Preaching in Chattanooga

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Well, the 30th session of the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference has come to a close. It was a most enjoyable week.  Over my years of attending this conference, I have formed friendships and bonds of fellowship that will last for the balance of my lifetime. And their willingness to continue putting me in the pulpit is nothing less than grace, grace, grace.

Here is the audio from my message this year.  I called it “Our God Reigns” in keeping with the theme of this year’s conference.  The sound is passible, but you will hear occasional audio glitches.  Somewhere between the wireless mic and the soundboard, syllables disappeared.  But, nothing that will keep you from understanding what’s being said.

Our God Reigns

And thanks to James Guyo for these two photos:

Jim New Home Pulpit Jim New Home Pulpit 2

Messages from the entire conference will be available in the days to come, via the main conference website: Sovereign Grace Bible Conference

 

 

 

Systematic Theology Week 16 (and additional videos)

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Rather than embed the video here, I’ll just provide the link.  But, this week’s installment in our Systematic Theology series is available via YouTube.  This week we touched on God’s righteousness before discussing His invisibility and knowledge.  You can watch here:

ST16 – The Attributes of Righteousness, Invisibility, and Knowledge

And the notes are available as a pdf here: ST16 notes.

Meanwhile, I’ve also posted two videos from earlier this year.  I presented two lectures called “The Word on the Word” at the Embracing the Truth Bible Conference in Gladeville, TN.  The video quality is lower-resolution than I prefer, but I hope the content of the presentations overcomes the video fuzziness.  Here are the two messages:

The Word on the Word, Part 1

The Word on the Word, Part 2

 

 

 

Audio and Notes From Mesquite 2013 Conference

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Last week I had the distinct pleasure of teaching at the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference in Mesquite, TX.  The conference was hosted by Saints Chapel, where Gregg Wren is the pastor.  It was a very enjoyable week.  And, since I promised to come home with audio, the teaching portions of the conference are now posted on the GCA website.  You can link directly to them here:

2013 SGBC Mesquite Messages

Both my series and the daytime sessions by David Morris are posted in that folder.  We were both addressing the topics of prophecy and eschatology.  David’s emphasis was on the relationship between Israel and the church, whereas mine was on the kingdom and Revelation 20.  Our messages and approach dovetailed into each other quite nicely … you know, almost like there was a sovereign hand of providence at work.

Also, here are PDF files of the handouts I made available in Mesquite.  And, for those who are curious, I’ve also posted my notes — all of them.  You can follow along and see how often I depended on them and how often I went rabbit-chasing.  I hope they’re some help.

1 – Introduction to Prophecy handout

2 – Bible Interpretation and Terminology handout

3 – Kingdom Concepts handout

4 – Revelation 20 handout

5 – My notes for the week

The Lord Bless You and Keep You

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In Numbers 6 we find one of the most lovely instructions in all of the Old Testament.  God gives words to Moses to bless the children of Israel.  The passage reads:

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,  “Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, ‘On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.'” (Numbers 6:22-26)

Those words have a permanent place in my memory.  As a young Lutheran boy, every service closed with those words as a benediction.

They’ve also been set to music and the “Great Hymns of the Faith” hymnal we use at GCA contains the classic choral arrangement by Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931).  It’s a short, beautiful bit of music.  So, I decided many months ago to record it.

My original plan was to create “The GCA Digital Choir” — gathering various singers from the congregation, recording them separately and individually, doubling voices, and building the tracks until I had formed a virtual choir.  But, the project grew rather unwieldy.  So tonight, after sitting on the project for months, I sat down and took the four essential voices — Charlie singing soprano, Carol as alto, Jamey as tenor and Daniel holding down the bottom notes — and began mixing.  The end result was quite pleasant.

Just click below.  Hope you enjoy it.  And thanks to the folk who were kind enough (and patient enough!) to sing along.

The Lord Bless You and Keep You