In heaven we shall see that we had not one trial too many. —C.H. Spurgeon
Notable Voices: March 21, 2015
10 Dumb Things Pastors Say Early in a Building Program — Gary Nicholson
I know I’ve heard some—if not all—of these, and I’ve probably said a few of them as well. A building program is a major event in the life of a church, and there are so many mistakes that can be made along the way. Avoiding these statements will help both you and the church.
Preachers, Keep A Close Watch On Your Life and Illustrations — Jared Wilson
Illustrations can often help a sermon. But when used poorly, they can quickly distract from the sermon and leave your hearers confused or disinterested. Jared provides a few helpful suggestions to help you use illustrations in the sermon more effectively.
3 Good Reasons to Leave Your Church — Chris Martin
Last week, I linked to Chris’ post on bad reasons to leave your church. This week, it seems appropriate to link to his follow up post on good reasons to leave.
A Discipleship Band Aid for the Church — Robby Gallaty
I’m encouraged to see the renewed emphasis on discipleship that has happened in recent years, and Robby has been one of the driving forces in this renewal through his book series on discipleship. In this article, Robby shares how discipleship should be intentional, size-specific, transparent, accountable, and reproducible.
6 Advantages of Consecutive Expository Preaching — Derek Thomas
Expository preaching isn’t the only method around, but it is one of the most used methods among preachers. Derek shares six advantages of this methodology.
10 Reasons to Consider Church Revitalization—Even Over Church Planting — Ron Edmondson
While we need both, revitalization has its advantages at times—as does planting. However, before you run off and start a new church or a new site at a multisite church, consider these reasons for revitalization.
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Navy Chaplain Allegedly Removed From Unit for Teaching Christian View of Sexuality
“Christianne Witten, a spokeswoman for the Navy Chaplain Corps, said Modder has been temporarily reassigned to Naval Support Activity Charleston as one of the staff chaplains while Navy Personnel Command officials review the detachment for cause action.”
To Win or Not to Win: THAT is NOT the Question
“The calling of being a coach, for some, has devolved into a self-centered, and winning-at-all-costs profession. The question must be asked: Is athletics about the coach and winning or is it about the privilege of investing in and building up young men and women, making a positive difference in their lives?”
Nine Common Tensions Pastors Face
“Well-intending church members often begin sentences with, “Pastor, we need to . . .” Those sentences are expectations members have on pastors and staff. The temptation for many of these leaders is to say “yes” to most of the requests. But saying “yes” to everything means you will do nothing well.”
Wordless Witness
“If we preach the gospel without words through our behavior, what we end up doing is pointing to ourselves instead of Christ. We communicate a salvation by works. Words are necessary to qualify our behavior and point others to Christ.”
If Holiness Is What God Wants, Why Is He So Slow To Change Me?
“Why is God so slow in making us holy? Think about it for a second. If God wanted to, he could have made us instantly perfect the moment we believed in Jesus Christ. Or, he could completely deliver us from our clinging sins in the blink of an eye.”
A Sing-Along-Song – A Fractured Fraternity & A Concerned Grandfather
“How could something like this exist in our country given what seems to be the significant “racial progress” over the last fifty years? The sing-along song displaying unvarnished racial animus was sung by supposedly accomplished college students during the same week that the moving and emotional events memorializing the extraordinary courage of the participants of the Selma march 50 years ago were being observed and experienced.”
6 Advantages of Consecutive Expository Preaching
“Large areas of the Bible are rarely read by many Christians. They arouse greater dread than the Mines of Moria did for Gandalf and Aragorn in The Fellowship of the Ring. Consequently, the Bible is reduced to favorite verses, underlined or highlighted to provide steppingstones through murky waters.”
Preaching On Homosexuality
“Preach as if anyone will listen to your sermon, because they can. If your church is putting your sermons online, and your church has “Baptist,” “Bible,” or some other conservative marker in its moniker, know that people living far away might be listening for something they can protest.”
