Sunday’s Sermon
On Sunday I preached part 15 of our current series through Philippians. It is entitled “Worthy Ministers” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
Todd Pruitt
Todd Pruitt (MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves as lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA. He is also co-host with Carl Trueman for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’ podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.
The High Cost of Pragmatism
From a helpful post by Johnathan Leeman: The question I want to think about can be posed like this: is there something endemic not just to megachurches, but to post-1950s-evangelicalism…
You are not Jesus…
I know this idea of “being Jesus to someone” makes us feel important and can help create a catchy song lyric but is it biblical? [youtube ]HT: Justin Taylor
“A microcosm of the church”?
Denny Burk has linked to the sermon to which Al Mohler refers in his latest article. In the sermon, Stanley told the story of a husband who left his wife…
When growing a church costs too much OR Is the day of the mega-church coming to an end?
Historically, the mega-church was almost the sole property of conservative evangelicalism. While theological liberalism was rising and then dying in the 20th century, conservative churches began growing. The full flower of this growth…
The Constant Reader
P&R Publishing will soon be releasing a new title dealing with the trustworthiness of Scripture. It is entitled Did God Really Say? Affirming The Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of Scripture. The…
If we must offend, let it be for the right reasons…
I have posted before (here & here) about my concern over claims made by some that they died, went to heaven, and were miraculously returned to earth. Evangelicals love this stuff. A…
What Pastors Ought To Be Doing
Great counsel from Doug Sweeney on how pastors can best serve God’s people: 1. Our churches and our world desperately need pastors to lead and teach theologically. We clearly can’t…
The Church by Mark Dever
The first chapter of Mark Dever’s important book The Church is available on-line HERE. “I’m not sure that I know anyone who has read more on ecclesiology, from the whole…
A Church “Rescue” Plan
Ray Ortlund offers a sure fire way to “rescue” your church in only three weeks: Week One:Walk into church this Sunday and think about how long you’ve been a member,…