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Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a Protestant Christian who headed much of the evangelical movement of the 20th century. He stood firm against what he saw as false liberal doctrines that had become a part of the Christian denominations of Wales and England. He believed strongly that reformed evangelical Christians ought to leave the old denominations as a protest against the loose, un-biblical doctrines that were getting ever more mainstream.

Dr. Lloyd-Jones was well-known for his expository style of preaching, and the Sunday morning and evening meetings at which he officiated drew crowds of several hundreds, as did the Friday evening Bible studies – which were, in effect, sermons in the same style. He would take many months – even years – to expound a chapter of the Bible verse by verse. His sermons would often be around fifty minutes to an hour in length, attracting many students from universities and colleges in London. His sermons were also transcribed and printed (virtually verbatim) in the weekly Westminster Record, which was read avidly by those who enjoyed his preaching.


"We must listen to those who have been in this world before us…they understood the possibilities of the Christian life. So they sought it and they struggled, and thank God, many of them wrote autobiographies; we also have their sermons and letters. They have told us in detail how they conducted themselves and what they did, and their words are invaluable to us."

A Fish Story

A guy who lives near Lake Conroe (52 miles north of Houston) saw a ball bouncing around; kind of strange in the lake and went to investigate. It turned out to be a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a basketball which became stuck in its mouth!! The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive, but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface. The guy tried numerous times to get the ball out, but was unsuccessful. He finally had his wife cut the ball in order to deflate it and release the hungry catfish. You probably wouldn't have believed this, if you hadn't seen the following pictures...

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Geerhardus Vos, the father of Reformed Biblical Theology, was born in 1862 in the Netherlands. He attended the theological school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, then went to Princeton Seminary, and eventually received his doctorate at Strassburg. After a brief teaching stint at Grand Rapids Vos returned to Princeton as the first chair of Biblical Theology. He remained at Princeton for 39 years, where he taught such eminent men as J. Gresham Machen, John Murray, Ned B. Stonehouse, and Cornelius Van Til. Throughout his career Vos fought against liberalism at every step, especially on such issues as the kingdom of God and Jesus' Messianic self-consciousness. After retiring, Vos lived in California before returning to Grand Rapids, where he died in 1949 at the age of 87.

"Now I do not mean to affirm that in all cases there need be the preaching of false doctrine which involves an open and direct denial of the evangelical truth. It is quite possible that both to the intention and the actual performance of the preacher any departure from the historical faith of the church may be entirely foreign. And yet there may be such a failure in the intelligent presentation of the gospel with the proper emphasis upon that which is primary and fundamental as to bring about a result almost equally deplorable as where the principles of the gospel are openly contradicted or denied. There can be a betrayal of the gospel of grace by silence. There can be disloyalty to Christ by omission as well as by positive offence against the message that he has entrusted to our keeping. It is possible, Sabbath after Sabbath and year after year, to preach things of which none can say that they are untrue and none can deny that in their proper place and time they may be important, and yet to forgo telling people plainly and to forgo giving them the distinct impression that they need forgiveness and salvation from sin through the cross of Christ’ (Grace and Glory, 237-238).” (82, footnote 211)

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Son of a London solicitor, he was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and in 1649 became a minister in Southwark. In 1650 he became a fellow of New College,Oxford and in 1652 received his M.A. 1655 he was appointed chaplain to Henry Cromwell, governor of Ireland, and won a reputation for preaching in Dublin. He returned to London in retirement, but from 1675 he ministered in Bishopgate Street Prebyterian Church, London as joint pastor with Thomas Watson. His sermons were published mostly after his death; they reflect the characteristic Puritan divine's concern for central Gospel themes; the most important work was entitled Existence and Attributes of God.

"His sonship makes his blood valuable. It is blood, and so agreeable to the law in the penalty; it is the blood of the Son of God, and therefore acceptable to the lawgiver in its value. Though it was the blood of the humanity, yet the merit of it was derived from the divinity. It is not his blood as he was the son of the virgin, but his blood as he was the Son of God, which had this sovereign virtue. It is no wonder, therefore, that it should have such a mighty efficacy to cleanse the believers in it, in all ages of the world, from such vast heaps of guilt, since it is the blood of Christ, who was God; and valuable, not so much for the greatness of the punishment whereby it was shed, as the dignity of the person from whom it flowed. One Son of God weighs more than millions of worlds of angels."

Sidewalk Art

Julian Beever is an English artist who's known for his famous pavement art in England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Beever gives to his drawings an amazing 3D illusion. For those of you who know me...know; I enjoy good design, although not usually this kind, but this is exceptional. Not only does this have creativity and vision but the knowledge of lighting and shadows, our God is truly an Awesome God to give such talents to men, may we be godly stewards of the talents... etc. God had bestowed on us. I have only selected a few to share with those in the world that have not seen this amazing sidewalk art.

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People are actually avoiding walking in the "hole"











Can you believe this drawing is 40 ft long from the side, kinda adds a little perspective, huh? Just another note of the creativity and thought put into this. If taken from the right angle you get a 3-D image.

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Commonly known as C.H. Spurgeon he was a British Baptist preacher who remains highly influential amongst Reformed Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." Born in Kelvedon, Essex, Spurgeon's conversion to Christianity came in January 1850 at the age of fifteen. On his way to a scheduled appointment, a snow storm forced him to cut short his intended journey and to turn into a Primitive Methodist chapel in Colchester where, in his own words: "God opened his heart to the salvation message." He preached his first sermon in 1851 and, from the beginning of his ministry, his style and ability were considered to be far above average.


"I cannot agree with those who say that they have 'new truth' to teach. The two words seem to me to contradict each other; that which is new is not true. It is the old that is true, for truth is as old as God himself"

Fellowship of Reformed Churches

NEXT WEEKEND!
Saturday, October 14, 9:00am - 4:00pm at the Leadership Development Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The conference is free.


This years Fellowship of Reformed Churches has a updated website for those of ya'll who will be in the area during this time, yes it's in Texas. The theme this year will be "Humble Orthodoxy", check out their website to see who will be speaking and leading us as we continue to undertake the task of "speaking the truth in love" to a world that is watching. See you there!

One to pick up again...and again

I first picked this book up when I was in school in 2001 and was blown away. Bruchko (Bruce Olson) had a calling on his life and was completely dependent on God’s provision even though the people of his community thought differently. In the face of adversary/sickness and persecution he stood in God’s Grace as an modern example of a mission minded heart. He so in-culturated himself that he was in the hammocks and dirt with the people. He lives this out "I will show him how much he must suffer for my name." This reviving story will change your life, God is faithful to bring about ways to make us ever dependent on His Grace, even through the suffering of His people. Praise God!