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- 21:44, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity
- 21:34, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity
- 21:24, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity (New page: {{info}}1995 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors ==== A Personal Introduction ==== My topic this year is "Preaching through Adversity," and the man I focus on is Charles Haddon Spurgeon, wh...)
- 20:59, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Challenging the Church and Culture with Truth (New page: {{info}}''Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #6'' Our mission and Spiritual Dynamic declare that the all-satisfying supremacy of God shines most brightly through sacrificial deeds of ...)
- 20:46, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Celebrating Two Concurrent Decades of Faithfulness to Youth and Adults (New page: {{info}}August marked the ten-year anniversary for both David and Karin Livingston and Brad and Cindy Nelson on the pastoral staff at Bethlehem. There is a reason why we have waited until ...)
- 20:40, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Can I still worship God even though I'm not entirely "pure and upright"? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Can I still worship God even though I'm not entirely "pure and upright"?''' If being completely "pure and upright...) (top)
- 20:36, 14 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Can I remarry if my spouse divorces me and marries another? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio.'' '''Can I remarry if my spouse divorces me and marries another?''' No. I know my standard here for Christian obedienc...)
- 18:49, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Call Me Husband, Not Baal (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hosea ''' </blockquote> The book of Hosea describes Hosea's marriage to Gomer and its prophetic meaning for Israel. Chapters 4-14 give excerpts from Hosea's pr...) (top)
- 18:40, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) By Treasuring All That God Is, All Whom He Loves
- 18:36, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N By Treasuring All That God Is, All Whom He Loves (New page: {{info}}''Unpacking the Master Planning Team Document'' <blockquote> '''Galatians 3:5''' </blockquote> We are in a season of life at Bethlehem that for many of us, contrary to the weather ...)
- 18:24, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named
- 18:19, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named
- 18:10, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named
- 18:06, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 15:14-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and a...)
- 17:59, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Building a Common Community Understanding of God (New page: {{info}}Next Sunday I will begin <u>'''my first expository Sunday morning series'''</u>. My aim is to unfold the message of 2 Peter for his day and our day. It will take about 10 messages ...) (top)
- 17:52, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Brothers, We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering (top)
- 17:06, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Brothers, We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering (New page: {{info}}''Meditations on the Life of Charles Simeon ''<br>1989 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors ==== Introduction ==== In April, 1831, Charles Simeon was 71 years old. He had been the pa...)
- 16:48, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Breaking Nets, Sinking Boats and Saving Men (New page: {{info}}''Missions Week'' <blockquote> '''Luke 5:1-11''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was sta...)
- 16:39, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Bodies, Breakfast and the Marriage Bed (New page: {{info}}''Meditation on Daily Worship'' “Worship” is the term we use to cover all the acts of the heart and mind and body that intentionally express the infinite worth of God. This is...)
- 16:33, 13 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Who Mourn
- 06:21, 12 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Biblical Eldership, Part 1a (top)
- 05:46, 12 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Biblical Eldership, Part 1a
- 17:39, 8 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Biblical Eldership, Part 1a
- 17:28, 8 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Biblical Eldership, Part 1a
- 17:03, 8 February 2009 (hist) (diff) Biblical Eldership, Part 1a
- 16:50, 8 February 2009 (hist) (diff) N Biblical Eldership, Part 1a (New page: {{info}}''Shepherd the Flock of God Among You <br>''A Seminar for The Bethlehem Institute<br> Listen to the rest of this seminar: <blockquote> '''►<u>Biblical Eldership, Part 1b</...)
- 05:50, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Bible Story Audio: Recommendations? (New page: {{info}}''Dear Noël,<br>In'' Treasuring God in Our Traditions, ''you write that your children listened to stories on tape while they were too young to read. Could you recommend some good,...) (top)
- 05:40, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Bethlehem's Nerve System (New page: {{info}}''How it Works'' Take the example of Carla Christenson and the Elliot Park Neighborhood Big Brother-Big Sister Project. It started with God. He sent an irresistible longing to Car...)
- 05:36, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Being Loved and Being Hated (New page: {{info}}''What I Pray for in Missions Week'' I will try to be sensitive in the way I give the details of this story. A few name and detail changes to protect the innocent. It comes from a...)
- 05:33, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Behind the Heroic Image (New page: {{info}}Is there any virtue in uncovering the vice of great men? Certainly not to gloat. But perhaps to warn. I know in my head the tables will be turned someday—the last will be first. ...) (top)
- 05:29, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Becoming All Things to All Men to Save Some
- 05:24, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Becoming All Things to All Men to Save Some (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 9:19-23''' </blockquote><blockquote> For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more. 20 And to the Je...)
- 05:11, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Bad Title, Great Book (New page: {{info}}''The Church Is Bigger Than You Think By Patrick Johnstone'' <blockquote> '''Psalm ''' </blockquote> The following are quotes from Johnstone's book that I hope will whet your ...)
- 04:56, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Avoiding Sexual Sin (top)
- 04:42, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Avoiding Sexual Sin
- 04:28, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Avoiding Sexual Sin (New page: {{info}}''Pitfalls and Protections for Christian Leaders <br>''A Biblical Analysis of Ten Steps Toward Sexual Sin<br>Northwestern College Chapel <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 10:12''' </bl...)
- 04:07, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N At the Price of God's Own Blood (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 20:28''' </blockquote><blockquote> Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God...)
- 03:58, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Are we free to use any means necessary, except for sinful ones, to reach the lost? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Are we free to use any means necessary, except for sinful ones, to reach the lost?''' The problem with saying Yes...) (top)
- 03:54, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Answers to Objections to Going into Missions
- 03:49, 23 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Answers to Objections to Going into Missions (New page: {{info}}''What I Said at Missions in the Main Hall'' When I spoke at Missions in the Main Hall Sunday night, I tried to give a biblical response to possible obstacles that are in the way ...)
- 03:48, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Another Desiring God (New page: {{info}}Earlier this year the Council of Deacons approved a vision statement drafted by Cole Grace for developing a radio ministry of Bethlehem. Cole is willing and eager to serve as the p...)
- 03:37, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N An Overview of the History of Missions (New page: {{info}}(Based on Ralph Winter, <u>'''The Kingdom Strikes Back: Ten Epochs of Redemptive History'''</u>''' '''in ''Perspectives on the World Christian Movement'') ==== Phase O...)
- 03:31, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N An Open Letter to Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, Temple Israel (New page: {{info}}Dear Rabbi Zimmerman, Thank you for your email of 2-27-04 addressed to some of us among the downtown clergy concerning Mel Gibson's movie, ''The Passion of the Christ''. I read mo...) (top)
- 03:23, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N An Open Letter to Michael Prowse (New page: {{info}}Dear Mr. Prowse, It would be my great joy to persuade you that God's demand for worship is beautiful love, not ugly pride. On March 30, 2003 you wrote in the London ''Financ...)
- 03:16, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) An Invitation to QuILT (top)
- 03:13, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N An Invitation to QuILT (New page: {{info}}''Qu''estions and<br>''I''ssues in<br>''L''eadership and<br>''T''heology ==== What? ==== QuILT is a bi-weekly 1½ hour class in which Pastor John will lead a discussi...)
- 03:07, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N An Invitation to Join a New Venture in Missions (New page: {{info}}Last Sunday night I presented to the church my view of the overarching mission of BBC. Out of that mission statement (which I will make available in writing soon) came a specific g...)
- 03:03, 19 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N An “Uncommon Union†(New page: {{info}}My dominant emotion tonight on the last day of vacation is a strong affection for the staff at Bethlehem. I have not seen them for almost five weeks. But I have prayed for them by ...) (top)
- 22:37, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible
- 21:59, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible
- 21:46, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible
- 19:44, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible
- 19:11, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Always Singing One Note—A Vernacular Bible (New page: {{info}}''Why William Tyndale Lived and Died <br>''2006 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors ==== What Was the “One Note” He Always Sang? ==== Stephen Vaughn was an English merchan...)
- 18:57, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) All Jews and Gentiles Are Under Sin
- 18:56, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) All Jews and Gentiles Are Under Sin
- 18:52, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N All Israel Will Be Saved (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 11:22-29''' </blockquote><blockquote> Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provi...) (top)
- 18:21, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N Advice to Pastors: Preach the Word (New page: {{info}}''Installation Sermon <br>'' ==== Introduction ==== I am more honored and more happy to be in this role right now than most people can know. I am honored because what we are abou...)
- 18:09, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Word on Bruce Leafblad... (New page: {{info}}Tom Pals will be finishing his seminary training next December. During the fall he will be busy looking for a full-time ministerial position. Therefore he is terminating his minist...)
- 17:43, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Vision of God for the Final Era of Frontier Missions
- 17:39, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Vision of God for the Final Era of Frontier Missions
- 16:41, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Vision of God for the Final Era of Frontier Missions
- 16:28, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Vision of God for the Final Era of Frontier Missions (New page: {{info}}''A work of gratitude to Daniel Payton Fuller on his 60th birthday'' <blockquote> ''Daniel Payton Fuller is professor of Hermeneutics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Ca...)
- 16:13, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Theology for Missions
- 15:59, 13 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Theology for Missions (New page: {{info}}''Conference on Missions Education ''<br>Crystal Evangelical Free Church I would like to begin by mentioning the impact that Patrick Johnstone's book, ''Operation World ''has...)
- 04:46, 7 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Summary of the Gospel to Help You Enjoy It and Share It (New page: {{info}}'''God Created Us for His Glory ''' “Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory” ...)
