Well, the 2019 meeting of the Embracing the Truth Conference is behind us. It was a truly enjoyable time. Plenty of good teaching and preaching, tasty food, and lots of fine fellowship. This particular post includes my two lecture sessions (on the Rapture of the Church and the Great Tribulation), as well as my notes. In the weeks ahead, all of the audio from the conference will be available on the conference website and I’ll post a link when it is.
Many thanks again to Elders Pickett, Spickard, and Kennedy for their leadership and tireless efforts to make this annual conference a reality.
I had the good pleasure of teaching at this year’s Texas gathering of the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference, along with my friend Roger Skepple. Here’s the audio of our four messages.
Back in September of 2008, I received the following mp3. I listened to it. I liked it. But, it felt a bit self-serving to share it. The audio is from the second time I had preached at the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference at Main Street Baptist Church in Lexington, KY., back in 2006.
The author of the sound file (not me) did a bit of editing and sound FX to my voice, added some music, and this is the end result.
But, the message is true. The gospel of grace is proclaimed. And, I figured it was time to share it.
I had the distinct pleasure of teaching the doctrines of grace at the Embracing the Truth Conference this year, along with Roger Skepple. Sadly, the audio I came home with was …. well, let’s say “lacking.” For reasons that defy explanation, the audio jumped from various mics. Some near, some far. So, I applied what digital processing I could. I squeezed, EQ’d, and compressed the audio, trying to make it more listenable. In the end, the true die-hards who really want to know what we said will take the time to listen. But, it takes a bit more work than I normally require from our listeners. There are good spots and there are tougher spots, but you can indeed understand our presentations if you try. So, give it a listen and see how it goes.
The emphasis this year was on proving the resurrection of Christ. It was a lot of talking for one morning, but the folk in Ohio treated us remarkably well and I couldn’t be more grateful for the invitation to return this year.
I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the good folk at Shiloh Baptist Church on Long Island (the long drive notwithstanding). While there, I promised them that I would post my notes along with the audio from our three nights of teaching. (A bit of the audio is missing when they changed CD’s, but a bit of digital editing makes it flow fine.)
The following week I was in Chattanooga at the 2017 gathering of the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference. That audio is posted here, as well.
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of being at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Terrell, TX. with some of my favorite preachers and friends, for the 2017 gathering of the Texas chapter of the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference. Roger Skepple and I taught on the “Solas” that lay at the heart of the Protestant Reformation. I always enjoy teaching with Roger. He’s a good exegete and we compliment each other quite well. I came home with the audio of those messages and want to share it with you all.
Want to hear a song? Sure you do. I don’t get to do much music, these days. But, I have been working on a remake of the classic hymn for a couple of months. Tonight, with the holidays and all, I have been able to finish the mix and I thought I’d share it with you. I sang it and played all the instruments, with the exception of the guitar solo, which my friend and neighbor, Nathan, played.
