Thank you so much for sharing how a great man of God works his studies....encouraged/confirmed a few things that I was wondering about. APPRECIATED MUCH
These are the fundamentals applied at the highest level. Pastor Begg is certainly a role model for all preachers, not necessarily in style, but in preparation. He inspires me.
It's very hard to find biblical preachers. I live in a small town, have gone to every church here and found the priest. He was so in tune with God, taught best Bible classes. He was replaced by one who had no spiritual calling... Finding Alistair has been my saving grace!!! Prayers for more like him.
At Divinity school I took three courses on homelitics (expository/textual/topical) but in my faith tradition (Catholicism) a typical Sunday sermon should last between 5 to 7 minutes. I have nothing but admiration for my evangelical colleagues who preach for the good part of an hour (let alone "preach-off" competitions their churches run). Wow!
Pastor Begg certainly the example of work..intense hard work and for sure no mumble mumble in the church..THOROUGH WORK, STUDY, PRAYING THINKING AND RESPONSIBILITY..it is clear that to him it is ALL ABOUT GOD, ABOUT THE GODNESS OF GOD AND THE GOD OF THE BIBLE.....CHRIST AWARENESS.May God bless pastor Begg..and the way he is also blessing forward..amen and amen.
People really try hard to find faults in such great examples of teaching. It's shameful. I love Alistair, his teaching is immaculate. Stop trying to find problems with him and focus on the Word.
I'm far too analytical for the conventional 'take it something like this' method of study. I need structure. Alistair gives me that. I like this video because it shows his 4-point style. It's simple, precise, and doable. For that, he will always be one of my favorites.
Alistair is like a college professor in some of his sermons. All too often I wish he could go on for 3 or 4 hours in a single sermon in 4 parts miniseries-type sermon. That, and his Scottish accent. I lived in Scotland for 2+ Years, so I don't have trouble understanding him.
Re: Spurgeon and humor, he actually was criticized as using too much humor in his sermons (cf. biographies by Drummond and Murray). For historical context, those men who criticized him were primarily serving dying churches. Their sermons often contained lengthy quotes in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, etc., and were really more consistent with lectures than gospel proclamation and biblical exposition. In that context, Spurgeon was quite a sensation; he once remarked, "I would rather cause a half-moments' profound chuckle, than a half-hour's profound slumber." Don't be a funnyman in the pulpit, for certain; our churches desperately need to see a man who feels in his bones the weight of eternity and the glory and holiness of God; but remember that there is humor in life (and Scripture), and it is no sin to be joyful as you proclaim Christ (i.e., Ps 16.11). Hope this helps. Grace to you.
Oh, if more preachers would empty themselves before attempting to give out God's word, we'd be hearing more from God Himself, His Word, and His Spirit!
context: "Anything at all that I think I write down on paper." - He scribbles down his thoughts about the passage so he can organize the relevant ones after in a coherent manner. NOT "emptying his mind" like a mystic.
when he says he "thinks himself empty" he does not mean the same thing that the psychics and kabbalah people who empty their minds so that spirits can come in and fill it with devilish nonsense. He's talking about leaving behind the things you have previously discovered in a passage when coming to the text of scripture under consideration and reading it as if you are reading it for the very first time. Papa san taught me rightly- no matter how clear you try to be there's always someone who will deliberately take what is said out of context in order to start arguments and make false accusations.
Yes, but did Spurgeon write jokes and levity into his sermons? No, because he was a mortified, serious minister who would not let anything get in his way of being the biggest blessing that he could, through the Holy Spirit, be. Mr. Begg needs to stop trying to be the funny man because being funny is not supposed to be a ministerial function.
Actually, Spurgeon did write in jokes, and was criticized at the time much like you are criticizing Allistair Begg. Spurgeon would often say, "I'll have them rolling in the aisle with laughter, then I'll kick them in the teeth with truth." Another quote of his was, "I would rather cause a half-moments' profound chuckle, than a half-hour's profound slumber." He wasn't trying to detract from the message with humor. Rather, he was connecting with the people, instead of preaching down at them. The messages often had the vibe of a beggar showing other beggars where he got his bread. We most certainly shouldn't become jokesters, but we also need to remember that we are dealing with people who God loves. Yes, serious instruction is involved in love, but so is joy. We are not simply to be mortified. We are also to preach the good news, not just the heaviness of peoples' sin. Blessings to you!
@@patrickdewhurst3378 No one who has read Spurgeon and who has heard and seen Begg would comment as you did. The one man was a holy preacher; the other is a jester in a pulpit. And this is why Spurgeon got revival, and Begg doesn't. We know who's who by their fruits.
