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In recent years a model of open-air preaching has developed that is controversial in nature, harsh in tone and disruptive. It will no doubt attract a large social media viewing and voluminous discussion, but I am not sure how beneficial it is to the cause of Christ. In the May 1909 issue of the Irish Baptist Magazine, Dr Hugh D....

On Open-Air Preaching In recent years a model of open-air preaching has developed that is controversial in nature, harsh in tone and disruptive. It will no doubt attract a large social media viewing and voluminous discu…

Nowhere in the entire Bible (as far as I can find) do we find in one paragraph the story of saving grace displayed in such fullness in the life of one individual. The Story of Adam and his wife Eve, in Genesis three, brings us from the despairing depths of sin (verses 7-10) through the process of God’s grace—the pursuit of the sinner (verses 9-13), the covering of sin (verse 21), and the effectual work of grace in the life (verse 20)—until we find at the end in God’s sovereignty, life and immortality secured (verse 22)....

Saved and Secure: A Case Study in God’s Saving Grace (Genesis 3:1-24) Nowhere in the entire Bible (as far as I can find) do we find in one paragraph the story of saving grace displayed in such fullness in the life of one individual. The Story of Adam and his wife Eve…

“Early one morning in the year 1738 a shepherd boy with home-spun clothes and bare feet, stood at the counter of Alexander McCulloch's bookshop in the University city of St. Andrews. The startled shopkeeper was yet more surprised when he heard the youth's request, it was for a Greek New Testament. “Boy,” exclaimed the Professor of Greek who happened to be in the shop at that moment, “if you can read that book, you shall have it for nothing.” Soon a rather thick leather volume was in the lad's hands and to the astonishment of all present, he read a passage and won his prize....

The Teacher’s Greatest Satisfaction “Early one morning in the year 1738 a shepherd boy with home-spun clothes and bare feet, stood at the counter of Alexander McCulloch’s bookshop in the University city of St. Andrews. The star…

The story of David and Goliath is a best seller as far as Old Testament stories go. It has all the adventure and suspense of a thriller and has kept Sunday School classes captivated for many years. Cartoons and animations have appealed to audiences of children across the world. But what is the story of David and Goliath all about?...

David & Goliath (Commentary on 1 Samuel 17) The story of David and Goliath is a best seller as far as Old Testament stories go. It has all the adventure and suspense of a thriller and has kept Sunday School classes captivated for many years.…

In 1544 John Calvin wrote a letter to Emperor Charles V to be presented at the Imperial Diet at Spires. In that letter, he defended the work of Luther and the Reformation and identified a number of corruptions that necessitated reform “without delay.” This was a call for reform in both “doctrine and the Church.” For Calvin, it was not only the doctrines taught in Scripture that he cared about but also the government of the church....

The Reformation was Missional? In 1544 John Calvin wrote a letter to Emperor Charles V to be presented at the Imperial Diet at Spires. In that letter, he defended the work of Luther and the Reformation and identified a number of…