Advancing the Cause
Advancing the Cause is the podcast of IFCA International (www.ifca.org). Hosted by Executive Director Richard Bargas, Advancing the Cause features discussions with pastors, theologians, and ministry leaders. This podcast is a platform for exploring and deepening the understanding of the historic Christian faith. Each episode presents enriching biblical insights, testimonies, and relevant discussions on Christian living, ministry, and doctrine.
Covering a wide array of topics, Advancing the Cause offers guidance on practical challenges Christians face and engaging with the world through a Christ-centered lens. The podcast also explores the significance of community involvement, missions, apologetics, ecclesiology, practical pastoral ministry, and service. It aims to equip listeners to be faithful proclaimers of God’s Word in their churches and beyond.
Advancing the Cause
Preaching the Old Testament like a Dispensationalist, part 1
Richard Bargas discusses 8 reasons why many pastors don’t preach from the Old Testament and 7 reasons why all pastors need to make the Old Testament a regular part of the diet of teaching for the church. Some of these reasons are particular to dispensationalists who are careful to distinguish between Israel and the Church. While carefully following a consistent Literal Grammatical Historical hermeneutic (LGH), Richard Bargas wants to encourage pastors to take up the rich blessings of the Old Testament for the benefit of their congregations and their own souls.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
These books are helpful for learning more specific skills in preaching and teaching the Old Testament. Not all are dispensational, so let the reader beware.
1. Akin, Daniel L., Bill Curtis, and Stephen Rummage. 2011. Engaging Exposition: A 3-D Approach to Preaching. Nashville, TN: B&H Academic.
2. Davis, Dale Ralph. The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts.Fearn: Christian Focus, 2006.
3. Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. 2007. The Majesty of God in the Old Testament: A Guide for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
4. Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. 2003. Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament: A Guide for the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
5. Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. 1981. Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
6. Matthews, Victor Harold, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton. 2000. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. Electronic ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
7. McDill, Wayne. 2006. 12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group.
8. Stott, John R.W. 1982. Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
9. Terry, Milton S. 1999. Biblical Hermeneutics: A Treatise on the Interpretation of the Old and New Testaments. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers.
10. Wright, Christopher J. H. 2016. How to Preach & Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth. Zondervan.
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