The kind of man you hate reveals what kind of man you are. “But I hate him,” Ahab declared of Micaiah, God’s prophet. Jehoshaphat, the righteous king of Judah, sat with Ahab, the wicked king of Israel, to deliberate one question: Should they go to war together against Syria? Peace had lasted three years with…
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Pastoring with Your Life: Exemplary Conduct in Little Moments
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in . . . conduct. (1 Timothy 4:12) My brother pastor, this tragic world has no idea how much you’re worth. But in the eyes of the risen Christ, you so matter. You carry weight with him, and you can carry…
Can Single Men Pastor?
Audio Transcript Welcome back to the podcast. This week we’re talking about pastoral ministry. Can single men pastor — or must pastors be married?? That’s today. And then, how much should pastors make? That’s up next. So, Pastor John, we know that many professing Christians around the world claim that church leaders must be single…
Love conquers rage and lust.
Love conquers rage and lust. Posted by appolus on June 4, 2023 Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. God does not give a person a new body when he or she is saved, the body is…
When Was I Born Again? How ‘Regeneration’ Blossoms in Reformed Theology
The curious man came at night, under the cloak of darkness. By and large, the masses may have been missing the significance of Jesus’s miracles, but Nicodemus, a Pharisee and “ruler of the Jews,” was catching on. “No one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him,” he recognized. He was…
Reversing Romans 1: A Glimpse of the Godward Life
The late R.C. Sproul was fond of inverting a particular biblical passage in order to bring home a theological truth. For instance, in seeking to press upon his hearers the horrors of God’s wrath, Sproul would turn to the Aaronic blessing: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon…
Hamilton: An American Prodigal
In July of 1741, a 37-year-old Jonathan Edwards grabbed a sermon already preached in Northampton and took it on the road to Enfield. There it was “attended with remarkable Impressions on many of the Hearers.”1 Edwards spoke of sinners in the hands of an angry God and grace to those in Christ in a message…
Strengthened Through Joy for Endurance: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 8
What is Look at the Book? You look at a Bible text on the screen. You listen to John Piper. You watch his pen “draw out” meaning. You see for yourself whether the meaning is really there. And (we pray!) all that God is for you in Christ explodes with faith, and joy, and love.…
First Baptist Church of All: Puritan Recovery of the Great Pattern
Baptists were birthed in the matrix of Puritanism, that sixteenth- and seventeenth-century movement of reform and renewal. The genesis of Puritanism between the 1560s and the 1580s was deeply intertwined with questions of worship and polity. In fact, Puritanism, in its various ecclesial manifestations, was confident that there was a blueprint for polity and worship…
He will carry you in your times of trouble.
He will carry you in your times of trouble. Posted by appolus on June 1, 2023 1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: Fiery trials, suffering and tribulations. In certain circles of Christianity you wont even hear it spoken…