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What's so great about the sovereignty of God?

Todd Pruitt
Apr 25, 2008
I found this link to a chapter from Richard Phillip's newest book over at Monergism . Check it out. For those of us who grew up not hearing much about the sovereignty of God it was truly a spiritual revolution to discover the time and attention that the Bible gives to this attribute. What a comfort...

Worship at Metro East (3)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 25, 2008
There are four principles that guide Metro East as preparations are made for our corporate worship gatherings: 1. Worship must be guided by God’s Word. “The Bible provides us with God’s directions for the form and content of Christian worship" (Duncan, 57). God never encourages us to worship Him in...

Churches Should Train Pastors

Todd Pruitt
Apr 24, 2008
Al Mohler has written a helpful article for Tabletalk on the role that churches should play in training pastors. Sadly this is not a vision that many churches have embraced.

Planned Parenthood and Liberal Compassion

Todd Pruitt
Apr 24, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/zwif0VMW3c4 I Found this posted at Steve Camp's blog. This is hitting the news ever so slowly. I have seen Fox News report on it but other than that it seems pretty quiet out there. Hmmmm.

All In The Family

Todd Pruitt
Apr 23, 2008
The discouraging statistics regarding young people who leave the church after high school say more about the family, I believe, than about the church. I do think that entertainment/event driven youth ministry ultimately fails in its stated purpose. But, in the end, parents, particularly fathers...

Worship at Metro East (2)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 23, 2008
How we worship is not unimportant. It matters to God how His people worship Him. We are not welcome to bring to God whatever we please so long as our "hearts are in the right place." There are reasons behind the approach that Metro East takes to corporate worship. In a chapter he wrote for "Give...

Southern Baptists In Decline

Todd Pruitt
Apr 23, 2008
The SBC's Annual Church Profile (ACP) for 2007 should remove all doubt: The Southern Baptist Convention is in decline. Tom Ascol has posted on this today . I would like to know if anyone would dare to speculate on why the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is one of the fastest growing...

Why I don't have GPS

Todd Pruitt
Apr 23, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/A1Kp8hIrCA8

Three Cheers for J.I. Packer

Todd Pruitt
Apr 23, 2008
Justin Taylor has posted a letter that J.I. Packer and several of his fellow Anglican ministers sent to Bishop Michael Ingham. The bishop threatened to strip Packer and the others of their ordination. The reason, of course, is that these men are evangelical, that is they believe the Bible to truly...

Learning From Great Men

Todd Pruitt
Apr 23, 2008
Check out this interview with Iain Murray from the Nine Marks Ministries interview series. Mr. Murray is one of my favorite writers. He is also one of the founders of one the most important evangelical publishing houses . In particular I have benefited greatly from his books: The Forgotten Spurgeon...

I Spoke Too Soon

Todd Pruitt
Apr 22, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/XFR-8NVjw-k

Rocket Man

Todd Pruitt
Apr 22, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/DvQwXOCKNLY This may be the best thing ever captured on film.

Worship at Metro East (1)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 22, 2008
The Seven Pillars is a tool that Metro East uses to help keep us faithful to those things that are most important to our identity as the Body of Christ. The first of the Seven Pillars is worship. The statement reads: Honor God with biblical and excellent worship that engages both mind and...

McLaren Speaks at Willow Creek

Todd Pruitt
Apr 22, 2008
This story from Baptist Press shines a little light on Brian McLaren's slippery style of communication. He wants to deny the biblical doctrines of the Christian faith but he usually only has the courage to make ourtright denials in his books and even there he is a bit coy. I am sad that he is...

Scaling Down

Todd Pruitt
Apr 22, 2008
This post written by Noel Piper for DesiringGod.org really made me ask some questions about my lifestyle and the way that most of us American Christians choose to live. How much financial and chronological margin do we have in our lives? Do we have enough so that we are able to give of ourselves...

