The Pastor’s Study – Autumn 2023

We have a special editorial in this issue. We are pleased and privileged to interview Rev. Iain Murray, founding editor of the Banner of Truth magazine (page 3). The theme of this issue is the visit of the shepherds to the infant Jesus (Luke 2:8–20), with an example of how to preach from this chapter (page 5). The feature article is a commentary on the text (pages 6–8). We include a “step by step” section to take you through the process of preaching from the story (page 9).

In this issue also, we have articles on how God used shepherds, by Pastor Caleb Nakina (page 12), and the worship of angels, by Pastor John Dyck (page 13–14). The devotional, by Pastor Joshua Muthukya, draws our attention again to the visit of the angels (page 20). Pastor Tonny Karwa brings us some pastoral advice on how to encourage your people to pray (page 15–16). Dr. Joel Beeke writes again on piety, focusing on the sacrament or the ordinances of the Church (page 17). Dr. Michael Haykin writes on marriage, drawing lessons from the life of the Puritan writer Richard Baxter (page 18–19).