Pakistani Christians Protest after Taliban Church Bombings
Religiously motivated violence is no stranger to Pakistan. The Taliban group behind Sunday’s attacks has been waging insurgency for more than a decade, killing thousands of Pakistanis in the process. In June, Pakistan launched a major operation to rout militants from their strongholds. Pakistan’s interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, said this “inhuman act of terrorism” against Christian churches reflected the group’s “frustration” in the face of a military offensive against them.
The Unique Significance of Corporate Worship
Something about the assembled church requires particular behavior that is set apart from behavior in the rest of life. So while an individual Christian is the temple of God’s spirit and ought to behave in ways that are pleasing to him, the church gathered is, in a special and distinct way, the sanctuary of God’s presence, wherein God’s people behave in worship differently than in any other circumstances.
Eva Fever
You have not done wrong if people desire to hear you preach or read your books. If your preaching and writing are excellent and edifying for the church then I thank God for you. Keep up the good work. But remember that Big Eva is big business. No preacher, alliance, coalition, or ministry is too big to fail. Never demand that people treat you as indispensable. We are merely a breath brothers. Chances are no one will be listening to us 50 years from now.
The Cost of Compromise
From the very beginning, the enemies of truth launched an effort to infiltrate and confuse the people of God by mangling the truth and by blending lies with Christian doctrine. Attacks against the truth regularly came not only from persecutors on the outside but also from false teachers and professing believers within the visible community of the church.
The Big Lie Evangelicals Tell Christian Parents
Proverbs 22:6 is a parenting scripture. It’s not a scripture about salvation. The scripture is simply saying that through consistent discipline you can train your children to behave. Herein lies the problem. Salvation does not come through obeying the rules. It comes by grace through faith. If your good works cannot save you, then your good parenting cannot save your kids. You can be the best parent in the world and make all the right choices, but you cannot save your child from hell. Only Christ can do that.
Preaching: 3 Questions for Managing the Heart
One of the greatest challenges for a pastor when he preaches is not his speaking ability (though it is important to speak well) or how accurate his exegesis of the passage was (though it is important to be diligent in the study). The greatest challenge for the preacher is the right managing of his own heart in the midst of the whole preaching process start to finish.
Here are three questions you can ask yourself as you seek to manage your heart:
Preaching the Catechism(?)
I realize this has been and is being debated, but I believe that the Scripture should be preached and the catechism used only to explain and summarize Scripture’s truths. In other words, I appreciate and have “done” catechetical preaching (and will do it again), but I don’t believe a minister should preach from and exegete the words of the catechism. Jacobus Koelman (in 1678) said it nicely while quoting William Ames and Gisbertus Voetius:
Threatened for Her Zeal for the Faith
So we have Francis calling same-sex marriage the work of the devil, and Benedict saying “the future of humanity itself” is at stake. But a high school theology teacher—in a Catholic school—who worries aloud about the fate of “western civ” if marriage is redefined, is unfit to remain a teacher there? Astounding.
Sanctification: Cooperating with God
by Bill Muehlenberg
Let me set things straight at the outset: in terms of our initial regeneration, this is a work purely done by God. We do not contrite to it. There is no synergism here. It is by grace through faith alone. But justification of course is only the first step. It is just the beginning.
From then on there is the incredible process of sanctification. And that is indeed a synergistic enterprise. God sanctifies, but we cooperate with him in the sanctification process. It is a combined effort. Those who say that we are to just ‘let go and let God” are amiss here.
But those who say ‘God helps those who help themselves’ are also amiss. It is not all of God alone. It is not all of ourselves alone. It is a team effort. This is expressed so very often in Scripture in so many ways.
Thinking about the Church Fathers
by John Aloisi
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Patrick (c. 389–c. 461). In response to that post, someone asked several questions about Patrick including whether or not he was Catholic. I offered a brief reply, and a colleague suggested that many people might have similar concerns about the church fathers in general and that it might be helpful to address the subject in a separate post.
