The present 9Marks Journal lays out some of the basics of expositional preaching as well as a few of the mechanics. If you happen to think that applying the text is the work of the Holy Spirit, start with Michael Lawrence’s piece. There’s a difference between a preacher’s application and the Spirit’s conviction, he says. Preaching that doesn’t apply the text is not preaching, and the ability to apply the text depends on your knowledge of your church. Jared Wilson and Erin Wheeler will help...

Procesele vrăjitoarelor din Salem datează din perioada colonială americană, când puritanii persecutați au fugit din Anglia în secolul al XVII-lea și s-au stabilit în Massachusetts. Au fondat multe orașe, printre care Salem, în apropiere de Boston, dar au fost hărțuiți constant de francezi și indieni. Aceste conflicte au durat atât de mult timp încât în rândul locuitorilor din satul Salem a apărut psihoza. Se spunea că mai mulți săteni erau posedați de demoni și în curând s-au răspândit num...

Moartea Neagră, sau Marea Ciumă, care a lovit Europa în secolul al XIV-lea, a fost cea mai mare epidemie pe care continentul a cunoscut-o vreodată. Într-un context de tulburări politice, foamete și război, a distrus o treime din populația Europei în cinci ani și a provocat pagube teribile: satele au dispărut, economia a fost afectată, străinii au fost tratați cu suspiciune, iar frica îi rodea zilnic pe oameni. Ciuma era asociată cu pedeapsa divină sau cu otrăvirea aerului. Deși Moartea Nea...

Why should you join a church? Becoming a member of a church is an important, and often neglected, part of the Christian life. Yet the trend these days is one of shunning the practice of organized religion and showing a distaste or fear of commitment, especially of institutions. Jonathan Leeman addresses these issues with a straightforward explanation of what church membership is and why it’s important. Giving the local church its proper due, Leeman has built a compelling case for committin...

Discipling is not a program. It is not a podcast preacher. It is not a one-size-fits-all information transfer. It is life-on-life loving in word and deed.If you are a pastor or elder, you should be leading the way in discipling younger individuals in the faith. Your instruction and example should be helping to cultivate a culture of discipleship in your church.

Discipling is not a program. It is not a podcast preacher. It is not a one-size-fits-all information transfer. It is life-on-life loving in word and deed.If you are a pastor or elder, you should be leading the way in discipling younger individuals in the faith. Your instruction and example should be helping to cultivate a culture of discipleship in your church.

The present 9Marks Journal lays out some of the basics of expositional preaching as well as a few of the mechanics. If you happen to think that applying the text is the work of the Holy Spirit, start with Michael Lawrence’s piece. There’s a difference between a preacher’s application and the Spirit’s conviction, he says. Preaching that doesn’t apply the text is not preaching, and the ability to apply the text depends on your knowledge of your church. Jared Wilson and Erin Wheeler will help...

Until this world is ended, the gospel will be challenged from places high and low. It will be tweaked and twisted, denounced and denied. And most fundamentally, Christ calls local churches—not seminaries, not presbyteries, not synods, not theologians, not publishers, and not even eJournals—to defend the gospel. It’s the people in the pews and the pulpits whom these apostles address.Insofar as God permits, this issue of the 9Marks eJournal aims to equip local churches and pastors to...

Until this world is ended, the gospel will be challenged from places high and low. It will be tweaked and twisted, denounced and denied. And most fundamentally, Christ calls local churches—not seminaries, not presbyteries, not synods, not theologians, not publishers, and not even eJournals—to defend the gospel. It’s the people in the pews and the pulpits whom these apostles address.Insofar as God permits, this issue of the 9Marks eJournal aims to equip local churches and pastors to...

In this twentieth anniversary edition, we’ve compiled some of the most essential articles—sev-eral for each of the nine marks. Read it yourself, and then hand it out to your fellow church leaders.

How Can We Know What the Church Is Supposed to Do?Jesus commissioned the local church to carry out a mission. Yet local churches often disagree over exactly what Jesus commanded them to do, leading them to align their mission with current political or economic trends. So what does the Bible have to say?In this short book, Jonathan Leeman argues from Scripture that the mission of the church is first and foremost to make disciples-the task that each local ass...

Does the phrase church discipline sound like an oxymoron? Many people believe that the church's message is centered around grace, and discipline seems contrary to this message. In this booklet, Jonathan Leeman presents biblical answers to questions about the nature and application of church discipline, illustrating how Scripture presents it as loving and necessary for yielding life, health, holiness, and growth in the local church body.