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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
PASTOR BRUCE BENNET, Grace Gospel Church, Patchogue, Long Island, NY
PASTOR CHRIS HATTON, to be installed in September at Blue Point Bible Church, Blue Point, Long Island, NY
PASTOR RON GLASS, Wading River Baptist Church, Wading River, Long Island, NY
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
DR. SAM WALDRON: "FAITH, OBEDIENCE & JUSTIFICATION: Current Evangelical Departures From Sola Fide "
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DR. SAM WALDRON, one of the pastors of the Heritage Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky, and the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies, will address the theme of his book: FAITH, OBEDIENCE & JUSTIFICATION: Current Evangelical Departures From Sola Fide
Dr. Waldron understands precisely what is at stake in the current debate over "the obedience of faith". With an impressive array of historical evidence, Waldron demonstrates overwhelming uniformity within the Reformation heritage concerning the definition of justifying faith. Utilizing this same evidence, he proceeds to weigh the claims of adherence to "Sola Fide" made by three prominent Evangelical writers (Daniel Fuller, Norman Shepherd and Don Garlington), and finds them wanting.
"The undermining of classical Protestant formulations of sola fide is a significant, and disheartening, feature in contemporary evangelical discussion of soteriology . . . Waldron understands this and provides trenchant historical and theological critique in crystal clear prose." Ligon Duncan, Ph.D.
"For those still studying the issues of 'the obedience of the faith' and its meaning in Reformation theology vs. modern 'covenant nomism,' this is a must read." Fred A. Malone, Ph.D.
Dr. Waldron is the author of numerous other books and pamphlets including To Be Continued: Are the Miraculous Gifts For Today?, 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, The End Times Made Simple, A Reformed Baptist Manifesto: The New Covenant Constitution of the Church and a contributor to the four views book on church government, Who Runs the Church?
DR. SAM WALDRON, one of the pastors of the Heritage Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky, and the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies, will address the theme of his book: FAITH, OBEDIENCE & JUSTIFICATION: Current Evangelical Departures From Sola Fide
Dr. Waldron understands precisely what is at stake in the current debate over "the obedience of faith". With an impressive array of historical evidence, Waldron demonstrates overwhelming uniformity within the Reformation heritage concerning the definition of justifying faith. Utilizing this same evidence, he proceeds to weigh the claims of adherence to "Sola Fide" made by three prominent Evangelical writers (Daniel Fuller, Norman Shepherd and Don Garlington), and finds them wanting.
"The undermining of classical Protestant formulations of sola fide is a significant, and disheartening, feature in contemporary evangelical discussion of soteriology . . . Waldron understands this and provides trenchant historical and theological critique in crystal clear prose." Ligon Duncan, Ph.D.
"For those still studying the issues of 'the obedience of the faith' and its meaning in Reformation theology vs. modern 'covenant nomism,' this is a must read." Fred A. Malone, Ph.D.
Dr. Waldron is the author of numerous other books and pamphlets including To Be Continued: Are the Miraculous Gifts For Today?, 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, The End Times Made Simple, A Reformed Baptist Manifesto: The New Covenant Constitution of the Church and a contributor to the four views book on church government, Who Runs the Church?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
CHUCK McILHENNY: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE" (ENCORE PRESENTATION)
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CHUCK McILHENNY, an ordained Orthodox Presbyterian minister, hospital chaplain and coauthor of the book When the Wicked Seize a City will address the theme: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE."
Thirty-one years ago, the Rev. Charles McIlhenny accepted a call to serve as pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Little did Chuck or his wife, Donna, know what the Lord had in store for them as they began to serve First Church and the community in which they lived. In 1978, Chuck fired the organist for First OPC when he learned that the organist was a practicing homosexual. The organist sued the McIlhennys, First OPC, and the Presbytery of Northern California for violating a city ordinance banning discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. As far as many scholars can determine, this was the first time in U.S. legal history that immorality had taken on the church for fulfilling its God-given responsibility within the parameters of biblical worship.
With the help of attorney John Whitehead and the financial support of hundreds of individuals and churches across the country to pay for the legal costs, the McIlhenny's won the case by arguing protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits governmental interference with the free exercise of religion. As a result of their stand, the McIlhenny's have endured great suffering. Particularly during the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of the negative media coverage surrounding the lawsuit against them, they were vandalized, had graffiti sprayed on their property, received death threats, and suffered a firebombing of their home and church from which they had to flee with their three young children in hand. And yet, throughout such persecution, they counted it a blessing to have the opportunity to give witness to Jesus Christ in such a hostile environment (source: New Horizons Magazine).
Today Rev. McIlhenny will describe the ordeal he and his family endured in his own words, and will provide a Christian response to the recent California Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage in that state, joining Massachusetts.
CHUCK McILHENNY, an ordained Orthodox Presbyterian minister, hospital chaplain and coauthor of the book When the Wicked Seize a City will address the theme: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE."
Thirty-one years ago, the Rev. Charles McIlhenny accepted a call to serve as pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Little did Chuck or his wife, Donna, know what the Lord had in store for them as they began to serve First Church and the community in which they lived. In 1978, Chuck fired the organist for First OPC when he learned that the organist was a practicing homosexual. The organist sued the McIlhennys, First OPC, and the Presbytery of Northern California for violating a city ordinance banning discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. As far as many scholars can determine, this was the first time in U.S. legal history that immorality had taken on the church for fulfilling its God-given responsibility within the parameters of biblical worship.
With the help of attorney John Whitehead and the financial support of hundreds of individuals and churches across the country to pay for the legal costs, the McIlhenny's won the case by arguing protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits governmental interference with the free exercise of religion. As a result of their stand, the McIlhenny's have endured great suffering. Particularly during the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of the negative media coverage surrounding the lawsuit against them, they were vandalized, had graffiti sprayed on their property, received death threats, and suffered a firebombing of their home and church from which they had to flee with their three young children in hand. And yet, throughout such persecution, they counted it a blessing to have the opportunity to give witness to Jesus Christ in such a hostile environment (source: New Horizons Magazine).
