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He is Not Silent by Al Mohler
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what is the premise of this book reformed?
The subtitle of the book is "Preaching in a Postmodern World". The premise of the book is the need to get back to solid expository biblical preaching as the primary emphasis of worship. Mohler makes a compelling case that the main thrust of modern evangelical worship is music and other stage-oriented performances (like drama and multi-media). Churches want to be seen as relevant and needs focused more than true to the Word of God. This leads to emphasizing music and programs and de-emphasizing solid biblical preaching. Of course, music is part of worship, but Mohler makes the case, as stated earlier, that preaching is the primary emphasis of worship.
Listening to a solid ,biblically rich sermon takes preparation and effort.The idea of praying for your Pastor, ,his sermon preparation, praying for your ears to be able to hear the word, with a view to glorify God in Kingdom service, might now be overshadowed by a preference toward being entertained. I wonder if he had been reading through Ezkiel:33
30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
Sounds like a good read for us. Thanks forsharing this!
Your post had me start an online search to sort of survey ideas on this topic before I might purchase that book, here is a link to one I found;
The next was here;Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World with Dr. Edmund Clowney and Dr. Timothy Keller | Reformed Theological Seminary
here is a quote from Amazon;
"Contemporary preaching suffers from a loss of confidence in the power of the Word, from an infatuation with technology, from an embarrassment before the biblical text, from an evacuation of biblical content, from a focus on felt needs, from an absence of gospel." Preaching, the practice of publicly expositing the Bible, has fallen on hard times. How did this happen? After all, as John A. Broadus famously remarked, “Preaching is characteristic of Christianity." In this powerful book, He Is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World, R. Albert Mohler Jr. shows us how. In a style both commanding and encouraging, Mohler lays the groundwork for preaching, fans the flame on the glory of preaching, and calls out with an urgent need for preaching. This message is desperately needed yet not often heard. Whether you're concerned or enthused by the state of the church today, join Mohler as he examines preaching and why the church can't survive without it.
I was able to locate and order a copy
The next was here;Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World with Dr. Edmund Clowney and Dr. Timothy Keller | Reformed Theological Seminary
here is a quote from Amazon;
"Contemporary preaching suffers from a loss of confidence in the power of the Word, from an infatuation with technology, from an embarrassment before the biblical text, from an evacuation of biblical content, from a focus on felt needs, from an absence of gospel." Preaching, the practice of publicly expositing the Bible, has fallen on hard times. How did this happen? After all, as John A. Broadus famously remarked, “Preaching is characteristic of Christianity." In this powerful book, He Is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World, R. Albert Mohler Jr. shows us how. In a style both commanding and encouraging, Mohler lays the groundwork for preaching, fans the flame on the glory of preaching, and calls out with an urgent need for preaching. This message is desperately needed yet not often heard. Whether you're concerned or enthused by the state of the church today, join Mohler as he examines preaching and why the church can't survive without it.
I was able to locate and order a copy
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One school is "Redemptive-Historical" preaching which reads the Bible in a way that stresses the organic unity between unfolding historical stages of God's redemption in Christ.
This approach is careful to "preach Christ" and his salvation from every passage of the Bible. whether he is overtly referred to or not. I will also insist on this. But there are major complaints about some preachers who follow this approach.
One wrote me: "each sermon merely becomes a 'bible overview' sermon that sounds exactly the same".
Another school of preaching is in strong reaction to moralism and wants to 'preach grace' constantly. I will also insist on this. But the complaint of this approach is (again) sameness from week to week as well as the criticism that the preacher fears to make detailed application and instruction.
(This is also a problem with 'redemptive-historical' preaching, though its roots are a bit different.) Out of a fear of legalism the communicator simply 'shows Christ' and claims grace and does not give specific instructions on how to live the Christian life.
Finally we have the 'revivalist' tradition of preaching, which does not seek to instruct so much as to give hearers a spiritual sense of Christ--to evangelize or renew them in the power of the Spirit. I will insist on this. But the limitations of 'revivalism' are well-known.
It tends to lead to theological shallowness and emotionalism for its own sake. (Revivalism has many forms. from the 'sawdust trail' of the frontier to the 'user-friendly' sermons of the mega-church. What all these forms have in common is that the emphasis is on the experience of the listener with little regard for instruction and truth.)
servantofmessiah.org
This approach is careful to "preach Christ" and his salvation from every passage of the Bible. whether he is overtly referred to or not. I will also insist on this. But there are major complaints about some preachers who follow this approach.
One wrote me: "each sermon merely becomes a 'bible overview' sermon that sounds exactly the same".
Another school of preaching is in strong reaction to moralism and wants to 'preach grace' constantly. I will also insist on this. But the complaint of this approach is (again) sameness from week to week as well as the criticism that the preacher fears to make detailed application and instruction.
(This is also a problem with 'redemptive-historical' preaching, though its roots are a bit different.) Out of a fear of legalism the communicator simply 'shows Christ' and claims grace and does not give specific instructions on how to live the Christian life.
Finally we have the 'revivalist' tradition of preaching, which does not seek to instruct so much as to give hearers a spiritual sense of Christ--to evangelize or renew them in the power of the Spirit. I will insist on this. But the limitations of 'revivalism' are well-known.
It tends to lead to theological shallowness and emotionalism for its own sake. (Revivalism has many forms. from the 'sawdust trail' of the frontier to the 'user-friendly' sermons of the mega-church. What all these forms have in common is that the emphasis is on the experience of the listener with little regard for instruction and truth.)
Description, Purpose of, Gospel of the Kingdom, About Servant of messiah.
Description, purpose of, mission of ministry, About Servant of Messiah.
servantofmessiah.org
Mohler also has a small booklet on preaching that is very good. Its less than $5
His book on the Apostles Creed is also very good
His book on the Apostles Creed is also very good