tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post3174268729693366686..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Pyro in the pulpitPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-74665353484126509262007-06-21T07:12:00.000-07:002007-06-21T07:12:00.000-07:00Dan,I don't know what to say. God used you to conv...Dan,<BR/><BR/>I don't know what to say. God used you to convict me today. Do I watch and pray, hardly, rarely it seems.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the powerful reminder.<BR/><BR/>Daryl.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296029404229769941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-38913288254801834402007-06-20T18:06:00.000-07:002007-06-20T18:06:00.000-07:00I'll try again.Dan,you said: "Though I tend to pre...I'll try again.<BR/><BR/>Dan,<BR/>you said: "Though I tend to <B>preach when I teach</B> (and vice-versa), this was more of a study than a sermon."<BR/><BR/>In response to that quote I wanted to know what you see as the Scriptural difference between preaching and teaching and where your perspective comes from. I wouldn't normally be thinking about this but a friend of mine recently challenged the distinction I held between the two and I have failed to come up with an adequate distinction, hence the question.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your response.Caleb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622161410572868385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89651667213922876202007-06-20T05:42:00.000-07:002007-06-20T05:42:00.000-07:00Oh, also I didn't know that "Gethsemane" means "oi...Oh, also I didn't know that "Gethsemane" means "oil press," and all that that association entails, especially in the ancient world where olive oil was used for everything. Great stuff.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-82243572438936281822007-06-20T05:39:00.000-07:002007-06-20T05:39:00.000-07:00Dan, you preached it, brother. Watch and pray. F...Dan, you preached it, brother. Watch and pray. For the rest of our lives. So true, so true (so I say, but will I do?).<BR/><BR/>By the way, I very much liked the metaphor of God's light shining through the stained glass windows of the writers of the books of Scripture.<BR/><BR/>May God give you many more opportunities to preach and teach in the months and years to come.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-37079835568220542622007-06-19T19:00:00.000-07:002007-06-19T19:00:00.000-07:00LOL, second-best chuckle of the day.Bet that's as ...LOL, second-best chuckle of the day.<BR/><BR/>Bet that's as close as I get to preaching with those guys, too!<BR/><BR/>(c:DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55447657878434641772007-06-19T18:05:00.000-07:002007-06-19T18:05:00.000-07:00threw it on my ipod...right between piper and maca...threw it on my ipod...right between piper and macarthur.<BR/><BR/>no pressure. ;-)danny2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010556674654842010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-60256720205553098162007-06-19T17:13:00.000-07:002007-06-19T17:13:00.000-07:00This is a little off topic, so forgive the questio...This is a little off topic, so forgive the question.<BR/><BR/>Scripturally, what is the difference between preaching and teaching?Caleb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622161410572868385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1035500045821436202007-06-19T16:13:00.000-07:002007-06-19T16:13:00.000-07:00Man, I have so got to listen to these sermons (no ...Man, I have so got to listen to these sermons (no iPod; no headphones or speakers where I am). What moving testimony from Dan, Kristine, and JSB. The Lord be with you, Dan.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-67915137681730494972007-06-19T15:47:00.000-07:002007-06-19T15:47:00.000-07:00Kristine, praise God, and thank you for your graci...<B>Kristine</B>, praise God, and thank you for your gracious and heartening words. As is usual, the truths pierced me before I preached them. That's the thing about handling a two-edged sword: you're twice as likely to get cut, yourself.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-51315981783610042672007-06-19T15:45:00.000-07:002007-06-19T15:45:00.000-07:00H.C., thanks for that, and for my best laugh of th...<B>H.C.</B>, thanks for that, and for my best laugh of the day.<BR/><BR/>Your link got cut off: <A HREF="http://www.reformed.plus.com/greenhouse/Greenhouse_24_05_07.mp3" REL="nofollow">HERE IT IS</A>.<BR/><BR/>I'm Presbyterian in that I'm a member of a Presbyterian church, simply because it is by far consistently the best, most Christ-honoring, passionate, truthful preaching and alive fellowship that I can find near us. The leadership know that I am what I am, and so, though I'm nominated yearly for elder, I'm unable to serve.<BR/><BR/>But my friend the pastor does give me opportunity to preach and teach.<BR/><BR/>Email me, and I'll tell you a bit more.<BR/><BR/>I'm listening now, thanks.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-43120472134403496142007-06-19T15:16:00.000-07:002007-06-19T15:16:00.000-07:00Because the kiddos and my husband will be here any...Because the kiddos and my husband will be here any minute now, and as such, I need to get to work on dinner, this post will be much shorter than it would be otherwise (just be thankful for that!).<BR/><BR/>While at work today, I had the opportunity to listen to the message you delivered on Sunday morning. <BR/><BR/>There I was at my desk, with spreadsheets and reports around me, and the boys from the office, walking by continuously...with literal tears in my eyes.