- 04:42, 7 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Statement on Divorce & Remarriage in the Life of Bethlehem Baptist Church (New page: {{info}}This statement on divorce and remarriage is the product of several years of study and discussion by the Council of Deacons of Bethlehem Baptist Church. The final approval of its pr...) (top)
- 04:30, 7 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Reply To Gerhard Maier (top)
- 18:09, 4 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Reply To Gerhard Maier (New page: {{info}}''A Review Article ''<br>Published in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22/1 (1979), pp. 79-85. <center>The End of the Historical-Critical Method.<br>Gerhard Maie...)
- 17:24, 4 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Prayer for Our Church (New page: {{info}}O Lord, by the truth of your Word, and the power of your Spirit and the ministry of your body, build men and women at Bethlehem . . . <blockquote> *Who don't love the world more th...)
- 17:18, 4 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Prayer for Bethlehem One Hundred Years From Now (New page: {{info}}''To Be Put in the Time Capsule in the New Building'' Dear friends in the future, I am writing this prayer on May 14, 2002. My name is John Piper, and I have been the senior pas...) (top)
- 17:08, 4 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Personal Encounter with Jonathan Edwards (top)
- 06:21, 3 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Personal Encounter with Jonathan Edwards (New page: {{info}}Published in ''The Reformed Journal ''28 (11): 13-17. <br>Reprinted by permission of Eerdmans Publishing Company. <br>All rights reserved. When I was in seminary, a wise professor...)
- 05:35, 3 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Pastor's Role in World Missions (New page: {{info}}''Bethel Seminary Chapel'' <blockquote> '''Psalm''' </blockquote> The way a pastor sees his role in relation to world missions will depend on his vision of God and his view of man....)
- 00:29, 1 January 2009 (hist) (diff) A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People
- 00:28, 1 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 15:14-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and a...)
- 00:11, 1 January 2009 (hist) (diff) N A Passion for the Supremacy of God for the Joy of All Peoples (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 13:36''' </blockquote><blockquote> David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers. </blockquo...)
- 23:48, 31 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Passion for Missions in the Men Who Stay (New page: {{info}}I cannot get over the fact that there are more churches in the Twin Cities than there are Protestant North American missionaries to 1,930,000,000 Muslim, Hindu, Han Chinese and Bud...)
- 23:40, 31 December 2008 (hist) (diff) A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul (top)
- 23:39, 31 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Passion for God’s Supremacy and Compassion for Man’s Soul (New page: {{info}}''Jonathan Edwards on the Unity of Motives in World Missions <br>''Resolved 2007Tools In the final session of Resolved 2007, Piper answered how the truth that “God is the go...)
- 05:47, 30 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Passion for Christ-Exalting Power (New page: {{info}}''Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Need for Revival and Baptism with the Holy Spirit ''<br>1991 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors<br> ==== Martyn Lloyd-Jones The Preacher ==== In July, 1...)
- 05:18, 30 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Parting Word (New page: {{info}}One more word on Sunday night while Noël packs for vacation. These have been great months of joy between me and Noël. I feel like a very favored Boaz. My “Ruth” is jus...)
- 05:14, 30 December 2008 (hist) (diff) A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later
- 05:01, 30 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A New Full-Time Minister? (New page: {{info}}I have proposed to the Council of Deacons that in September of 1982 we add a new full-time minister at Bethlehem. The conviction guiding my decision is that we should add staff, no...) (top)
- 01:37, 27 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Mind in Love with God (New page: {{info}}''The Private Life of a Modern Evangelical <br>''The Jonathan Edwards Institute<br>A Passion for Truth<br>Evangelicalism in the Modern World My topic in this first address is "Jon...) (top)
- 04:37, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later (New page: {{info}}''2003 Desiring God National Conference <br>''The Unrivaled Legacy of Jonathan Edwards<br>Friday Evening General Session<br> One of the reasons that the world and the church need ...)
- 04:14, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Future and a Hope (New page: {{info}}Here’s a summary of the future I sketched last Sunday. ==== Holding the Course ==== We have a theology and a philosophy of ministry. We will try to hold to this as a steady cou...)
- 04:09, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Crucial Time to Focus Prayer on Pastoral Leadership (New page: {{info}}“Taking heed to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made us overseers to care for the church of God which he ordained with his own blood”—a ''momentous calling ''for t...)
- 04:05, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) A Church-Based Hope for "Adultolescents"
- 04:04, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Church-Based Hope for "Adultolescents" (New page: {{info}}Christian Smith, professor of sociology at Notre Dame, wrote in the most recent ''Books and Culture ''<u>'''a review of six books'''</u>that deal with the new phenomenon of “adul...)
- 03:22, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Broken and Contrite Heart God Will Not Despise (New page: {{info}}''Psalms: Thinking and Feeling with God, Part 3'' <blockquote> '''Psalm 51''' </blockquote><blockquote> ''To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him,...)
- 03:11, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) "Safe for Democracy" or "Sent for the Gospel" (top)
- 03:10, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N "Safe for Democracy" or "Sent for the Gospel" (New page: {{info}}''When a Cause Matters'' <span id="1230174483807S" style="display: none">President Woodrow Wilson’s efforts to maintain neutrality were disregarded by German submarines. Februar...)
- 03:02, 25 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''John 1:14-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full o...) (top)
- 15:32, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it okay to use secular media to teach Christian principles? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Is it okay to use secular media to teach Christian principles?''' It certainly is possible in discipleship to tak...)
- 15:29, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Search for the Minister for Children's Discipleship (New page: {{info}}Before I left for Manila back in July, I put together with the staff a packet of information about Bethlehem and about the position of Minister for Children’s Discipleship so tha...)
- 15:19, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Good Doctrine Makes Better (Teenage) Saints (New page: {{info}}Here it is again. More evidence from surveys what the Bible makes so plain: superficial, non-doctrinal, non-serious Christians sin pretty much like the world; but more serious, mor...)
- 15:03, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Christian Elders in the New Testament
- 14:54, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christian Elders in the New Testament (New page: {{info}} ==== 1. The Background of the Term “Elder” in Judaism ==== '''1.1''' Almost all early societies or religious communities were guided in some way by elders, that is, by the o...)
- 01:40, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Public Thanksgiving for Gordon Cunningham and Erv Mickelberg (New page: {{info}}I love the quiet, dogged, humble faithfulness of old men. Men like Gordon Cunningham and Erv Mickelberg. I pray that when I am their age I will have the push to do as they have don...) (top)
- 01:22, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why does having disobedient children unfit a man for church leadership? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Why does having disobedient children unfit a man for church leadership?''' While children are little the father i...) (top)
- 01:18, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) For Tom Steller on His 10th Anniversary at Bethlehem Baptist (top)
- 01:17, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N For Tom Steller on His 10th Anniversary at Bethlehem Baptist (New page: {{INFO}}Of all the classes that I taught<br>At Bethel then, of all I thought<br>Would be remembered when the years<br>Went by, one class alone appears<br>More clear, more sweet, more preci...)
- 01:13, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What is the role of a deacon? (New page: {{info}}The basic meaning of Greek word group behind the English translation "deacon" (''diakon''-) suggests the notion of service and servanthood (John 2:5; Romans 15:8; Matthew 20:26; Lu...)
- 01:10, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What is the role of an elder? (New page: {{info}}According to the New Testament, elders are responsible for the primary leadership and oversight of a church. The function and role of an elder is well summarized by Alexander Strau...)
- 00:58, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do you believe a church should be governed by one elder or several? (New page: {{info}}We believe the New Testament teaches that there is to be a plurality of elders. This means that a church is not to have unitary leadership where only one man has ultimate authority...)
- 00:36, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Who Shall Shepherd the Flock? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 5:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker al...)
- 00:28, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Who Are the Elders? (New page: {{info}}''Then and Now'' <blockquote> '''1 Timothy 3:1-7; 5:17''' </blockquote><blockquote> The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task. Now a b...)
- 00:14, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) What Did Deacons Do?
- 00:11, 11 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Did Deacons Do? (New page: {{info}} ==== 1. The Two Church Offices of Deacons and Elders ==== Deacons and elders (= pastors/overseers/bishops) are the two ongoing church offices taught in the New Testament. 1.1....)
- 23:55, 10 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Elder-Shepherds Prepare to Meet the Chief Shepherd (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 5:1-4''' </blockquote> <blockquote> Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker o...)
- 23:46, 10 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Must Manage His Household Well (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Timothy 3:4-5''' </blockquote><blockquote> He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know...)
- 23:39, 10 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Elders, Pastors, Bishops, and Bethlehem (New page: {{info}} ==== I. Baptist Church Government Illustrated from Historic Baptist Confessions ==== The purpose of this survey is to show that historically Baptists have held to the view that ...) (top)
- 05:39, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jonathan Edwards on the Problem of Faith and History (top)
- 05:26, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jonathan Edwards on the Problem of Faith and History
- 05:24, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jonathan Edwards on the Problem of Faith and History
- 05:10, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jonathan Edwards on the Problem of Faith and History
- 04:20, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jonathan Edwards on the Problem of Faith and History
- 04:06, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jonathan Edwards on the Problem of Faith and History (New page: {{info}}''Published in the Scottish Journal of Theology, Vol. 31, pp. 217-228.'' ==== A Point of Contact With the Contemporary Discussion ==== The rebirth of interest in the thought and ...)
- 03:54, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jonathan Edwards on the Pilgrim Mindset (New page: {{info}}In celebration of Jonathan Edwards' 300th birthday this month, let him teach us more about Bethlehem's vision called <u>Treasuring Christ Together</u>, and about the pilgrim mindse...)
