Review of VanDrunen's "Living in God's Two Kingdoms"

Here's the link to a recent review of VanDrunen's outstanding book on the two kingdoms

Review of VanDrunen

Easter Services This Week at Christ Reformed Church

You are cordially invited to join us this week for our Easter week services at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim.  We'll be going through Matthew's account of Jesus instituting the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, our Lord's sacrificial death for our sins, as well as his bodily resurrection from the dead.

Maundy Thursday, April 21 — 7:30 p.m

Sermon:  "When I Drink It New With You in My Father's Kingdom." 

We'll focus upon Jesus' reinterpretation of the Passover when he institutes the Lord's Supper.

Sermon Texts: Exodus 24:1–17 and Matthew 26:17–30

Good Friday, April 22 — 7:30 p.m

Sermon: "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

We'll focus upon Jesus Christ taking upon himself the guilt of our sins

Sermon Texts: Zechariah 13:1–9, Psalm 22:1–24, and Matthew 27:27–56

Easter Sunday, April 24 — 10:25 a.m.

Sermon: "He Has Risen From the Dead."

We'll focus upon the nature of the Christian truth claim, as well as the meaning of Jesus' bodily resurrection from the dead.

Sermon Texts:  Psalm 16:1–11 and Matthew 27:57–28:15

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This Week's White Horse Inn

Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

Continuing their series through the book of Acts, the hosts arrive at chapter 8 where they find Philip talking with an Ethiopian about the meaning of Isaiah 53, which says in part, “All we like sheep have gone astray, each of us to his own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Like Philip, the hosts take this opportunity to walk through the text of the original prophecy, showing how the Servant Songs of Isaiah are ultimately fulfilled in the gospel of Jesus Christ. White Horse Inn: know what you believe and why you believe it.

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Now Hear This!

So, how should we preach the doctrine of regeneration to our churches?

Dr. Hywel Jones (of Westminster Seminary California) addresses this most important topic here:

Jones on Regeneration

Who Said That?

"When anyone tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself, whether it be more probable, that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened."

Leave your guess in the comments section below.  Please, no google searches or cheating.  Answer to follow when I get around to it!

Update on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 03:35PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This is from David Hume (An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part 1, sections 90-91).

Love Hume's hat.

I've Seen This Guy in Church!

Every minister has witnessed people nod off in the middle of his sermon.  Hey, it happens.  The spirit is willing and all that . . .

But seasoned preachers know how to respond to those dozing off--there are ways to startle the sleeping beauty, perhaps even making them jump or twitch, thereby betraying the fact to others around them that they were sleeping during a sermon when they should have been paying attention.

Obama either didn't see Biden nodding off, or else his teleprompter doesn't have all the options that I have available to me.

The Basics of the Reformed Faith -- The Sufficiency of Scripture

Here's the next installment in my series on the basics of the Reformed Faith.  This one deals with the sufficiency of Scripture

The Sufficiency of Scripture

“Are You Able to Drink the Cup that I Am to Drink?” -- Matthew 20:20-34

Here's the audio from this morning's sermon in preparation for Easter.

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This Week's White Horse Inn

Words of Life

In Acts chapter 5 we read that the apostles were arrested and imprisoned for speaking about Jesus, and that an angel set them free and spoke to them about their mission. So what was it that the angel said? Did he mention anything about working for social justice? Was there anything about “being the gospel.” No, the angel simply told the apostles to go and “speak to the people all the words of this life.” And so they went back to teaching and preaching. On this edition of White Horse Inn, the hosts continue their series through the book of Acts as they unpack the implications of the Great Commission.

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See You in Chicago?

Here's the scoop (from the White Horse Inn blog):

Our friends at The Gospel Coalition have invited us to record a live taping of the White Horse Inn in the Skyline Ballroom at the McCormick Place in Chicago on Tuesday, April 12th at 5:30 p.m. All four hosts will be in Chicago to discuss the important relationship between the Great Commission and the Great Commandment:  The Great Commission (making disciples through the gospel) and the Great Commandment (serving our neighbors through loving works) can neither be separated or confused. What is the relationship between the church’s divine mission and the Christian’s high calling? What is the relationship between our worship and our vocations? The hosts of the White Horse Inn want to equip Christians to know what they believe and why they believe it!

If you were at the Desiring God conference last September, you got to see first hand how much fun a live recording is. We’re very grateful to the folks at The Gospel Coalition for this opportunity. We have one or two other live tapings planned at other national conferences this year and next. We’ll post more information on that as plans are finalized.

We’ll be recording during the dinner break, but you’ll have time to grab something to eat before or after the recording.