1. Oftentimes we interpret our prayers through the lens of our emotions, or our passion behind the prayers we pray. When those prayers aren't answered the way we want, we examine the level of passion, or our method of prayer, to see what needs to be fixed.
  2. In this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson examine the story of the raising of Lazarus.
  3. On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson and John Hoyum discuss the story of Jesus healing a man born blind.
  4. Red, Red Wine… In this episode, we discuss Norman Nagel’s Lenten sermon on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers, focusing on the gift-giving God and what interferes with Jesus being a gift for us.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the landmark sermon, “The Dangers of an Unconverted Ministry.”
  6. In this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson study the story of the woman at the well.
  7. Sometimes our resistence to forgiveness is that we are attempting to give Christ-less grace.
  8. In this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of Nicodemus and his visit to Jesus in the middle of the night.
  9. In this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson explore the temptation of Christ in the wilderness right after his baptism.
  10. Okay well . . . not really. But what do you owe your pastor? Craig and Troy begin a new series on the Table of Duties.
  11. Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise?
  12. In this episode of Preaching the Text, Steven Paulson and John Hoyum examine the story of Christ's transfiguration before three of his apostles on the mount of Transfiguration.