I’m a little confused by your comment. I’m not comparing the two men, nor am I trying to say that Begg is more effective. Only eternity will tell, but we’d all agree that Spurgeon was brilliant and greatly used of God. No one is challenging that. However, those weren’t my opinions I provided, rather, they were quotes of Spurgeon. They aren’t even controversial quotes. This was quite literally what Spurgeon was known for at the time. Spurgeon certainly wasn’t a jester making light of the text, or even the activity of preaching. But to make the claim that he didn’t tell jokes from the pulpit is categorically false. He received enormous criticism from his detractors at the time for doing just that. And yet, as you have correctly pointed out, God brought revival to the people in the midst of his preaching. That speaks to the greatness of God, and the response of the people to God. That doesn’t speak to the greatness of Spurgeon or even his ‘effectiveness.’ Revival doesn’t work like that.
@@patrickdewhurst3378 God uses holy preachers to produce revival. Spurgeon did not crack jokes in the fashion that that is done now by ministers like Begg. Mr. Begg was one of the speakers at Ligonier in 2013. One of his speeches was called, 'Preach the Word.' In that speech he flings zinger after zinger, brags about being told that he rung someone's bell during a sermon, and further quenches the Spirit by having the audience in guffaws at intervals throughout that speech. In his other speech, called 'Have Mercy,' he begins by a joke about teddy bears (and this he did, even after prayer had just been made.) What was his burden during this speech? He tells us that it concerned whether to tell a certain joke or not. Maybe this one: Afternoon lectures are the hardest because people are full of roast beef and unbelief. Ha ha. And the Holy Spirit is regenerating and sanctifying at this point, I guess? Spurgeon did not do that kind of joking. Go and read his sermon, 'Remember Death,' for example. See if you can detect the spirit of what animated Begg in it anywhere? If my comments get scrubbed now because the facts that I put down cannot be gainsaid, that will be the exclamation point proving how right I am. And I am saving this comment for a witness against this channel if I am deleted from it. Conversations just like this one will be adjudicated on Judgment Day.
Thank you so much for sharing how a great man of God works his studies....encouraged/confirmed a few things that I was wondering about. APPRECIATED MUCH
These are the fundamentals applied at the highest level. Pastor Begg is certainly a role model for all preachers, not necessarily in style, but in preparation. He inspires me.
Great thoughts: 1. Think yourself empty 2. Read yourself full 3. Write yourself clear 4. Pray yourself hard 5. Be yourself 6. Forget yourself
*4. Pray yourself hot. H B Charles says this also.
It's very hard to find biblical preachers. I live in a small town, have gone to every church here and found the priest. He was so in tune with God, taught best Bible classes. He was replaced by one who had no spiritual calling...
Finding Alistair has been my saving grace!!! Prayers for more like him.
At Divinity school I took three courses on homelitics (expository/textual/topical) but in my faith tradition (Catholicism) a typical Sunday sermon should last between 5 to 7 minutes. I have nothing but admiration for my evangelical colleagues who preach for the good part of an hour (let alone "preach-off" competitions their churches run). Wow!
Pastor Begg certainly the example of work..intense hard work and for sure no mumble mumble in the church..THOROUGH WORK, STUDY, PRAYING THINKING AND RESPONSIBILITY..it is clear that to him it is ALL ABOUT GOD, ABOUT THE GODNESS OF GOD AND THE GOD OF THE BIBLE.....CHRIST AWARENESS.May God bless pastor Begg..and the way he is also blessing forward..amen and amen.
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Beautiful…..simply beautiful. Thank You Pastor Alistair Begg, may you & Parkside Ministry continue to be blessed while sowing the GOSPEL. ✝️🙏🔥📖❤️☺️
Thank you for the wisdom of your process of success!
Wow!
“Be yourself & forget yourself.”
- AB
That makes sense. He's preaching is like he a book. His wording is precise. Things you quote him are not little sound bites but full long sentences.
People really try hard to find faults in such great examples of teaching. It's shameful. I love Alistair, his teaching is immaculate. Stop trying to find problems with him and focus on the Word.
@@1john4six wow, I think you're broken....
Excellent Preaching/Teaching 📖
Love this man.
I'm far too analytical for the conventional 'take it something like this' method of study. I need structure. Alistair gives me that. I like this video because it shows his 4-point style. It's simple, precise, and doable. For that, he will always be one of my favorites.
David, we're glad this was helpful to you. Bless you.
Alistair is like a college professor in some of his sermons. All too often I wish he could go on for 3 or 4 hours in a single sermon in 4 parts miniseries-type sermon.
That, and his Scottish accent. I lived in Scotland for 2+ Years, so I don't have trouble understanding him.
Agreed! You should come to The Cove when he's teaching one year. You could hear him for 3 days!
Re: Spurgeon and humor, he actually was criticized as using too much humor in his sermons (cf. biographies by Drummond and Murray). For historical context, those men who criticized him were primarily serving dying churches. Their sermons often contained lengthy quotes in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, etc., and were really more consistent with lectures than gospel proclamation and biblical exposition. In that context, Spurgeon was quite a sensation; he once remarked, "I would rather cause a half-moments' profound chuckle, than a half-hour's profound slumber." Don't be a funnyman in the pulpit, for certain; our churches desperately need to see a man who feels in his bones the weight of eternity and the glory and holiness of God; but remember that there is humor in life (and Scripture), and it is no sin to be joyful as you proclaim Christ (i.e., Ps 16.11). Hope this helps. Grace to you.
Oh, if more preachers would empty themselves before attempting to give out God's word, we'd be hearing more from God Himself, His Word, and His Spirit!
Love this guy...He mentors my Pastor too!
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Can anyone please help me on finding more about the filing system Alistair Begg uses?
i'm glad i saw this...and the haters' gallery...both are sure signs of progress...
Sounds good to me...
Is there an inspired way to prepare for a sermon?
I give the same talk over and over again at the park
context:
"Anything at all that I think I write down on paper."
- He scribbles down his thoughts about the passage so he can organize the relevant ones after in a coherent manner.
NOT "emptying his mind" like a mystic.
when he says he "thinks himself empty" he does not mean the same thing that the psychics and kabbalah people who empty their minds so that spirits can come in and fill it with devilish nonsense. He's talking about leaving behind the things you have previously discovered in a passage when coming to the text of scripture under consideration and reading it as if you are reading it for the very first time. Papa san taught me rightly- no matter how clear you try to be there's always someone who will deliberately take what is said out of context in order to start arguments and make false accusations.
Yes, but did Spurgeon write jokes and levity into his sermons? No, because he was a mortified, serious minister who would not let anything get in his way of being the biggest blessing that he could, through the Holy Spirit, be. Mr. Begg needs to stop trying to be the funny man because being funny is not supposed to be a ministerial function.
With all due respect Begg doesn't write his jokes. They come naturally.
Actually, Spurgeon did write in jokes, and was criticized at the time much like you are criticizing Allistair Begg. Spurgeon would often say, "I'll have them rolling in the aisle with laughter, then I'll kick them in the teeth with truth." Another quote of his was, "I would rather cause a half-moments' profound chuckle, than a half-hour's profound slumber." He wasn't trying to detract from the message with humor. Rather, he was connecting with the people, instead of preaching down at them. The messages often had the vibe of a beggar showing other beggars where he got his bread. We most certainly shouldn't become jokesters, but we also need to remember that we are dealing with people who God loves. Yes, serious instruction is involved in love, but so is joy. We are not simply to be mortified. We are also to preach the good news, not just the heaviness of peoples' sin. Blessings to you!
@@patrickdewhurst3378 No one who has read Spurgeon and who has heard and seen Begg would comment as you did. The one man was a holy preacher; the other is a jester in a pulpit. And this is why Spurgeon got revival, and Begg doesn't. We know who's who by their fruits.
I’m a little confused by your comment. I’m not comparing the two men, nor am I trying to say that Begg is more effective. Only eternity will tell, but we’d all agree that Spurgeon was brilliant and greatly used of God. No one is challenging that. However, those weren’t my opinions I provided, rather, they were quotes of Spurgeon. They aren’t even controversial quotes. This was quite literally what Spurgeon was known for at the time. Spurgeon certainly wasn’t a jester making light of the text, or even the activity of preaching. But to make the claim that he didn’t tell jokes from the pulpit is categorically false. He received enormous criticism from his detractors at the time for doing just that. And yet, as you have correctly pointed out, God brought revival to the people in the midst of his preaching. That speaks to the greatness of God, and the response of the people to God. That doesn’t speak to the greatness of Spurgeon or even his ‘effectiveness.’ Revival doesn’t work like that.
@@patrickdewhurst3378 God uses holy preachers to produce revival. Spurgeon did not crack jokes in the fashion that that is done now by ministers like Begg. Mr. Begg was one of the speakers at Ligonier in 2013. One of his speeches was called, 'Preach the Word.' In that speech he flings zinger after zinger, brags about being told that he rung someone's bell during a sermon, and further quenches the Spirit by having the audience in guffaws at intervals throughout that speech. In his other speech, called 'Have Mercy,' he begins by a joke about teddy bears (and this he did, even after prayer had just been made.) What was his burden during this speech? He tells us that it concerned whether to tell a certain joke or not. Maybe this one: Afternoon lectures are the hardest because people are full of roast beef and unbelief. Ha ha. And the Holy Spirit is regenerating and sanctifying at this point, I guess? Spurgeon did not do that kind of joking. Go and read his sermon, 'Remember Death,' for example. See if you can detect the spirit of what animated Begg in it anywhere? If my comments get scrubbed now because the facts that I put down cannot be gainsaid, that will be the exclamation point proving how right I am. And I am saving this comment for a witness against this channel if I am deleted from it. Conversations just like this one will be adjudicated on Judgment Day.