Monday, August 08, 2011

Union University: KJV 400: Legacy and Impact

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The R. C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies at Baptist-related Union University in Jackson, Tennessee will be hosting a conference titled ...

Guest Speakers Upcoming at CRBC

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We will be blessed to have two special guests at CRBC over the next couple of months: Sunday, September 11, 2011:  Gordon Taylor, Coordina...
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Thursday, August 04, 2011

Andrew Fuller: "My Lord and Master Requires the Heart"

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Last Sunday afternoon I gave a biographical message on The Life and Legacy of Andrew Fuller (1754-1815).  To prepare I re-read the biograp...
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John MacArthur on YRRs

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John MacArthur has started a new series of blog posts directed to the YRR (Young, Restless, and Reformed) crowd.  You can read the first an...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Geneva Bible on Romans 10:4: "Christ salveth this disease"

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The Geneva Bible, the first Protestant study Bible, note on the phrase "the end of the law" in Romans 10:4: The end of the law is...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Vision (7/28/11): Correspondence

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When I checked the CRBC mailbox before church last Sunday morning I found an interesting collection of items. They included: • A note from ...

Sermon of the Week: New Calvinism Considered

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This message by British Reformed Baptist Pastor Jeremy Walker, titled New Calvinism Considered , is a charitable but discerning critique of ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Andrew Fuller: "A pulpit is an awful place!"

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While serving in his first pastorate at Soham, Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) wrote the following entry in his memoir on February 5, 1781: A pu...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Boice's light bulb illustration

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In his commentary on Romans 10:3, James Boice uses the following illustration to describe how Paul came to his own righteousness in compari...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Text Note: Romans 10:1

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1. The issue: Is Paul’s prayer “for Israel [ huper tou Israel ],” as in the traditional text, or “for them [ huper auton ],” as in the mode...
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The Prayer Life of Joseph Alleine

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I used this illustration on prayer in yesterday’s sermon on Romans 10:1-4 , specifically relating to how Paul’s prayer for Israel should sti...
Friday, July 22, 2011

The Wedding Dress (new Grace Points devotional)

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Here's the script for one our new Grace Points devotionals that will run on local talk radio (AM 1260; FM 107.5) August-September-Octobe...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

The Vision (7/21/11): CRBC Radio Outreach Coming!

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We were pleasantly surprised last spring when we ran our one minute “Grace Points” devotional spots on weekday local talk radio (AM 1260; F...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Text Notes: Jude 22-23

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The text of Jude 22-23 is much disputed. The degree of diversity in the transmission of these verses can be measured by the fact that Metzge...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Sunday in the Colonies

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What were worship services like in colonial America?  Here's an excerpt from chapter XV "Sunday in the Colonies" in Alice Mors...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Comma or no comma in Ephesians 4:12?

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The “New Perspective” on Ephesians 4:11-12: I was reading Peter Master’s booklet “Your Reasonable Service in the Lord’s Work” (Sword and Tr...
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

July Garden Produce

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Tomatoes ripening in the window. I love reaching the point in the summer when you actually begin to harvest, preserve, and eat the things y...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

"Ye are gods": Jesus' quotation of Psalm 82:6 in John 10:34

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We studied John 10:22-42 in our mid-week study at CRBC this week. We spent some time pondering the meaning of Jesus’ quotation of Psalm 82:6...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

The Vision (7/14/11): Five Suggestions for Prayer Meetings

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The last few Wednesday evenings in our CRBC midweek meeting I have been reading some excerpts from Peter Master’s booklet “The Power of Pra...

Owen Quotes on the Duty of Pastors

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Gleanings from chapter five: “The especial duty of pastors of churches” in John Owen’s The True Nature of a Gospel Church and Its Government...