Today Rev. McIlhenny will describe the ordeal he and his family endured in his own words, and will provide a Christian response to the recent California Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage in that state, joining Massachusetts.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
LATAYNE C. SCOTT: "THE MORMON MIRAGE"
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LATAYNE C. SCOTT, a Mormon convert to Evangelical Christianity, author of 13 published books, Chair of the Department of Biblical Representational Research and Author in Residence at Trinity Southwest University in Albuquerque, NM and the recipient of the Distinguished Christian Service Award by Pepperdine University for "Creative Christian Writing", will address the theme of her soon-to-be-reprinted classic THE MORMON MIRAGE (see her website). Latayne also recently completed writing her first novel, a murder mystery which takes place in Salt Lake City, UT, titled THE LATTER DAY CIPHER, which will be published by Moody Publishers in 2009.
Monday, May 26, 2008
MARTY FROMM: "SHAVUOT: A SHADOW OF CHRIST'S REDEMPTIVE WORK"
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MARTY FROMM, ministry leader of Beth Yeshua on Long Island, NY, a fellowship of Jews and Gentiles who together worship the one true Messiah, Jesus Christ, will address the theme: "SHAVUOT: A SHADOW OF CHRIST'S REDEMPTIVE WORK."
Shavuot (also Shavuos) is the second of the three major Jewish festivals (Passover being the first and Sukkot the third) and comes exactly 50 days after Passover. It marks the giving of the Torah by God to the entire Jewish people on Mount Sinai 3320 years ago. This year Shavuot is celebrated from June 8th through the 10th.
In Hebrew, the word "Shavuot" means "weeks" and stands for the seven weeks during which the Jewish people prepared themselves for the giving of the Torah. During these seven weeks the Jewish people were cleansed of the scars of Egyptian slavery and became a holy nation. Today, Marty will demonstrate how a beautiful picture of the atoning work of Christ on Calvary can be found in this festival.
Marty is also the author of FOR UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN: A Closer Look at the Biblical Foundation for the Messiaship of Jesus and A JOURNEY INTO FAITH: The Schlepp from Moses to Jesus. Marty was raised in a Jewish home in a very anti-Semitic neighborhood in the Bronx, NY, where as a child he was regularly mocked and beaten for being a Jew. Growing up to hate the name of Jesus Christ even in adulthood because of the false perception he had of what "Christianity" was and who "Christians" were, Marty eventually came to fall in love with the One he once hated after joining his wife at a weekly Bible study led by a Jewish believer in Christ, and embraced Him as his Messiah.
MARTY FROMM, ministry leader of Beth Yeshua on Long Island, NY, a fellowship of Jews and Gentiles who together worship the one true Messiah, Jesus Christ, will address the theme: "SHAVUOT: A SHADOW OF CHRIST'S REDEMPTIVE WORK."
Shavuot (also Shavuos) is the second of the three major Jewish festivals (Passover being the first and Sukkot the third) and comes exactly 50 days after Passover. It marks the giving of the Torah by God to the entire Jewish people on Mount Sinai 3320 years ago. This year Shavuot is celebrated from June 8th through the 10th.
In Hebrew, the word "Shavuot" means "weeks" and stands for the seven weeks during which the Jewish people prepared themselves for the giving of the Torah. During these seven weeks the Jewish people were cleansed of the scars of Egyptian slavery and became a holy nation. Today, Marty will demonstrate how a beautiful picture of the atoning work of Christ on Calvary can be found in this festival.
Marty is also the author of FOR UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN: A Closer Look at the Biblical Foundation for the Messiaship of Jesus and A JOURNEY INTO FAITH: The Schlepp from Moses to Jesus. Marty was raised in a Jewish home in a very anti-Semitic neighborhood in the Bronx, NY, where as a child he was regularly mocked and beaten for being a Jew. Growing up to hate the name of Jesus Christ even in adulthood because of the false perception he had of what "Christianity" was and who "Christians" were, Marty eventually came to fall in love with the One he once hated after joining his wife at a weekly Bible study led by a Jewish believer in Christ, and embraced Him as his Messiah.
Friday, May 23, 2008
THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
This week featuring:
PASTOR JIM CAPO, Massapequa Church of God, Massapequa, Long Island, NY
PASTOR B. J. GORRELL, Westminster Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Westminster, CA
PASTOR AL STEIN, Neighborhood Assembly of God, Bellmore, Long Island, NY
THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
This week featuring:
PASTOR JIM CAPO, Massapequa Church of God, Massapequa, Long Island, NY
PASTOR B. J. GORRELL, Westminster Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Westminster, CA
PASTOR AL STEIN, Neighborhood Assembly of God, Bellmore, Long Island, NY
Thursday, May 22, 2008
PHIL JOHNSON: "POLITICIZING THE GOSPEL: A Path to Spiritual Treason"
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PHIL JOHNSON, president of "Grace To You," the radio & tape ministry of world-renowned radio Bible teacher, author & pastor, DR. JOHN MACARTHUR, will address the theme "POLITICIZING THE GOSPEL: A Path to Spiritual Treason."
According to Phil, "I thank God for Christians whose vocation is to serve faithfully in our government—from people like my third son (who is a police officer) to those elected officials who are devoted Christians. I also have no objection to Christian bloggers who deal with political subjects. I read some of those blogs myself, and I often benefit from their insights. But let's be clear, here: The church as a body has no calling to organize and protest in the political realm. Moreover, government service and political campaigning are different vocations from the calling of a pastor. It's well-nigh impossible to be a good pastor full time if you also fancy yourself a political lobbyist..."
"...Practically the worst kind of spiritual treason any pastor or church body could ever commit would be to supplant the gospel message with a different message, or to allow a merely moral agenda to crowd out our spiritual duties. That is exactly the risk we take when we pour money and resources into political and legislative remedies for our society's spiritual problems." see the entire article here.
Phil also maintains "The Spurgeon Archive", the largest collection of Charles Haddon Spurgeon resources on the world wide web, and his blog site, http://teampyro.blogspot.com/.
PHIL JOHNSON, president of "Grace To You," the radio & tape ministry of world-renowned radio Bible teacher, author & pastor, DR. JOHN MACARTHUR, will address the theme "POLITICIZING THE GOSPEL: A Path to Spiritual Treason."
