A friend of mine from years gone by, gave a sermon recently to pastors who had gathered to learn how to preach better. The sermon was excellent, but this clip struck me a worth posting.
Click here for the short clip:
doug-odonnell
View the whole thing here:
http://www.simeonworkshops.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=147

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“Eschatology determines ethics.” So said Dr. Hafemann almost everyday in Greek 101 at Wheaton College. And he’s right. What a man believes about what the future holds will shape the way he lives in the present. With that said, N.T. Wright has been getting a lot of press recently with his book Surprised by Hope, [...]

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Reading an article on N.T. Wright and the New Perspective by Mark Seifrid called: The Narrative of Scripture and Justification by Faith: A Fresh Response to N. T. Wright. In the introductory comments, Mark points out that in order to stay true to the truth, we must constantly be restating the truth in ever fresher/truer ways. I found these [...]

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“Eschatology determines ethics.” So said Dr.

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A couple things as it relates to this polygamist ranch fiasco. First, I find it strange that the very institutions that are undermining the institution of marriage, promoting sexual promiscuity, and questioning the government’s authority to regulate morality at the personal level, are so adamantly opposed to the upbringing of the children at the Yearning [...]

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I have a copy of the Life Application Bible. Never use it.
I have a copy of the Reformation Study Bible. Never use it.
I will be getting a copy, if not two, of the ESV Study Bible. I intend to use it.
From what I can see, this may actually be a very helpful study Bible.
One [...]

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Okay, I’ve just come across something that might give the PCA its “best PR in years!” What do Presbyterians have over and against Baptists?
The word Presbyterians is an anagram of Britney Spears!
Oh, and so is, “best PR in years.”
Have Geek fun at: http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html

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Okay, I just tried to do a search for the “by Faith” e-zine by entering “PCA news.”
Here’s the result for PCA that might be the most accurate.
http://www.poodleclubofamerica.org/news.htm

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For, by grace you are in the state of having been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, rather it is the gift of God, not a result of works, in order that no man should boast.
I’m going to open up a thread on Ephesians 2:8-9, since Matt and I have been discussing it [...]

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As one who works for a Christian organization that uses worldly marketing techniques to raise money, I found this article very interesting. I have to admit, I lean more toward the George Mueller model (as opposed to the William Both model), so I’m always uncomfortable with calls to donate to non-Church related (read, a person [...]

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