Nehemiah 8 gives us an artfully told story of Israel at one of her best moments: a moment at which she was assembled under the Word with expectancy, attentive listening, a response of weeping and repentance, and a deep joy in God. Ezra had a book in his hands. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why the people gathered. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why they made a platform for him to stand on. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why they responded as they did. As Alistair Begg recently put it, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The expectation of the people was tied not to the ability of Ezra, but to the book that he held in his hand.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So it should be for the church.<\/p>\n
An important part of our life in the Word together as Christians is weekly preaching. Yet, for as much time as we spend listening to preaching as Christians, we could afford to think longer and harder on the subject. What exactly is preaching? What does preaching do? How should we do it and hear it?<\/p>\n
These are the kinds of questions we considered this year at Clarus with Alistair Begg, D.A. Carson, and David Helm. Our theme was, Assembled Under the Word: Preaching and the Church<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Below, you’ll find videos from each of the conference talks, including links to audio and blog summaries. Click here<\/a> for photos from this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s conference, here<\/a> for songs we sang together, and here<\/a> to download the song, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Your Word.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This is a new text written for and recorded live at this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s conference.<\/p>\n Alistair Begg<\/strong><\/p>\n “Assembled Under the Word\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nehemiah 8 (video<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0audio<\/a>, blog recap<\/a>)<\/p>\n