Archive for October, 2009

 
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Luther and Media

Given that Reformation Day is near, we thought it would be time to focus our attention on the monk with the mallet.  Carl Trueman, Vice President for Academic Affairs and … Read more→

Book 1, Chapter 8: The Credibility of Scripture…

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Secondary helps to establish the credibility of Scripture. I. The arrangement of the sacred volume. II. Its dignity. III. Its truth. IV. Its simplicity. V. Its efficacy.
The majesty conspicuous in … Read more→

Dimensions of the Cross (William Still)

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Church Membership

The Christ the Center panel met with Dr. Guy Waters, associate professor of NT at RTS/Jackson, about the importance of membership in a local congregation. The biblical basis for … Read more→

Book 1, Chapter 7: The Testimony of the Spirit Necessary to Give Full Authority to Scripture

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The authority of Scripture derived not from men, but from the Spirit of God. Objection, That Scripture depends on the decision of the Church. Refutation, I. The truth of God … Read more→

Acts 2:14-41 – The “This IS That” Sermon (Derek Thomas)

View sermon at First Presbyterian Church Jackson, MS.

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, … Read more→

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Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics

Bill Dennison returns to Christ the Center to bring the fire about the eschatological structure of Paul’s thought and its relation to apologetics.  Dr. Dennison has written a wonderful book … Read more→

Book 1, Chapter 6: The Need of Scripture, as a Guide and Teacher, in Coming to God as a Creator

John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion translated by Henry Beveridge.  Book 1, Chapter 6.
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God gives his elect a better help to the knowledge of himself—viz. the Holy Scriptures. This … Read more→

Hebrews 13:7-20 – In Search of a City (Edmund P. Clowney)

View this sermon at SermonAudio.com

Hebrews 13:7-20

1 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. … Read more→

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William Perkins and the Development of Puritan Preaching

Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. visits Christ the Center to speak about William Perkins’ role in the development of Puritan preaching.  Pipa argues that Perkins’ overall influence and his book … Read more→