And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much more, as ye see the day approaching. (Heb 10:23-24) As a pastor and father and a life-long church attendee, I […]
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Teaching the Obvious
Sometimes it is very necessary to teach what we assume to be the obvious. Consider the facts of creation. Why does it matter that a child knows the order of the days of creation? As long as he accepts that it happened, isn’t that enough? Science confirms that the order of creation designed by God […]
On Being a Pastor
I noticed this book on the store shelf because of the two authors. Each year we take a study trip to the UK including Edinburgh, Scotland and attend the historic Charlotte Baptist Chapel founded by Robert and James Haldane. Both of these men have pastored at that church, Begg being the assistant to Derek Prime. […]
The Armies of the Lamb
I have found the writings of Andrew Fuller, the friend of William Carey, to be of great inspiration. This is a collection of letters that he wrote over the course of his ministry. I have included this brief summary of his salvation. “I thought nothing about the exercises of my own mind, but merely of […]
Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox
In an article titled “Don’t Be Original—Be Effective!” writer Steve Sjogren advises Purpose Driven ministers not to prepare their own sermons but to use those already preached by well-known and proven preachers. Good Grief!
For Children and Students and Other Wear...
“There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We would be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering, through meditation on His Word, spiritual strength for labor in His service.”1 Charles Spurgeon A father finds many occasions to give advice to his […]
Purifying the Church
Ministry Books I thought Donald Whitney on Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church was great on local church life. Today’s Gospel by Walter Chantry was a Calvinistic criticism of today’s gospel-light. Stuart Briscoe on Purifying The Church is his commentary on Titus and has good applications for teaching and preaching. Quiet Talks on Power by S.D. Gordon was one of those challenging books that […]
Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message
This is called “the authorized edition” of Sunday’s biography, copyrighted in 1914 by L.T. Myers. It is interesting in that Sunday was still preaching when this was written and Ellis knew him personally and heard him often. The text contains many pages of actual sermons by Sunday, including an eye-witness account of the invitations. The […]
Form and Freedom
This is a fresh study of the local church, meticulously proving from Scripture and history the congregational form of church government and the Biblical function of pastor and deacons. Brown is a veteran church planter in Germany and a Ph.D. student at Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis. The forward is written by Douglas McLachlan, former […]
Elders Worthy of Double Honor
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine (1 Tim. 5:17). Baptists have never thought they were the only believers in the world or the only ones with Bibles. All believers have the obligation to apply the Scriptures to every part […]