According to Phil, "I thank God for Christians whose vocation is to serve faithfully in our government—from people like my third son (who is a police officer) to those elected officials who are devoted Christians. I also have no objection to Christian bloggers who deal with political subjects. I read some of those blogs myself, and I often benefit from their insights. But let's be clear, here: The church as a body has no calling to organize and protest in the political realm. Moreover, government service and political campaigning are different vocations from the calling of a pastor. It's well-nigh impossible to be a good pastor full time if you also fancy yourself a political lobbyist..."
"...Practically the worst kind of spiritual treason any pastor or church body could ever commit would be to supplant the gospel message with a different message, or to allow a merely moral agenda to crowd out our spiritual duties. That is exactly the risk we take when we pour money and resources into political and legislative remedies for our society's spiritual problems." see the entire article here.
Phil also maintains "The Spurgeon Archive", the largest collection of Charles Haddon Spurgeon resources on the world wide web, and his blog site, http://teampyro.blogspot.com/.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
CHUCK McILHENNY: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE"
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CHUCK McILHENNY, an ordained Orthodox Presbyterian minister, hospital chaplain and coauthor of the book When the Wicked Seize a City will address the theme: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE."
Thirty-one years ago, the Rev. Charles McIlhenny accepted a call to serve as pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Little did Chuck or his wife, Donna, know what the Lord had in store for them as they began to serve First Church and the community in which they lived. In 1978, Chuck fired the organist for First OPC when he learned that the organist was a practicing homosexual. The organist sued the McIlhennys, First OPC, and the Presbytery of Northern California for violating a city ordinance banning discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. As far as many scholars can determine, this was the first time in U.S. legal history that immorality had taken on the church for fulfilling its God-given responsibility within the parameters of biblical worship.
With the help of attorney John Whitehead and the financial support of hundreds of individuals and churches across the country to pay for the legal costs, the McIlhenny's won the case by arguing protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits governmental interference with the free exercise of religion. As a result of their stand, the McIlhenny's have endured great suffering. Particularly during the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of the negative media coverage surrounding the lawsuit against them, they were vandalized, had graffiti sprayed on their property, received death threats, and suffered a firebombing of their home and church from which they had to flee with their three young children in hand. And yet, throughout such persecution, they counted it a blessing to have the opportunity to give witness to Jesus Christ in such a hostile environment (source: New Horizons Magazine).
Today Rev. McIlhenny will describe the ordeal he and his family endured in his own words, and will provide a Christian response to the recent California Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage in that state, joining Massachusetts.
CHUCK McILHENNY, an ordained Orthodox Presbyterian minister, hospital chaplain and coauthor of the book When the Wicked Seize a City will address the theme: "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE."
Thirty-one years ago, the Rev. Charles McIlhenny accepted a call to serve as pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Little did Chuck or his wife, Donna, know what the Lord had in store for them as they began to serve First Church and the community in which they lived. In 1978, Chuck fired the organist for First OPC when he learned that the organist was a practicing homosexual. The organist sued the McIlhennys, First OPC, and the Presbytery of Northern California for violating a city ordinance banning discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. As far as many scholars can determine, this was the first time in U.S. legal history that immorality had taken on the church for fulfilling its God-given responsibility within the parameters of biblical worship.
With the help of attorney John Whitehead and the financial support of hundreds of individuals and churches across the country to pay for the legal costs, the McIlhenny's won the case by arguing protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits governmental interference with the free exercise of religion. As a result of their stand, the McIlhenny's have endured great suffering. Particularly during the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of the negative media coverage surrounding the lawsuit against them, they were vandalized, had graffiti sprayed on their property, received death threats, and suffered a firebombing of their home and church from which they had to flee with their three young children in hand. And yet, throughout such persecution, they counted it a blessing to have the opportunity to give witness to Jesus Christ in such a hostile environment (source: New Horizons Magazine).
Today Rev. McIlhenny will describe the ordeal he and his family endured in his own words, and will provide a Christian response to the recent California Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage in that state, joining Massachusetts.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
DANIEL P. BUTTAFUOCO, ESQ: "THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE"
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DANIEL P. BUTTAFUOCO, ESQ. of the Law Firm of Buttafuoco & Associates and founder & president of The Historical Bible Society will address the theme: "THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE."
According to the Internet Public Library (IPL), "No one really knows how many copies of the Bible have been printed, sold, or distributed. The Bible Society's attempt to calculate the number printed between 1816 and 1975 produced the figure of 2,458,000,000. A more recent survey, for the years up to 1992, put it closer to 6,000,000,000 in more than 2,000 languages and dialects. Whatever the precise figure, the Bible is by far the bestselling book of all time."
As the British TIMES newspaper put it in 1996: "Forget modern British novelists and TV tie-ins, the Bible is the best-selling book every year. If sales of the Bible were included in best-seller lists, it would be a rare week when anything else would achieve a look in. It is wonderful, weird ... that in this godless age... this one book should go on selling, every month."
While these statistics are indeed impressive, the sad reality is that many of these Bibles are left unread, crammed into cluttered bookshelves or gathering dust on end tables. Many if not most of us in the English speaking world take for granted that we have the Word of God in our own language, oblivious or unmoved by the fact that many heroic Christians in centuries past endured imprisonment, torture and death so that all might have the precious Scriptures in their own native tongue.
Today Dan Buttafuoco will take us on a journey back in time to explore with us how we received the Bible in the English language, in hopes that we all may appreciate much more this priceless treasure that most of us own or have easy access to. Dan travels regularly to churches, schools and other organizations to put on display a portion of The Historical Bible Society's breathtaking collection of rare Bibles and Christian books of antiquity having great historical significance, some first edition volumes dating back prior to the Reformation, and to deliver fascinating lectures on the origins of the English Bible. The collection includes a First Edition 1611 King James Bible, a First Edition Foxe's Book of Martyrs, a page from the priceless Gutenberg Bible and much, much more.
Dan puts on these demonstrations absolutely free of charge, and does not even request donations. For more details contact Dan at 1-800-669-4878 or visit http://www.historicalbiblesociety.org/.
DANIEL P. BUTTAFUOCO, ESQ. of the Law Firm of Buttafuoco & Associates and founder & president of The Historical Bible Society will address the theme: "THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE."
