Ed Stetzer on Spiritual Warfare
Theology Refresh is a podcast for pastors and Christian leaders designed to sharpen our grasp of key doctrines used in everyday ministry. Each podcast is around 15-minutes (or less), which is the time...
View ArticleSpeaking to Muslims About the Crucified Christ
John Piper writes, Jesus said, “I know that you do not have the love of God within you. I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive...
View ArticleIf We’re Going to Be Skeptical, Be Skeptical of Our Perceptions
There he sat, the scum of society on the footstep of heaven on earth, begging the condescending mercy of pious passersby going in and out of the temple. Enough mercy today and he could eat. This man...
View ArticleRead and Share "Fifty Reasons" for $5
The death of Jesus is of foremost importance for the world. In this book Pastor John gathers from the New Testament fifty reasons behind the crucifixion of the Christ. Not fifty causes, but fifty...
View ArticleWhat Is Essential to Being a Christian?
Being a Christian doesn’t only mean that you assent to a certain set of doctrines. There are other equally important things that must be true. Jonathan Edwards explains. It is essential to Christianity...
View ArticleRead and Share "The Gadarene" for $5
"My prayer for this adaption of The Gadarene is that God will awaken in every ready the kind of faith in that Deliverer that never gives in to despair." (Pastor John) You can now order the book for...
View ArticleWatch the Pastors Conference in Four Languages
If you aren't able to make it Minneapolis this year for the conference, that doesn't mean you have to miss it. The entire conference will be live-streamed, for free. And this year in addition to...
View ArticleChristianity Without Discipleship Is Christianity Without Christ
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Discipleship means adherence to Christ, and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract Christology, a doctrinal system, a...
View ArticleWhat Is the Biblical Definition of Worship?
In this five-minute excerpt, Doug Wilson gives the biblical definition of worship: Doug will kick off our Conference for Pastors Monday night with his message, "'Father Hunger' in the Leading the...
View ArticleRead Your Bible More and More
Don’t rest on past reading. Read your Bible more and more every year. Read it whether you feel like reading it or not. And pray without ceasing that the joy return and pleasures increase. Three reasons...
View ArticleRead and Share "Portrait of Calvin" for $3
This Desiring God reprint of T.H.L. Parker’s classic 1954 biography was published to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Calvin’s birth in 1509. "I am eager for people to know Calvin not because he...
View ArticleThis Week's Sermon: "Let's Be Rich Toward God"
Jesus tells us a story about a fool in Luke 12. This fool was a rich man — a productive farmer who built big barns to store his increase. And there's nothing necessarily wrong with that. We need...
View ArticleLeading the Home: Quotes from Doug Wilson
Session 1, Doug Wilson on "'Father Hunger' in Leading the Home" — "Begin with gospel, walk in the gospel, end with the gospel." "Fatherhood in the home and pastoral care in the church are analogous...
View ArticleLessons Learned from His Father: Quotes from Crawford Loritts
Session 2, Crawford Loritts on "Lessons Learned from His Father" — "Greatness is not pop or fad. Greatness has a staying power." "Manhood is not a private matter. It is a public thing. A man aspires to...
View ArticleBeing and Building Men for the Local Mission: Quotes from Darrin Patrick
Session 3, Darrin Patrick on "Being and Building Men for the Local Mission" — "When you become a leader of men, you plug your life into an ampiflier and everyone hears it." "There's nothing more...
View ArticleBiographical Sketch of J. C. Ryle: Manuscript from John Piper
Session 4, John Piper's biographical sketch of J. C. Ryle — Read the entire manuscript of the message: "The Frank and Manly Mr. Ryle" — The Value of a Masculine Ministry" The audio and video will be...
View ArticleLeading the Church: Quotes from Doug Wilson
Session 5, Doug Wilson on "Father Hunger" in Leading the Church — "Remember the good newsness of the gospel. The gospel is outside of us. It is for us, but is external to us." "We must always remember...
View ArticleNew Christian Website for Arabic Speakers
Today we are pleased to announce the launch of our new Arabic website, attuuqlilaah.org. Last September, just before our National Conference, we told you about the need for more online resources in...
View ArticleRead and Share "God Is the Gospel" for $5
The wonder and majesty of the gospel are that we are given the greatest gift imaginable: God himself. The glorious truth that God is the gospel touches us at the root of life where practical...
View ArticlePastoring with Vision, Creativity, and Courage: Quotes from Ramez Atallah
Session 6, Ramez Atallah on "Pastoring with Vision, Creativity, and Courage in Hard Places" — "Obligated, eager and not ashamed. These should characterize a church with the gospel." "A Christian leader...
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