Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ sermons to be available to all
“This is probably the biggest announcement the MLJ Trust will ever make. Starting from tomorrow, April 12th, all 1,600 recorded sermons by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones will be available to download, at no cost, to anyone who wants to listen to them!…”
– all the details via Justin Taylor.
A Conversation with Gerald Bray on his new Systematic Theology
At The Gospel Coalition website, Gerald Bray responds to questions put by Matt Smethurst about Bray’s recently published Systematic Theology, “God is Love”.
“God Is Love is very different from any other systematic theology on the market today because it takes the Reformation principle of sola Scriptura seriously. It is not just a question of backing up everything from the Bible but of trying to convey God’s self-revelation in the Bible in a biblical way…”
Related: Mark Thompson writes:
“Here is a piece of mature theology, concerned for the glory of God, the edification of his people, and the spread of the gospel in the world. What a refreshing change from the posturing and positioning of so much theological writing today. Gerald is not trying to draw attention to himself, make a name for himself or impress his peers in the theological academy or in his ecclesiastical stable. From the beginning the spotlight is elsewhere – something this book has in common with the best of Christian theology through the centuries.”
– at Theological Theology.
The Unashamed Workman
Proclamation Trust has made available four Dick Lucas videos recorded about ten years ago for a set of teaching DVDs.
The theme is “The Unashamed Workman – Instructions on Biblical Preaching”.
They are designed to encourage new preachers as well as seasoned ones.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
Archbishop Peter Jensen’s Easter Message 2012
Archbishop Peter Jensen has released his 2012 Easter message – a message of wonderful news.
Watch it here at SydneyAnglicans.net (1 minute 20 seconds).
And you can download the message here formatted as 2 x A5 handouts.
Or read the text below –
“You can pay people to do a lot of things for you but you can’t pay someone else to do death for you. And there is no one on earth who can really tell you what it’s like.
They are the facts.
If you want to travel to an exotic place, someone has been there before you and can tell you what it is like, with photos. But there are no travellers into the realm of death who come back.
That’s a fact.
Well, no it isn’t a fact.
There is a man who has been there and come back and told us what to expect. That man is Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.
We Christians love Easter because it is the historical reminder that although Jesus was executed by being crucified and was truly dead, three days later he broke out of his tomb and showed that death is not the last word in life.
And everything is changed. Instead of living in fear and anxiety, it’s as though God has turned the light on and dispelled our fear.
Jesus dies so that we could be forgiven and he lives to give us life beyond the grave.
Now that’s a great fact!
Dr Peter F Jensen,
Archbishop of Sydney,
Easter, 2012 AD.”
Themelios, April 2012
The latest issue of Themelios, is now available from the Gospel Coalition website in PDF and html formats.
Dr Peter O’Brien in conversation on Hebrews
Dr Peter O’Brien recently sat down with John Gray and Keith Baker at St. Paul’s Castle Hill for a relaxed chat about the letter to the Hebrews.
Most encouraging.
See the conversation in segments of about 5 minutes each on Vimeo –
- What points of similarity are there between the first readers of Hebrews and Sydney Christians today?.
- What should we make of the call to be certain of what we do not see?
- When we go through hard times, can we discern between God’s discipline and simply living in a fallen world?
- What does the call to follow in the suffering footsteps of Jesus mean today?
- In Hebrews 12, what does it mean to say the readers have come to the new Jerusalem?
- Who is Melchizedek?
Related:
- Peter O’Brien’s Pillar New Testament Commentary on Hebrews – Andy Naselli.
- Warning Passages Ahead – Collin Hansen interviews Peter O’Brien.
- Thank God for Gifted Professors and Students – Andy Naselli.
Daniel B. Wallace on the New Testament Manuscripts
At Between Two Worlds, Justin Taylor has an interview with Daniel Wallace –
“In addition to teaching New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, he serves as executive director of the cutting-edge Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts… He recently made quite a stir when he announced that next year an academic publication will reveal the discovery of a first-century fragment from the Gospel of Mark…”
– Wallace answers questions about textual criticism, the number of NT manuscripts there are, which are the earliest, and more. Read it all here.
Tolerance on Trial: A Conversation with Don Carson
Albert Mohler and Don Carson chat about issues related to Carson’s new book The Intolerance of Tolerance.
At Al Mohler’s ‘Thinking in Public’ podcast. 47 minutes / 64 mp3 file.
Trellis and Vine Talk No. 6 — at The Briefing
Over at The Briefing, the latest episode of the ‘Trellis and Vine Talks’ has been posted. Col Marshall and Tony Payne chat about Discipleship teams. It’s episode 6, and the others in the series are listed here.