Themelios | A Preacher's Decalogue by Sinclair B. Ferguson

Sinclair Ferguson shares a suggested preacher's decalogue.  I found this to be stirring and very helpful.

Ferguson seeks to answer the question, "What Ten Commandments, what rule of preaching-life, do I wish someone had written for me to provide direction, shape, ground rules, that might have helped me keep going in the right direction and gaining momentum in ministry along the way?" He answers with the following suggestions:

1. Know Your Bible Better
2. Be a Man of Prayer
3. Don't Lose Sight of Christ
4. Be Deeply Trinitarian
5. Use Your Imagination
6. Speak Much of Sin and Grace
7. Use "the Plain Style"
8. Find Your Own Voice
9. Learn How to Transition
10. Love Your People

Read the entire article here.

Themelios | A Preacher's Decalogue by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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A Chronological List of the Published Works of Sinclair B. Ferguson

Per our discussion here, I've decided to build a list of works by Sinclair Ferguson. I've tried to list them all in chronological order. Please let me know if I've overlooked anything.

BOOKS AUTHORED -
Taking the Christian Life Seriously: Biblical Teaching on Christian Maturity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House, 1981. ix, 171 pp.
[Out of Print]

The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. xii, 179 pp. [European Edition]

• Reprinted by The Banner of Truth Trust, New Edition, 1990. 240 pp.

[CBD WTS AMAZON]

• Know Your Christian Life: A Theological Introduction. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, c1981. xii, 179 pp. [American Edition]

Discovering God's Will. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1982. 126 pp.
[CBD WTS AMAZON]

Man Overboard: The Story of Jonah. Tyndale House ed. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 1982. 118 pp.
[Out of Print]

A Heart for God. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 1985. 176 pp.

• Reprinted by the Banner of Truth Trust, 1987. 144 pp.

[CBD WTS]

Kingdom Life in a Fallen World: Living Out the Sermon on the Mount. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 1986. 224 pp.

• Reprinted by The Banner of Truth Trust, 1988. 184 pp.

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Children of the Living God. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress, 1987. 163 pp.

• Reprinted by The Banner of Truth Trust, 1989. 144 pp.

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John Owen on the Christian Life. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1987. 316 pp.
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The Communicator’s Commentary. Daniel. Waco, Tex.: Word Books, 1988. 252 pp.

• Reprinted as Mastering the Old Testament, Daniel. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993. 256 pp.
  
• The Preacher's Commentary, Vol. 21, Daniel. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. 234 pp.

[WTS AMAZON]

Undaunted Spirit. Rutherford House, 1988. 132 pp.
[Out of Print]

Grow in Grace. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1989. 160 pp.
[CBD WTS]

Healthy Christian Growth. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1992. 29 pp.
[CBD WTS]

Read Any Good Books? Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1993; Reprint, 2005. 22 pp.
[CBD]

Deserted by God? Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1993. 182 pp.

• Reprinted by The Banner of Truth Trust, 1996. 182 pp.

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The Holy Spirit: Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1996. 288 pp.
[CBD WTS AMAZON]

Pundit's Folly. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1996. 95 pp.
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Let's Study Philippians. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1998. 153 pp.
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The Big Book of Questions and Answers. Christian Focus Pub., 1997. 95 pp.
[WTS AMAZON]

Let's Study Mark. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1999. 303 pp.
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The Big Book of Questions and Answers About Jesus. Christian Focus Pub., 2000. 96 pp.
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The Grace of Repentance. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2000. 48 pp.
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The Minor Prophets. Preaching the Word. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2002.

Faithful God: An Exposition of the Book of Ruth. Evangelical Press, 2005. 157 pp.
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Jesus Teaches Us How to Be Good. Christian Focus Publications. 2005. 24 pp.
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Jesus Teaches Us How to Be Happy. Christian Focus Publications, 2005. 24 pp.
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Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray. Christian Focus Publications, 2005. 24 pp.
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Jesus Teaches Us How to be Wise. Christian Focus Publications, 2005. 24 pp.
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Let's Study Ephesians. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2005. 224 pp.
[WTS]

In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel-Centered Life. Lake Mary, FL : Reformation Trust Pub., 2007.
[Reformation Trust]

BOOKS CONTRIBUTED TO -
Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification. Edited by Donald L. Alexander ; with contributions by Gerald O. Forde, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Laurence W. Wood, Russell P. Spittler and E. Glenn Hinson. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 1989. 201 pp.
[WTS]

If I Should Die Before I Wake: Help for Those Who Hope for Heaven. K. Scott Oliphint, Sinclair B. Ferguson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1995. 125 pp.