- 03:47, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jonathan Edwards and Our Fall Missions Focus (New page: {{info}} ==== Two Motives for Missions, or One? ==== As our fall ''Missions Focus ''approaches, Jonathan Edwards is still on my mind. One reason is that he helped me unite two motives fo...) (top)
- 03:37, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Zwingli and You Next Week (New page: {{info}}In 1982 we celebrated the 800th birthday of St. Francis. In 1983 the 500th birthday of Martin Luther and this year the 500th birthday of Ulrich Zwingli. Zwingli was born sev...) (top)
- 03:30, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Thanksgiving for the Lives of Flawed Saints
- 03:29, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thanksgiving for the Lives of Flawed Saints (New page: {{info}}God ordains that we gaze on his glory, dimly mirrored in the ministry of his flawed servants. He intends for us to consider their lives and peer through the imperfections of their ...)
- 03:25, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thank God for Diaries, Journals, and Biography! (New page: {{info}}O, the refreshing, liberating, exhilarating experience of living for several days with the saints in another century! In preparing for the Pastors’ Conference I immersed myself i...)
- 03:21, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Taste of Mueller and His God (New page: {{info}}Pastor George Mueller was born in Germany in 1805, spent most of his life in Bristol , England , preached nine times in Minneapolis in 1880, traveled to 42 countries between the ag...)
- 03:14, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pastor John's Special Invitation to the Jonathan Edwards Conference (New page: {{info}}When I conceived the <u>Jonathan Edwards Conference </u>for this fall, I had in mind a great all-church event for Bethlehem that we could share with others from around the country....) (top)
- 03:03, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Origin of Calvinism (New page: {{info}}Of course, like every other man besides Jesus Christ, John Calvin was imperfect. His renown is not owing to infallibility, but to his relentless allegiance to the Scriptures as the...) (top)
- 02:57, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lenin, Francis and Paul (New page: {{info}}Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who founded Bolshevism which became Soviet Communism, said, “I made a mistake. Without doubt, an oppressed multitude had to be li...)
- 02:52, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Good, Insane Concordance Maker (New page: {{info}}There’s a catch to this story that comes later. I hope you read to the end. I think you’ll be encouraged. I was. I read in a recent issue of ''Books and Culture ''a <u>review <...) (top)
- 02:47, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Every Hero Gets Hiccups (New page: {{info}}I remember back in 1967 the first time I saw my college philosophy professor cutting his own grass in grubby clothes. There seemed at the time to be such a gulf between mowing gras...) (top)
- 02:43, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Dawning of the Final Era (New page: {{info}}''Introducing Ralph Winter'' Besides Virgil Olson and John Marrs and the Eshenaurs from our own Conference, we will be honored to interact during missions week with Ralph Winter, ...)
- 02:15, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Sabbath Hedonism (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Isaiah 58:13-14''' </blockquote><blockquote> If you turn back your foot from the sabbath,<br>from doing ''your pleasure ''on my holy day,<br>and call the sabbath a ...)
- 02:01, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N If the Lord's Day Is Sunday, Why Do We Have a Saturday Evening Service? (New page: {{info}}This article is an extension of the sermon from 10-2-05 entitled “Is There a Lord’s Day?” In that message I was trying to answer the question of whether Romans 14:5 means the...) (top)
- 01:54, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Exodus 20:8-11''' </blockquote> The institution of a Saturday worship service raises the question whether what we are doing here is right in view of 2,000 years of ...)
- 01:43, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is There a "Lord's Day"? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 14:1-9''' </blockquote><blockquote> As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anythi...)
- 00:48, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can I take the Lord's Supper if I've had a bad week spiritually? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Can I take the Lord's Supper if I've had a bad week spiritually?''' It depends on the transaction of the moment, ...)
- 00:31, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 3
- 00:20, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 3 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 11:17-34''' </blockquote> Today, Lord willing, we will finish the three part series on the meaning of the Lord's Supper. If you think this is all abou...)
- 00:06, 9 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 2
- 23:53, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}We believe that the Lord Jesus has commanded the church to observe two ordinances. One is baptism, which is unrepeated and signifies the beginning of life in Christ by symbolically...)
- 23:31, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why We Eat the Lord's Supper, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 11:23-26''' </blockquote><blockquote> For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed...)
- 23:15, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why and How We Celebrate the Lord's Supper (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 11:17-34''' </blockquote><blockquote> But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better ...)
- 22:32, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Idolatry, the Lord's Supper, and the Body of Christ (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 10:14-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say. Is not the cup of bless...)
- 22:23, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Response to Grudem on Baptism and Church Membership (New page: {{info}}Lots of people know that Wayne Grudem and I are the deepest of friends. We love to room together at conferences. We love to do things together with our wives. We were both in semin...) (top)
- 22:14, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) More Clarifications on the Baptism and Membership Issue (top)
- 22:14, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N More Clarifications on the Baptism and Membership Issue (New page: {{info}}''How Important is Church Membership?'' To help you keep thinking and praying about your vote on December 18 at the Annual All-Church Strategy Meeting concerning the Elder proposa...)
- 20:23, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) How Old Is Infant Baptism? (top)
- 20:22, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Old Is Infant Baptism (How Old Is Infant Baptism moved to How Old Is Infant Baptism?) (top)
- 20:22, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m How Old Is Infant Baptism? (How Old Is Infant Baptism moved to How Old Is Infant Baptism?)
- 05:26, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Teaching and Admonishing One Another in All Wisdom (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 3:12-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patie...)
- 05:17, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Important Is Church Membership? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:12-31''' </blockquote><blockquote> For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so...)
- 05:03, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Is Baptism, and How Important Is It? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 2:8-15''' </blockquote><blockquote> See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to th...) (top)
- 04:35, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What is Baptism and Does it Save? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:18-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having bee...) (top)
- 04:19, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 2 (top)
- 04:09, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thoughts on Baptism (New page: {{info}}''Sunday Evening Message'' The New Testament teaches very plainly that we are saved by faith. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31; see also John ...) (top)
- 04:02, 8 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Strengthened to Suffer: Christ, Noah, and Baptism (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:18-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having bee...)
- 21:19, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Go and Make Disciples, Baptizing Them... (top)
- 21:14, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Go and Make Disciples, Baptizing Them... (New page: {{info}}Matthew 28:18-20 <blockquote> Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing the...)
- 21:08, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christ Did Not Send Me to Baptize (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 1:10-17''' </blockquote> It is surprising to me that Paul would say, "Christ did not send me to baptize," when, in fact, one of the last things Jesus ...)
- 19:28, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Celebration of Baptism (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:36-42''' </blockquote> Just before Jesus came on the scene "preaching the gospel of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand; r...)
- 18:39, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith
- 18:38, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith (New page: {{info}}'''Colossians 2:8-15''' <blockquote> See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary ...)
- 18:31, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N "There Was Much Water There" (in Minneapolis) (New page: {{info}}''Why a Series on Baptism?'' During the month of May, I will preach (God willing) from biblical texts on baptism. This was a decision the pastoral staff thought through and prayed...) (top)
- 17:34, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism (Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism moved to Lutheran, Episcopal, and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism)
- 17:32, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Old Is Infant Baptism? (New page: {{info}}The earliest explicit mention if infant “baptism” in the history of the church is from the African church father, Tertullian, who lived from about A.D. 160 to about 220. He was...)
- 17:24, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism (How Old Is Infant Baptism? moved to Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism)
- 17:23, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic Views of Infant Baptism (New page: {{info}}The Augsburg Confession of 1530 is an early Lutheran confession of faith, authored mainly by Philip Melancthon and approved by Martin Luther and presented to King Charles V. In Art...)
- 17:07, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N For Talitha at Her Baptism (New page: {{info}}The Lord himself once stood<br>With John the Baptist in the river, just<br>The way you stand with me<br>Tonight, the Son of Man with perfect trust, Fulfilling everything<br>...) (top)
- 17:04, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Infant Baptism and the New Covenant Community (New page: {{info}} ==== 1. In every New Testament command and instance of baptism repentance and faith precede baptism. ==== Acts 2:37-38, 41 <blockquote> 37 Now when they heard this, they were pi...) (top)
- 07:51, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together
- 07:39, 7 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''John 12:20-26''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida ...)
- 20:48, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together: The Vision and Its Cost (New page: {{info}}Today we take a little byway in our exposition of Romans 12. I am going to talk about the practicalities of church life, including what you will hear this Wednesday at the all-chur...) (top)
- 14:21, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together: North Campus Expansion, Part 1 (top)
- 14:20, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together: North Campus Expansion, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''Begging for the Favor of Blessing Others'' <blockquote> '''2 Corinthians 8:1-9''' We want you to know, brothers,about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of ...)
- 14:03, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2 (top)
- 14:03, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''Lessons in Love from 1 John'' <blockquote> '''1 John''' </blockquote> What should a pastor say when he wants to encourage a Biblical kind of life-together in a large church? That...)
- 13:58, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1 (top)
- 13:56, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 13:47, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 12:26, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 12:13, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 12:05, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1
- 11:50, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote>{{info}}'''1 Peter 2:1-12''' So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it ...)
- 11:15, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together Above All Things (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure ...) (top)
- 06:04, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Must I speak in tongues in order to be saved? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Must I speak in tongues in order to be saved?''' Go to 1 Corinthians 12:30 and read how Paul said that not all...)
- 05:58, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? (Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? moved to Signs and Wonders: Then and Now) (top)
- 05:58, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Signs and Wonders: Then and Now (Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? moved to Signs and Wonders: Then and Now)
- 05:54, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Signs and Wonders: Then and Now (New page: {{info}} ==== Part 1: Are Wonders against the Word? ==== I am one of those Baptist General Conference people who believes that "signs and wonders" and all the spiritual gifts of 1 Corint...)
