ready to preach the living Christ.
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(00:00) “I Am the Resurrection and the Life”(01:19) Not a Model Sermon(02:26) Story One: You Set the Tone for the Whole Service(04:43) Story Two: Find a Short Text and Preach Christ(08:02) Story Three: Precious in the Sight of the Lord(09:00) Preaching the Funeral of an Unbeliever(10:35) Story Four: Honor the Man, Then Preach the Gospel(13:51) Story Five: The Best Funeral Director in America(15:49) Story Six: Know the Person in the Casket(18:05) Story Seven: When the Service Doesn’t Go as Planned(21:22) One More Story: A Funeral Sermon That Raised the Dead(23:13) The Truest Story(25:06) Take Heart, Brothers(25:56) Closing Prayer
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✦ Dr. David Schrock — Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology, Grimké Seminary; Pastor of Preaching and Theology, Occoquan Bible Church (Woodbridge, VA)https://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/david-schrock/
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Every man is afraid of something, and the fears we never face are the ones that turn us into cowards. Preaching from Psalm 11, Joe Holland shows how David, a seasoned warrior tempted to flee, met his fear by looking to the Lord with the eyes of faith. If you can name the moments you kept quiet when you should have spoken, at home, at work, or in the pulpit, this message will help you find the courage to stand next time.
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(00:00) Pericles: Courage in the Face of Fear(03:08) Legitimate and Illegitimate Fears(05:30) David Was Afraid Too(06:08) Reading Psalm 11(08:16) “In the Lord I Put My Trust”(09:08) A General Who Prayed Like He Breathed(11:15) First: “Flee as a Bird to Your Mountain”(13:38) When Your Enemies Know What You Fear(14:58) Where Men Are Tempted to Cowardice(18:59) When Pastors Are Pressured to Back Down(19:51) Second: “If the Foundations Are Destroyed”(21:08) When the Systems Shake(23:31) Thirdly: What Does David Do?(24:16) Faith Is Spiritual Eyesight(25:34) First: The Lord’s Throne Is in Heaven(26:10) Second: His Eyes Test the Sons of Men(26:52) Third: Fire and Brimstone(27:34) Lastly: The Portion of Their Cup(28:31) Bigger Fears Than Hidden Archers(29:30) “Blessed Is He Whose Sin Is Covered”(30:56) Seated with Christ in the Throne Room(33:29) We Know the Judge(34:47) The Fire Jesus Took for Us(36:32) The Cup Jesus Drained(37:34) Courage Through the Eyes of Faith(39:43) Let Us Not Be Cowards(40:06) Grace for Past Cowardice(40:58) Closing Prayer
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✦ Joe Holland — Professor of Christian Ministry, Grimké Seminaryhttps://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/joe-holland/
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How Christians Change | Dr. Doug Ponder | Grimké Chapel
Most advice about change either says you don't need to change at all or puts the whole project back in your hands. Preaching from Colossians 3:1–10, Dr. Doug Ponder shows that lasting change doesn't begin with tips and techniques but with remembering who God has already made us in Jesus Christ. If you've ever wondered why you still don't look like who God says you are, this message will give you hope for the change He has promised to finish.
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(00:00) Colossians 3: How God Changes Us(01:20) The First False Path: Just Accept Yourself(02:51) The New Kid on the Block: Fix Yourself(04:33) Remember Who We Are in Christ(05:48) Why Life Hacks Can't Change What Matters Most(12:02) Remember Where We're Going(14:03) Your Life Is Hidden with Christ in God(18:03) You Will Appear with Him in Glory(22:58) Remember How We Get There(25:06) A Dire Warning for the Disobedient(28:03) Become Who You Were Born Again to Be(29:03) The Desires Behind Our Sins(32:50) How to Put Idolatry to Death(33:59) The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
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✦ Dr. Doug Ponder — Professor of Biblical Studies, Grimké Seminaryhttps://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponder
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There are preachers you can listen to, preachers you can't listen to, and preachers you must listen to. At our Preaching Pre-Conference, Dr. H.B. Charles, Jr. lays out seven marks of the kind of preaching that demands a hearing, from faithfulness to the text all the way to freedom in the pulpit. He keeps the aim fixed on the glory of the message rather than the greatness of the messenger, and he tells the story of a sermon tape he keeps but will never play. If your preaching has started to feel more like performance than proclamation, this message will remind you that you are not the story.
