(This is part 3 of Spurgeon and Home-Discipleship. Click here for part one. For part two click here.) As a pastor Spurgeon would often reference the biblical role of family worship in the home. Preaching from Acts 16:14 on September 20, 1891, Spurgeon addressed “Lydia, the First European Convert,” by saying, If the gospel does [...]
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28 Nov
Spurgeon and Home-Discipleship—Part 2 of 3
(This is part 2 of Spurgeon and Home-Discipleship. Click here for part one.) Spurgeon understood the effects of the Law on a sinner, especially applied to a child from under steady training from his parents. The very essence of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Ephesians 6:1-4 were lived out in Spurgeon’s home and he was greatly affected. [...]
21 Nov
Spurgeon and Home-Discipleship—Part 1 of 3
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834 in Kelvedon, in Essex, England, just ten days after the death of William Carey in India, the father of the modern mission movement. He was the oldest of seventeen children. Supposedly a study of Spurgeon’s ancestry will show that he followed a direct line of preachers [...]
31 Oct
John Piper on Christians and Halloween
The following is an edited transcript of the audio from Desiring God. What are your thoughts on Halloween? It’s kind of one of those questions of, “Do you see Christ against culture, Christ in culture, or Christ over culture?” I would guess that at our church there would be people from one end of perspective [...]
25 Jul
When the World Stopped for Jack
This is a touching story of a little boy’s tragic accident, a parent’s worst nightmare, the church worldwide uniting, and God’s mercy and grace to answer the prayers of His people. This is the story of Jack Budensiek’s last four weeks in the word’s of his aunt and uncle, Jon and Jessica Duren: Sometimes, something [...]
5 Jul
Gospel vs. Religion, part 1
Christianity without a desperation for God is just empty religion. Look at Capernaum for example. In Mark 2, Jesus returned to Capernaum a short time after making His purpose on earth known. Jesus “lived in Capernaum by the sea” during His adult life (Mt 4:13). During this time, “many were gathered together” in a house, [...]
29 Dec
Books I’ve Read In 2009
In 2001 at the age of 25, I read my first legitimate book from cover to cover. I was not raised a reader. In fact, I hated reading! I only looked at books for pictures. However, things changed that year. That fall, I enrolled in school at a masters level for a seminary education at [...]
14 Dec
Are There Problems With Today’s Gospel? — Part 2
To read the first part of this post click here. In part one, I tried to give reasons why the question, “Are there problems with today’s gospel?,” is a valid question. Research is regularly published that suggest major problems in the evangelistic efforts of gospel-believing churches. Before I suggest my opinion on solutions to this [...]
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