An Observation of Foreign Worship
by Christopher Ames
The always-colorful Mark Jones shares some interesting experiences while teaching in overseas settings. Evidently, the congregational singing is better in the absence of loud bands. I’ve spent time in loud bands (true confession), but I have never been outside of North America, so I can only take his word for it. Please, chime in if you can relate to his experience first hand.
Who Represents True Islam? Moderates or Extremists?
There’s a fight brewing among the cultural left. These people usually agree with each other, especially on important issues. But they’re fighting over Islam. Maybe you heard Bill Maher and Sam Harris duking it out with Ben Affleck[1] a few months ago. More recently, Maher mixed it up with Howard Dean[2] over the same issue. And just what is that issue?
This ‘n’ That
- Do you grieve over sin?
- Free ebook!
- And another free ebook!
- Some advantages to engaging in consecutive expository preaching.
- Here is the audio and/or video of all of the sessions (including breakout sessions) from this year’s Shepherds’ Conference (aka, The Inerrancy Summit).
- I just don’t even know what to do with this. Not only must Joel Osteen be stopped, but so must the intern who is running his Twitter feed.
- Because the week isn’t truly crazy until you’ve read some nonsense from Charisma.
- Goodbye and good riddance, Internet Explorer.
- Some unsurprising PCUSA news.
- “If God talks to both of us, what do you do when God tells me something that openly and directly contradicts what he tells you?” Precisely. Therein lies one of the fundamental problems with the ever-popular “God told me” mindset.
- Worship according to the Word.
- Another treasure from this year’s Shepherds’ Conference:
Weekly Watchman for 03/20/2015
A Christian in America – A Coming Dilemma?
Mar 20, 2015 05:58 am | Mike
Today we discuss what it means to be a Christian faithful to God, living in a nation that seems to be falling away from God and His ways. Being a true Christian in America used to be simpler. Our nation, while far from perfect, at least tried to live by the laws and principles of […]
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‘The way to go:’ St. Paul schools give transgender students access to any bathroom, locker room
Mar 19, 2015 05:27 pm | A. S.
By Steve Gunn, editor-in-chief of EAGnews ST. PAUL, Minn. – The people of Minnesota apparently don’t like it, and the state may ban it, but the St. Paul school board adopted a new policy Tuesday giving transgender students access to the restroom and locker room facilities of their choice, regardless of their biological gender. That […]
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Celeb PR rep: conservative “watchman” ministries contribute to celebrity problem??
Mar 19, 2015 05:16 pm | A. S.
Should watchman ministries back off reporting problems with “Celebrity Christian Leaders”? Are Bereans, contenders, discerners and watchmen ministries partly to blame for leaders falling into scandal by adding extra attention? Celebrity PR rep Hunter Frederick seems to think so. (Background: Hunter’s client, musician Michael Gungor, became somewhat of a celebrity when he boldly announced that […]
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Pitiable Capitulating Pro-family Leaders – Part 1
Mar 19, 2015 11:25 am | Marsha West
Religious Right, Christian Right, religious conservatives, “values voters” and evangelicals are a few of the titles given to the social and or political groups that wish to hang on to the “traditional family values” (TFV) that are passed on from one generation to the next. These values are defined as “the moral and ethical principles […]
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The New Age & Hitler’s Germany: Wash, Rinse, Smile, Repeat
Mar 19, 2015 08:57 am | A. S.
Today we’re bringing up some oldies but not-so-goodies. You may hear the names Oprah Winfrey, Rodney Howard Browne or Neil Donald Walsch and think, “Oh sure, SUFTT, we know they’re New Age. Nothing new to see here.” But wait. What’s old news is new news again, especially when the fringes become mainstream. And when God […]
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OPRAH WINFREY’S NEW AGE “CHRISTIANITY” (PART 2) Neale Donald Walsch, “God,” and Hitler
Mar 19, 2015 08:21 am | A. S.
