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The Importance of Church Membership–An Introduction

Posted in Biblical Studies, Church, Church Membership, Pastors on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi.  It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here.  Jim and I chatted recently about doing a series of posts on the importance of being a church member. It is something we are currently addressing at the local congregation among which I pastor in southwestern MN.
I have been challenged by certain passages of Scripture [...]

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Lloyd-Jones on the Office of a Pastor

Posted in Biblical Studies, Church, MLJ, Pastors on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I came across the following quote from Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ exposition of Ephesians, where he defines “pastor-teacher” in 4:11:
The office of a pastor is generally concerned about government and instruction and rule and direction. It is borrowed, of course, from the picture of a shepherd. The shepherd shepherds his flock, keeps the sheep in order, directs [...]

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A Revival for ECT?

Posted in Church, Postmodernism, Theology on January 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I could not believe what I was hearing as I was driving home tonight. In his “BreakPoint Commentary,” Chuck Colson addressed a commentary entitled “Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant” in reference to Father Richard John Neuhaus, who recently passed away. What caught my attention was not that he referred to Neuhaus “my dear friend,” [...]

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The Gospel and Theology

Posted in Church, Men's Ministry, Pastors, Theology, Worship on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This morning I met with the men from our church for our monthly men’s fellowship. Currently, we are reading and deeply discussing The 9 Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, along with additional material from their website. Shortly after a quick breakfast, we delved into the topic of the morning, namely the gospel [...]

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Calvin On Productivity (Or Lack Of)

Posted in Calvin, Discipleship, Genesis on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

NAU Genesis 2:15 ¶ Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
On this verse, Calvin made following comments:
Men were created to employ themselves in some work, and not to lie down in inactivity and idleness. This labour, truly, was pleasant, and full of [...]

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