"Keep Your Finger in the Text:  Opportunities to get built up as a faithful gospel minister.

Providing encouragement and exhortation to gospel ministers preaching in the open air."

Talking Points for 9/30/25:

Heath Pucel’s "Keep Your Finger in the Text" live report delivers a comprehensive encouragement and training update for gospel ministers preaching in the open air. He highlights key ministry themes, including:

• The grand meta-narrative of the Bible as one unified story centered on Jesus Christ, with both Old and New Testaments pointing to His person and work, emphasizing fulfillment rather than replacement.
• Practical biblical interpretation principles such as understanding scripture backward (theologically) while reading it forward (chronologically).
• The importance of Christ-centered expository preaching, which focuses on communicating the one main point God intends in a passage.
• Invitation to engage in the George Whitfield Preaching Academy, a two-year certificate program designed to build faithful gospel ministers with workshops on message development, biblical interpretation, homiletics, and personal spiritual growth.
• Ongoing Monday "Taking Reps" study groups for sermon preparation, and "Preaching That Demands a Response" workshops aiming to blend classical rhetoric with biblical truth to craft persuasive sermons.

For more details and to join the program visit: https://www.sfoi.org/KeepYourFingerintheText