NEW BIOGRAPHY ON APOLOGIST CORNELIUS VAN TIL

There is a new biography of Cornelius Van Til out, published by Presbyterian & Reformed

It is titled: “Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist & Churchman” and there’s a good deal right now if you order from Westminister Bookstore

A free sample of the Preface and Introduction is available here

(HT)

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Food Prices on the Rise

Due to shortages in the supply of wheat, bad weather, as well as the increase in oil prices, food costs have increased, resulting in many countries poorest people losing ability to buy food.

Oil prices affect the cost of transporting, storing, and growing food. The article by MSNBC states that food will be affected for the next 10 years. After causing much alarm, the article has some good news, stating that United States and European farmers have already taken steps to increase production for next year.

The news reminds me to not only be thankful but to be mindful of the hungry:

“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
(James 2:14-17)

The next time you eat, thank the merciful God for providing you today’s daily bread.

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WORLDNETDAILY: AMERICA PAYING RENT OF TERRORISTS

Its time that funds to the Middle East get re-evaluated

http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59713

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RE-RELEASE OF “BY THIS STANDARD”, by Greg Bahnsen

For all those who have been impacted by Dr. Greg Bahnsen’s teachings,

Covenant Media Foundation has re-released a new edition of “By This Standard”, hardcover edition.

http://www.cmfnow.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=391&HS=1

It’s going for $16.95 right now

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JOHN MACARTHUR:LUKE 24:1-4

Its been some weeks since the Shepherd’s conference now, I thought I share with you a Message that is available through Grace to You, that was really well done on Luke 21:1-4, in light of prosperity Gospel preachers today:

http://www.gty.org/Products/AudioLessons/42-251

Or for those of you more fancy into DVDs,

http://www.gty.org/Products/DVDs/8242-251

John MacArthur’s preaching is courageously against the false Prosperity Word of Faith Preachers today…And the insight he draws from this verse hit me hard and blew my mind away…

I’ve been misinterpreting this verse for years…

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JAY ADAMS: CENTRALITY OF THE THEME OF GRACE IN PREACHING

Many of the readers to this blog are involve with some form of ministry or another where teaching the Word of God is a fundamental role we carry out.

Here is something I read from Jay Adams that one should think about while preparing sermons and messages…

You must not exhort your congregation to do whatever the BIble requires of them as though they could fulfill those requirements on their own, but only as a consequence of the saving power of the cross and the indewelling , sanctifying power and presence of Christ in the person of the Holy Spirit.  All edificational preaching, to be Christian, must fully take into consideration GOd’s grace in salvation and in sanctification” (From “Preaching with Purpose: A Comprehensive Textbook on BIblical Preaching”, page 147)

AMEN?

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SHEPHERD’S CONFERENCE 2008: SEMINARS SCHEDULES

SHEPHERD’S CONFERENCE: MARCH 5TH-9TH, 2008

http://www.shepherdsfellowship.org/SC/

Seminars Information

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Time Session Title Teacher 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM A God-Entranced Vision Infusing you music with a biblical theology of worship Andy Snider 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Politically Incorrect? How to shepherd your congregation in an election Phil Johnson 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Preparation & the Powerful Pulpit Consecrating your heart before you preach Rick Holland 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Search & Rescue An interactive forum on church discipline Bill Shannon GCC Elders 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Strong & Courageous Why some leaders succeed when others fail Rob Iverson 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM The Mission Field Next Door Local church ministry in a cross-cultural context Henry Tolopilo Michael Mahoney 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Think Biblically A philosophy of ministry built upon the text of scripture Irv Busenitz

Thursday, March 06, 2008 Time Session Title Teacher 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Exegesis & the Powerful Pulpit Studying the text with care and precision Bill Barrick 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Faith of Our Fathers Was the gospel of the early church what we believe today? Nathan Busenitz 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Grace to Youth An interactive forum on student ministry Austin Duncan Kelly Wright Rick Holland 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs The changing sound of corporate worship Bill Brandenstein Clayton Erb 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Seeds of the Gospel Cultivating a biblical children’s ministry Kurt Gebhards 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM The Heart of the Matter An interactive forum on biblical counseling Bill Shannon Jim Pile John Street 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM The Pursuit of Happiness Presenting the gospel to a world longing for satisfaction Tom Patton

Thursday, March 06, 2008 Time Session Title Teacher 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Exposition & the Powerful Pulpit Crafting the sermon from what has been studied Tom Pennington 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM First Love What would Jesus think of your church? Dick Mayhue 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM God’s High Calling for Women Addressing the role of women and biblical femininity John Street 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Good Intentions, Bad Advice The major pitfalls every biblical counselor must avoid Bill Shannon 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Lord, Teach Us to Pray Revitalizing your church’s passion for prayer Andy Snider 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM The War of the World Views Fighting for biblical truth in the realm of secular thought Mark Tatlock 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM To Protect & Serve An interactive forum on elder rule GCC Elders Rob Iverson

Friday, March 07, 2008 Time Session Title Teacher 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM A Clear and Present Gospel Communicating the essentials of saving faith Jesse Johnson 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM A Still Small Voice How God leads His people in daily decision making Jon Rourke 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Delivery & the Powerful Pulpit Preaching the sermon with clarity and conviction Alex Montoya 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Foreign Exchange An interactive forum on world missions GCC Elders Kevin Edwards 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Meaning is Everything Why effective preaching demands a proper hermeneutic Keith Essex 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM The Dividing Line Where we draw the line on biblical separation Nathan Busenitz 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Waters That Divide A biblical critique of infant baptism Matt Waymeyer

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