Podcast
Christian Living
The Inspiring Contagiousness of Submission
…the real issue is not how many afflictions we experience but whether those sorrows bring us into sweet submission before God as we surrender everything to him. Would you sacrifice your most cherished hopes and dreams if God asked you to? Jephthah’s daughter did and set an example for thousands...
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The Apex of Jesus’s Prayers: Glorifying His Father’s Name
(1) Father, be the primacy of our prayer; (2) Father, grant us know Thee rightly; (3) Father, move us to magnify Thee; (4) Father, order our lives for Thy honor....
Christian Living
We are uniquely made
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion…. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the...
Church History
Calvin on Psalm Singing
John Calvin loved the Book of Psalms. For twenty-five years, Calvin immersed himself in the Psalms as a commentator, preacher, biblical scholar, and worship leader. For Calvin, the psalmists’ words were always relevant for the New Testament church. The major psalmist, David, reflected an important stage in the history of...
Podcast
Melchizedek and Abraham (Part 2)
How does Christ’s Melchizedekian priesthood encourage believers today? This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues exploring Abraham’s encounter with Melchizedek in the second part of his sermon on Genesis 14:17-24....
Church History
William Perkins: Steps of Salvation
William Perkins (1558–1602) was a towering influence in the English Reformed movement and similar movements in the European Continent and New England. Converted after a wild life of alcohol abuse, Perkins became a member of the spiritual brotherhood of Puritans at Cambridge. He had the unusual ability both to minister...
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Jesus’ Crown of Thorns
A Symbol of His prophesied suffering; A symbol of his priestly substitution; A symbol of His kingly love....
Christian Living
Enjoying Friendship with God
Pastors who are constantly bombarded with information and intrusions on their time and attention via cell phones, BlackBerries, the Internet, and iPods may think it’s impossible to find more time to commune with the Lord. But what is your primary calling as a pastor? Unless you are marketing spiritual novelties...
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Beeke’s BOTM June 2024—Reformed Systematic Theology, Volumes 1-4
Theology is not just an academic subject—it is also a spiritual practice. In the recently completed 4-volume Reformed Systematic Theology set, authors Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley explore central Scripture themes from biblical, doctrinal, experiential, and practical perspectives. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible systematic theology of...