- 05:44, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why Some Spiritual Gifts Attract Unstable People (New page: {{info}}The Bible is aware of “unstable” people. For example, 2 Peter 3:16 says, “There are some things [in Paul’s letters] hard to understand, which the ignorant and ''unstable ''...)
- 05:39, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Testing Bethlehem's Charismatic Quotient (top)
- 05:34, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Testing Bethlehem's Charismatic Quotient (New page: {{info}}Sunday February 26, we took a survey in the evening service at Bethlehem to see what our present convictions are about the spiritual gifts of tongues, healing and prophecy. One hun...)
- 05:26, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) The New Testament Gift of Prophecy
- 05:22, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) The New Testament Gift of Prophecy
- 05:21, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The New Testament Gift of Prophecy (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Definition, Theses and Suggestions''' </blockquote> '''Theses''' <blockquote> #It is still valid and useful for the church today. This is the clear implication of 1...)
- 05:09, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N High-Hurdling on Sunday Morning (New page: {{info}}When 1 Corinthians 12:29f. says that “''not all'' are teachers, ''not all ''work miracles, ''not all ''possess gifts of healing,” it means that we shouldn’t feel bad when we ...)
- 05:02, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The California Conference on Holiness: Kudos and Cautions (New page: {{info}}Last week fifty eight people from Bethlehem went to a conference in Anaheim, California called “Holiness Unto the Lord.” It was sponsored by Vineyard Ministries International. ...) (top)
- 04:16, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Spiritual Gifts
- 04:16, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Spiritual Gifts (New page: {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:1''' The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed" (1 Corinthians 12:1). I assume t...)
- 03:10, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
- 03:04, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong (New page: {{info}}'''Acts 3:1-16''' <blockquote> Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid dai...)
- 02:55, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 5:12-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon'...)
- 02:45, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Calling all Clay Pots (New page: {{info}}''A Celebration of Ministry'' <blockquote> '''2 Corinthians 4''' </blockquote> I would like to try to persuade you of two things this morning: first, that every Christian has recei...)
- 02:31, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Clusters of Hope (New page: {{info}}It is amazing how much hope you can find when you look hard for it, and hope is a desperately needed power in our lives. It is the river of joy that flows back to us from the final...)
- 02:29, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pizza with Noël by Lake of the Isles (New page: {{info}}Last Thursday Noël and I bought a half-price Great American Pizza, picked up some Dr. Diablo, spread our blanket at the northeast end of Lake of the Isles, and made a decision.&nb...) (top)
- 02:24, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Call to Small Togetherness (New page: {{info}}Here are the guidelines I promised you last Sunday. The main point of the message was: In order for all the saints (you) to do the work of the ministry as the New Testament teaches...)
- 02:19, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Your Calling Is to Bless Believers (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:8-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> To sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil...)
- 02:11, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) To See You Fills Me With Joy
- 02:02, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N To See You Fills Me With Joy (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 16:1-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.<br>I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;<br>I have no good apart from you."...)
- 01:18, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Strengthen Each Other's Hands in God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Samuel 23:15-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> And David was afraid because Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. And J...)
- 01:06, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Small Group Life in the Power of God's Promises (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let love of the brethren continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained ...) (top)
- 00:52, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Sacrifice of a Shared Life (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is...)
- 00:45, 6 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Christ Enables the Church to Upbuild Itself in Love (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:4-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one b...) (top)
- 11:02, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Alone in a Big Church (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}''A Call to Small Togetherness'' </blockquote><blockquote> '''Ephesians 4:11-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, t...) (top)
- 10:47, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N You Were Bought with a Price (New page: {{info}}''Glorify God with Your Bodies'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 6:20''' </blockquote><blockquote> For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. </blockq...)
- 10:37, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why the Saints Minister to the Body
- 10:37, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why the Saints Minister to the Body
- 10:36, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why the Saints Minister to the Body (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:7-16''' </blockquote> But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, "When He ascended on high, He ...)
- 10:18, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples
- 10:15, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples
- 10:14, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:1-6''' </blockquote> I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with...)
- 10:02, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Local Church: Minimum Vs. Maximum (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:36-47''' </blockquote> Last week we heard from the Bible that one great goal of the church is to demonstrate the wisdom of God to the principalities and powe...) (top)
- 09:36, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Living Together When Christ Is All in All
- 09:33, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Living Together When Christ Is All in All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 3:12-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, ge...)
- 09:27, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Living in the Spirit and in the Body for the Common Good (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:1-13''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. You know that when you were pagans, yo...)
- 02:55, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Israel and Us Reconciled in One Body (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 2:11-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore remember, that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "C...)
- 01:50, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How the Saints Minister to the Body (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:7-16''' But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, "When He ascended on high, He led captive a...)
- 01:32, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All
- 01:31, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N His Body: The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 1:15-23''' </blockquote> For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you, and your love for all the saints, do n...)
- 00:59, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Cosmic Church (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 3:10''' </blockquote><blockquote> ...that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the he...) (top)
- 00:32, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Body Pains: Feelings of Uselessness (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:14-20''' </blockquote><blockquote> For the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of th...)
- 00:14, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Body Pains: Feelings of Self-Sufficiency
- 00:11, 5 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Body Pains: Feelings of Self-Sufficiency (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 12:21-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of y...)
- 23:31, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Beautifying the Body of Christ (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:22-32''' </blockquote><blockquote> Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is th...)
- 23:15, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 23:14, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 22:51, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 21:09, 4 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever/fr
- 22:26, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Why God Laid a Stone of Stumbling
- 22:17, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why God Laid a Stone of Stumbling (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:4-8''' </blockquote><blockquote> And coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected by men, but choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living...)
- 21:37, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Treasuring Christ Together as a Church on Multiple Campuses (top)
- 21:15, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Treasuring Christ Together as a Church on Multiple Campuses (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Acts 2:36-47''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you cru...)
- 20:58, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N That the Truth of the Gospel Be Preserved for You (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 2:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. I went up by revelat...)
- 20:45, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Take Courage: You Build More Than You See
- 20:44, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Take Courage: You Build More Than You See (New page: {{info}}<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1228336561842_47" />''You Build More Than You See'' <blockquote> '''Haggai''' </blockquote><blockquote> In 586 BC the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem, des...)
- 20:33, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Christ Be All in This Building! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 3:10-17''' </blockquote> ==== Knocking the Props Out from Under Boasting ==== We saw last week that the way Paul tries to overcome the jealousy and s...)
- 07:34, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth (top)
- 07:23, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth (New page: {{info}}''Thoughts on Bethlehem's Future'' <blockquote> '''Acts 2:36-47''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord ...)
- 06:49, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Good and Evil in the Churches of Asia and Bethlehem (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Revelation 2-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> *When a Tragedy Comes into an Individual's Life *When a tragedy comes into the life of a Christian, one of the most natu...) (top)
- 06:26, 3 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Far More Than You Think (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 3:14-21''' </blockquote> If the Lord wills, next Saturday evening a new chapter in the 114 year history of Bethlehem Baptist Church will open. At 6:00 PM ...)
- 20:18, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What should a wife do when her husband doesn't lead spiritually? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''What should a wife do when her husband doesn't lead spiritually?''' Patiently, full of prayer, full of hope, and ...) (top)
- 20:13, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Should I date someone whose theology is different? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Should I date someone whose theology is different?''' Don't ask the minimalistic question. If you only want to...)
- 19:27, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it wrong for married people to have friends of the opposite sex? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Is it wrong for married people to have friends of the opposite sex?''' No. For goodness sakes, no. But one wonder...)
- 19:22, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How should singleness be different for Christians? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How should singleness be different for Christians?''' I don't think that a lot of the singleness that we see happ...)
- 19:18, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can wives encourage their husbands? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''How can wives encourage their husbands?''' The first thing I would say is pray earnestly for your husband. We are...)
- 19:16, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can I heal my marriage after committing adultery? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How can I heal my marriage after committing adultery?''' Clearly, this kind of issue is so deep—the wounds are ...)
- 19:13, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Topics for Conversation When a Man and a Woman Are Considering Marriage (New page: {{info}}In each of these sections one item could be added that I have not listed, namely, How do you handle and live with differences? How do you decide what can remain differences without...) (top)
- 19:04, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N John and Noël Riding in Tandem (New page: {{info}}Sunscreen on, helmets buckled, pedals in sync, and we were on our way. After a few minutes, Johnny called over his shoulder, “You’re doing pretty well for your first time on a ...) (top)
- 18:59, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) What Pipers Do On Vacation (top)
- 18:59, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Pipers Do On Vacation (New page: {{info}}How Can a Husband and Wife Fellowship with Jesus? On vacation I had lots of time alone with my Bible, John Owen, and St. Athanasius. I would get up in the morning, run the hills o...)
- 18:53, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Happens at a Bed and Breakfast (New page: {{info}}''More than You Think--A New Year’s Exhortation'' Noël and I celebrated our 37th anniversary this week. Part of what we do on these annual getaways is pick an extended passage ...) (top)
- 18:49, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Submission and Headship in the Home Where I Grew Up (New page: {{info}}Last Sunday’s message was on the meaning of submission in marriage. I did not have time for this closing illustration. So consider this an application at the end of that message....)
- 18:39, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Married or Single: For Better or Worse (New page: {{info}}''Following this weekend’s sermon entitled “<u>Single in Christ: A Better Name Than Sons and Daughters</u>,” Pastor John received a letter asking, “If what you say about th...)
- 18:29, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: Is It Only Forgive and Forbear, or Also Confront? (New page: {{info}}Last Sunday’s sermon was originally misnamed “Marriage: Confronting, Forgiving, Forbearing.” In the end, I struck the word ''confronting''—not because it shouldn’t happen...)
