There is no chance of fire in the pews if there is an iceberg in the pulpit; and without personal prayer and communion with God during the preparation stages, the pulpit will be cold.– Alistair Begg in Preaching for God’s Glory
The attitude of heart with which we come– Alistair Begg in Preaching for God’s Glory
If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5). Much of our discontentment may be traced to expectations that are essentially selfish and more often than not completely unrealistic.
– Alistair Begg in Pathway to Freedom
It is a good discipline to test our speech by asking of what we are about to say, especially when it concerns another person. Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary?
– Alistair Begg in Pathway to Freedom
In this high and sacred calling, the task of expository preaching, we are to be men of spiritual wisdom and understanding in the mysteries of the gospel. We must each have a genuine experience of the power of the truth we proclaim. It is incumbent upon us to be able to divide the Word correctly and to feed the sheep as we discern their condition by spending time among them. There must be zeal about us for the glory of God and a compassion for the souls of men.
– Alistair Begg in Expositor Nov/Dec 14
Just because I haven’t shed someone’s blood, doesn’t mean I’m innocent. My heart and mind have harbored thoughts and feelings that are as foul as murder. We kill people all the time with our contemptuous anger, our animosity and malice, our hostility and gossip.
Little hidden murders.
– Alistair Begg in Pathway to Freedom
The great need for this [fifth] command is to be found in the fact that we are by nature, rebels. We have a natural dislike for authority. It is within the family that children are to learn respect for authority.
– Alistair Begg in Pathway to Freedom
Imagination is a wonderful gift, but when we use it to conjure up our own image of God it leads us astray. It is quite common to hear people say, “I like to think of God as…” and then add whatever picture they have in mind. The problem is that our view of God is to be defined by His revelation of Himself in the Bible, and when we conceive of Him apart from that, it will be misleading at best. Anything we imagine will be inevitably less than God, and when that which is less than God is used to portray God, we are led quickly to blasphemy and idolatry.
– Alistair Begg in Pathway to Freedom
Brian J. Mikul 