Category Archives: hermeneutics

Book Review: Biographical Preaching by R. Larry Overstreet

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

R. Larry Overstreet, Biographical Preaching: Bringing Bible Characters to Life (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2001) [Christianbook.com   Google Books] Reviewed by Doug Smith One of the turning points in my life occurred when I first began sitting under expository preaching. … Continue reading →

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Habakkuk Overview (Outline)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

TRUSTING GOD IN TROUBLESOME TIMES Habakkuk’s Message of Hope I. Take Your Perplexities to God (1:1-2:1) A. with alarm over unchecked sin (1:1-4) (Our prayers suffer when we are unconcerned.) 1. in our country 2. in our church 3. in … Continue reading →

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Interested in Summer Classes in Clintwood, Virginia?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

We are praying and talking with a pastor in Clintwood, Virginia about possibly offering CAPS classes in that area (probably this summer). Please click here to contact us if you are interested or know someone who may be interested. We … Continue reading →

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Resources for Preaching Isaiah 53

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

If there is any one passage in the Old Testament which seems to the Christian heart to be a prophecy of the redeeming work of Christ, it is that matchless fifty-third chapter of Isaiah.  We read it today, often even … Continue reading →

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Ezra 7:10 – Overview of Sermon Preparation Process

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

* Click here for a PDF file or click here for a Word document file of this article (4 pages). For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Goldsworthy, Graeme. Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2007. Jacketed Hardcover, 341 pp. (Review copy courtesy of InterVarsity Press.) Table of Contents Excerpts: Introduction: Can hermeneutics be saved? 1. The necessity for hermeneutics Graeme … Continue reading →

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Resources to Diagram a Passage by Arcing/Tracing

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Arcing and tracing are great ways to analyze the flow of an argument in a passage, especially discourse (such as the epistles; it is more difficult to use for narratives). Note: Arcing and Tracing have the same goal. Arcing uses … Continue reading →

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Is a Good Grasp of Grammar Essential to Bible Study?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

“An evangelical believes that God humbled himself not only in the incarnation of the Son, but also in the inspiration of the Scriptures.  The manger and the cross were not sensational.  Neither are grammar and syntax.  But that is how … Continue reading →

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Philippians 1:1, Part 2

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Click here to read part 1 (“Paul and Timothy”) Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: (Philippians 1:1, KJV) “The servants of Jesus … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Expository Genius of John Calvin

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

The Expository Genius of John Calvin. By Steven J. Lawson.  (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2007), 142pp. Steve Lawson is pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama.  Known for the “Expositors’ Conferences” he holds, this man has a goal. He … Continue reading →

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