A brand new booklet by Warren B. Smith is available through Lighthouse Trails Publishing, and the editors have kindly allowed us to publish it here. To order copies of the 14-page color published tracts for to give to loved ones caught up in this deception, and for further study, click here. By Warren B. […]
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Evangelical dominoes fall
Mar 18, 2015 09:30 am | A. S.
Today we report that the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. has decided that all couples – including homosexual couples – should be allowed to get married. What will be the effect No Compromise Radio‘s Mike Abendroth joins us for today’s discussion. He recently participated in the Shepard’s Conference/Inerrancy Summit 2015, an excellent conference which you can watch […]
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Embraces LGBT-Inclusive Definition Of Marriage
Mar 18, 2015 08:41 am | A. S.
Biblical Christianity has taken another assault on truth, and it’s a major domino: “The tide has turned for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples seeking to be married in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)” That’s the headline reported by LGBT-supporting Huffington Post, a left-leaning blog covering religious news. As you read HuffPo’s story, be sure to […]
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Humanists Seek to Honor Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial Evolutionist with Statue in Courthouse Lawn
Mar 17, 2015 04:40 pm | A. S.
DAYTON, Tenn. – A humanist organization that has repeatedly fought against public displays of prayer or Christianity is now seeking to erect a statue in a courthouse lawn of Clarence Darrow—the promoter of evolution in the famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial. The American Humanist Association (AHA) is a group based in Washington, D.C., that believes in […]
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A time to laugh, and a time to get serious
Mar 17, 2015 08:46 am | A. S.
Today we’re starting our program with a lighthearted look at family, raising teens, relationships – you know, the things that often cause angst. Then later on in the program we’re going to share a hard-hitting article on how easy it is to allow sloppy doctrine to slide into the church and leave a trail of […]
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Want Some False Doctrine in Your Life? Try These Handy Tips!
Mar 16, 2015 08:52 pm | A. S.
Kudos to Steve Kozar over at the Messed Up Church blog (love that blog name), for this article, which captures the more frustrating elements of trying to contend for the faith in an environment where yeast grows freely. (Plus, it’s the first Christian blog I know of that has found a way to incorporate Shaba […]
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Change
Mar 16, 2015 08:45 am | A. S.
Our world is changing so rapidly, and so is the visible Church. If you feel like you’re barely hanging on for dear life, you are not alone. In Segment 2, we will be covering several news stories and some of the emails we’ve received from our listeners about changes in the Church. Did you […]
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Overcoming Pornography: Cultivating Our Inner Lives
Today’s blog is the final post in a three part series on overcoming pornography (see part one and two). In this post, I’d like to talk about the importance of cultivating our inner lives.
The Evidence for Christianity Doesn’t “Tell” Us Anything
I’m usually careful to avoid making overly aggressive claims when sharing the evidence for Christianity. I seldom tell anyone I can “prove” Christianity is true. Instead, I typically say something like, “I’d be happy to share the evidence I found compelling.” In my experience, …
Blog List
Seven Distinguishing Habits of Highly Effective Pastors
Pastor, Should You Write That Book? | The Blazing Center
Envy and Rivalry in Ministry | Desiring God
A Tip for Seminary Students – Borrowed Light
Logic on Fire: The Life of Lloyd-Jones Comes to the Screen | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
A must read from Trueman on ECT – Reformation21 Blog
4 Ways to Use the Internet to Train Biblical Counselors | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs
15 Ways to Give Hope in Biblical Counseling | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs
22 Benefits of Meditating on Scripture | TGC
Rejoicing in Lament | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Meditating on the Miseries of the Damned | The Cripplegate
Five Pieces of Advice for Young Men | Desiring God
Considering the cost of education
Technology and the Christian Life | Challies Dot Com
Credo Magazine » How Do You “Read So Much”? – Part 2 (Timothy Raymond)
A Fantastic New Book for Women | Canon Fodder
Do You Pay Your Taxes Joyfully? | Challies Dot Com
4 Reasons You Should Buy a Standup Desk—Right Now – Michael Hyat
Ask R.C.: What Would Future Me Warn Me About? – R.C. Sproul Jr.
Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting
The Bible and Homosexuality: Wrong and Right Lessons – Reformation21 Blog
‘I Miss My Daddy. Divorce Stinks. ’ – NYTimes.com
WEEKLY LINKS:
• Is Christianity Intolerant?
• God and Morality with Brett Kunkle
• Were There Any Innocent Canaanites?
• Could solar eclipses be evidence for God?
• The Loud Absence: Where is God in Suffering?
• Book review of Frank Turek’s “Stealing from God”
• Review of John H. Walton’s The Lost World of Genesis One
• A Quick Response To The “Who Are You To Judge?” Objection
• Book Review: “A Matter of Days” by Hugh Ross, Second Expanded Edition
W4YW: Of Millenials, Building Campaigns, & Children of Gay Marriage
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web.
Infographic of the Week
All the “One Another” Commands in the New Testament, Jeffrey Kranz. We’re still working hard to make sure “greet one another with a holy kiss” makes a comeback at the Summit. But it’s an uphill battle.
Articles of the Week
Top Ten Dumbest Things to Say During a Building Campaign, Thom Rainer. Honorable mention for #11: “What we really care about around here is building monuments, not reaching people.” Okay, these aren’t that dumb. Most pastors make statements like the ones Rainer points at for pretty good reasons. But it takes more than “good reasons” to make a wise decision.
An Open Letter to the Gay Community, Heather Barwick. “I still feel like gay people are my people. I’ve learned so much from you. You taught me how to be brave, especially when it is hard. You taught me empathy. You taught me how to listen. And how to dance. You taught me not be afraid of things that are different. And you taught me how to stand up for myself, even if that means I stand alone. I’m writing to you because I’m letting myself out of the closet: I don’t support gay marriage. But it might not be for the reasons that you think.”
How to Get Things Done: Four Tips From a White House Staffer, Eric Barker. It’s easy to get inundated with productivity lists, so we try to limit those here. But this one stuck out, because it’s all about how to get things done on a team. A major frustration of other productivity articles is that they basically counsel you on how to devote uninterrupted time to your work (and to delegate, delegate, delegate). This is much needed advice at times, but how do you get things done when you don’t have those luxuries? James Waters, White House staffer, helps us out.
Why Millenials Aren’t Growing Up, Chris Martin. Those of us born between 1980 and 2000—what is increasingly called the “millennial” generation—get dumped on quite a bit these days. Some of that is unwarranted, a brand of nostalgia about “the good old days” mixed with a touch of bitterness. But as Martin points out, many critiques hit home. And he’s figured out why: we have no idea what it means to “grow up.” (Also, note the special @FakeJDGreear cameo about halfway through. It’s quite a zinger.)
On The Lighter Side
The Twenty Most Popular TED Talks of All Time. If you don’t have hours to sink on fascinating videos, then ignore this. Because it will consume you. You’ve never wasted time and felt so smart at the same time.
Wisdom For Your Weekend is presented to you by Chris Pappalardo, with occasional guidance from J.D. Greear. This is our attempt to reflect Proverbs 9:9: “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”
This Week in Calvinism – March 20, 2015
- More historical reflections from Dr. Robert Hughes on Calvinism and Southern Baptists. Ever heard of Servetus?
- Dr. Hughes reflects some more: “I don’t think I would have enjoyed being around John Calvin. I think I’d probably feel that, behind his polite smile and bulging eyeballs, he was sniffing the scent of free-thinking upon me.” Brace yourself. Part four is coming soon.
- Dominic Bnonn Tennant cuts through the thorny problem of Calvinism and evangelism.
- Your joy rests on Christ’s righteousness.
- New and notable books.
- Coming soon: Calvinism debate between James White and Leighton Flowers.