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(00:00) Three Types of Preachers(00:28) The Glory of the Message, Not the Greatness of the Messenger(02:16) Clear, Consistent, and Compelling(02:38) Consistency: Get on Base, Not a Home Run(03:24) First: Faithfulness, Expose the Text(05:20) Second: Clarity, Write Yourself Clear(06:57) Third: Authority, Where Is the Text in the Car?(08:56) Fourth: Passion, Logic on Fire(10:59) Fifth: Wisdom, All Preaching Is Venue Specific(12:23) Sixth: Humility, They Did Not Come to Hear You(15:13) Seventh: Freedom in Preaching(16:43) Christ Given, Spirit Empowered, and Prayer Saturated
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✦ Dr. H.B. Charles, Jr. — Pastor-Teacher, Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church (Jacksonville, FL)https://hbcharlesjr.com
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Whoever preaches the word leads the people, which makes a preaching team a leadership decision long before it is a scheduling one. At our Preaching Pre-Conference, Bryan Laughlin draws on twenty years of growing a church from two preachers to seven and lays out two principles, ten dos, five don'ts, and four benefits for leading a team well. If you are carrying every Sunday alone, or handing sermons out without a plan, this message will show you how to build a team that strengthens the church instead of dividing it.
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(00:00) Preach the Word: How Do We Actually Do It?(00:37) Twenty Years of Building a Preaching Team(02:50) Principle One: Whoever Preaches the Word Leads the People(03:56) Principle Two: Every Team Must Have a Captain(07:19) First: Stay in the Text(07:52) Second: Christ at the Center, Be a Good Newser(08:31) Third: One Central Point(08:50) Fourth: Every Sermon Needs to Make Sense(09:46) Fifth: Recognize the Tone and Type of Text(11:19) Sixth: Agree on Substance, Allow Room for Style(12:24) Seventh: Establish the Boundaries of Application(13:46) Eighth: Embrace Humility and Learn from Your Team(14:47) Ninth: Preach to Your People, Not Hypothetical People(15:20) Tenth: Laugh a Lot(15:47) Four Don'ts: Don't Prepare a Sermon Before the Meeting(16:20) Don't Listen to Your Favorite Preacher First(16:49) Don't Let Pastors Parrot Other Preachers(17:08) Don't Let Pastors Hide Their Real Thoughts(17:46) Don't Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good(18:55) Benefits: More Growth(20:06) More Rest(20:27) More Focus(21:00) More Glory to Jesus
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✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor, CEO & Professor of Theology and Missiology, Grimké Seminary; Lead Pastor, Remnant Church (Richmond, VA)https://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/bryan-laughlin/
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Illustrations are seasoning, not the main course. At our Preaching Pre-Conference, Dr. Doug Logan Jr. takes up the call of 2 Timothy 2:15 to rightly handle the word and gives seven dynamics for illustrations that serve the text instead of stealing the show. He then adds three warnings for the preacher who has started enjoying the room's response a little too much. If your best stories have quietly become the reason people come, this message will help you put the meat back at the center of the plate.
Note: Due to a recording issue, the first 48 seconds of this message use audio captured from the camera. Full audio quality resumes at 00:48.
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(00:00) Cutting It Straight: Illustrations and 2 Timothy 2:15(00:44) Jesus Taught with Stories, Not Just Information(01:49) A $12 Tomahawk and the Point of Seasoning(03:01) Pastors Are Chefs, the Word Is the Meat(04:18) First: Serve the Text, Don't Steal the Show(05:59) Second: Efficient, Not Excessive(07:01) Third: Illuminate, Don't Confuse(08:48) Fourth: Point to Christ, Not Just to a Point(10:59) Fifth: Support the Word, Don't Replace It(12:33) Sixth: Connect, Don't Distract(15:05) Seventh: Restraint, Not Abundance(16:11) Know When the Point Has Landed(16:41) Guard Your Heart Against the Love of the Crowd(18:24) Trust the Power of the Word Over Your Illustration(19:17) A Dying Man Preaching to Dying Men
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✦ Dr. Doug Logan Jr. — President, Grimké Seminaryhttps://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/doug-logan/
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Preaching is missional by nature, yet the practice has been muddied. At our Preaching Pre-Conference, Donny Cho walks through Acts 16, where Paul reaches a wealthy religious woman, a possessed slave girl, and a hardened Roman jailer in a single chapter. His conclusion is that missional preaching is nothing more or less than faithful preaching of the word. If you have ever softened the gospel to keep people in their seats, this message will remind you that it has lost none of its power.
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(00:00) Every Sermon Should Be Missional(01:02) Here's the Problem: We Have Muddied the Practice(02:32) We Have Been Lied To About Engaging the Culture(03:13) Acts 16: Three Case Studies(03:31) First: Lydia, a Religious Woman(05:20) Second: The Slave Girl(06:19) Third: The Philippian Jailer(08:48) Missional Preaching Is Just Faithfully Preaching the Word(10:34) Know Who You Preach To, but Fear God(11:53) The Man on the Bridge(13:40) The Same Gospel for Every Kind of Person(14:40) Boldness, Humility, and the Wisdom of Christ
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✦ Donny Cho — Director for College Cohorts and Teaching Fellow, Grimké Seminaryhttps://grimkeseminary.org/academics/faculty/donny-cho/
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