According to the Internet Public Library (IPL), "No one really knows how many copies of the Bible have been printed, sold, or distributed. The Bible Society's attempt to calculate the number printed between 1816 and 1975 produced the figure of 2,458,000,000. A more recent survey, for the years up to 1992, put it closer to 6,000,000,000 in more than 2,000 languages and dialects. Whatever the precise figure, the Bible is by far the bestselling book of all time."
As the British TIMES newspaper put it in 1996: "Forget modern British novelists and TV tie-ins, the Bible is the best-selling book every year. If sales of the Bible were included in best-seller lists, it would be a rare week when anything else would achieve a look in. It is wonderful, weird ... that in this godless age... this one book should go on selling, every month."
While these statistics are indeed impressive, the sad reality is that many of these Bibles are left unread, crammed into cluttered bookshelves or gathering dust on end tables. Many if not most of us in the English speaking world take for granted that we have the Word of God in our own language, oblivious or unmoved by the fact that many heroic Christians in centuries past endured imprisonment, torture and death so that all might have the precious Scriptures in their own native tongue.
Today Dan Buttafuoco will take us on a journey back in time to explore with us how we received the Bible in the English language, in hopes that we all may appreciate much more this priceless treasure that most of us own or have easy access to. Dan travels regularly to churches, schools and other organizations to put on display a portion of The Historical Bible Society's breathtaking collection of rare Bibles and Christian books of antiquity having great historical significance, some first edition volumes dating back prior to the Reformation, and to deliver fascinating lectures on the origins of the English Bible. The collection includes a First Edition 1611 King James Bible, a First Edition Foxe's Book of Martyrs, a page from the priceless Gutenberg Bible and much, much more.
Dan puts on these demonstrations absolutely free of charge, and does not even request donations. For more details contact Dan at 1-800-669-4878 or visit http://www.historicalbiblesociety.org/.
Monday, May 19, 2008
VINCENT SAWYER: "MUSIC IN YOUR CHURCH: DOES IT HONOR GOD? (A Checklist for Christians)" "
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VINCENT SAWYER, pastor of Faith Baptist Church and President of Faith Bible Institute in Corona, Queens, NY will address the theme: "MUSIC IN YOUR CHURCH: DOES IT HONOR GOD? (A Checklist for Christians)."
Music plays a vital role in the worship of Christ, but it can also split congregations, make enemies of brethren, and become a mockery of the praise and adoration due to our holy and righteous God. During this interview Pastor Sawyer will ask these questions of our listeners about the music offered to our Lord in your congregation:
-Does the music glorify God?
-Is the music acceptable to God?
-Is the music sensual?
-Is the music worldly?
-Is the music worthy of God's dignity?
-Is the music associated with someone who has a known unchristian reputation?
-Does the music (melody, harmony, and rhythm) match the text of the song?
-What message does the music communicate without the words?
-Is the music good and wholesome?
-Would the music cause others to stumble?
-Does the music edify me or others?
-What physical response will this music produce?
-Is the music well-written? ... and more
Pastor Sawyer also invites you to attend Faith Baptist Church's "NEW YORK CITY SACRED MUSIC CONFERENCE" Friday, June 20, 7pm-9pm & Saturday, June 21, 8:30am-5pm, featuring Dr. Bruce Cox, the music pastor at Suber Road Baptist Church in Greer, South Carolina and Dr. Steve Allen, the music pastor at First Baptist Church of Troy, Michigan and Band Director at Bethany Christian School for 25 years. The benefits of attending this conference include:
1) Four combined choral sessions to learn and sing music together
2) FREE CD and PRINT MUSIC from MincyMedia.com
3) Workshops giving additional practical helps in voice, brass, strings, and piano
4) Fellowship with believers from other NYC churches
5) Continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday
6) Opportunity to participate in a combined worship service with fellow believers from around New York City on Sunday... and more.
For details contact Pastor Sawyer at (718) 457-5651 or email him at FBCSawyer@earthlink.net.
VINCENT SAWYER, pastor of Faith Baptist Church and President of Faith Bible Institute in Corona, Queens, NY will address the theme: "MUSIC IN YOUR CHURCH: DOES IT HONOR GOD? (A Checklist for Christians)."
Music plays a vital role in the worship of Christ, but it can also split congregations, make enemies of brethren, and become a mockery of the praise and adoration due to our holy and righteous God. During this interview Pastor Sawyer will ask these questions of our listeners about the music offered to our Lord in your congregation:
-Does the music glorify God?
-Is the music acceptable to God?
-Is the music sensual?
-Is the music worldly?
-Is the music worthy of God's dignity?
-Is the music associated with someone who has a known unchristian reputation?
-Does the music (melody, harmony, and rhythm) match the text of the song?
-What message does the music communicate without the words?
-Is the music good and wholesome?
-Would the music cause others to stumble?
-Does the music edify me or others?
-What physical response will this music produce?
-Is the music well-written? ... and more
Pastor Sawyer also invites you to attend Faith Baptist Church's "NEW YORK CITY SACRED MUSIC CONFERENCE" Friday, June 20, 7pm-9pm & Saturday, June 21, 8:30am-5pm, featuring Dr. Bruce Cox, the music pastor at Suber Road Baptist Church in Greer, South Carolina and Dr. Steve Allen, the music pastor at First Baptist Church of Troy, Michigan and Band Director at Bethany Christian School for 25 years. The benefits of attending this conference include:
1) Four combined choral sessions to learn and sing music together
2) FREE CD and PRINT MUSIC from MincyMedia.com
3) Workshops giving additional practical helps in voice, brass, strings, and piano
4) Fellowship with believers from other NYC churches
5) Continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday
6) Opportunity to participate in a combined worship service with fellow believers from around New York City on Sunday... and more.
For details contact Pastor Sawyer at (718) 457-5651 or email him at FBCSawyer@earthlink.net.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
ISI Mailbox
Here is a letter written to Chris Arnzen, host of Iron Sharpens Iron:
Dear Chris,
what a fantastic show you had today with Irene Spencer. So timely as well, with the case in the news, and surely many people (like myself) wishing they could sit down with these women and understand what it is that brainwashes them so.
I listened to Irene talk about her former life in the Fundamentalist Mormon church, and even though the pain of those years was clearly in her voice, the JOY in the Lord she has now was far clearer. I think this was one of your best interviews yet.
Thank you for what you do, it truly is a blessing - to more people than I think any of us will ever know, this side of Glory.