<BR/><BR/>Your exposition of that remarkable passage, was thorough and enlightening, bringing me to a greater understanding of what occured that night. <BR/><BR/>The truths you delivered from it, were soul-piercing.<BR/><BR/>Thank you. As I've looked inward into my own spiritual walk, and look out onto professing Christianity (especially in our country), my heart breaks. <BR/><BR/>We're asleep, or numb, or indifferent, or apathetic...whatever you want to call it. <BR/><BR/>May God cause a great awakening in the hearts and souls of the church, so that we may become ever aware of the reality of the spiritual forces at work around us, all the time; and may we come to a greater understanding of our weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and so rely on the power of God alone, to resist such evil forces, surrounding us. <BR/><BR/>Your message: it was beautiful, convicting, and sent me straight to the Lord in prayer. <BR/><BR/>Thank you.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208753353162363484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52052308927958062012007-06-19T14:23:00.000-07:002007-06-19T14:23:00.000-07:00Good message and fine teaching. Edifying. The spir...Good message and fine teaching. Edifying. <BR/><BR/>The spirit is eager, but the flesh is without strength.<BR/><BR/>Keep on prayin' and watchin'. And we need to be praying for one another.<BR/><BR/>I sometimes find myself above average in strength spiritually and mentally, and more encouraged than discouraged, and I come to find out someone was going to the throne of grace for me.<BR/><BR/>I pray that I would pray more for others "to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man", and to recognize just how much the Savior loves each of us.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-39447300965800120242007-06-19T12:29:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:29:00.000-07:00Hey Dan,Maybe you and me can start our own denomin...Hey Dan,<BR/><BR/>Maybe you and me can start our own denomination! I'm a Baptist prog-dispy who's sold on the doctrines of grace (the whole flower, I'm pretty sure), but my view of church gov't is quite flexible. In what way are you Presbyterian? I assume you mean in terms of church gov't. We could have something here. I think me and Dr John Hannah at DTS are like, the only dispies I know who research the Puritans. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to listening to one or both of these messages. Here's a recent one of mine, on Martin Luther:<BR/><BR/>http://www.reformed.plus.com/greenhouse/Greenhouse_24_05_07.mp3<BR/><BR/>(Don't feel obligated to listen. Just wanted to return the favor.) <BR/><BR/>(Being a fellow dispy, I figured you'd appreciate all the parentheses I've used here. :-) )Chris Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832290458905110111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-75963910731743761572007-06-19T12:25:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:25:00.000-07:00Dan, I will so listen to both sermons as soon as I...Dan, I will so listen to both sermons as soon as I get a chance.<BR/><BR/>Please forgive me for the comments I've posted and deleted. I wrote them in a jocular tone, riffing on Dan's being a Baptist, dispensationalist, and Presbyterian all in one, but in hindsight, they were too irreverent and off-topic. Who am I as a Calvinist Mennonite Jewish Christian to joke about such things?Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-44371183790563742512007-06-19T12:03:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:03:00.000-07:00Kim: That is a known problem with many computers....Kim: That is a known problem with many computers. I strongly advise you to check and see if <A HREF="http://tominthebox.blogspot.com/2007/01/net-finney-guards-families-against.html" REL="nofollow">NetFinney</A> has been installed on your laptop.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-46875115858755277732007-06-19T09:45:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:45:00.000-07:00I'm planning on listening to them both. I am hopi...I'm planning on listening to them both. I am hoping that my laptop, which seems recently to be offended by MP3 files of Calvinistic preachers, won't shut down in the middle of the sermon like it did when I last listened to an S.Lewis Johnson sermon.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288648996304246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-67275662650656107902007-06-19T07:54:00.000-07:002007-06-19T07:54:00.000-07:00Thanks for taking the time to listen, JSB, and for...Thanks for taking the time to listen, <B>JSB</B>, and for your kind words. I'm encouraged (Proverbs 12:25). Glory to God.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-30426575593065159932007-06-19T06:33:00.000-07:002007-06-19T06:33:00.000-07:00Excellent exposition, Dan. Something I appreciate ...Excellent exposition, Dan. Something I appreciate in addition to the content is your delivery. It's not "forced casual" as I hear so often; it does not call attention to itself (another "sin" from the pulpit). Rather, it is thoughtful and well spoken (not a lot of "hesitators") which indicates to me that you've really thought this through and prayed it through. When a pastor preaches too casually, I get the impression the deep thought hasn't been there. And sometimes it hasn't, which is an affront to the God given task and shortchanges the people in the pews.<BR/><BR/>But it's obvious that you are a faithful steward of the gift. So thank you.James Scott Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641370124346172648noreply@blogger.com