- 18:14, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday (top)
- 17:56, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday
- 17:55, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday
- 17:54, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Letter for Noël on Her Birthday
- 17:35, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Letter for Noël on Her Birthday (New page: {{info}}''December 27 is Noël Piper’s birthday. In this open letter, her husband John celebrates the gift of her support.'' Dear Noël, Happy birthday, Noël. Your name bears y...)
- 16:50, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Kill Anger Before It Kills You or Your Marriage (New page: {{info}}In marriage, anger rivals lust as a killer. My guess is that anger is a worse enemy than lust. It also destroys other kinds of camaraderie. Some people have more anger than they th...)
- 16:39, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Is Pastor John in Love with His Wife?
- 16:36, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is Pastor John in Love with His Wife? (New page: {{info}}I have been inspired to write this, first, because of the mini sermon series I am in right now on marriage and, second, by listening to <u>'''my wife’s online message'''</u> abou...)
- 16:02, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 2
- 15:08, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 2 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Genesis 2:18-25''' </blockquote> Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ...)
- 14:41, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Genesis 2:18-25''' </blockquote><blockquote> Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now...)
- 14:28, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Isaiah 56:1-7''' </blockquote><blockquote> Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be reveale...)
- 14:09, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:21-33''' </blockquote><blockquote> [Submit] to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For th...)
- 13:55, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Gods Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace (Marriage Gods Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace moved to Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace) (top)
- 13:55, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) m Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace (Marriage Gods Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace moved to Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace)
- 13:54, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 2:13-15, 3:12-19''' </blockquote><blockquote> And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together wit...)
- 13:39, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage: Forgiving and Forbearing (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 3:12-19''' </blockquote><blockquote> Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patienc...)
- 13:17, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2
- 06:12, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2
- 06:09, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''What Does It Mean to Lead'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 5:21-33''' </blockquote> Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the...)
- 05:52, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 5:21-33''' </blockquote><blockquote> Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the ...)
- 05:34, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let None Be Faithless to the Wife of His Youth (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Malachi 2:10-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith ...)
- 05:23, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 13:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels u...)
- 03:42, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Is Meant for Making Children...Disciples of Jesus, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 6:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first com...)
- 03:24, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Adam, Where Are You? (New page: {{info}}''Father's Day'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 5:21-28''' </blockquote><blockquote> 21) Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22) Wives, be subject to your husbands, a...)
- 03:01, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it wrong to use birth control? (New page: {{info}}'''Is it wrong to use birth control? ''' As for pills: if it's an abortifacient, then don't use it. If you're persuaded by your doctor or by some literature that a certain pi...) (top)
- 02:56, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How does the command to honor father and mother relate to God? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How does the command to honor father and mother relate to God?''' There is no doubt that God is there in that com...)
- 02:54, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How does Pastor John handle spiritual training in the home? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How does Pastor John handle spiritual training in the home?''' Looking back over 31 years of parenting, the thing...) (top)
- 02:51, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How do you encourage and advise Christian parents? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How do you encourage and advise Christian parents?''' First, I want to encourage people that all of us feel inade...)
- 02:48, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can we teach our children about God's character and not just his commandments? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How can we teach our children about God's character and not just his commandments?''' I don't think the kids will...)
- 02:13, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N How can eternity influence a mother's daily tasks? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How can eternity influence a mother's daily tasks?''' I believe it is a very high calling to be a mom charged wit...)
- 02:10, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do fathers and mothers have different roles in parenting? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''Do fathers and mothers have different roles in parenting?''' It's interesting that in Ephesians 6 Paul says, "Chi...)
- 02:05, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can we pass the spiritual responsibilities of raising our kids onto others? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How important should the spiritual education of children be to their parents?''' It's huge for parents to think a...)
- 02:03, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 2
- 02:01, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''Exalt '94, Cincinnati, OH'' What we saw <u>'''yesterday'''</u>was that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. The greatness and beauty and all-sufficienc...)
- 01:51, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 1
- 01:45, 1 December 2008 (hist) (diff) N Parenting for the Glory of God, Part 1 (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}''Exalt '94, Cincinnati, OH'' </blockquote> As I have thought and prayed about the task assigned to me in these two messages (today and tomorrow), what I believe I sho...)
- 23:57, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Home Grown World Christians (New page: {{info}}The world came early into my life. On rainy days, Mother let us dig through attic baskets filled with mementos of her college summer in Mexico. My parents' table and guest bed were...)
- 23:45, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Family: Together in God's Presence (New page: {{info}}God-centered worship is supremely important in the life of our church. We approach the Sunday morning worship hour with great seriousness and earnestness and expectancy. We try to ...)
- 23:33, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Does the Bible permit birth control? (New page: {{info}}Desiring God and Bethlehem Baptist Church have no formal position on birth control, but John Piper and most of the pastors on staff believe that non-abortive forms of birth control...) (top)
- 23:17, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Rearing Children for the World's End (New page: {{info}}Amy Carmichael was born December 16, 1867 in the village of Millisle on the north coast of Ireland. After a lifetime of service in India she died, the beloved Amma, with a family o...) (top)
- 22:43, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Planning Life into Our Vacation (New page: {{info}}Many experiences slip through our fingers with little or no significance. This makes us depressed because we see our life dribbling away without meaning. We want life to be rich wi...) (top)
- 22:24, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Note to Parents of Young Children (New page: {{info}}The fastest growing department at Bethlehem Baptist Church is the nursery—and there is no end in sight. My wife knows of ten expectant mothers at BBC. There are some really tough...)
- 22:13, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Birthday Poem for Missions Week
- 22:11, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Birthday Poem for Missions Week
- 22:09, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Birthday Poem for Missions Week (New page: {{info}}''For Karsten'' <blockquote> Today, my eldest son, you reach<br>The end of twelve God-given years,<br>And I will stand today and preach<br>That God Almighty takes our fears. ...)
- 22:06, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N 12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child (New page: {{info}}''My son Abraham, who speaks from the wisdom of experience and Scripture, has written the article that follows. I read it with tears and laughter. It is so compelling that I asked ...)
- 22:00, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Raising Children Who Hope in the Triumph of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 6:4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Let's think for a moment about the word "Lord" at the end of Ephesians 6:4. "Fathers, do not provoke your children to ang...)
- 21:50, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Raising Children Who Are Confident in God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Psalm 78:1-8''' </blockquote><blockquote> {A Maskil of Asaph.} Listen, O my people, to my instruction; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my ...)
- 21:37, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N One Generation Shall Praise Your Works to Another (New page: {{info}}''Education for Exultation: In the Next Generation'' <blockquote> '''Psalm 145:4''' </blockquote><blockquote> One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Y...)
- 20:25, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Is Meant for Making Children...Disciples of Jesus, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''A Father’s Conquest of Anger in Himself and in His Children'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 6:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is ...)
- 20:14, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fathers, Bring Them Up in the Discipline & Instruction of the Lord (New page: {{info}}''A Tribute to My Father, William Solomon Hottle Piper'' <blockquote> '''Ephesians 6:1-4''' </blockquote><blockquote> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "H...)
- 20:03, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fathers Who Give Hope (New page: {{info}}''Father's Day'' <blockquote> '''Colossians 3:21''' </blockquote><blockquote> Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. </blockquote> Our text is straigh...)
- 19:52, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is modesty an issue in the church today? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Is modesty an issue in the church today?''' Yes. And it's not just a problem for males. Women have issues with...)
- 19:45, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Challenge to Women
- 19:40, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Challenge to Women (New page: {{info}} That all of your life—in whatever calling—be devoted to ''the glory of God''. <br>That the ''promises of Christ ''be trusted so fully that peace and joy and strength fill you...)
- 19:09, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Meditation on a Mother's Day Without Noël (New page: {{info}}On Mother’s Day Noël was in Wheaton, Illinois at her 20th class reunion. So I played single parent for two and a half days. Since she wasn’t around to hear me say nice things ...) (top)
- 19:04, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Her Body, Her Self, and Her God (New page: {{info}}The Minneapolis ''Star-Tribune ''(October 23, p. A18) carried Mary McCarty’s review of Joan Brumberg’s recent book, ''The Body Project''. The book is about the difference betwe...)
- 18:58, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Women of Valor for Non-Promise Keepers
- 18:56, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Women of Valor for Non-Promise Keepers (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:1-7''' </blockquote><blockquote> In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, t...)
- 18:43, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N To Be a Mother Is a Call to Suffer (New page: {{info}} ==== Change of Plans for This Morning ==== I apologize for announcing one text and title for this message and putting all that off until next week and going in a different direc...)
- 18:27, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood
- 18:21, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood (New page: {{info}}''A Tribute to Ruth Piper'' <blockquote> '''2 Timothy 3:10-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patienc...)
- 18:08, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Holy Women Who Hoped in God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 3:1-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Likewise you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the word, may be won without a ...)
- 09:06, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do Not Forsake Your Mothers Teaching (New page: {{info}}''Mother's Day'' <blockquote> '''Proverbs 1:7-9''' </blockquote><blockquote> The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son,...) (top)
- 04:01, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Moves of Manhood (New page: {{info}}''Resisting Lust, Serving as Leaders, Showing Love'' ''A Twenty-Four Hour Ministry Retreat for Men<br>Bethlehem Baptist Church'' This is a first. And it is long overdue. A time a...)
- 03:57, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N John G Paton's Father (New page: {{info}}''A Key to His Courage'' John G. Paton was a missionary to the New Hebrides, today called Vanuatu, in the South Seas. He was born in Scotland in 1824. I gave my <u>'''Pastors' Con...)
