Category Archives: John R. W. Stott
The Word and Worship
Word and worship belong indissolubly to each other. All worship is an intelligent and loving response to the revelation of God, because it is the adoration of His Name. Therefore acceptable worship is impossible without preaching. For preaching is making known the Name of the Lord, and worship is praising the name of the Lord made known. Far from being an alien intrusion into worship, the reading and preaching of the Word are actually indispensable to it.
John Stott, Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, pp. 81-82
The Expositor’s Task
The expository preacher is a bridge builder, seeking to span the gulf between the Word of God and the mind of man. He must do his utmost to interpret the Scripture so accurately and plainly, and to apply it so forcefully, that the truth crosses the bridge.
How Much Does a Church Cost?
If the church was worth [Christ’s] blood, is it not worth our labor? The privilege of serving it is established by the preciousness of the price paid for its purchase.
John R. W. Stott, The Cross of Christ, p. 178
Life Is Worship 