Derick Dickens

“There is no proper way to discuss what God will do in the future unless we have our feet firmly planted in biblical teaching about what God has done in the past.”
― Kim Riddlebarger, A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times

“An expository sermon may be defined as a message whose structure and thought are developed from a biblical text, covering its scope, in order to explain how the features and context of the text disclose enduring principles for faithful thinking, living, and worship intended by the Spirit, who inspired the text.”
― Bryan Chapell, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon

“Francis of Assisi prayed, “Grant that I would not so much seek to be understood as to understand, that I would not so much seek to be loved as to love.”
― David A. Powlison, Take Heart: Daily Devotions to Deepen Your Faith

“Long ago Augustine simply summarized, “When the Bible speaks, God speaks.”
― Bryan Chapell, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon