8/28/07 -- Galatians 4:12-20: Fulfill Your Ministry (Preached 8/26/07): Text coming soon, audio (10Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 4:1-11: From Slave to Heir (Preached 8/12/07): Text coming soon, audio (10Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:28: All One in Christ Jesus (Preached 7/29/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:23-29: Sons of God Through Faith (Preached 7/22/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:15-22: Why the Law? To Whom the Promise? (Preached 7/15/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:10-14, Part 2: Law and Gospel (Preached 7/8/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:10-14, Part 1: Grace and Law in the Old Testament (Preached 6/24/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:6-9: How Was Abraham Put Right with God? (Preached 6/17/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 3:1-5: The Spirit and Hearing By Faith (Preached 6/10/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 2:11-21, part 3: Dead in Christ, Alive in Christ (Preached 6/3/07): Text coming soon, audio (8Mb mp3).

5/28/07 -- Galatians 2:11-21, part 2: How to be Put Right with God (Preached 5/27/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

8/21/07 -- Galatians 2:11-21, part 1: In Step with the Truth of the Gospel (Preached 5/20/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

5/28/07 -- Galatians 1:15-2:10, Unity, Authority, and Freedom (Preached 5/13/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

5/28/07 -- Galatians 1:13-16, God's Sovereignty and Salvation (Preached 5/6/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

5/28/07 -- Daniel 6, Resurrection and the Lion's Den (Preached 4/8/07): Text coming soon, audio (8Mb mp3).

5/28/07 -- Daniel 5, The Sovereign and the King (Preached 4/1/07): Text coming soon, audio (7Mb mp3).

5/24/07 -- Galatians 1:5-12, The True Gospel or No Gospel? (Preached 4/29/07): Text coming soon, audio (9Mb mp3).

5/24/07 -- An old sermon finally written up, 2 Corinthians 8:1-8, The Grace of Giving (Preached 1/11/04): Text html, pdf, audio (8Mb mp3).

3/20/07 -- Daniel 3, Loyalty to the Sovereign (Preached 3/18/07): Text html pdf, audio (9Mb mp3).

3/20/07 -- Daniel 2, The Kingdom Over All Kingdoms (Preached 3/11/07): Text coming soon, audio (8Mb mp3).

3/5/07 -- Daniel 1, Faithfulness and Success (Preached 2/25/07): Text html pdf, audio (9Mb mp3).

2/21/07 -- Luke 24:45-53, Witness to the Risen King (Preached 2/18/07): Text html pdf, no audio.

2/12/07 -- Luke 23:50-24:44, The King is Risen! (Preached 2/11/07): Text html pdf, audio (9Mb mp3).

1/29/07 -- Luke 23:26-49, The Hinge of History (Preached 1/28/07): Text coming soon, audio (7Mb mp3).

1/22/07 -- Luke 23:1-25, Threat, Entertainment - Or Substitute? (Preached 1/21/07): Text coming soon, audio (7Mb mp3).

1/15/07 -- Luke 22:47-71, Arrested, Denied, Mocked (Preached 1/14/07): Text coming soon, audio (8Mb mp3).

1/12/07 -- Book Review posted, Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach by Vern Poythress.

1/9/07 -- Luke 22:31-46, Gethsemane: The Battle Engaged (Preached 1/7/07): Text coming soon, audio (8Mb mp3).

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Powerful Expository Preaching Series, by Ray Stedman

In these talks Ray recommends two books on expository preaching: Preaching and Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones and Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century by John Stott (originally entitled I Believe in Preaching). To these two fine books I would add my recommendation for John Piper's The Supremacy of God in Preaching. Order any of these through Amazon by clicking on the link.

I also highly recommend John Piper's Mullins Lectures on Preaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, September 14 to 16, 1999. Two of his three talks are available as RealAudio files at the SBTS website: "Why Does Preaching Have Such a Prominent Place in Worship" and "A Zeal That Accords with Knowledge."

An email list to encourage expository preaching: Expositor's Quote of the Week. Follow this link to join the list, or to read inspiring and challenging quotes on preaching from the likes of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, John Stott, Charles Spurgeon, Ray Stedman, John Owen, and John Piper. Updated weekly.

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Unusual Christmas Carols and Hymns.

A sample Christmas Eve program.

Recommended Christmas Stories (with excerpts), for children and adults.

George Macdonald's classic Christmas story The Gifts of the Child Christ, in its entirety.

A Responsive Prayer for the Christmas Season

John Piper's Advent Poems. Piper composes four poems each Advent season, and reads them during services. Most are biblical stories, expanded and set to verse. More than 70 are now available. These are moving poems, biblically sound and theologically deep. "The Innkeeper" is my favorite. This poem is also available in book form, and makes an attractive gift.

Expository Christmas Sermons: Links to more than 50 sermons by Charles Spurgeon, Ray Stedman, John Piper, John MacArthur, and others.

Expository Easter Sermons, links to more than 70 Easter, Good Friday, and Maundy Thursday messages by Charles Spurgeon, John Piper, Martin Luther, Ray Stedman, and others.

A Good Friday order of service

John Newton's poem In Evil Long I Took Delight

John Donne's poem Good Friday, 1613: Riding Westward; these two poems are especially effective in Good Friday services.

An Hour of Prayer: A suggested outline to use when praying for an hour, first written for use in a 24-hour New Year's prayer vigil.

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Bible Unity Reading Plan. A guide to reading through the entire Bible in one year, with most selections arranged chronologically, in order to highlight the way all history points to the coming of Jesus Christ. Unlike other chronological plans, however, this guide includes selections from both New and Old Testaments the entire year. Access as either a a pdf file (which requires the free Acrobat reader), or a Microsoft Word document

Shorter Bible Unity Reading Plan. A similar plan which takes the reader through all of the New Testament and about half of the Old Testament in a year. Aimed at those who have never used a regular Bible reading plan before, particularly children. This plan is also useful for family devotions, as selections are short enough to be read aloud. Available as a Microsoft Word Document and a pdf file.

Marriage and Family Teaching Notes. Handouts from a seminary class Beth and I taught together last year in Cameroon, including an extensive discussion of Ephesians 5:22-6:4. This is a large (183k) Microsoft Word document. Also available in pdf format (307k).

Study Guides for Small Groups or Personal Study:

For those who don't believe, or are new believers:

The Message of the Bible, a brief, 6-week overview of the plan of redemption. Studies include: Creation, the Fall, God's Promise of a Deliverer, Jesus and New Birth, the Death of Jesus, and the Resurrection.

For new believers, or those who would like a better grounding in the basic tenets of the faith:

Life-Changing Doctrines: A 10-Week Study.

Short study questions for a low-key small group:

The Gospel of Mark, a 10-week study of the entire gospel.

In-depth studies:

The Purifying Power of Living By Faith in Future Grace: A Six-Month Bible Study Based on the Book by John Piper: html, Word document

The Pleasures of God: A 12-week study of the character of God, focusing on what gives Him pleasure. Each week, participants study a passage of Scripture and read a chapter from John Piper's book by this name.

The Greatest Chapter in the Bible? A 12 to 16 week study of Romans 8.

Study Guide to Revelation. Twenty-seven weekly studies covering the entire book.

A new version of the Study Guide to Revelation. This version is aimed at those who know a bit of Greek, and goes into somewhat more depth than the version above. Posted as a Microsoft Word document containing all 27 lessons.

Truth that Matters: A Scripture-based introduction to systematic theology.

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