Links I like (weekend edition)
How a Twitter Feud over Same-Sex Marriage May Doom Payday Lending
The Law and the Burden of Love in Harry Potter
Jake Meador, compares redemptive themes in Les Miserables and Harry Potter:
In Les Mis, a man is restored to life by the love of a man. In Harry Potter, a man is restored to life by the love of… the law?
5 Ways to be a Good Parent Without Quitting Your Day Job
Aaron Earls:
Does this mean you and I are bad parents because we have a job outside of the home? Is quitting your job and never leaving your family the standard of being a good father or mother?
I don’t think it is. In fact, I think this line of thinking can actually be harmful to your child.
Here are five ways to be a good parent without quitting your day job.
The PCUSA’s long and boring shuffle out of Christianity
David French:
The drift from biblical orthodoxy to spiritualized leftism has profound real-world consequences. The church isn’t just shuffling out of Christianity, it’s shuffling out of existence. The church has lost 37 percent of its members since 1992, and the trend is accelerating. According to Christianity Today, “in 2013, membership declined by 5 percent as 148 congregations left for other denominations — the largest annual membership loss in nearly 50 years.”
The Happiest People in the World
John Knight:
The statistics are remarkable.
- 99% of those surveyed are happy with their lives.
- 97% answered yes to the question, “Do you like who you are?”
- 99% agreed with the statement, “Do you love your family?”
Do you know of any group of people, of any economic status, educational level, age, ethnicity, or geographic region, who approach those percentages? Who are these happy people?
People living with Down syndrome.
If You Mourn the Fallenness of Your World Rather than Curse its Difficulties, You Know that Grace has Visited You by Paul David Tripp
Life in this terribly broken world is hard. You are constantly dealing with the frustration of this world not operating the way God intended. You are always facing the unexpected.
Dolce & Gabbana Defend Traditional Families
We’re used to defenders of the natural family being labelled hateful bigots. But it might surprise you just who is defending the family, and paying the price.
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The Cross is the Absolute Center of Scripture, Theology, and Life
In the past, some people have accused me of having a “crossless gospel.” I think this is hilarious, because if they really knew what I taught and believed, they would see that for me, the cross is the absolute center of everything I teach and believe.
3 Bad Reasons to Leave your Church, How cults begin, Spring has sprung
At the Millennial Evangelical blog, Chris Martin wrote a piece on 3 Bad Reasons to Leave Your Church. Chris is 24 years old, feels called to be a pastor and currently works as a Social Media Facilitator at LifeWay Christian Resources and is pursuing his M.Div.
A Christian Astronomer debunks the blood moon theory from both a scientific and a biblical perspective
An internet friend named James sent me an excellent article regarding the hoopla surrounding several astronomical events due to occur this week. The article debunks any credibility whatsoever regarding blood moons related to prophecy.
Evolutionary ‘programming’ and the stumbling block of thousands of years
Most don’t realize it but from a young age we are programmed into acceptance of the millions of years.
Overcoming Pornography
Randy Alcorn begins a three-part series related to pornography, with Part 1 being: Overcoming Pornography: Choosing Obedience.
Facebook, Parenting, Pictures, and Our Hearts
Tim Challies begins his post by rejoicing with those who rejoice on social media as they share pictures of their children. Then he begins to probe with us whether our parental pictures of our children can sometimes reveal heart issues—whether we see our children as people or as a prop that props me up so others think highly of me as a parent. Convicting… Read Tim’s challenging thoughts in What Is Your Exit Plan.
3 Wonderful Promises
Jay Adams distills three wonderful promises from 1 Corinthians 10:13, in a post entitled There’s Always a Way.
Trust in the Lord
Julie Ganschow shares what we can do when tempted to fret instead of trust. Read her edifying thoughts in Lessons from Psalm 37.
The Test of Trials
How we respond to trials reveals much about the health of our heart. Paul Tautges explores tests, temptations, and trials in The Test of Trials.
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