All the Scriptures Testify to Christ

Todd Pruitt
Apr 22, 2008
"The inscripturated word centers its attention on Jesus Christ. He is the seed of the woman who will crush the serpent's head. He is the ark to rescue the people of God. He is the holy Angel of Yahweh. He is the seed of Abraham in whom all the families of the earth will be blessed. He is the...

The Dishonesty of Caricatures

Todd Pruitt
Apr 21, 2008
Tom Ascol has posted some important thoughts on pastor Steve Gaines recent chapel message at Criswell College. Caricature is the playground of the dishonest, intellectually lazy or both. Brothers in Christ ought to have the decency to not misrepresent the beliefs of others.

This is for Matt Redmond

Todd Pruitt
Apr 21, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/0lNFRLrP014

Southern Baptist's Most Pressing Issue

Todd Pruitt
Apr 19, 2008
Timmy Brister has written an excellent response to Nathan Finn's question, "What are the most pressing issues facing Southern Baptists?" Incidentally, I provide links to both of these gentlemen's blogs.

Together For The Gospel (6)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 19, 2008
Here is an interesting article from ChristianityToday.com on Mark Dever's address at T4G.

Another great contribution from Crossway

Todd Pruitt
Apr 18, 2008
If you are in the market for a study Bible then this is one you should check out. Also, the Reformation Study Bible and Literary Study Bible are outstanding!

Together For The Gospel (5)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 18, 2008
We are back from Together For The Gospel. What a great conference! In addition to the wonderful addresses I enjoyed very much the fellowship of the other MEBC pastors. It was great to fellowship with former college mates and former youth pastor buddies. I will be adding some further comments on the...

Together For The Gospel (4)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 16, 2008
Ligon Duncan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, MS was the conference's first speaker. The topic of his address was "Sound Doctrine: Essential to Faithful Pastoral Ministry." This was an important message given the fact that the necessity of doctrinal precision is always under...

Together For The Gospel (3)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 15, 2008
It has been a non-stop day and I am too tired to adequately post on the messages that were delivered this evening. I will try to do them some justice tomorrow. However, I will say that it has been encouraging to be among 5,000 men who differ in some secondary matters but are fully committed to the...

Together For The Gospel (2)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 13, 2008
Here are some video clips of some of the messages from the first T4G conference in 2006. Enjoy!

Together For The Gospel

Todd Pruitt
Apr 13, 2008
The MEBC pastoral staff will be attending the Together For The Gospel conference in Louisville this week. I am so thankful to pastor a church that makes such trips possible. I am looking forward to being challenged and refreshed through great messages. My plan is to blog each day on the sessions...

Created For Community

Todd Pruitt
Apr 11, 2008
Great article by Paul Tripp from "By Faith" which is an online magazine from the PCA. It's a great resource. If you would like to read more there is a link under the "Bible and Theology" section of this blog.

Al Mohler on "The Shack"

Todd Pruitt
Apr 11, 2008
Take time to listen to this edition of the Al Mohler program. Dr. Mohler discusses the phenominally successful novel "The Shack."

Worship on American Idol?

Todd Pruitt
Apr 11, 2008
Bob Kauflin posts these thoughts over at "Worship Matters" concerning the singing of "Shout To The Lord" on American Idol.

Context and Concept

Todd Pruitt
Apr 10, 2008
John Piper has some good thoughts on preaching as "concept creation".

When Kingdom Builders Marry

Todd Pruitt
Apr 10, 2008
What made the marriage conference with Paul Tripp so helpful (and different) was its Bible-centeredness. Sadly, much of the marriage resources produced for Christians is technique driven. The result is that husbands and wives are told what they must do for their spouse in order to get what they...

Challenging Ehrman

Todd Pruitt
Apr 9, 2008
Craig Blomberg has written a helpful review of Timothy Paul Jones' fine book "Misquoting Truth." Ehrman gets a lot of press and sells a lot of books for challenging the reliability of the Bible. There is a chance that you have a neighbor or co-worker who has been misled. "Misquoting Truth" is a...

