The following is notes from a sermon on hope. True hope is a uniquely Christian thing – like faith and love. More recently I have also posted about how hope that goes beyond a grave makes a real difference to the way in which we grieve. The audio of this message is now available to download from my church’s website or by subscribing to our podcast. If you are interested in a glimpse of the preparation that lies behind... Read more
I know some of you might think that all I ever blog about is the charismatic/cessationist debate and the gifts of the Spirit. At first sight, this list of over 90 posts might seem to confirm that. But, this list of posts amounts to only around 4 per cent of the total number of my posts so far. There is much more to this blog than the Holy Spirit, but as I can’t seem to find time to write my... Read more
I am trying to catch up on a few blog posts I’ve missed. There is one, which together with the comments section, is worthy of a mention. Tim Challies has WorshipGod06 – Reflections, and as usual a bun fight over the charismatic issue ensues. But then, something happenes which I am beginning to see happen more and more in the God blogosphere in the last few months. The tone of the comments suddenly changes for the better. It seems as... Read more
I am not ashamed to admit that I learn from others in my Christian walk and in my preparation. Today’s Piper Friday will give you a rare peek behind the scenes of my preparation for preaching a sermon before I preach it. This Sunday I am preaching on hope. So, it is no great surprise that I would turn to Piper to see what he has to say. I have also made significant use of what Logos gave me when... Read more
Well, I’m off for a three-day blog hiatus. This is caused neither by a holiday, nor sickness, but by work. You know the score by now . . . if you are desperate to read good stuff – what are you doing here anyway? Follow the Warnie headlines, or read some MARTYN LLOYD-JONES or JOHN PIPER posts or explore the rest of my archives. Failing that, you could always go buy yourself some discounted Logos Bible Software and get into... Read more
25TH BIRTHDAY FOR PC WORSHIP GOD 06 – LATEST NEWS SPURGEON STILL RELEVANT TODAY Mohler Hails the 25th Anniversary of the PC I am old enough to remember a time without a PC, and young enough to have had them as a child. I’m in that generation E that Mohler mentions! Tags: mohler tech UPDATES FROM WORSHIPGOD06 Challies: Spiritual Eavesdropping Initial WorshipGod06 reflections from Tim Challies. Tags: SGM WorshipGod06 – mp3 Downloads Now Available “The main-session messages from WorshipGod06, held... Read more
In the Preface to Great Doctrines of the Bible, the editors note that after World War II, Lloyd-Jones held discussion meetings at Westminster Chapel in London on Friday evenings to talk about practical issues in the Christian life. Because many people began asking him questions about biblical doctrines, the Doctor began a series of lectures on those subjects, which began in 1952 and lasted into 1955. This series of lectures eventually were published as part of Great Doctrines of the... Read more
Martyn Lloyd-Jones was unquestionably the world’s greatest English-speaking Christian teacher of the last century. It is essential that we continue to learn and benefit from this gift of God to the whole church. Loved by charismatics and cessationists alike, even at the height of the tensions felt in the 1960’s and 1970’s, “The Doctor” as he is affectionately known to this day, requires your attention. Here on this blog we give space every Monday for “MLJ Monday“. Read the following... Read more
As regular readers will already know, I devote space each Friday for quotes from John Piper. Dr. Piper is the preacher of his generation, as Lloyd-Jones was of his own. John combines authentic experiential Christianity with a solid doctrinal foundation. There is no Christian preacher alive whom I think would consistently benefit you more to read or listen to. Fortunately, there is (as far as I know) no Christian preacher alive who has more material available for free on the... Read more
Challies has great notes on three more sessions of WorshipGod06. In session 4, the following words stood out for me: “Too often we approach God like the subject of a biography. We read about Him, but do not expect to actually encounter Him. We pray, but don’t think He’ll talk back. We read His Word, but see it as lifeless facts and information, not a living Word. But the Bible is not the biography of a dead God! Jesus Christ... Read more
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