SDG,
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Friday, May 16, 2008
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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
This week featuring:
PASTOR BRUCE BENNETT of Grace Gospel Church, Patchogue, Long Island, NY
PASTOR PETER FRANCISTY, Creemore Baptist Church, Creemore, Ontario, Canada
PASTOR AL STEIN, Neighborhood Assembly of God, Bellmore, Long Island, NY
THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
This week featuring:
PASTOR BRUCE BENNETT of Grace Gospel Church, Patchogue, Long Island, NY
PASTOR PETER FRANCISTY, Creemore Baptist Church, Creemore, Ontario, Canada
PASTOR AL STEIN, Neighborhood Assembly of God, Bellmore, Long Island, NY
Thursday, May 15, 2008
RAY RHODES: "FAMILY WORSHIP"
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RAY RHODES, Pastor of Grace Community Church in Dawsonville, GA and President of Nourished in the Word Ministries, will address the theme: "FAMILY WORSHIP."
With Nourished in the Word Ray serves as an itinerant preacher/teacher, writer and church planter. Ray is often asked to speak on the subject of Family Worship. Ray is the author of Family Worship for the Christmas Season published by Solid Ground Christian Books. This book was the best-selling book for SGCB in 2007. Ray is presently working on a family worship book that is based on the characters and themes of the Reformation. SGCB plans to publish family worship books from Ray for every month of the year.
During this interview, issues to be addressed include:
*What is "family worship", and why the need for it?
*How does family worship relate to congregational worship?
*What are some of the tools that you use to help with family worship?
*We live in a day in which families are very busy--how does a Dad or Mom make time for family worship in the midst of ballgames, school activities and other priorities?
*How do you keep 5 children ages 4-18 engaged during family worship time?... and more
RAY RHODES, Pastor of Grace Community Church in Dawsonville, GA and President of Nourished in the Word Ministries, will address the theme: "FAMILY WORSHIP."
With Nourished in the Word Ray serves as an itinerant preacher/teacher, writer and church planter. Ray is often asked to speak on the subject of Family Worship. Ray is the author of Family Worship for the Christmas Season published by Solid Ground Christian Books. This book was the best-selling book for SGCB in 2007. Ray is presently working on a family worship book that is based on the characters and themes of the Reformation. SGCB plans to publish family worship books from Ray for every month of the year.
During this interview, issues to be addressed include:
*What is "family worship", and why the need for it?
*How does family worship relate to congregational worship?
*What are some of the tools that you use to help with family worship?
*We live in a day in which families are very busy--how does a Dad or Mom make time for family worship in the midst of ballgames, school activities and other priorities?
*How do you keep 5 children ages 4-18 engaged during family worship time?... and more
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
DR. SAM WALDRON: "ARE THE MIRACULOUS GIFTS FOR TODAY?" (ENCORE PRESENTATION)
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DR. SAM WALDRON, one of the pastors of the Heritage Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky, and the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies, will address the theme of his book: TO BE CONTINUED: Are the Miraculous Gifts for Today? , in which he builds systematic case for the complete cessation of the miraculous gifts as well as the office of Apostle and prophet.
Dr. Waldron is the author of numerous other books and pamphlets including Faith, Obedience, and Justification: Current Evangelical Departures from Sola Fide, 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, The End Times Made Simple, A Reformed Baptist Manifesto: The New Covenant Constitution of the Church and a contributor to the four views book on church government, Who Runs the Church?
My cohost today is Pastor Jim Capo of the Massapequa Church of God who is not a cessationist but despises the abuse and fakery of the sign gifts rampant today, and finds much agreeable with Dr. Waldron's arguments.
DR. SAM WALDRON, one of the pastors of the Heritage Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky, and the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies, will address the theme of his book: TO BE CONTINUED: Are the Miraculous Gifts for Today? , in which he builds systematic case for the complete cessation of the miraculous gifts as well as the office of Apostle and prophet.
Dr. Waldron is the author of numerous other books and pamphlets including Faith, Obedience, and Justification: Current Evangelical Departures from Sola Fide, 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, The End Times Made Simple, A Reformed Baptist Manifesto: The New Covenant Constitution of the Church and a contributor to the four views book on church government, Who Runs the Church?
My cohost today is Pastor Jim Capo of the Massapequa Church of God who is not a cessationist but despises the abuse and fakery of the sign gifts rampant today, and finds much agreeable with Dr. Waldron's arguments.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
PASTOR CLENARD HOWARD CHILDRESS, JR: "ABORTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR BLACK GENOCIDE"
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PASTOR CLENARD HOWARD CHILDRESS, JR., Northeast Region President and Assistant to the National Director of Life Education And Resource Network (LEARN), will address the theme: "ABORTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR BLACK GENOCIDE."
During this interview, Pastor Childress will surprise many by exposing the racist roots of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in America. 78% of their clinics are in minority communities. Blacks make up 12% of the population, but 35% of the abortions in America. Blacks are the only minority in America that is on the decline in population.
Did you know that the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, was a devout racist who created the Negro Project designed to sterilize unknowing black women and others she deemed as undesirables of society? In Sanger's own words:
"We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members." (Margaret Sanger's December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts)
"Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan at Silver Lake, NJ...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366-367 )
"Everywhere we see poverty and large families going hand in hand. Those least fit to carry on the race are increasing most rapidly. People who cannot support their own offspring are encouraged by Church and State to produce large families. Many of the children thus begotten are diseased or feeble-minded; many become criminals. The burden of supporting these unwanted types has to be borne by the healthy elements of the nation. Funds that should be used to raise the standard of our civilization are diverted to the maintenance of those who should never have been born." (Margaret Sanger: The Pivot of Civilization, P. 279).
***Watch & listen to this startling investigation of Planned Parenthood's racism on YouTube. Part 1...and this related video.
LEARN was officially established in 1993 at the African American Pro-Life Planning Conference in Houston, TX. One of the primary goals of LEARN is to facilitate a strong and viable network of African American and minority pro-life/pro-family advocates. Therefore, LEARN welcomes into the network all communities who support Christian values and with to ensure the survival of all races of people, and improve our quality of life without sacrificing our children.
