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Jun 4, 2013 • By David Murray • 0 Comments
8 Principles of Sermon Application [Video]
May 15, 2013 • By David Murray • 1 Comment
Three short videos on how to apply God’s truth to ourselves and our hearers
Read More →What do you do when the Word leaves you cold?
May 13, 2013 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
“What do you do when the preaching of the Word no longer impacts you as it once did?” That’s the question I was asked by an earnest young man recently who appears to be sincerely seeking the Lord.
Read More →The Puritans on Medication for Mental Illness
May 9, 2013 • By David Murray • 7 Comments
The Puritans not only accepted the existence of medical causes for depression and other mental disorders, but they also proposed various medical remedies.
Read More →The Puritans and Mental Illness
May 8, 2013 • By David Murray • 10 Comments
The Puritans had better insight into the physical and spiritual causes and cures of depression than many modern writers.
Read More →How Technology Made me a Better Christian
May 3, 2013 • By David Murray • 17 Comments
The digital revolution has increased our theological knowledge, our cultural engagement, our ministry reach and effectiveness, our evangelism and apologetics, our love for one another, and our holiness.
Read More →What is sermon application?
May 3, 2013 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
Application is the process by which the unchanging principles of God’s word are brought into life-changing contact with people who live in an ever-changing world.
Read More →A Center-of-the-Gospel Book for the Gospel-Centered
Apr 30, 2013 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
A book review of Blood Work by Anthony Carter
Read More →7 Points about Sermon Points [Video]
Apr 2, 2013 • By David Murray • 0 Comments
Seven important considerations in framing sermon points
Read More →What Yahoo can teach us about church
Mar 27, 2013 • By David Murray • 6 Comments
Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer has banned all telecommuting. Find out why and how this decision should encourage more faithful church attendance.
Read More →Sermon Structure and Simplicity
Mar 25, 2013 • By David Murray • 3 Comments
The relationship between sermon structure and sermon simplicty
Read More →Snapshot Sermons
Mar 14, 2013 • By David Murray • 4 Comments
A science professor is asking his doctoral students to submit a video to explain their dissertation in 30-60 seconds. Why not ask preachers to do the same?
Read More →Do’s and Don’ts of Sermon Introductions
Mar 11, 2013 • By David Murray • 3 Comments
Two brief videos with some positives and negatives for sermon introductions
Read More →A Balanced Preaching Menu [Video]
Mar 4, 2013 • By David Murray • 1 Comment
This checklist of different kinds of sermons could be used to regularly review the diet a preacher is serving up to his hearers.
Read More →200 Preaching Resources
Feb 26, 2013 • By David Murray • 10 Comments
Here are 200 of the best preaching resources I’ve gathered over the past three years.
Read More →6 ways to get to Christ via Old Testament texts
Feb 25, 2013 • By David Murray • 7 Comments
A summary of six ways to get to Christ via Old Testament Texts: (1) Prophecies, (2) Pictures
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Interrogating a Text: Translation Questions [Video]
Feb 11, 2013 • By David Murray • 0 Comments
The first six questions to ask when “interrogating” a text are concerned with translating the text.
Read More →About David Murray
- Follower of Christ
- Preacher of the Gospel
- Professor of Old Testament & Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
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