- 03:44, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Should children be taught to pray even if they haven't professed faith? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Should children be taught to pray even if they haven't professed faith?''' Yes. I think we should teach our ch...) (top)
- 03:41, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it okay to not have children for the sake of ministry? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio''. '''Is it okay to not have children for the sake of ministry?''' To pour your life into college ministry does not sou...) (top)
- 03:36, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Loaves and Fishes (New page: {{info}}"Grandpa?" "Yes, Aber." "Tell us ‘bout<br>The time you got in trouble out<br>Behind Bethsaida hills, when you<br>Were just a kid. Okay?" "Me too,<br>Grandpa! Can I stay up and he...)
- 03:31, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Children
- 03:24, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Children (New page: {{info}}Do you hear the children crying?<br>I can hear them every day,<br>Crying, sighing, dying, flying<br>Somewhere safe where they can play. Somewhere safe from all the dangers,<...)
- 03:15, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children With His Blood? (New page: {{info}}Thankfully, the blood of Christ divides and unites families. “Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. . . . They will be divide...)
- 03:12, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Teaching Doctrine to a Six-Year-Old (New page: {{info}}I've just finished writing a short book on justification. Lord willing, it will be published later this year by Crossway under the title <u>''Counted Righteous in Christ''</u>. In ...)
- 03:09, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jesus and the Children (New page: {{info}}''Pondering Children as Pride Detectors'' One thing to watch for when assessing a person's spiritual fitness for ministry is how he or she relates to children. Put a child in the ...)
- 03:04, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Will the Next Generation Know? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Judges 2:6-14''' </blockquote><blockquote> When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. And t...)
- 02:56, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Receiving Children in Jesus' Name (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Mark 9:33-37''' </blockquote><blockquote> And when they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" But th...)
- 02:49, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let the Children Come to Me (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 18:15-17''' Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to hi...)
- 01:59, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let No One Despise You for Your Youth (New page: {{info}}''A Vision for the Next Generation'' <blockquote> '''1 Timothy 4:11-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> Command and teach these things. Let no one despise you for your youth, but set t...)
- 01:49, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Children, The Church, and the Chosen (New page: {{info}}''Sunday Evening Message'' The primary fact about little children in the Bible is that they are helpless and dependent on adults for their life. We have to give them food, clothin...)
- 01:43, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N His Commandments Are Not Burdensome (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 4:20-5:5''' </blockquote><blockquote> If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has se...)
- 01:33, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Aliens Keep the Identity of Their Homeland (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 1:1-2; 4:7-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadoci...)
- 01:25, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How to Buy Gold When You're Broke (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Revelation 3:14-22''' </blockquote><blockquote> And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: "The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginni...) (top)
- 01:17, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How to Do Good So That God Gets the Glory (New page: {{info}}In the year AD 42, Herod, king in Judea, killed the apostle James with a sword. When he saw it pleased the Jews, he threw Peter, another apostle, in prison. The night before Herod ...) (top)
- 01:07, 30 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted
- 23:01, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 2:14-18''' </blockquote> Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render ...)
- 22:54, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Press On to Maturity (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 6:1-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of...)
- 22:33, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Let Us Walk by the Spirit (top)
- 22:11, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Walk by the Spirit (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:25''' </blockquote> This is the second in a series of messages on the Holy Spirit. Last week we dealt with the cause of the new birth. I argued from Joh...)
- 21:52, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Let Us Walk in the Light of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 1:5-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we...)
- 21:24, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Liberating Law of the Spirit of Life (top)
- 21:06, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Liberating Law of the Spirit of Life (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Romans 8:1-2''' </blockquote> We have come to the fourth part of a five part series of messages dealing with aspects of biblical truth which I think we need to know...)
- 20:55, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Life Is Not Trivial (New page: {{info}}Isn't it the extremely high and the extremely low occasions of life that trigger in us a hunger that life not be so trivial most of the time? Every human being now and then feels a...) (top)
- 20:22, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Little Children, Keep Yourselves from Idols (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 5:18-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> We know that any one born of God does not sin, but he who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him...)
- 20:07, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Lust of Ignorance and the Life of Holiness (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 1:14-16''' </blockquote><blockquote> As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One...)
- 17:45, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Natural People and Spiritual People (New page: {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 2:14-16''' ==== Summarizing the Letter Thus Far ==== Let me try to sum up what we have seen so far in this letter and try to put today's text in relation to what...) (top)
- 17:29, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Will Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Malachi 4:4-6''' </blockquote><blockquote> Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. See, I will send you the p...)
- 17:10, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A New Years Plea: Plan! (top)
- 17:10, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A New Years Plea: Plan! (New page: {{info}} ==== Planning for Physical Necessities ==== Suppose the thought enters your mind that you want to build a house. You sit down and make a list of all the materials you think you ...)
- 17:03, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N O, That Christ Would Be Formed in You! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 4:12-20''' </blockquote><blockquote> Brethren, I beseech you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong; you know it was beca...)
- 16:52, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Olympic Spirituality, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''How Then Shall We Run?'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 9:23-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of...)
- 16:46, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Olympic Spirituality, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''Beyond the Gold'' <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 9:23-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of it. Do...)
- 14:36, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Present Power of Christ Crucified (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 2:1-5''' </blockquote> I wonder if you would agree with the following view of the cross of Christ: the crucifixion of Christ was a once-for-all substi...) (top)
- 14:29, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Put on the New Person (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:22-24''' </blockquote><blockquote> Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts, and be re...) (top)
- 12:53, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Radical Cost of Following Jesus (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Luke 9:56b-62''' </blockquote><blockquote> And they went on to another village. 57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherev...) (top)
- 12:44, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Slaves of God: Free from All to Honor All (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:13-17''' </blockquote><blockquote> Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to gove...)
- 12:33, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N He Is Like a Refiner's Fire (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Malachi 2:17-3:6''' </blockquote><blockquote> You have wearied the LORD with your words. "How have we wearied him?" you ask. By saying, "All who do evil are good in...)
- 12:21, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of Our Lord (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Peter 3:15-18''' </blockquote> The final section of 2 Peter to look at is 3:15–18. Let me sum up the main points that I see and then look at them one at a time....)
- 12:12, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N God Glorified in Good Resolves (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Thessalonians 1:3-12''' </blockquote><blockquote> We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abunda...)
- 12:01, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:1-5''' </blockquote><blockquote> For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. </blockquote><b...)
- 11:45, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Excellence Which Love Approves (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}Philippians 1:9-11 </blockquote><blockquote> And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve w...) (top)
- 11:36, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Escape from Futility (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Ephesians 4:17-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in t...) (top)
- 11:19, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Do Not Love the World
- 11:19, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Do Not Love the World (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 2:15-17''' </blockquote> Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in ...)
- 02:06, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Discontented Christian Life (New page: {{info}}'''Philippians 3:4-14''' This morning's message is the second of a two-part series dealing with the issue of contentment and its role in the Christian life. Last Sunday morning I ...) (top)
- 01:47, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Dangers of Following Jesus
- 01:46, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Dangers of Following Jesus (New page: {{info}}''Maundy Thursday Communion Meditation'' <blockquote> '''Matthew 10:24-25''' A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master; it is enough for the disciple to ...)
- 01:41, 29 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Danger of Being Merely Human (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Corinthians 3:1-4''' </blockquote> This is one of those texts that offer tenderhearted hope and tough-minded warning in the very same truth. The hope is especiall...)
- 21:18, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Confirm Your Election (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Peter 1:5-11''' </blockquote> Last Sunday we saw in 2 Peter 1:1–4 that God's divine power has been given to all who have obtained faith in the righteousness of ...)
- 21:03, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christ's Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''2 Corinthians 12:1-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I kno...)
- 20:54, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Christian Identity and Christian Destiny (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 Peter 2:9-10''' </blockquote><blockquote> But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim t...)
- 20:46, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Can You Begin by the Spirit and Be Completed by the Flesh?
- 20:29, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Can You Begin by the Spirit and Be Completed by the Flesh? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 3:1-5''' </blockquote><blockquote> O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Let me ...)
- 20:09, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:8''' </blockquote><blockquote> Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. </blockquote> ==== Jesus Concerned About Our Heart ==== The first t...)
- 19:59, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Peacemakers (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:9''' </blockquote><blockquote> Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. </blockquote> With each beatitude another nail is driven...)
- 19:50, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Blessed Are the Merciful (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Matthew 5:7''' </blockquote><blockquote> Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. </blockquote> In the brief time that we have for such an important s...)
- 15:35, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Sons Are Free (New page: {{info}}''Palm Sunday'' <blockquote> '''Matthew 17:22-27''' </blockquote><blockquote> And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be ...) (top)
- 15:27, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 1 (top)
- 15:24, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Walk by the Spirit! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Galatians 5:19-26''' </blockquote> "God never urges himself to be good," said Edward Carnell in ''Christian Commitment''. Because he is good. That is, his nature al...)
- 15:11, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The War Against the Soul and the Glory of God (New page: {{info}} ==== 1 Peter 2:11-12 ==== <blockquote> Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul. Keep your behavior excellent am...) (top)
- 15:02, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Whatever Is Not from Faith Is Sin (New page: {{info}}The Old Testament (Psalm 32:1, 2) and the New Testament (Romans 4:7, 8) agree: "Blessed (or fortunate) is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the m...)
- 14:55, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Already: Decisively and Irrevocably Free, Not Yet: Finally and Perfectly Free (New page: {{info}}What we have learned from Romans 6 and 7 is that when we trusted in Christ as our Savior and Lord (as our Treasure!), we were united to Christ (Romans 6:5; 7:4). In this union with...)
- 14:51, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Call for Coronary Christians (New page: {{info}}Having recently celebrated back-to-back days that cry for justice, I summon Bethlehem to be coronary, not adrenal, Christians in the cause of racial harmony and human life. I have ...)
