Author: Jeff Voegtlin

Dr. Jeff Voegtlin has been in Christian service for over twenty years. He is an associate pastor at Fairhaven Baptist Church in Chesterton, Indiana, and a Vice President of Fairhaven Baptist College. As conductor of the church and schools' orchestra program, and overseer of the educational program of the college, his teaching has helped to train hundreds of young adults to prepare for full-time ministry. After completing a bachelor's degree from Fairhaven Baptist College, he received a master's degree in Bible from Pensacola Christian College. In 2007, he completed the requirements to finish a doctor's degree in education from Bob Jones University. Dr. Voegtlin is available for seminars in instrumental and choral music practice and philosophy, for education seminars, and to preach and present the college ministry.

You're a Texan if….

A friend of mine's son forwarded this goofy mail. It seemed humorous to me. Maybe you'll like it too. I would guess all my Texan readers will enjoy it the most. I…

My Feeble Attempt

So, here I am. I've crawled out of my hiding spot, and I'm here to give a few words concerning discourse. The first word stands alone and it is…

Don’t Leave it on the Desk

Someone forwarded me this inspirational tale. I don't do spam forwarding, but if I like something I will put it here. So, here it is: There was a certain Professor…

Preaching — Summary of Sermon Types

I have been summarizing the types of sermons in Alfred P. Gibbs' The Preacher and His Preaching for some of the posts on this month's topic of preaching. In my…

Baptist Exposition…

You’re Going Back? — Galatians 4:8-11

24 Oct 2006September 20, 2019

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known…

Preaching – Topical

I have been summarizing the types of sermons in Alfred P. Gibbs' The Preacher and His Preaching for some of the posts on this month's topic of preaching. In my…

Baptist Exposition…

An Allegory — Galatians 4:21-31

22 Oct 2006September 20, 2019

An Allegory These are slightly edited notes. If you would like to hear how this sermon came out, you can listen on SermonAudio.com. Here's a link to the sermon: An Allegory…

What Would You Have Done?

The tag surfer is an interesting tool that WordPress makes available to its users. The other day I was looking there and found this post by a young man in…

Preaching – Biographical, Historical Incident

I have been summarizing the types of sermons in Alfred P. Gibbs' The Preacher and His Preaching for some of the posts on this month's topic of preaching. In…

Preaching – Expositional, Textual

I mentioned in the comments of my first post that I had read Alfred P. Gibbs' The Preacher and His Preaching for my pulpit speech class in college. If…

Baptist Exposition…

True Zeal — Galatians 4:12-20

2 Oct 2006September 20, 2019

True Zeal In Paul's epistles, he usually follows a doctrinal/practical pattern. He will give theology and then application. In this passage, and previous four verses, he gives neither. Rather, this…

Preach the Word

I love preaching. Baptists love preaching. It is an art form that has been around for thousands of years. John the Baptist preached, “repent ye.” Christ preached, “the kingdom…

The Lord's Table

You can’t do that! Yes, I can. No. You can’t. You just watch me! Have you ever had this conversation? You insist that someone “can’t” do something, and they…

Eucharist

I’m sure most of you know someone who considers the saying of “grace” to be a mere formality before the “real business” of eating the food starts. Some of…

The Cup of Blessing

Are you a wise man? Then consider what I say. The practice of the Lord’s Supper and our participation in it is a spiritual blessing that is often over-minimized…