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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 2d47282 | When you have a full bouquet you can't sit back and smell each flower. | Avner Strauss | ||
| df16270 |
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John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| bab9c4e | Es interesante notar lo que la Biblia identifica como la raiz de los problemas. El problema de la dificultad familiar recibe tratamiento en Efesios 5.22-6.9, pero la seccion siguiente (Ef 6.10-20) identifica al diablo como la fuente principal de tal problema. El problema del dominio propio sobre cosas como la lengua (Stg 3.1-5) tiene su base ultima en el mismo infierno (Stg 3.6). El problema de las tensiones internas se atribuye en definiti.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 9bff5f0 | Most women were treated as nothing more than lowly slaves or animals, and husbands often bought, traded, or even disposed of their wives at will. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| b9f4d42 | In other words, God does not first make us perfect, then accept us on that basis. He first legally justifies us by imputing to us an alien righteousness, then perfects us by conforming us to the image of Christ. He "justifies the ungodly" (Romans 4:5)." | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| ecf03db | A lot of preaching today puts all the stress on the sinner's hostility to God, and I fear it tends to give sinners the impression that all that is needed for salvation is their own free-will decision to stop being at odds with God. The idea of a sacrificial atonement that propitiates God has all but disappeared from the message Christians proclaim to the world. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 8119e6f | Christians are those who are united to God through Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 2:13). They have exercised saving faith in Jesus (John 3:15-18; Acts 4:12; 1 John 5:1) and repented of their sins (Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9). God has forgiven their sins (Acts 10:43), made them His children (Romans 8:16-17), and transformed them into new creatures (2 Corinthians 5:17) indwelt by the Holy Spirit (John 14:17). | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 08acf45 | But behavioral reform has no bearing on people's relationship with God. It has no means to deliver them out of the bondage of sin into the kingdom of Christ. The best that morality can do is turn people into another batch of condemned Pharisees. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 9dd2dcd | GOD'S CHARACTER IN JOSHUA God is holy --24:19 God is jealous --24:19 God is a promise keeper --22:4; 23:14 God is provident --7:14; 21:45 God is wrathful --10:25; 23:16 | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 3a17462 | Joshua represents a type of Christ in name and in deed. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| fa3d75e | What two or three books on preaching have profoundly impacted your thinking? The first book that affected my thinking was John Broadus's On The Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. A second book that really hit me hard was John Stott's book The Preacher's Portrait in which he explained five New Testament words that pictured the preacher's vast responsibility and duty. Then I read D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's Preachers and Preaching. Those three .. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| c7bd94d | The unique contribution of Bible exposition is its substantial enhancement of the listeners' comprehension of Scripture's intent. Those who listen to expository preaching have opportunity to submit to the Holy Spirit who first inspired the text as He now illumines that text to them. This is the best avenue for building up the saints. The New Testament puts heavy emphasis on using the mind as the principal avenue to Christian growth (for exa.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| addefe5 | The three "undervalued" components of expository sermon preparation include introductions, illustrations, and conclusions. Due to the complexities of pastoral ministry in general and message preparation particularly, pastors tend to let these three slide. The congregation, in contrast, eagerly looks forward to how its pastor will handle these elements of the message. This discussion, which intends to equip the preacher for a new level of ex.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| a9e2d07 | If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 71d9567 | The man of God is thrilled to be a soldier. It is not that he goes out of his way to antagonize people and make enemies, but he is willing to fight the battle for truth. It is greatly disturbing to live in a time when battling for truth is looked upon as divisive and unloving. Far too many in the church today are willing to compromise theologically to avoid conflict, forgetting Jude's exhortation to "contend earnestly for the faith" (Jude 3.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 1528036 | The Blues is an acoustic tear. | Avner Strauss | ||
| 668fcb3 | A lowly slave of unimpeachable character is more suitable for spiritual leadership than a business magnate whose integrity is questionable. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 8587ded | The more a leader invests his life in people, the more effective that person will be in the Lord's service. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| a557bce | God's objective and historically past revelation in Scripture cannot be understood accurately apart from the present, personal, and subjective work of the Holy Spirit. "Illumination," which applies only to believers,3 is simply the continued work of the Spirit by which He causes enlightened understanding of doctrine and how it should be applied to life." | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| d34bea9 | Fruitful expository preaching demands great effort. Since nothing is as important as the Word, no energy expended by anyone in any other field should even equal the effort of an expositor seeking to "rightly divide the Word." Adams identifies the number-one reason for poor preaching: I have had the opportunity to hear much preaching over the last few years, some very good, some mediocre, most very bad. What is the problem with preaching? Th.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 98906fe | Al predicar la narrativa, uno debe quitarle las luces a los heroes parecidos a Jose y colocarla en el unico personaje en el relato digno de alabanza: Dios. