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Spurgeon on preachers becoming obstacles for sinners coming to Christ

Methinks I see several ministers standing in the way. They are of such high doctrine that they dare not invite a sinner, and they therefore clog the gospel with so many conditions. They will have it that the sinner must feel a certain quantity of experience before he is invited to come, and so they put their sermons up and say, "You are not invited, you are a dead sinner, you must not come; you are not invited; you are a hardened rebel." "Stand back," says Christ, "every one of... Read more →

"Forsaken: A Meditation" by Peter Lumpkins

Our Lord enabled me to preach this morning on the excruciatingly difficult words of our crucified but soon to be risen Savior when He uttered the words Mark records...>>> "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"(15:34) Mark records the mysterious darkness descended upon Israel for a three-hour run (v.33), a darkness surely indicative of Israel's rejection of her prophesied Messiah. In John's words, He came to His own, but His own received Him not (John 1:11). Scriptural revelation shows darkness is indicative of separation. For example, in the... Read more →

Dr. Malcolm Yarnell on Romans 9: "God's Electing Purpose" by Peter Lumpkins

When's the last time you either heard an exposition (mp3) or read an endorsement on a Southern Baptist blog concerning Romans 9, the contents of which were not decidedly strict Calvinism? And the answer is... Precisely. Malcolm B. Yarnell III is presently Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (//link). He is Editor for the Southwestern Journal of Theology as well Editor of BaptistTheology.org (//link). Furthermore, Dr. Yarnell directs two other educational programs at the seminary: The Oxford Study Program and The Center for Theological Research.... Read more →

Faith on its Feet: Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part IV

Representing Missouri, Willard Vandiver served in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1903. In 1899, Vandiver declared, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me" (emboldened added). Found on the license plates of Missouri vehicles, show me came to be the caption by which Missouri is known. The Apostle James said similarly concerning faith in his little epistle sent to the scattered, persecuted... Read more →

"Faith on its Feet": Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part I

Presently I am in the process of moving a bunch of stuff around in my study, unloading other stuff from an old office I abandoned a few years back. An Atlanta church allowed me to keep some things there in an unused part of their facilities. As I separated some things to store away, part of the stuff I tagged for the attic included hundreds of pages of sermon notes I've kept through the years. I don't know how I've kept them because a dozen times, I've decided to throw... Read more →

Knowing God's Will: A Sermon by Peter Lumpkins

A few years ago, I preached a sermon series entitled "Has Anybody Seen The Will Of God? I've Misplaced It." This message, entitled "Six Keys to Understand the Will of God" was one within the series. Perhaps it may be helpful in some way to you. Grace. With that, I am... Peter Read more →

Does My Life Count For Something?

I preached this message a few years back. It is a practical exposition of a sacred phrase our Lord uttered in His prayer to His Father in John 17: "Father, I have finished the work You have given Me to do." (17:4). I entitled it then: "Making Life Count". It's amazing how, when I occasionally listen to a message I preached several years ago, how, if I had it to do over, I'd go in a different direction or focus on another nuance of the text. Also, I am amazed... Read more →

The Power of the Church

The following sermon I preached a couple of years ago. It reflects my deep conviction as I lament the frail, impotent, feel-good approaches employed by some today in their desperate attempt to 'make the Church relevant'. God's Church, as she employs her God-given power, will never cease to be relevant. *Update: Click here to subscribe to Podcast feed. It may be helpful. You may listen from your feed reader... "The Power of the Church" *Thanks to Jon, the file is now on my site. All should be able to listen...... Read more →