Pastor Childress also founded the Pro-life website: http://www.blackgenocide.org/, a website designed to reach the African American Community with the truth about abortion . He is also a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council of Washington, DC and a Board member of the Center For Bio Ethical Reform , which is dedicated to educating the nation and foreign countries on the rights of the unborn. In addition to his tireless labors to rescue children in the womb from slaughter, he serves as Senior Pastor of New Calvary Baptist Deliverance Outreach Church in Montclair, NJ and is the author of No Shepherd's Cry .
PASTOR CLENARD HOWARD CHILDRESS, JR., Northeast Region President and Assistant to the National Director of Life Education And Resource Network (LEARN), will address the theme: "ABORTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR BLACK GENOCIDE."
During this interview, Pastor Childress will surprise many by exposing the racist roots of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in America. 78% of their clinics are in minority communities. Blacks make up 12% of the population, but 35% of the abortions in America. Blacks are the only minority in America that is on the decline in population.
Did you know that the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, was a devout racist who created the Negro Project designed to sterilize unknowing black women and others she deemed as undesirables of society? In Sanger's own words:
"We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members." (Margaret Sanger's December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts)
"Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan at Silver Lake, NJ...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366-367 )
"Everywhere we see poverty and large families going hand in hand. Those least fit to carry on the race are increasing most rapidly. People who cannot support their own offspring are encouraged by Church and State to produce large families. Many of the children thus begotten are diseased or feeble-minded; many become criminals. The burden of supporting these unwanted types has to be borne by the healthy elements of the nation. Funds that should be used to raise the standard of our civilization are diverted to the maintenance of those who should never have been born." (Margaret Sanger: The Pivot of Civilization, P. 279).
***Watch & listen to this startling investigation of Planned Parenthood's racism on YouTube. Part 1...and this related video.
LEARN was officially established in 1993 at the African American Pro-Life Planning Conference in Houston, TX. One of the primary goals of LEARN is to facilitate a strong and viable network of African American and minority pro-life/pro-family advocates. Therefore, LEARN welcomes into the network all communities who support Christian values and with to ensure the survival of all races of people, and improve our quality of life without sacrificing our children.
Pastor Childress also founded the Pro-life website: http://www.blackgenocide.org/, a website designed to reach the African American Community with the truth about abortion . He is also a member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council of Washington, DC and a Board member of the Center For Bio Ethical Reform , which is dedicated to educating the nation and foreign countries on the rights of the unborn. In addition to his tireless labors to rescue children in the womb from slaughter, he serves as Senior Pastor of New Calvary Baptist Deliverance Outreach Church in Montclair, NJ and is the author of No Shepherd's Cry .
Monday, May 12, 2008
IRENE SPENCER: "FORMER WIFE OF A POLYGAMIST SPEAKS OUT" (ENCORE PRESENTATION)
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IRENE SPENCER, who was born into a 4th generation Mormon Fundamentalist family, married at 16 years of age to her brother-in-law, shared her husband with 9 other wives and mothered 14 of her husband's 58 children will giver her truly fascinating testimony provided in her New York Times Best-Selling book: SHATTERED DREAMS: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife .
Today Irene is a born again believer in Jesus Christ. 12 of the 14 children she gave birth to are still living today. Her first baby, Leah, died at birth. Daughter Sandra died in 2000 of breast cancer. She currently has 119 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren, with more of both expected. There are approximately 40,000 to 60,000 practicing polygamists today in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
IRENE SPENCER, who was born into a 4th generation Mormon Fundamentalist family, married at 16 years of age to her brother-in-law, shared her husband with 9 other wives and mothered 14 of her husband's 58 children will giver her truly fascinating testimony provided in her New York Times Best-Selling book: SHATTERED DREAMS: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife .
Today Irene is a born again believer in Jesus Christ. 12 of the 14 children she gave birth to are still living today. Her first baby, Leah, died at birth. Daughter Sandra died in 2000 of breast cancer. She currently has 119 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren, with more of both expected. There are approximately 40,000 to 60,000 practicing polygamists today in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Friday, May 9, 2008
THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
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THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
This week featuring:
PASTOR BRUCE BENNETT of Grace Gospel Church, Patchogue, Long Island, NY
PASTOR THOMAS SUTTER of First Presbyterian Church, Babylon, Long Island, NY
DR. RICHARD WILLIAMSON of Seaford United Methodist Church, Seaford, Long Island, NY
THE PASTORS' ROUNDTABLE
This week featuring:
PASTOR BRUCE BENNETT of Grace Gospel Church, Patchogue, Long Island, NY
PASTOR THOMAS SUTTER of First Presbyterian Church, Babylon, Long Island, NY
DR. RICHARD WILLIAMSON of Seaford United Methodist Church, Seaford, Long Island, NY
Thursday, May 8, 2008
DR. ROBERT A PETERSON: "ELECTION & FREE WILL: God's Gracious Choice & Our Responsibility "
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DR. ROBERT A PETERSON, professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO, will address the theme of his book: ELECTION & FREE WILL: God's Gracious Choice & Our Responsibility .
In this book, Dr. Peterson helps those who believe in a Reformed view of predestination to better understand their faith. It traces Scripture’s teaching on election through the Bible and explains biblically the doctrine of free will. It tackles objections to predestination and concludes with applications of this neglected biblical teaching.
It is clear, strongly biblically based, and solidly Reformed. This book gives special attention to free will and seeks to apply election to contemporary culture.
DR. ROBERT A PETERSON, professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO, will address the theme of his book: ELECTION & FREE WILL: God's Gracious Choice & Our Responsibility .
In this book, Dr. Peterson helps those who believe in a Reformed view of predestination to better understand their faith. It traces Scripture’s teaching on election through the Bible and explains biblically the doctrine of free will. It tackles objections to predestination and concludes with applications of this neglected biblical teaching.
It is clear, strongly biblically based, and solidly Reformed. This book gives special attention to free will and seeks to apply election to contemporary culture.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
SCOTT LIVELY: "THE PINK SWASTIKA: HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE NAZI PARTY"
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SCOTT LIVELY, Evangelical Christian pastor and founder of Abiding Truth Ministries and Defend the Family International will address the theme of his very controversial book coauthored with Orthodox Jewish historian Kevin E. Abrams: THE PINK SWASTIKA: HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE NAZI PARTY .