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 7e0e4f6 | When we learn to embrace trials, anguish, and distress as friends (James 1:2-4; Romans 5:3-5) and as reminders of our own weakness (2 Corinthians 12:7-10), we become more dependent on the power of God and therefore more effective as leaders and witnesses for Him. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| ace793f | Apart from explicit general application in principlizing the main parts in the exposition, the expositor is not compelled to give a set number of points of specific application before a sermon can have an appli-cational impact. That is not to say he should not make some illustrative applications, but if the text is allowed to speak fully, applications will multiply far beyond what he can anticipate as the Spirit of God takes His Word and ap.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 75a1997 | A sound study-library must be a top priority. For many, such a library has been unimportant and the result has been an impoverished ministry, lacking depth, breadth, and stimulation. An excellent library is constructed by deliberate acquisition rather than "accidental" accumulation. Since an expository preacher's library is an integral part of his pulpit work, it should be assembled with an eye toward the highest quality.4 A preliminary ind.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 6b99407 | Thorough exegesis and clear organization are crucial to an effective message. But a good sermon poorly preached is no better than a poor sermon properly preached. One has light but no heat; the other heat with no light. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| d3a84e9 | Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| c758c99 | Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire. A true understanding and experience of the Truth must lead to this. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 1d50900 | Nowhere is that discipline and hard work more demanding and rewarding than in determining the central idea and structure of a passage. In this brief discussion only a few basic ideas can be developed, but if these are followed, they will cause the form of the sermon to reflect the essence of the passage and that is legitimate expository preaching. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 2640133 | The essential ingredient in dealing with central ideas, outlines, and titles in expository preaching is an understanding of the structure of the passage to be preached. The expositor should not communicate his own central idea, nor his own outline, nor his own title. He is, rather, to teach the central idea, outline, and theme of the author. Failure to reflect the author's theme, outline, and central idea is a departure from true exposition.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 612cc85 | Be natural; forget yourself; be so absorbed in what you are doing and in the realization of the presence of God, and in the glory and the greatness of the Truth that you are preaching . . . that you forget yourself completely. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 353e0ef | It must be emphasized that the expositor does not "make" a message out of a passage. Rather, he interacts with the contextual material until the message of the author emerges." | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| c0e0289 | 4Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,+ But the ahand of the diligent makes rich. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 88e3bea | Authentic loyalty is not blind devotion to a mere man. It is, first of all, an allegiance to truth and duty. But it involves devotion to the obligations of love and friendship as well. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 207db07 | Here's why: The best way to find the right person is to be the right person. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 8f830b5 | be successful in any profession they choose if they do a few things consistently: Be on time, keep quiet and work hard, do what the boss tells you, have a positive attitude, and most important, be fiercely loyal to the people you work for and with. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| e00d34c | They see life the way it really is. When they laugh, they laugh at what is truly humorous, not what is tragic. They enjoy what is truly enjoyable--a beautiful day, a precious child, and meaningful relationships. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| de43ce4 | The qualities of being temperate, dignified, and sensible replace the more unfortunate qualities of youth: recklessness, impetuosity, thoughtlessness, and instability. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| e2194a1 | According to Christ, then, the truest kind of leadership demands service, sacrifice, and selflessness. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 33f122c | the leadership role is a spiritual responsibility, and the people we lead are a stewardship from God, for which we will one day be called to give an account (cf. Matthew 25:14-30). | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 3dc21a0 | much of the world's "leadership" is nothing but manipulation of people by threats and rewards. That is not true leadership; it's exploitation." | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 734fcbb | every Christian is called to be a leader of sorts, at some level, because all of us are given a mandate to teach and to influence others. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| ce3b878 | 6aSeek the LORD while He may be found;+ bCall upon Him while He is near. 7aLet the wicked forsake his way+ And the unrighteous man his bthoughts; And let him creturn to the LORD, And He will have dcompassion on him, And to our God, For He will eabundantly pardon. 8"For My thoughts are not ayour thoughts,+ Nor are byour ways My ways," declares the LORD. 9"For aas the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And.. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| f8cfdc8 | A leader is not someone who is consumed with his own success and his own best interests. A true leader is someone who demonstrates to everyone around him that their interests are what most occupy his heart. | John F. MacArthur Jr. | ||
| 34abc95 | El hecho de que la obra sea dificil y nos encontremos con la adversidad no puede alterar nuestro llamado. | John F. MacArthur Jr. |