- 14:47, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Dana, Doug and an APTAT Recap (New page: {{info}}Here is a reminder of <u>'''last Sunday’s message'''</u>. The terrible mistake of the Galatians was that they were trying to advance in the Christian life “by the flesh.” The...) (top)
- 14:00, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Eighteen Aspects of Holy Dissatisfaction (New page: {{info}}''A New Year’s Agenda for Growth'' “Grow in grace.” “But he gives more ''grace''.” (2 Peter 3:18; James 4:6) “We pray for you that you…increase in the ''knowledge ...) (top)
- 13:33, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Fierce Fruit of Self-Control (New page: {{info}}"As the Hebrews were promised the land, but had to take it by force, one town at a time, so we are promised the gift of self-control, yet we also must take it by force."* The very...)
- 13:31, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Fighting Covetousness by Looking at Others (New page: {{info}}This is overflow from a pastoral staff discussion on how to be free from covetousness. Fred Johnson had drawn our attention to Achan’s stealing and lying in Joshua 7:11. Jericho ...) (top)
- 13:27, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) God Works Wonders in Steady-State Obedience and in Total Disobedience
- 13:25, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N God Works Wonders in Steady-State Obedience and in Total Disobedience (New page: {{info} '''1. Don’t dream too small or pray too small about what God may do to save sinners and glorify his name in the midst of steady-state obedience.''' God ordinarily works his won...)
- 12:08, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Hope-Giving Promises for Triumph over Sin (New page: {{info}} In my sermon on December 3, I argued that one of the reasons sin will not rule as lord over us while we are "under grace" (Romans 6:14) is that, while we are under grace, God is ...) (top)
- 11:59, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N If You Can Be Godly and Wrong Does Truth Matter? (If You Can Be Godly and Wrong Does Truth Matter? moved to If You Can Be Godly and Wrong, Does Truth Matter?) (top)
- 11:59, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m If You Can Be Godly and Wrong, Does Truth Matter? (If You Can Be Godly and Wrong Does Truth Matter? moved to If You Can Be Godly and Wrong, Does Truth Matter?) (top)
- 11:58, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N If You Can Be Godly and Wrong, Does Truth Matter? (New page: {{info}}Since there are some Arminians who are more godly than some Calvinists and some Calvinists who are more godly than some Arminians, what is the correlation between true knowledge of...)
- 11:51, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it Ever Right to Be Angry at God? (New page: {{info}}I learned recently that when a person uses the words, "Is it right to be angry at God?" he may be asking a very different question. He may be asking, "Is it right to express anger ...)
- 11:48, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N It Is Never Right to Be Angry with God (New page: {{info}}Recently I said those words to a group of several hundred people: "It is never, ever, ever, right to be angry with God." As I looked out on the people there was an incredulous look...) (top)
- 11:46, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Lord Alone Will Be Exalted (New page: {{info}}''Making War on Pride'' During our staff days of prayer and planning, one of our focuses in prayer was to wage war on pride. For help, we looked at God's attitude toward pride, th...)
- 11:42, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N New Year's Resolutions? Oops. (New page: {{info}}This is the last week of the first quarter of 1981. How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? No, I won’t let you forget. What? You forgot what they were? Did you write...)
- 11:36, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Passion for Purity vs. Passive Prayers (New page: {{info}} <blockquote> ==== Matthew 5:28-29 ==== </blockquote><blockquote> I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his h...)
- 11:32, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Setting Our Minds on Things Above in Summer (New page: {{info}}''Thoughts on Colossians 3:1-2'' Originally published in ''A Godward Life ''(Multnomah, 1997). <blockquote> If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things ab...)
- 11:30, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Solution Is Closer Than You Think (New page: {{info}}''Three Ways of Seeing'' There are levels of seeing in the Bible. One is the seeing with the physical eyes of things which we are prepared to see and receive as real. Another is t...) (top)
- 11:26, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Storms Are the Triumph of His Art (New page: {{info}}''Away, Despair!'' I am still oozing Newton. John Newton, that is, who wrote "Amazing Grace" after God saved him from a life—as he says—of being "a wretch" on the high seas fo...)
- 11:22, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Sweet Commands of God (New page: {{info}}If, by God’s grace, you are assured that God is for you and not against you, then the more evidences you find of God’s sovereignty, the happier you are. And the wider the scope...)
- 11:14, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Transforming Power of Feeling Mercy (New page: {{info}}What a difference it makes in everything, if we feel like we have just been rescued from torment and death! Picture your attitude on a Navy ship after being plucked from the ocean ...) (top)
- 11:12, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Walk Worthy of God? (New page: {{info}}The Greek adverb, ''aksiws'', is translated "worthy of" in all six of its New Testament uses in the NASB. Five of those uses refer to our acting "worthy of God" or the gospel or ou...)
- 11:06, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Wartime Empathy (New page: {{info}} ==== Uriah the Hittite ==== <blockquote></blockquote><blockquote> My lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and ...)
- 11:00, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N When to Be Merciful and When to Demand Justice (New page: {{info}} ==== Meditation on 2 Thessalonians 3:8-15 ==== <blockquote> [We did not] eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might ...) (top)
- 10:54, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Year End Thanks and New Year Hope (New page: {{info}}I wrote the first draft of this article on the last day of 2000 with a few hours left in the century and the millennium. Then I went to celebrate my 21st New Year's Eve communion s...) (top)
- 10:52, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N You Almost Cant Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (You Almost Cant Teach an Old Dog New Tricks moved to You Almost Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks) (top)
- 10:52, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m You Almost Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (You Almost Cant Teach an Old Dog New Tricks moved to You Almost Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks)
- 10:50, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N You Almost Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (New page: {{info}}Bob Provo suggested after our evening service on July 26 that when Jesus said, “No one who drinks old wine desires the new, because he says the old is good” (Luke 5:39) what he...)
- 10:43, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Which error is more prevalent in the world—legalism or license? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Which error is more prevalent in the world—legalism or license?''' Globally speaking, license is more common...) (top)
- 10:40, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What should we do when our spiritual life isnt what it should be? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''What should we do when our spiritual life isn't what it should be?''' I think it's a good place to be in this lif...) (top)
- 10:34, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What have you learned about God in the last year? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''What have you learned about God in the last year?''' There are two ways to answer that question. One is by answ...) (top)
- 10:31, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it a sin to smoke or eat junk food? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcription of the audio. '' '''Is it a sin to smoke or eat junk food?''' I think it is a sin to smoke, in general, because of the scientific ...) (top)
- 10:28, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is anger more dangerous than lust? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Is anger more dangerous than lust?''' I believe anger is more dangerous, because over time, for example, in a mar...)
- 10:25, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N How do you glorify God through exercise? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''How do you glorify God through exercise?''' I wrote an article one time titled <u>'''How to Drink Orange Juice to...)
- 10:21, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N At the Passion07 breakout session you used language that seemed inappropriate to some. Will you explain why you did that? (New page: {{info}}I regret saying it. I am sitting here trying to figure out why I say things like that every now and then. I think it is a mixture of (sinful) audience titillation and (holy) scorn ...) (top)
- 05:02, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is the Bible without error? (New page: {{info}}In this audio excerpt, listen to John Piper discuss the meaning of the inerrancy of the Bible. For additional points on the issue, we offer the following summary of the doctrine of...) (top)
- 05:00, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it wrong to copyright and sell the Bible? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Is it wrong to copyright and sell the Bible?''' The Word of God is not synonymous with paper and ink. It doesn't ...) (top)
- 04:57, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Is it possible to believe the Bible is inerrant if you dont have faith? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Is it possible to believe the Bible is inerrant if you don't have faith?''' If by faith you mean "believing" and ...) (top)
- 04:54, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Are all biblical doctrines equally essential? (New page: {{info}}''The following is an edited transcript of the audio. '' '''Are all biblical doctrines equally essential?''' Affirming every biblical doctrine is essential for perfection; b...)
- 04:50, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why We Believe the Bible, Part 1 (top)
- 04:20, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why We Believe the Bible, Part 1
- 02:50, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why We Believe the Bible, Part 1
- 02:39, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why We Believe the Bible, Part 1
- 02:18, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why We Believe the Bible, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''The Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Authority of the Bible <br>''A Seminar for The Bethlehem Institute ==== Seminar Notes ==== <blockquote> #Why Are We Concerned with the Bible? #Wh...)
- 01:38, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why I Trust the Scriptures (top)
- 01:14, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why I Trust the Scriptures
- 00:50, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Why I Trust the Scriptures
- 00:43, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Why I Trust the Scriptures (New page: {{info}}''2008 Resurgence Conference'' (''The following is an outline of the message with the texts and notes. It's not a complete manuscript.)'' ==== Trust the Bible for What? My Convic...)
- 00:24, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What does John Piper think about the TNIV? (New page: {{info}}John Piper signed the <u>''Statement of Concern about the TNIV Bible''</u>. In a recent interview with World magazine, he stated many of his reasons: <blockquote> In a nutshe...) (top)
- 00:19, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What commentaries does DG recommend? (New page: {{info}}John Piper has often remarked that he finds the most help from old commentaries. It is the Puritans and other Christians from previous generations that usually made a point to wres...) (top)
- 00:05, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Where can I learn more about the Bible study method called "arcing"? (New page: {{info}}Arcing is a tool for following and documenting the flow of thought in the Biblical text. In brief, arcing involves dividing the text into its propositions and then noting the logic...)
