A Day With Dr. Don
Chris Coffman, Andrew Foote, and I got the chance to drown ourselves in a full day of biblical teaching this past December at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. Renowned theologian DA Carson taught the following 5 sessions that Saturday, which have graciously been offered up as vodcasts at TheResurgence, Mars Hill’s online missional theology cooperative. We 21st century, first-world Christians are spoiled rotten by the vast amount of teaching and information that is available at our fingertips. But Christ’s words in Luke 12:48 are a sobering reminder of the responsibilities that come...
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Books I Will Read This Year: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Study: ESV Study Bible [Community Group] The Gospel of John River West Church preaching series: The Gospel of John (Podcast) [Men's Group] Paul’s Letter to the Romans Luther: Lectures on Romans This volume is a collection of Martin Luther’s lectures that were given during a class he taught at the University of Wittenberg on the book of Romans. This collection is quite possibly the greatest work by Luther as he addresses all the facets...
read moreDoubting Your Doubts (Pt 2)
The Journey Church in St. Louis recently did a sermon series called “Doubting Your Doubts” using weekly sermons and mid-week studies called “The Doubting Sessions”. The sermon series is based off of Timothy Keller’s book, The Reason for God. Chapters of The Reason for God (RFG) associated with each week’s sermon are listed with the PDF Study Guides. Below is a listing of all the resources associated with this series. I think it’s a beautiful example of connecting preaching with the community life of the church, and inviting seekers to wrestle...
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If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. - James 1:5-8 View Trailer Last night I saw the new movie Doubt with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman . Every once in a while I get to watch a late-night movie by myself. It’s usually one of the somber,...
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I’ll take this because it’s so good. In his blog Christ is Deeper Still, Ray Ortland, lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, took some time out to list the things he’s thankful for and concerned about for 2009. It’s amazing to see the bigger picture of what God is doing in and through the church. Going into 2009 Going into this new year of grace 2009, I am thankful for four things and concerned about four things. Thankful: 1. The gospel is being rediscovered and rejoiced over and ransacked in a fresh way, as evidenced by Together for the Gospel, The Gospel...
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