Everyone is familiar with the fact that the term "Nazi" is synonymous with the white supremacist racism, anti-Semitism, sadistic brutality and genocidal ideaology that gave birth to the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially millions of Jews during World War II known as "The Holocaust", but many are shocked or remain in disbelief when hearing that the Nazi Party is deeply and inseparably rooted in an early 20th century version of the "Homosexual Activist Movement." During this broadcast you will learn such highly documented and startling facts as:
-The Nazi Party was largely created and developed by homosexuals and pederasts who regularly gathered in "gay bars" in early 20th century Germany with a pro-homosexual political agenda;
-Ernst Röhm, the man in Germany most responsible for the rise of Nazism next to Hitler himself, was an unashamed, openly homosexual pederast;
-Most in the hierarchy of Nazi Germany were either themselves homosexuals or close companions of homosexuals;
-Accounts of persecution of homosexuals by Nazis in World War II Germany are grossly exaggerated, and that which actually took place was largely due to those in the upper echelon of Hitler's Reich fearfully attempting to silence "those in the know" who were male prostitutes and political opportunists capable of blackmailing and exposing Nazis of their own homosexuality or sympathies toward it;
-Homosexual prisoners in concentration camps were routinely used as pawns of Nazi authorities and guards to brutally torture and molest Jewish inmates;
-There is glaringly documentable evidence that contemporary "Neo-Nazi" organizations here in America are linked with homosexual activity despite their so-called "anti-gay" rhetoric;
-Contemporary homosexual activist groups have consciously adopted Nazi strategies to advance their cause... and more...
Reviewers Praise The Pink Swastika:
“The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party is a thoroughly researched, eminently readable, demolition of the “gay” myth, symbolized by the pink triangle, that the Nazis were anti-homosexual. The deep roots of homosexuality in the Nazi party are brilliantly exposed . . .”- Dr. Howard Hurwitz, Family Defense Council
“As a Jewish scholar who lost hundreds of her family in the Holocaust, I welcome The Pink Swastika as courageous and timely . . . Lively and Abrams reveal the reigning “gay history” as revisionist and expose the supermale German homosexuals for what they were - Nazi brutes, not Nazi victims.” -Dr. Judith Reisman, Institute for Media Education
“The Pink Swastika is a tremendously valuable book, replete with impressive documentation presented in a compelling fashion.” -Will Grigg, former Senior Editor, The New American
“...exposes numerous lies, and tears away many myths. Essential reading, it is a formidable boulder cast into the path of the onrushing homosexual express...” -Stan Goodenough, Middle East Intelligence Digest
“The Pink Swastika is a powerful exposure of pre-World War II Germany and its quest for reviving and imitating a Hellenistic-paganistic idea of homo-eroticism and militarism.” -Dr. Mordechai Nisan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“Lively and Abrams call attention to what Hitlerism really stood for, abortion, euthanasia, hatred of Jews, and, very emphatically, homosexuality. This many of us knew in the 1930’s; it was common knowledge, but now it is denied...” -R. J. Rushdoony, The Chalcedon Report
SCOTT LIVELY, Evangelical Christian pastor and founder of Abiding Truth Ministries and Defend the Family International will address the theme of his very controversial book coauthored with Orthodox Jewish historian Kevin E. Abrams: THE PINK SWASTIKA: HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE NAZI PARTY .
Everyone is familiar with the fact that the term "Nazi" is synonymous with the white supremacist racism, anti-Semitism, sadistic brutality and genocidal ideaology that gave birth to the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially millions of Jews during World War II known as "The Holocaust", but many are shocked or remain in disbelief when hearing that the Nazi Party is deeply and inseparably rooted in an early 20th century version of the "Homosexual Activist Movement." During this broadcast you will learn such highly documented and startling facts as:
-The Nazi Party was largely created and developed by homosexuals and pederasts who regularly gathered in "gay bars" in early 20th century Germany with a pro-homosexual political agenda;
-Ernst Röhm, the man in Germany most responsible for the rise of Nazism next to Hitler himself, was an unashamed, openly homosexual pederast;
-Most in the hierarchy of Nazi Germany were either themselves homosexuals or close companions of homosexuals;
-Accounts of persecution of homosexuals by Nazis in World War II Germany are grossly exaggerated, and that which actually took place was largely due to those in the upper echelon of Hitler's Reich fearfully attempting to silence "those in the know" who were male prostitutes and political opportunists capable of blackmailing and exposing Nazis of their own homosexuality or sympathies toward it;
-Homosexual prisoners in concentration camps were routinely used as pawns of Nazi authorities and guards to brutally torture and molest Jewish inmates;
-There is glaringly documentable evidence that contemporary "Neo-Nazi" organizations here in America are linked with homosexual activity despite their so-called "anti-gay" rhetoric;
-Contemporary homosexual activist groups have consciously adopted Nazi strategies to advance their cause... and more...
Reviewers Praise The Pink Swastika:
“The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party is a thoroughly researched, eminently readable, demolition of the “gay” myth, symbolized by the pink triangle, that the Nazis were anti-homosexual. The deep roots of homosexuality in the Nazi party are brilliantly exposed . . .”- Dr. Howard Hurwitz, Family Defense Council
“As a Jewish scholar who lost hundreds of her family in the Holocaust, I welcome The Pink Swastika as courageous and timely . . . Lively and Abrams reveal the reigning “gay history” as revisionist and expose the supermale German homosexuals for what they were - Nazi brutes, not Nazi victims.” -Dr. Judith Reisman, Institute for Media Education
“The Pink Swastika is a tremendously valuable book, replete with impressive documentation presented in a compelling fashion.” -Will Grigg, former Senior Editor, The New American
“...exposes numerous lies, and tears away many myths. Essential reading, it is a formidable boulder cast into the path of the onrushing homosexual express...” -Stan Goodenough, Middle East Intelligence Digest
“The Pink Swastika is a powerful exposure of pre-World War II Germany and its quest for reviving and imitating a Hellenistic-paganistic idea of homo-eroticism and militarism.” -Dr. Mordechai Nisan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“Lively and Abrams call attention to what Hitlerism really stood for, abortion, euthanasia, hatred of Jews, and, very emphatically, homosexuality. This many of us knew in the 1930’s; it was common knowledge, but now it is denied...” -R. J. Rushdoony, The Chalcedon Report
Monday, May 5, 2008
ERIC SVENDSEN: "MARY: Her Role & Status in the New Testament & Roman Catholicism" (PART 2)
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ERIC SVENDSEN, Evangelical apologist, debater, author and director of New Testament Research Ministries , will return for PART 2 of a discussion on his groundbreaking, 334-page work, WHO IS MY MOTHER?: The Role & Status of Mary in the New Testament & Roman Catholicism .
