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• Calvin on Church Government: Part Nine

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  Note: This is the ninth in this series from Calvin on church government. Here Calvin outlines his view of the office of deacon.
  
  The deacons:
  The care of the poor was committed to deacons, of whom two classes are mentioned by Paul in the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:03pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Calvin on Church Government: Part Eight

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  Note: This is the eighth in our series on Calvin’s views on church government (taken from the Institutes, Book IV, Chapter III).
  The designation of ministers of the Word: presbyters
  In giving the name of bishops, presbyters, and pastors, indiscriminately to those who govern [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:26am EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Pilgrim Loses His Burden

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  Note: In yesterday's sermon on Romans 6:5-14, I made reference to the scene in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress when Christian loses his burden as he gazes at the cross. Here is Bunyan's scene:
  Now I saw in my dream, that the highway up which Christian was [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:09pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Calvin on Church Government: Part Seven

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  Note: Part Seven in this series from Calvin's Institutes (Book IV; chapter III) on government and officers.
  The pastor is bound to his church
  While we assign a church to each pastor, we deny not that he who is fixed to one church may assist' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Calvin on Church Government: Part Six

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  Note: Part 6 in this ongoing series from Calvin's Institutes on church government and officers:
  
  When our Lord sent forth the apostles, he gave them a commission (as has been lately said) to preach the Gospel, and baptise those who believed for the remission' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:52am EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Mbewe blog on Evangelical Forum

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  I just noticed today that Conrad Mbewe has done a blog post on conferences in which he has recently spoken, including the Evangelical Forum. He writes: On 23rd September I left for the USA where, apart from preaching in a number of churches, I preached at two conferences. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:27pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Sermon of the Week: John Piper reflects on the time when 230 people left his church

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  A friend recently told me about this John Piper message preached on September 3, 2008 in which he relates an account of a time of conflict that occurred earlier in his ministry at Bethlehem Baptist Church (listen especially to minutes 2:00 to 5:00).
  Piper explains how in 1993 (after [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:03pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Calvin on Church Government: Part Five

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  Note: Here is part 5 in this series from Calvin's Institutes, Book IV, Chapter III.
  
  Temporary and permanent offices
  We now understand what offices in the government of the Church were temporary, and what offices were instituted to be of perpetual duration. But' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:56pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Life in Spiritually Cold New England

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  There was an AP article a few days ago titled, "Evangelists Target Spiritually Cold New England." It even got picked up in the Saturday edition of the Daily Progress.
  
  The article notes the present difficult spiritual climate of New England:
  In a Gallup [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:53pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Calvin on Church Government: Part Four

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  Note: This is part four in this series of excerpts from Calvin's Institutes (Book IV; Chapter III) in which the great Refomer lays out his views on Biblical church government and offices.
  
  Those who preside over the government of the Church, according to the' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:53pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Sermon of the Week: MacArthur on "Black Tuesday"

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  A friend recently sent me this link to a 9 Marks audio interview with John MacArthur on his four decade long ministry in his church. Along the way, MacArthur discusses various "mutinies" he experienced in the course of his tenure including one he calls "Black Tuesday." Here's the link' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:25pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff

• Calvin on Church Government: Part Three

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  Note: Here is the third in our series from the Institutes on Calvin's views on church government.
  
  The prestige of the preaching office in Scripture.
  Accordingly, I have observed above, that God has repeatedly commended its dignity by the titles which he has bestowed' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:03pm EST
  by Pastor Jeff