More foolishness from a former president

Todd Pruitt
Apr 9, 2008
Proving once again that there is not a third-world thug, communist dictator, or Islamic terrorist that he will not lend credibility, Jimmy Carter has scheduled a meeting with a Hammas leader in Syria. Read more about it.

Twin Lakes Fellowship

Todd Pruitt
Apr 8, 2008
Great audio from the Twin Lakes Fellowship. Definitely check out the sermon by Derek Thomas (one of my favorite preachers) and the address on public prayer by Terry Johnson.

Refuting "Jesusanity"

Todd Pruitt
Apr 8, 2008
Darrel Bock has written a very good article that helps correct the error that there was no functioning Christian orthodoxy during the early years of Christianity. This error often becomes the occasion for a kind of doctrinal ambivalence which separates the ethical teachings of Jesus from the...

The Bible Is Not Topical

Todd Pruitt
Apr 7, 2008
As I have written in a previous post, the marriage seminar with Paul Tripp was outstanding. Having been familiar with Tripp’s writings and teaching, I was confident that what we would receive would be refreshingly biblical. I say “refreshingly” biblical because much of what it taught and written...

Paul Tripp

Todd Pruitt
Apr 7, 2008
What a great weekend we had at Metro East! God used Paul Tripp to bless us deeply. I will have more to say about the content of the weekend later on but for now take advantage of Dr. Tripp's Sunday evening preaching at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. You will find a link to his preaching...

Ehrman vs. Wallace

Todd Pruitt
Apr 7, 2008
It looks like Mr. Ehrman is biting off more than he can chew. Dr. Wallace is not among the legion of gullible readers that take in Ehrman's attacks on God and His Word.

Oprah 101

Todd Pruitt
Apr 7, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/Pslo04hB1Rk Old Heresy, New Faces

What is your only comfort?

Todd Pruitt
Apr 6, 2008
Kim Riddlebarger on the opening question of the Heidelberg Catechism: "What is your only comfort in life and in death?" In addition to being an encouraging theological reflection, this article will help the reader apprectiate the wisdom of sound catechetical training.

Is the Church too democratic?

Todd Pruitt
Apr 6, 2008
Greg Gilbert over at "Church Matters" has written a very good piece on voting in the church. He gives sound advice about the kinds of decisions that must be delegated by the congregation in order to keep the church from being bogged down and divided over petty issues.

What makes Christian music "Christian"?

Todd Pruitt
Apr 4, 2008
Some interesting thoughts from Brent Thomas on Christian music and why so much junk is peddled under that banner.

The New Model for Pastoral Counseling

Todd Pruitt
Apr 3, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/BYLMTvxOaeE

More on Amillenialism

Todd Pruitt
Apr 2, 2008
Great links on amillenialism.

A Primer on Amillenialism

Todd Pruitt
Apr 2, 2008
Check out this post by Kim Riddlebarger. He makes an excellent case for "amillenialsim." Actually, amillenialism is a poor name because it implies that those who hold to the historic doctrine do not believe in Christ's reign. Clearly, this is not true. However, it is a clear departure from what has...

"Punished with a baby"

Todd Pruitt
Apr 2, 2008
With his latest comments Barack Obama has once again shown himself to be a true extremist when it comes to abortion. Check out this article by Michael Gerson entitled "Obama's Abortion Extremism."

Oprah the Theologian (2)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 1, 2008
This video and commentary was posted by Thabiti over at "Pure Church." What saddens me most in all this is the number of nice "Christian" people who drink down this pleasant poison.

Why I Preach Expositionally (7)

Todd Pruitt
Apr 1, 2008
Biblical exposition teaches biblical theology Biblical theology is that branch of theological study which focuses on God’s progressive revelation through biblical history. As a discipline, Biblical Theology is vital for its focus on the big picture of the Bible. It guards the Christian from...

The Lord's Prayer

Todd Pruitt
Mar 31, 2008
http://youtube.com/v/AR4PQ30VkBk

The Attorney General will NOT target Calvinists

Todd Pruitt
Mar 30, 2008
This post from Tom Ascol made me laugh.