The Rock

We had a wonderful time having Pastor Eddie teach us about preaching this past Wednesday (Aug 13, 2008)! If you couldn’t attend, here are the mp3 files from the second session. You can download them by right clicking on the link and select “Save Link As” (or “Download Link Target”).

Session 2 - Sermon Preparation

Basics of Preparing a Sermon (mp3, Eddie Byun, 1:16:43)

Q&A Session (mp3, Eddie Byun, 38:23)

The Uneducated Preacher (mp3, Christian Lee, 48:37)

Homework from Session 2:
1. Read the article “10 Tips for Avoiding the Pitfalls of Plagiarism“. Submit and sign a paper indicating you read it.
2. Using the lessons and principles learned, write a 3 point sermon using a topic or passage of your choice. Aim for a sermon that’s 10-15 minutes in duration (3-4 pages). Submit it by Sept 3rd 11:59pm via email. The next preaching seminar will be Saturday, Sept 6th, 10am at church.
3. Please keep up with your reading plans.

Session 1 - Foundation

For those that missed today’s session, please do your best to makeup the first session. We covered the course overview and an intro, which can be found in the following file (please print the following handout):

Preaching with Authority - Session 1 (pdf)

There are two mp3 files that you need to listen to:

Preaching Course Syllabus and Intro (mp3, Christian Lee, 49:59)
Putting Preachers in Their Place (mp3, Mark Driscoll, 1:15:01)

In my intro, I quoted Spurgeon. For your reference, this is the complete article (Pastors - Studying and Reading) from which I read.

Homework from Session 1:
1. Read the sermon for Session 1 (see below). Submit and sign a paper indicating you read it.
2. Submit a written monthly plan for reading Christian books (that will help build your spiritual authority), sign it, and commit to it for the remainder of the year.
3. Purchase “Supremacy of God in Preaching” and one other book on preaching (we’ll need to do a group order through Amazon if the bookstore has run out of books).

Audio Sermon for Session 1

Advice to Pastors: Preach the Word
by John Piper (available as audio or in manuscript)February 4, 1996

Bonus Material:

The Ministry of the Word
by John Piper (available as audio or in manuscript)
November 25, 1984

How Not to Blaspheme God in the Pulpit
by John Piper (available as audio only)
March 31, 1999

A Passion for Preaching
by John Piper (available as audio only)
January 28, 1992

Eccentric Preachers
by Charles Spurgeon (available as a manuscript)

Biblical Theology: Watch Your Doctrine Closely
With the internet, we have access to a tremendous amount of resources available online. It seems no one goes to the library anymore. And with this access, there seems to be a deterioration in sound theology rather than a revival. Less people are holding to Biblical doctrines these days - doctrines that are the fabric of Christianity. As preachers, we cannot afford to preach out of speculation or philosophy. We have a finite number of times that God will grant us the pulpit. When we preach, we need to be unafraid to preach with authority, anointed by the Holy Spirit! But this authority cannot be conferred upon us overnight or through prayer, it must primarily be built on your study desk and in your relationship with Christ. We must study the Bible, we must learn through respectable preachers how to handle the Word, and as Spurgeon and the apostle Paul admonished, we must read, read, read! I believe if the apostle Paul was alive today, not only would he tell Timothy to bring the parchments, he would’ve told Tim to bring the iPod - full of the latest podcasts and sermons!

That’s right ladies and gentlemen, I will be getting married in exactly two weeks! I can’t believe it! The day that I’ve anticipated since I was a little child is finally here! It’ll be July 26th in Seoul, Korea! If you haven’t checked it out, be sure to stop by our wedding web site!

http://christiananderin.com

It’s quite trippy that I’ll no longer be single anymore! I won’t be able to make decisions by myself, I won’t be able to stay out late at night with students or with friends,… what a big change! And with this big change, I believe God is sanctifying and changing me in a way that I’ve never experienced before!

I spent all of last week down in Jeju Island for KCCC’s annual summer conference and it was such a blessing! Ten students from my campus ministry (YICF) came down with me. We took a 5 hour bus ride and then a 5 hour ferry ride down to Jeju Island and although the travel time was long, everyone was in good spirits and staying expectant. While riding the ferry, it was very cloudy outside and we all decided to go on the top deck. I took out my guitar and we began to praise, “Open up the heavens, let your glory fall…” Amazingly, as we sang louder, the clouds began to break apart and the first ray of sunshine for the day peaked through! Needless to say, we all agreed it was pretty cool.

There were 10,000 students in attendance total and although we were crammed in for housing, we had a spectacular time staying at our nicely PIMPed out “Kumho Resort”. Everyday we had morning worship in English (led by KCCC USA) and we joined 10,000 students in the evening for worship in Korean (with English translation). At the end of each day, we got together to praise, share, and pray and many students expressed that our time late in the evening was key in receiving all the blessings they did during the week.

It was also great seeing all my friends at NY and LA KCCC.  It was cool because my American world collided with my Korean world when Pastor David from Jubilee and Pastor Eddie from Onnuri made the trip down to speak at our morning worship services. I got to do a seminar called “Spiritual Warfare” and I ended up leading several students through repentance and inner healing prayers. In brief, the times ministering to students was wonderful! God was doing a deep work in each person’s heart and the anointing was flowing!

I asked all ten students to write a mini-testimony from the conference so stay tuned for an inside look at the conference!

In one of my seminary classes at Torch (ttgst.edu), I was recently introduced to the M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan. If you stick with the daily plan, you can read through the OT once and the NT and Psalms twice in one year. I’ve decided to commit to it and with the help of a classmate (Victor Chun), I’m hoping to benefit greatly from this systematic reading of Scripture.

For all those who would like a copy of this wonderful resource, here it is: M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan. If you’d like it in a different language, click here.

Let me know if you decide to commit to it! We can go through it together! One of my favorite preachers and authors of all time, Charles Spurgeon, and another well respected author, John Stott, both recommended this Bible reading plan highly.