Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Wisdom from Dead Guys

Todd Pruitt
Sep 20, 2007
I don’t much like testing. I suppose none of us do. But since I am the worst sinner that I know I am especially frail when it comes to the testing of my faith. Things that would have been considered mere flesh wounds to my faithful forebears threaten to derail me. I, like so many in my generation,...

I Bible

Todd Pruitt
Sep 19, 2007
http://youtube.com/v/c8wRIcv6esY Jason over at FideO posted this yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny.

Trying not to be cynical

Todd Pruitt
Sep 18, 2007
The call to minister is a call to suffer. If you minister full-time then suffering will be your daily companion. I don’t expect everyone to fully understand this. I suspect that some will think I am being pessimistic. But in my life as a pastor, pain never goes away. Even when it is not acute it is...

MacArthur and Pagitt on Yoga

Todd Pruitt
Sep 18, 2007
http://youtube.com/v/xJfaGrpZVTA This is an interesting exchange between John MacArthur and Doug Pagitt, a leader in the emerging church, on the subject of Yoga. Not only does Pagitt take Scripture WAY out of context but his ideas on what makes Christians "whole" are quite troubling.

The Great Work Desired

Todd Pruitt
Sep 18, 2007
If you do not attend Metro East Baptist I would encourage you to read John Ensor’s book The Great Work of the Gospel with us. If you are reading along I trust that you have made your way to the second chapter. Our joy in the Gospel is directly proportional to our understanding of sin. In other...

Forgiven!

Todd Pruitt
Sep 18, 2007
Worthy thoughts from the venerable 19th century Anglican - J.C. Ryle. “I find no balm for a sore conscience, and a troubled heart, like the sight of Jesus dying for me on the accursed tree. There I see that a full payment has been made for all my enormous debts. The curse of that law which I have...

Why the Gospel must be central

Todd Pruitt
Sep 12, 2007
This is a great article by Mark Lauterbach ( Gospel must be central ).

Assuming the Gospel

Todd Pruitt
Sep 11, 2007
I find that in the contemporary church the Gospel is often assumed. That is, in the church today there tends to be a bit of a “ho-hum” attitude toward the most important message in the universe. It is a mentality that says, “Well of course we believe the Gospel. Can’t we get on to more pressing...

Spiritual Warfare 101

Todd Pruitt
Sep 10, 2007
Justin Taylor at "Between Two Worlds" posted an excellent article ( Spiritual Warfare 101 ) on spiritual warfare. Since I recently preached on Jesus' encounter with the Gerasene demoniac (Luke 8:26-39) I thought it would be helpful to pass this along.

The Great Work of the Gospel

Todd Pruitt
Sep 10, 2007
As a part of the new sermon series, The Gospel-Driven Church, and in harmony with the report from the Strategic Ministry Planning Team we will be reading John Ensor’s book “The Great Work of the Gospel.” I am happy that so many of you who are a part of the Metro East family will be participating in...