Inerrancy of the Bible: An Annotated Bibliography
By Mark Dever | 02.25.2010Behind the centrality of expositional preaching is the assumption of the authority and truthfulness of God’s Word.
A Biblical Case for Expositional Preaching
By Mike Bullmore | 9Marks Journal: Preaching | 02.25.2010Those who preach should preach their Bibles.
Preach to the Ignorant, the Doubtful, and Sinners
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Preaching | 02.25.2010I want to approach the topic of application slightly differently: not only are there different kinds of hearers, there are also different kinds of application.
A Conversational Approach: Will it Preach?
By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 9Marks Journal: Preaching | 02.25.2010My greatest fear for the removal of authoritative preaching from the congregation is that the Scriptures themselves will cease to be treated as authoritative.
The Gospel & Deliberate Complementarian Pastors
By C. J. Mahaney | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 02.25.2010I am convinced that the complementarian position will strengthen the church in her God given-role to proclaim and protect the gospel.
Leading a Small Group for Newly Weds
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 02.25.2010It’s always better to address potential problems than actual ones, and it’s better to be proactive than reactive.
Where Does Your Congregation Turn For Help?
By Deepak Reju | 9Marks Journal: Preaching | 02.25.2010If you neglect to teach your people biblical application you have failed to shepherd the flock adequately.
The Pastor’s Wife: A Position or Juxtaposition?
By Connie Dever | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 02.25.2010„What will your wife do if you become our pastor?“
Informed Consent: Biblical and Legal Protection for Church Discipline
By Ken Sande | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 02.25.2010By updating your governing documents with these kinds of provisions, you can strengthen your ability to obey God’s command to restore straying sheep.
Discipline in the Mainline – Is it Possible or Even Wise?
By Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 02.25.2010Discipline is possible, on a congregational and on a denomination-wide level. I’ve witnessed it with my own eyes. But it is rare and difficult.
Learning to Multiply
By Tim Cantrell | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 02.25.2010Not a single industrialized nation today has a high enough fertility rate to replace itself.
Embedded Portraits: A Theological Vision for Families 3
By Andrew Nichols | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 02.25.2010Does the fact that we’re having a boy or a girl make any difference in parenting beyond the color of their balloons?
Embedded Portraits: A Theological Vision for Families 2
By Andrew Nichols | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 02.25.2010There’s more to say about children and families than to simply affirm or deny the continuity of the covenants!
Wanted: Kingdom Families
By Anonymous | 9Marks Journal: Family & Parenting | 02.25.2010For that reason, even before asking whether your family should stay or go, it may be worth asking whether or not you have a Kingdom perspective at all.
Clouds on the Horizon
By Matt Chandler | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 02.25.2010When we researched multi-site churches we had a hard time pinpointing concerns with it because in all the reading we did we rarely came across two churches that do it the same way.