The Priority of Preaching (Biblia.com)

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"This little book is written for ordinary ministers who preach regularly to ordinary people in ordinary places... Most of us preach in gatherings that are smaller than we would wish and tougher than we might have hoped when we entered pastoral ministry... There is a voice on our shoulders who whispers as we prepare, and then as we preach, ‘Is it really worth it?"—From the Introduction. ...

The death of Moses overshadows the book. Even in chapter 1 Moses reminds them that the LORD had said to him, ‘You shall not enter (the land)’ (Deut. 1:37). Joshua is mentioned first in Deuteronomy 1:38, and every time he is mentioned thereafter (e.g. Deut. 3:21) it’s a reminder that Moses is going to die. Moses keeps repeating to them that he does not have permission to enter the land with them. We find it movingly in Deuteronomy 3:23–28, ‘At that time I pleaded with the LORD: “O Sovereign LORD,

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