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If you want to do expository preaching right, Bryan Chapell’s classic Christ-Centered Preaching is a must read. (And if it’s not already on your digital bookshelf, it should be!)
Dr. Chapell is senior pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, and president emeritus at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Over the years, he has been asked countless questions about how to best share God’s Word. Here are his answers to five common inquiries.
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One of my favorite Logos 7 features is the Concordance which allows us to conduct a word count, develop a lemma list, and much more. As I’m sure you’ve discovered, a few minutes are necessary the first time we create a Concordance report for an interlinear Bible. And since only a select number of resources are saved in the tool’s history, we may have to spend another few minutes building the report for the same resource in the future.
With the recent release of Logos 7.10, however, that scenario disappeared. We can now save Concordance resources in the panel’s history!
The Anchor Yale Bible is one of the most sought-after critical commentaries available today. Scholars and pastors alike rely on it for its lucid analysis of every passage in both testaments and the apocrypha. With its diversity of perspectives—Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish points of view are all presented—the AYB has established itself as an authoritative voice in biblical studies.
We are all tempted to believe lies about our identities that shape our daily lives. As Dayton Hartman puts it, “Our hearts, apart from God’s regenerating grace, are literally lie-producing and lie-believing machines.” But Hartman is convinced there are unique lies that pastors often believe, specifically related to their identity as a pastor.
When you don’t know the Greek alphabet, reading commentaries and reference books can sometimes feel like analyzing a redacted document. Greek and Hebrew words look so foreign to English readers, they might as well be covered with a black bar.
I once gave a presentation at my church on “Why Bible Typography Matters.” It was announced a month or so in advance, and people started making comments to me about it. Someone said, “You’re going to talk about Bible typology—like how Joseph prefigures Christ? I love that!” Someone else said, “How can you talk for a whole hour about Bible topography? What is there to say about levels of elevation in Bible lands?”
I tried to explain that typography is the art and science of arranging text on a printed page. This did not persuade anyone I was aware of to get excited, but they all dutifully showed up anyway.
They ended up paying great attention, and they asked truly great questions at the end. The sound guy later told me, “When I saw your topic I expected to be bored out of my mind, but I was actually on the edge of my seat!”
If you’ve never owned Logos before, you can get your first base package for less than $200–but only through October 31. You’ll you get a library of more than 100 valuable Bible study resources—plus tools that make them even more useful.
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October’s monthly sale is winding down, but there’s still time to pick up commentaries, courses, and other Bible study resources at a steep discount. You can save up to 50% now through October 31. Here are four of this month’s most popular deals. Get them while you still can:
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Pastor. Preacher. President.
Considered one of the most influential ministers of the 20th century, Adrian Rogers held these titles with distinction. He led Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, for 33 years and grew the congregation by 20,000 people. He preached thousands of sermons in the course of his lifetime. He was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention for two terms, leading the convention in a conservative direction.
Friday Wrap-up: Logos 7 Platinum Free, Free Bible Study Course, More
It’s the end of the month, and it’s time to take advantage of all these free, on sale, and otherwise outstanding deals. Take a look at this week’s Friday Wrap-Up: [Read more…]