This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. — 1 TIMOTHY 1:15 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the …
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. — JOHN 6:38 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. — HEBREWS 10:7; CF. …
A weary and discouraged pastor who sees the title of this chapter might be tempted to stop reading, thinking, “I was zealous once. But now I’m ill-tempered and just plain tired! Zeal means trouble. Zeal causes pastors to be burned out, cussed out, or thrown out by the sheep or …
Alexander Preaching on Living Faith versus Dead Faith Alexander opens his sermon by recognizing that the Scriptures teach that many people in professing Christian nations possess a kind of faith “which it is evident is not that faith which works by love (Gal. 5:6) and purifies the heart (Acts 15:9).” …
The nineteenth century was a time of great change in the churches of Britain and the United States. This period witnessed an explosion of worldwide missions as William Carey, Adoniram Judson, Henry Martyn, Hudson Taylor, and many others led waves of Protestant missionaries to fields around the world. At the …
I am pleased and humbled to announce that a German publishing company, 3L (which stands for Lesen. Lernern. Leben. or “Read. Learn. Live.” in English), has decided to translate and publish articles from those who run my blog (JoelBeeke.org) into German every week. If you would like to read these …
Our Reformed and Puritan forebears were fond of calling the Lord’s Supper a feast. They viewed it as a feast given by the Lord of hosts, the faithful, covenant-keeping God, who, in Christ Jesus, is the author, founder, master, and divine host of this feast. He provides this feast “of …
Coping with criticism in the ministry requires a healthy reckoning with reality. Perhaps this strikes you as a strange point for us to make at the beginning of a section on practical principles for handling criticism. What does reality have to do with properly receiving verbal critique? There is an …
A healthy church is one that is shaped by the gospel. Our people need to see the beauty of Christ. Nothing will enable them to lovingly and humbly give and receive constructive critique more than heart-searching, expository gospel preaching. This is our great task and privilege as ministers—to proclaim Christ. …
January 18 – 20, 2024
