• Preach big theological themes from the Bible. This will involve more than the careful exegesis of one Bible passage. Such sermons are not easy to preach, but they are important, helping the congregation to construct a theological theme from the Bible in a coherent way. • Preach in such a way that you can pray for and expect the Spirit to be at work. Pray, too, over the Word you preach. Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones describes the experience of the sacred anointing: The one thing needed
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