Leadership & Pastoral Ministry Expository preaching is a central function and practice of the Christian ministry because it is through the proclamation of the Word that God reveals Himself to the world, saves His people, and ordains them to service for His glory. It is God's appointed means by which He makes Himself known. Therefore, a systematic theology of preaching must not begin with those who exposit the Scriptures or those who hear the message, but with God Himself, who speaks, saves, and sanctifies through His written and spoken Word.
October 25, 2025 ⏱ 9 min read draft
New Testament Overviews Most scholars agree that the Book of Revelation is not pseudonymous, though they debate which John authored it: John the Apostle, John the Elder, an unknown John, John Mark, or John the Baptist. However, the latter two have not gained serious support, leaving the former three as potential authors of the Book. John identifies himself three times as the author of the Letter (1:1, 4, 9; 22:8), and throughout the Greek Book, the syntax and idiosyncrasies "that reflect Semitic syntax," demonstrate the author's native tongue of Galilean Hebrew.
August 15, 2024 ⏱ 9 min read draft