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Dr. Kevin Bauder, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary, has written a powerful piece in defense of our Conservative evangelical brothers in Christ whom some would cast aside because they don’t fit their Fundamentalist mold.

Conservative evangelicals are the heavy artillery, under the shelter of whose barrage Fundamentalists have been able to find some measure of theological safety.

So let’s get clear on this.

Conservative evangelicals are not our enemies. They are not our opponents. Conservative evangelicals have proven themselves to be allies and even leaders in the defense of the faith.

This needed to be said and I’m thankful that Dr. Bauder said it.

You should read the whole thing.

John MacArthur announces the August 2010 arrival of the MacArthur ESV Study Bible.

MacArthur ESV Study Bible Promo from Crossway on Vimeo.

The announcement of the MacArthur ESV Study Bible is great to see. I deeply appreciate John MacArthur’s many contributions to the church. It’s good to have one more powerful tool to recommend to the church to help them study God’s Word for themselves.

• Outline of John Owen’s Mortification of Sin at TheResurgence
• Did He Get Married Too Young? at AlbertMohler.com
• Christianity and McLarenism (part 1) from Kevin DeYoung
• Christianity and McLarenism (part 2) from Kevin DeYoung

Did you start a Bible reading plan at the beginning of the year? Tyler Kenney at DesiringGod.org encourages not to quit reading in Exodus since we need the Old Testament to in order to know the Gospel.

I so appreciate John MacArthur’s helpful answer to the question “How would you approach a congregation trapped in years of legalistic tradition?” See the nearly complete transcript and audio here.

Andy Naselli summarizes this way:

• Love them by not needlessly offending them
• Understand that convictions — whether right or wrong — inform the conscience
• Slowly re-educate their conscience by exalting Jesus

(Via: Justin Taylor)

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• Justin Taylor shares an Outline of Biblical History from Graeme Goldsworthy’s book According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible
• Justin also points to the ESV Bible reading plans and the six ways to read them as well as instructions on getting your Bible reading plan by podcast.
• Don Whitney proposes Ten Questions (plus some) for the New Year
• ChurchCrunch.com shares 5 Reasons Why Your Ministry Should Use Dropbox — not only is Dropbox great for ministries but anyone with a computer needs it. It’s a super easy way to keep files backed up and a quick way to share large files or photos and much more with anyone. Get Dropbox using this link and you and I get extra storage space for free.

Do you make New Years resolutions? Some of us do and often they’re the kind of resolutions you make that aren’t a huge deal if you fail to follow through. Want to lose a few pounds during the next year, exercise more, watch less TV, or read more books? Those are good resolutions but I want to challenge you to set some loftier goals for yourself in the new year.

Jonathan Edwards knew something about resolutions and his weren’t focused on the beginning of a new year but were written over a period of about two years.

John Piper, in his book, Don’t Waste Your Life, says this about Jonathan Edwards…

I thank God that Edwards did not waste his life. It ended abruptly from a failed smallpox vaccination when he was fifty-four. But he had lived well. His life is inspiring because of his zeal not to waste it, and because of his passion for the supremacy of God.

Jonathan Edwards was a pretty serious maker of resolutions. He’d made a list of resolutions during the years 1722-1723, resolutions 1-21 were written in one sitting — if printed out they would likely be as long as my arm — seventy resolutions in all. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sharing the Gospel with your children is a privilege not to be taken lightly. As a follow-up to my post on Childhood Conversions last week let me point you to a two part series I greatly appreciate on evangelizing children from Shepherds Fellowship.

Here’s a brief overview:

Common Pitfalls in Evangelizing Children

1. Oversimplifying the Gospel of Christ
2. Coercing a Profession of Faith
3. Assuming the Reality of Regeneration
4. Assuring the Child of Salvation
5. Rushing the Ordinance of Baptism

Foundational Keys to Evangelizing Children

1. Setting a Consistent Example of Godliness
2. Proclaiming the Complete Gospel of Christ
3. Understanding the Biblical Evidences of Salvation
4. Encouraging Possible Signs of Conversion
5. Trusting the Absolute Sovereignty of God

Here’s the two part article:
Evangelizing Children (Part 1)
Evangelizing Children (Part 2)

What’s necessary for your child to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ? Jim Elliff delivers some helpful thinking on Childhood Conversions — helpful thoughts for all parents, pastors and youth workers.

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November 8, 2009 – AM Service
Lessons on Finishing Well, Part 4, 2 Timothy 4:9-22
Pastor Kevin

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Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God, by Bruce A. Ware is a great book for helping youngsters and young people and even big people learn about God. I’ve been using this book with our family at the breakfast table on weekdays for a few weeks and have found it most helpful for teaching our children powerful truths about God.

Dr. Ware recently spoke on the topic and purpose of the book — get the audio and outline by clicking here.

This would make a great Christmas gift for any family.

(via: Andy Naselli)

November 1, 2009 – AM Service
Lessons on Finishing Well, Part 3, 2 Timothy 4:9-22
Pastor Kevin

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October 25, 2009 – AM Service
Lessons on Finishing Well, Part 2, 2 Timothy 4:6-8
Pastor Kevin

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