On Christmas eve, I received news that my great uncle had died. His death was contributed to COVID among other health concerns. This was the first family member to my knowledge that has passed from this horrible virus. My emotions have been all over the place with this news, partly because of the timeliness of this news right before Christmas, also because of the loss that he experienced with the passing of his wife and two children. I know that he has suffered emotionally

You cannot make a disciple of Jesus Christ without biblical preaching. This is because disciples, followers of Jesus are hearers and doers of the Word (Mt 7:24, Jms 1:22). And you cannot be a doer of the Word if you do not understand the Word. So in biblical preaching, the preacher must use the Word of God to communicate the truth about God, grace and godliness. The preacher's message has as its aim the conversion sinners and the edification of believers - to transform the h