Commonplace Preacher

Welcome to Commonplace Preacher—where timeless theology meets the living Word of God.

Inspired by Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes—the foundational “commonplaces” of Christian doctrine—this blog gathers and organizes the timeless truths of Scripture. We aim to distill and apply these essentials through faithful preaching in our modern world. In every age, the task of the preacher is not to invent new truths, but to unfold the riches of God’s Word in every season, convicting sinners and consoling the weary. Our prayer is that the sermons here encourage you to repent of sin, trust the Word, rejoice in the Gospel, and walk faithfully as a disciple of Christ.

†“The ministry of preaching repentance was instituted immediately in Paradise (Gen. 3:15), and the promise of the coming Liberator was given, which our first parents understood they had received. This promise was gradually more fully revealed, down to the preaching of Christ, who also Himself performed this ministry. To the apostles He committed the same ministry, saying: ‘Preach repentance and remission of sins in My name.’”

Melanchthon, 1543 Loci, 85.