- 00:00, 28 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What We Believe About Scripture (New page: {{info}}''The Word of God Written <br>''The Bethlehem Baptist Church Elder Affirmation of Faith, Part 1 1.1 We believe that the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New...) (top)
- 23:53, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N What Bible translation does John Piper recommend? (New page: {{info}}There are two main translations today which John Piper and DG would recommend: the NASB and the ESV. Both of these translations seek to capture as fully as possible the precise wor...) (top)
- 23:46, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Never in January (New page: {{info}}A year ago I set out to read the whole Bible. That's nothing new; I've begun to read the whole Bible every other year for about 28 years-emphasis on "begun." But with all the best ...) (top)
- 23:33, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Good English With Minimal Translation Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV (Good English With Minimal Translation Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV moved to Good English With Minimal Translation: Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV) (top)
- 23:33, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) m Good English With Minimal Translation: Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV (Good English With Minimal Translation Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV moved to Good English With Minimal Translation: Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV) (top)
- 23:32, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Good English With Minimal Translation: Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV
- 23:21, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Good English With Minimal Translation: Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV
- 22:32, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Good English With Minimal Translation: Why Bethlehem Uses the ESV (New page: {{info}}''Why I would like to see the English Standard Version become the most common Bible of the English-speaking church, for preaching, teaching, memorizing, and study''. <blockqu...)
- 22:09, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Authority And Meaning Of The Christian Canon (top)
- 21:58, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Authority And Meaning Of The Christian Canon
- 21:45, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Authority And Meaning Of The Christian Canon
- 20:33, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Authority And Meaning Of The Christian Canon (New page: {{info}}''A Response To Gerald Sheppard On Canon Criticism ''<br>Published in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 19/2 (1976), pp. 87-96. In the October 1974 issue of Studi...)
- 20:27, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Where Can You Find Something That Is... (New page: {{info}}'''1. True and Reliable '''– “The ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether” (Psalm 19:9). “Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth” (John 17:17; cf....) (top)
- 20:23, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thoughts on the Sufficiency of Scripture (New page: {{info}}''What It Does and Doesn't Mean'' My <u>'''biographical message'''</u> at the pastors’ conference this year was on Athanasius who was born in A. D. 298. So I spent a good bit of...) (top)
- 20:18, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Problems with Inclusive Language Translations of the Bible (New page: {{info}}“Inclusive language” editions of the Bible run the risk of letting contemporary cultural pressures distort not only the wording, but also the meaning, of the original text of S...) (top)
- 20:11, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Precious Gift of Baby Talk (New page: {{info}}Human language is precious. It sets us off from the animals. It makes our most sophisticated scientific discoveries and our deepest emotions sharable. Above all, God chose to revea...) (top)
- 20:08, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pierced By the Word of God (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Hebrews 4:12''' </blockquote><blockquote> For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul...)
- 20:05, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Morning Meditations on 4 Parts of the Bible (New page: {{info}}I hope you are reading your Bible steadily through the summer. I hope you don’t miss a day. “On his law he meditates day and night” (Psalms 1:2). I pray that there are times ...)
- 20:00, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Morning I Heard the Voice of God (New page: {{info}}Let me tell you about a most wonderful experience I had early Monday morning, March 19, 2007, a little after six o’clock. God actually spoke to me. There is no doubt that it was ...) (top)
- 19:51, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Bethlehem: House of Bread (New page: {{info}}This figure which many of you have seen in our (sporadic Saturday Tribune) newspaper ads is the Hebrew Letter “B”. More than three-fourths of our Christian Bible is written in ...)
- 19:46, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N About My Other Wife (New page: {{info}}I want to perform a wedding for you. I would like to officiate at the marriage between you and the Letter to the Galatians. Letters from God, unlike people, are allowed to have man...) (top)
- 19:28, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N 2 Birthdays and Biblical Inerrancy (New page: {{info}}Two birthdays fill me with thankfulness because of what they signify about the truth of God’s word. On June 22, <u>'''Bethlehem Baptist Church'''</u> turns 137, and the <u...) (top)
- 04:59, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Wayne Grudem on Offensive Language (New page: {{info}} <center>''Note: The following is an email from Wayne Grudem to John Piper, posted with permission.''</center><center>''In it, Grudem responds to Piper's explanation of why ...) (top)
- 04:43, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards (New page: {{info}}The following list is from volume one of ''The Works of Jonathan Edwards''. This two volume set can be purchased or read online for free. Being sensible that I am unable to ...) (top)
- 04:27, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Appearance of the Unwasted Life, Part 2
- 03:53, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Appearance of the Unwasted Life, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}''What Does this Life Look Like? <br>''Regional Conference, San Luis Obispo (''John Piper finishes his list of 20 ways to not waste your life that he began in ''<u>''part 1 of thi...)
- 03:46, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Appearance of the Unwasted Life, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}''What Does this Life Look Like? <br>''Regional Conference, San Luis Obispo (''The following are notes taken during the session, not a manuscript''.) If the gospel conquers my d...)
- 03:38, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Don't Waste Your Life (Message) (New page: {{info}}''Campus Crusade Christmas Conference <br>''Minneapolis, MN As we meet tonight on this 29th of December, 2003, the body count of those killed in the earthquake in Bam, Iran, stand...)
- 03:30, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) The Essence of the Unwasted Life (top)
- 03:28, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Essence of the Unwasted Life (New page: {{info}}''What Is the Ultimate Aim of the Life That Truly Counts <br>''Regional Conference, San Luis Obispo ==== Why Regional Conferences? ==== Why does Desiring God host regional confer...)
- 03:17, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Preaching Practical Holiness (New page: {{info}}''Bethel Seminary Chapel'' <blockquote> '''1 Thessalonians 4:1-8''' </blockquote><blockquote> Finally, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you learned fr...) (top)
- 03:07, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Origin of the Unwasted Life (New page: {{info}}''What Must Happen for Such a Life to Be Lived? <br>''Regional Conference, San Luis Obispo ''(The following are notes taken during the session, not a manuscript''.) One of the t...) (top)
- 02:57, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Who's Coming to Bethlehem? (Removing all content from page) (top)
- 02:56, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Who's Coming to Bethlehem? (New page: {{info}}Last summer Noël and I heard David Bryant for five days at the annual conference of the Association of Church Mission Committees in Washington D.C. Two months ago 60 of our young ...)
- 02:52, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N When Does God Answer Prayer? (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''1 John 3:22-23''' </blockquote><blockquote> We receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandme...)
- 02:47, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Week of Prayer (top)
- 02:44, 27 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Week of Prayer
- 22:30, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Week of Prayer (New page: {{info}}''Going Hard after the Holy God'' Prayer requires constant renewal. The first week of the year is a good time for renewing the life of prayer. The life of prayer is the life of pe...)
- 22:24, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N "We Have Not Because We Ask Not" (New page: {{info}}One of the signs that God is going to do a great work is that he begins to stir up his people to pray for it. He lays a burden on a person here and a person there. He brings it bac...)
- 22:22, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Wanted: Worm Work (New page: {{info}}Barb Beck, one of our prayer week spark plugs, wrote me the other day about her continued vision for a corps of praying people to pray for the ministry of the word ''during our mor...)
- 22:18, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Tips for Praying the Word (New page: {{info}}1. Realize that there is a direct connection between the degree to which our minds are shaped by Scripture and the degree to which our prayers are answered. Jesus said, “If you a...)
- 22:10, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) A Theological Framework for Prayer '88
- 22:09, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Theological Framework for Prayer '88 (New page: {{info}}How our hearts long to see the day when the unity of Christ’s body will be manifest in truth and power! Not power without ''truth''! For the apostle says the last days wil...)
- 20:03, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N A Summary Theology of Prayer (New page: {{info}}Below are five statements from John Piper as a summary theology of prayer. An assumption behind these statements is that to know more of God's purpose will deepen our commitment to...)
- 20:00, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Signs of the Coming Revival (New page: {{info}}Before last Friday night’s “<u>'''Missions at the Manse'''</u>” Paul Lindberg had drafted a detailed proposal for a ''Bethlehem Men’s Prayer Breakfast''. Like the great “...) (top)
- 19:57, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Praying till Pentecost Comes (New page: {{info}}The rising tide of prayer precedes the flood of God’s Spirit. The apostles devoted themselves to prayer as they awaited the ''outpouring ''of Pentecost (Acts 1:14). Their friends...) (top)
- 19:49, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Prayer '90 (New page: {{info}}''November 10 at 6:00 p.m.<br>St. Paul Civic Center '' With all my heart I urge you to be a part of ''Prayer ’90''. I don’t want any of you to be left out of what God is ...) (top)
- 19:45, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Piper's Mealtime Prayers (New page: {{info}}John Piper wrote the following meal time prayers for his own family to use. The three longer ones have been used by his family for over 20 years, and all the children know the pray...) (top)
- 19:43, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) Persevere in Prayer!
- 19:41, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Persevere in Prayer! (New page: <blockquote> {{info}}'''Colossians 4:2-3''' </blockquote><blockquote> Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; and pray for us also, that God may open to us ...)
- 19:37, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Our Incense Before the Lamb (New page: {{info}}Have you ever thought of your prayers as the aroma of heaven? Holy Week has drawn me again to read Revelation 4 and 5. Here is a glimpse of life in heaven. In Chapter 5 we see God ...) (top)
- 19:35, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N No Prayer, No Power (New page: {{info}} <blockquote> This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer (Mark 9:29). </blockquote><blockquote> Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation (Mark 14:38)....)
- 18:36, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N My Dream for the Prayer Life of Bethlehem (New page: {{info}}(In case you missed it in the sermon.) 1. Jesus said, in Matthew 6:6, ''“When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Fa...) (top)
- 18:29, 26 November 2008 (hist) (diff) N Meal Time Prayers (New page: {{info}}I believe in spontaneous prayers and carefully crafted prayers. Both can be equally earnest and heart-felt. It is true that some small-souled people resort to written prayers becau...) (top)
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