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Christianity According to Abraham
The Apostle Paul is, in the Book of Romans, explaining the true essence of salvation. In particular, Paul is teaching that a person is saved by faith alone in Christ alone and not saved through works or religious piety. Paul uses the story of Abraham as the best example of a person being justified by [...] -
Eternal Security
Go here for sermon series entitled “Eternal Security“. This series is six sermons based on an exegesis of Romans 5:1-11. -
Tiger Woods and Buddhism
Tiger Woods made his public apology today. In the apology he said the following: “Buddhism teaches that a craving for things outside ourselves causes and unhappy and pointless search for security… Obviously I lost track of what I was taught.” I believe that Tiger did not stray from his religious teachings but fell prey to Buddhism’s [...] -
The Sacraments: A Ten Sermon Series on Baptism and Communion
MVC Elder Affirmation of Communion: We believe that Communion is an ordinance of the Lord in which gathered believers eat bread, signifying Christ’s body given for His people, and drink the cup of the Lord, signifying the New Covenant in Christ’s blood. We do this in remembrance of the Lord, and thus proclaim His death [...] -
Six Basis Upon Which Religious Hypocrites will be Judged
Follow this link for a series of sermons by Pastor Jason Robertson as he expounds Romans 2:1-11. This series is entitled Six Basis Upon Which God Judges the Religious Hypocrite -
Homosexuality and Romans 1 – Three Sermon Series
The following are three sermons that preached at Murrieta Valley Church on the subject of Homosexuality. In this first sermon confronted some of the distorted views of Romans 1 and homosexuality. Press the BLACK ARROW to PLAY the audio. In this second sermon I attempt to biblically answer the questions, “Scientist claim that there are [...] -
Twenty Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Starting a Church
Is my primary motivation for considering church planting the glory and worship of God and not primarily dissatisfaction with my present situation? Am I truly convinced that church planting is the most effective strategy under heaven to advance the kingdom of God, make disciples of all nations and thereby change the world? Do I truly believe the [...] -
Book Review: Let the Nations Be Glad!
Book Review: Let the Nations Be Glad! By John Piper Reviewed by Robin Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions Baker Academic, 2004. $14.99 Growing up in the United Kingdom, I always had an interest in what God was doing globally, yet I was fairly ignorant of the “missions world.” For the last five years [...] -
A Pastor’s Forum Concerning Pastor’s Training New Pastors
9Marks asked a roundtable of pastors the following question: Do local churches have the responsibility to help raise up the next generation of pastors, and if so, why? Answers from: Rickey Armstrong (Glendale Baptist Church, Miami, FL) Stephen E. Farish (Crossroads Church, Grayslake, IL) David Helm (Holy Trinity Church, Chicago, IL) Juan Sanchez (High Pointe Baptist Church, Austin, TX) Sandy Willson (Second [...] -
A Seminary President’s Forum
9Marks Ministries asked a roundtable of seminary presidents the following two questions: Why is your seminary needed? What’s an exciting example you have seen being done in a local church that would encourage pastors to think of raising up the next generation? Answers from: Daniel L. Akin (Southeastern) Bryan Chapell (Covenant) Dennis P. Hollinger (Gordon Conwell) Paige Patterson (Southwestern) Daniel L. Akin I [...] -
Elders Affirmation of our Beliefs about Homosexuality
MVC Pastors, the following is a draft affirmation of our beliefs about Homosexuality. Our affirmation that the Bible is the infallible Word of God with “supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct,” and our affirmation that “a Christian should live for the glory of God” include the following six beliefs about heterosexuality [...] -
2009 Worship God MP3 Sessions
You can download the sessions from the Worship God conference (2009): The God of Worship (John Piper) The Heart of Worship (John Piper) The Leaders of Worship (Jeff Purswell) The Church of Worship (Thabiti Anyabwile) Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Leading (C.J. Mahaney and Bob Kauflin) The Life of Worship (Bob Kauflin) Go here for more listening options and resources. HT: Z -
Sanctified — by grace alone through faith alone — One Day at a Time
Rod Rosenbladt is professor of theology and apologetics at Concordia University (Irvine, California) and co-host of The White Horse Inn radio broadcast. The following is an excerpt of his article in Modern Reformation: Issue: “God Justifies the Wicked” Nov./Dec. Vol. 1 No. 6 1992 Pages 8-12, 30-31. ________________________ The motif in the New Testament, and in the Reformation [...] -
Keswick Theology Explained
Keswick Theology is a theological teaching concerning sanctification. Its influences are heavy in American Evangelicalism and is connected to the “Holiness Movement” in England and the “Higher Life Movement.” Many godly people are part of this movement and its teachings. But sadly the theology itself is flawed and damaging to Christians. I plan to publish [...] -
Is it Lying?
Lying, Hostile Nations and the Great Commission By a missions strategist for Central Asia Can missionaries traveling to a country that’s hostile to Christianity and the Great Commission lie about their reasons for coming? Can they point to a secondary purpose for coming? -
Contextualization in the Muslim Context
Putting Contextualization in its Place By a missions strategist for Central Asia Contextualization is one of the hottest topics in missions today. Simply put, contextualization is the word we use for the process of making the gospel and the church as much at home as possible in a given cultural context. American Christians have a tendency to think [...] -
Pragmatism, Pragmatism Everywhere!
By Andy Johnson A friend and I were riding in his car after lunch vigorously discussing a controversial topic in missiology, and with good reason. We served together on the board of trustees for a mission sending organization, and a number of board members had become concerned about a particular book on evangelizing Muslims. The book [...] -
The Anger of God – Romans 1:18
The Anger of God — Romans 1:18 The Apostle Paul writes this letter to the Christians in Rome to explain the Gospel from God’s perspective. -
The Biblical Motivation for Evangelism – Romans 1:14-17
Romans 1:14-17 – We Are Indebted to Sinners Romans 1:14 — I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, [...] -
Was I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer?
Was I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer? Answer by John Piper. I think so. Say you have a man who is in the water with you, and you are a believer, and he is self-deceived and will come to the conclusion ten years later that he [...] -
Paul Baits the Hook in Romans 1:8-15
Paul is writing the letter to the Romans to explain the gospel to them and explain to them how it radically affects our lives. Paul begins the letter by introducing himself which we looked at last week. It was obvious that Paul was passionate about his desire to see the gospel flourish in [...] -
What a Youth Pastor Shouldn’t Be
The following video is a parody that illustrates to us all that is wrong with many youth ministries these days. -
Romans 1:1-7 – A Passionate Introduction of the Gospel
This is the passionate introduction by the Apostle Paul of the greatest Gospel treatise ever written. It is longest greeting of all of the apostle’s letters = 93 words of greeting. You will notice how already in the first 7 verses of the letter, everything in his greeting surrounds and is infused with the gospel [...] -
Blessed with One Worship Service
About a year ago our church decided that we would no longer have two worship services on Sunday mornings. We made this decision based on our ecclessiology. We knew that having two worship services had caused a division in our church body and had robbed the body from enjoying the gifts and blessings of all [...] -
Beware of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Dr. Albert Mohler reports that when Christian Smith and his fellow researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took a close look at the religious beliefs held by American teenagers, they found that the faith held and described by most adolescents came down to [...]