Renowned Biblical Counselor and scholar Dr. Jay Adams said of Eric's masterpiece: "Until this book there has been no definitive response to the many Roman Catholic myths concerning Mary. Here, at last, anyone looking for it may find more than enough help. Arguments, no matter how outlandish, are considered and refuted; every biblical reference is carefully examined and exegeted, and a devastating (but calm) counter-argument is presented. The book is scholarly, but not difficult to read. I highly commend it!"
ERIC SVENDSEN, Evangelical apologist, debater, author and director of New Testament Research Ministries , will return for PART 2 of a discussion on his groundbreaking, 334-page work, WHO IS MY MOTHER?: The Role & Status of Mary in the New Testament & Roman Catholicism .
Renowned Biblical Counselor and scholar Dr. Jay Adams said of Eric's masterpiece: "Until this book there has been no definitive response to the many Roman Catholic myths concerning Mary. Here, at last, anyone looking for it may find more than enough help. Arguments, no matter how outlandish, are considered and refuted; every biblical reference is carefully examined and exegeted, and a devastating (but calm) counter-argument is presented. The book is scholarly, but not difficult to read. I highly commend it!"
Sunday, May 4, 2008
ISI Mailbox
Here is a letter written to Chris Arnzen, host of Iron Sharpens Iron, and his response.
Mr. Chris Arnzen, I caught you!!...NOW What Am I to do???? I had heard of Iron Sharpens Iron many months ago on James White's blog and I may have listened to one...I don't recall. However, about the first week in Dec 2007, I became interested in ISI and downloaded all of the hosted MP3 files from 18 Jul 07 to present. I began listening to them in chronological order in Dec 08 and on 4 Apr 08 I caught up to the current broadcast. My commute time to work is only about 10 minutes...not practical for listening to an ISI broadcast. So, I mostly listened to the broadcast MP3 files while on the treadmill. They were exactly one hour long and that fit my scheduled walking time exactly. What happened though is that I became so interested in the ISI broadcasts that I began fitting in more treadmill sessions just to listen to ISI. The treadmill sessions were "my time" when no one disturbs me. So ISI has not only blessed me spiritually but also physically. ISI has introduced me to issues that I had not focused on before, enticed me to read books that I otherwise would not have read, and stretched my knowledge of theological issues. HOWEVER, I am still a United Methodist Arminian but now with stronger leanings toward Reformed Theology. Keep up the "good works" and who knows some day I may be won over.
Chris Arnzen responds:
Thanks so very much for your encouragement! I need it now more than ever. It would help me enormously if you would visit the web site of Dan Buttafuoco, Esq., of Buttafuoco & Associates, and tell Dan how much the broadcast means to you, and thank him for sponsoring it. Go to http://www.1800nowhurt.com/ and click on the "Contact Us" button, then fill out the windows on the right side of your screen, adding your comments about "Iron Sharpens Iron". It would also be wonderful if you tell others you know who also enjoy the program to do the same!
Please spread the word about "Iron Sharpens Iron" down there in North Carolina. Please keep listening to "Iron Sharpens Iron". Grace & peace!
In His grip,
Chris Arnzen
http://www.sharpens.org/
Friday, May 2, 2008
ERIC SVENDSEN: "MARY: Her Role & Status in the New Testament & Roman Catholicism" (PART 1)
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ERIC SVENDSEN, Evangelical apologist, debater, author and director of New Testament Research Ministries , will address the theme of his groundbreaking, 334-page work WHO IS MY MOTHER?: The Role & Status of Mary in the New Testament & Roman Catholicism .
Renowned Biblical Counselor and scholar Dr. Jay Adams said of Eric's masterpiece: "Until this book there has been no definitive response to the many Roman Catholic myths concerning Mary. Here, at last, anyone looking for it may find more than enough help. Arguments, no matter how outlandish, are considered and refuted; every biblical reference is carefully examined and exegeted, and a devastating (but calm) counter-argument is presented. The book is scholarly, but not difficult to read. I highly commend it!"
ERIC SVENDSEN, Evangelical apologist, debater, author and director of New Testament Research Ministries , will address the theme of his groundbreaking, 334-page work WHO IS MY MOTHER?: The Role & Status of Mary in the New Testament & Roman Catholicism .
Renowned Biblical Counselor and scholar Dr. Jay Adams said of Eric's masterpiece: "Until this book there has been no definitive response to the many Roman Catholic myths concerning Mary. Here, at last, anyone looking for it may find more than enough help. Arguments, no matter how outlandish, are considered and refuted; every biblical reference is carefully examined and exegeted, and a devastating (but calm) counter-argument is presented. The book is scholarly, but not difficult to read. I highly commend it!"
Thursday, May 1, 2008
RALPH ESSERY: "Northern Frontier Camp"
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RALPH ESSERY, director of Northern Frontier Camp , located 45 minutes northwest of Lake George in New York, will discuss how this organization enables mentors to guide groups of boys and young men through adventure-packed, action-filled experiences that grow young people closer to God ... and equip them to be leaders of tomorrow. In addition, through programs designed specifically for them, Northern Frontier seeks to nurture and develop the relationship between fathers and sons.My cohost today will be Bruce Coners, a long-time supporter of Northern Frontier Camp and member of New Hyde Park Baptist Church, New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY.
RALPH ESSERY, director of Northern Frontier Camp , located 45 minutes northwest of Lake George in New York, will discuss how this organization enables mentors to guide groups of boys and young men through adventure-packed, action-filled experiences that grow young people closer to God ... and equip them to be leaders of tomorrow. In addition, through programs designed specifically for them, Northern Frontier seeks to nurture and develop the relationship between fathers and sons.My cohost today will be Bruce Coners, a long-time supporter of Northern Frontier Camp and member of New Hyde Park Baptist Church, New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY.
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