• Reprinted by Christian Focus Publications as If I Should Die Before I Wake: What's Beyond this Life? (2005). 128 pp.

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The Compromised Church: The Present Evangelical Crisis. Edited by John H. Armstrong with an introduction by David F. Wells. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1998. 330 pp.

Contributors include Edmond P. Clowney, Gerald Bray, Monty E. Wilson, Mark Dever, Derke Bergsma, R. Scott Clark, Stephen J. Wellum, Albert Mohler, Jr., Arturo G. Azurdia, III, Paul R. Schaefer, Jr., Donald S. Whitney, Sinclair Ferguson, and Philip Graham Ryken.

[Out of Print]

Blanchard, John. Does God Believe in Athiests? Forward by Sinclair Ferguson. Evangelical Press, 2000. 655 pp.
[AMAZON]

Griffiths, Steve. Redeem the Time: Sin in the Writings of John Owen. Forward by Sinclair Ferguson. Christian Focus Pub., 2001. 320 pp.
[AMAZON]

John Owen: The Man and His Theology: papers read at the conference of the John Owen Centre for Theological Study, September 2000. Edited by Robert W. Oliver. Phillipsburg, NJ : P & R Pub. ; Darlington, England: Evangelical Press, 2003. 190 pp.

Includes contributions by Robert W. Oliver, Carl R. Trueman, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Michael A. G. Haykin and Graham S. Harrison.

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Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment. Edited by Christopher W. Morgan & Robert A. Peterson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2004. 256 pp.

Includes contributions from leading evangelical scholars Gregory K. Beale, Daniel I. Block, R. Albert Mohler Jr., Douglas J. Moo, Christopher W. Morgan, J. I. Packer, Robert A. Peterson, Robert W. Yarbrough and Sinclair B. Ferguson.

[WTS AMAZON]

Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics. Edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason with contributions from J. I. Packer, John Coffee, Mark Noll, Leland Ryken, Richard Lovelace and Sinclair Ferguson. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2004. 318 pp.
[WTS AMAZON]

Ryle, J. C. Thoughts for Young Men. Preface by Sinclair Ferguson. Calvary Press, 2007. 95 pp.
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Bridges, Jerry & Bob Bevington. The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness. Forward by Sinclair Ferguson. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2007. 320 pp.
[CBD WTS AMAZON]

BOOKS EDITED -
Pulpit & People: Essays in Honour of William Still on his 75th Birthday. Edited by Nigel M. de S. Cameron &Sinclair B. Ferguson. Edinburgh: Rutherford House Books, 1986. ix, 148 pp.
[WTS AMAZON]

New Dictionary of Theology. Edited by Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright; consulting editor, J.I. Packer. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1988. xix, 738 pp.
[CBD WTS AMAZON]

The Collected Writings of William Still. Edited by Nigel M. de S. Cameron and Sinclair B. Ferguson. Edinburgh: Rutherford House Books, 1990.
[WTS AMAZON]

Reformed Confessions Harmonized. Edited by Joel R. Beeke & Sinclair B. Ferguson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1999. xiii, 271 pp.
[CBD WTS AMAZON]

A Chronological List of the Published Works of Sinclair B. Ferguson

Sinclair Ferguson on Reading Good Books

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC and sit under the preaching ministry of Dr Sinclair Ferguson. The auditorium was packed (both main floor and balcony) with all age groups. The singing was traditional and hearty, and every aspect of the liturgy drew our attention to the great Triune God.

Dr Ferguson preached a Christ-centered message from Genesis 32:1-32, entitled "All Night Wrestling." I can't speak for anyone else there, but I must say that I needed that message. (Here is a link to the First Pres. Sermon Archive.)

While there I took a look at their book rack. On it, I found a Banner of Truth booklet written by Dr Ferguson entitled Read Any Good Books? This is very short, 32 page booklet filled with basic instructions for profitable Christian reading. The book reminded me of Dr Mark Minnick's book talk, "Bring in the Books" at the Whetstone Conference (part 1, part 2, part 3). Both of these, together, have been a great help to me. Now we need to find a publisher to print up a booklet of Dr Minnick's notes. (Tim, maybe we could get you to put a bug in Dr Minnick's ear. What do you think?)

Anyway, please add this little booklet to your next book order. It will greatly repay you, and it's very affordable! [CBD | Amazon]

Sinclair Ferguson on Reading Good Books