While our group was coming home from T4G, we took advantage of Don Whitney’s 10 Questions to Ask to Benefit from a Conference or Special Event. I had printed this off before we left for the conference, anticipating a need to intentionally apply what we had learned. And, I found it helpful for sparking discussion on the way home. We discussed these questions for probably an hour or two and it gave everyone an opportunity to get down to the precise nature of what they were taking away and, better yet, helped establish some accountability in our group as we took the “next step” after the conference. I would commend it to you, not only if you attended T4G, but anytime you have a special event at your church.
Weekend Recap – Promises, Truth & The Gospel
After the flurry of activity last week, it was great to get back to the dear people of God at Crestview. Had a full day, with SS, AM Service, Cross-Cultural Missions Committee, PM Service and Men’s Theology, but a fruitful one nonetheless.
In the AM, I preached from Colossians 2:8 a sermon entitled Error. In this talk, I was really trying to give clear exposition about the nature of error and how centering in Christ and the Gospel trumps everything else. It was yet another clear reminder of how central Christ and the Gospel should be.
In the PM, my sermon dealt with how promises made to Abraham pointed to Jesus. We looked at Genesis 12:1-3 and Genesis 17:1-8 (as well as NT texts highlighting the connection). The sermon was entitled Promise. I thought the promise of a city that was to come was one full of applications for believers (read Hebrews 11:9-16). At any rate, it was a great day.
T4G Books
Weekend Preview – Error & Jesus in Abraham’s Promise
As we look to corporate worship this coming Lord’s Day, we anticipate a full day.
I will be leading all adult SS classes together. We will be watching Paul Tripp’s talk from the Desiring God National Conference on Words. This is some of Tripp’s best material.
In the AM sermon, we will be focusing in on Colossians 2:8 and seeing some ways we “adjust the Gospel” and seek to divert our attention from THE truth of Christ.
We have a Cross-Cultural Missions Committee meeting at 5PM.
In the PM sermon, we will continue our march through the OT and seek to find Jesus in the story of Abraham.
In the late evening, Men’s Theology will be looking at the Bible again.
Please prepare your heart for this full day.
T4G 2010 Audio and Video…
Both audio and video from T4G 2010 are now up. Enjoy!
T4G Day 3
We just finished up a very full day, which began with us checking out of the Galt House Hotel & Suites in Louisville and loading the cars.
We headed over for the morning sessions. Ligon Duncan kicked us off with a call to read the early church fathers, highlighting how helpful they were in so many different theological areas.
After this, Matt Chandler came and testified of God’s amazing grace in his (and his family’s) life. C.J. came after Chandler’s testimony and urged us to prepare our people for suffering. Finally, the speakers of T4G came and prayed over Matt (and others with serious illness) that God would grant healing for His glory and Matt’s good.
The final session was a deeply personal charge from C.J. from 2 Timothy 4:1-5, urging ordinary pastors to be faithful to their calling. Particularly relevant was the insight given in exposing our heart through our lack of patience. Pride was revealed (again sadly) in my life. But it was an encouraging exhortation to faithfulness.
After this session and some singing, we headed to St. Louis. We are spending the night here and in good tradition, ate a German meal at the St. Louis Gast House. After this, we slid over to Park Avenue Coffee for gooey butter cake and coffee. It was an amazing day of fellowship, teaching and encouragement.
T4G Day 2 (Part 3)
Day 2 ended with an extended meditation (dare I say Expository Exultation) by John Piper on Luke 18:9-14 and how Jesus and Paul preached the same message: Justification by faith alone. We ended singing a summary of the message: Hallelujah! All I Have Is Christ! Hallelujah! He Is My Life!
Read the manuscript and look for the audio.
T4G Day 2 (Part 2)…
Just got back in the room from eating an early dinner to prep for tonight’s session with John Piper. My breakout session featured Brian Habig on the Fears of the Minister. I chose this breakout, specifically, because I have seen how I tend at times to be overly concerned with what people think (in a sinful, debilitating way). This session did not disappoint as Habig diagnosed the problem, highlighted the depth of it and then pointed to Gospel remedies to help. Came out very encouraged by it. Now, just one more session tonight and this day will be done…
T4G Day 2 (Part 1)
Just finished a full morning at T4G. Back in the room. Downed a sandwich and a protein shake and hopped on to check email. We have a break until around 3, where we have a breakout session, then dinner break and Piper tonight.
The morning was amazing. Thabiti Anyabwile was up first and spoke on how we need to center on Jesus. He built this case largely from an exposition of Colossians 1 and following. The upshot of this session was amazing practical encouragement to never adjust the Gospel by moving away from Christ.
After a short break, John MacArthur spoke on a theology of sleep from Mark 4 (with the sower who sows the seed and sleeps while God causes its automatic growth). There were many encouragements in evangelism, including humility, diligence, confidence and obedience.
After these two a panel discussion included some helpful tips for how lay people in churches can encourage their pastors and how pastors of “smaller churches” can be encouraged. Full spiritually and physically and hope to enjoy the break a bit. More later…
T4G Day 1 (Part 2)
Al Mohler’s session with subsequent panel discussion is now in the books. It was a cumbersome intro to follow, but when Mohler hit the body of his message, he presented 8 Identifiable Trajectories toward an Adjusted Gospel (i.e. 8 ways to head in the direction of adjusting the Gospel)…
1) Modern
2) Postmodern
3) Moral
4) Aesthetic
5) Therapeutic
6) Pragmatic
7) Emotional
8) Materialist
Finally, after giving us this grid for discerning the drift to error, we were warned about the danger of succumbing to doctrinal fatigue and embarrassment. It was a beneficial night. We are pretty tired after a full day and anticipating a full day tomorrow.
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