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		DR. SAM WALDRON Dr. Sam Waldron serves as the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies. This is an institution dedicated to the training of God's servants for both the vocational pastorate and effective service to the Lord Christ in other vocations. Prior to moving to Kentucky to pursue his doctorate at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Grand Rapids from 1977 to 2001. He is the author of numerous books and pamphlets including A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, The End Times Made Simple, Baptist Roots in America, To Be Continued? And a contributor to the four views book on church government, Who Runs the Church? He has been married to his wife, Charlene, since 1975, and they have five children.
		THE TRUE DOCTRINE OF THE SABBATH or, Sabbathum Veteris et Novi Testamenti Nicholas Bownd No book had more influence in confirming a Sabbatarian 'heart' to Puritanism than that of the parson of St. Andrews, Norton, Suffolk, Nicholas Bownd. 'The True Doctrine of the Sabbath' was the first scholarly treatment defending the concept of the Christian Sabbath or Lord's Day, later embodied in the Westminster Standards. Not reprinted since 1606, this influential work is presented afresh in a new critical edition. TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK ONE: The Ancient Institution and Continuance of the Sabbath 1. The Difference of the Fourth Commandment 2. The Sabbath Ought to Be Continued 3. Sundry Objections against the Sabbath Propounded and Answered 4. The Day to Be Kept as the Sabbath 5. The Change of the Day from the Seventh to the First 6. The Name of the Day Changed 7. The First Part of the Commandment Is Resting 8. The Reasons for Resting on the Sabbath Day 9. All Degrees of Men are Commanded to Rest 10. Six Days Work Sufficient & The Sabbath Day's Journey 11. All Bodily Labor Is not Forbidden 12. Works of Necessity and Mercy on the Sabbath 13. Christians as Strictly Bound by This Law as Were Jews 14. Resting from Lawful Recreations BOOK TWO: The Sanctification of the Sabbath 1. The Second Part of the Command: Sanctifying the Day 2. There Is to Be a Precise Keeping of the Sabbath 3. Public Worship on the Sabbath 4. Public Worship: The Ordinances Thereof 5. Public Worship: From the Heart for Our Salvation 6. Public Worship: Collections for the Poor 7. The Sabbath Is a Whole Day 8. Private Worship: Preparing for Public Worship 9. Private Worship: Meditating & Conferring on God's Word 10. Private Worship: Meditating on God's Works 11. Private Worship: Singing of Psalms 12. Works of Mercy 13. The Keeping of the Sabbath to Be Urged by Superiors 14. Conclusion ENDORSEMENTS "It is astonishing that the Puritan Nicholas Bownd's famous work on the Sabbath, which greatly influenced later Puritanism and the Westminster Assembly, and by extension, Western Christendom for centuries, has not been printed in a critical edition with modern typeface long ago. Not reprinted since 1606, this classic work emphasizes the fourth commandment's morally binding character, the divine institution of the entire Sabbath as the Lord's Day set apart to worship God, and the cessation of non-religious activities that distract from worship and acts of mercy. I am so grateful that it is back in print, and pray that it will do much good to restore the value and enhance the joy of the Lord's Day for many believers around the world." - Joel R. Beeke "Those with an interest in developments leading up to the formulation of the Sabbath doctrine taught in the Westminster standards will benefit from this careful documentation and analysis of the views of Nicholas Bownd." - Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., AUTHOR Nicholas Bownd (1551?-1613) was the pastor of a country parish in rural England. Judging from the sermons he published, his ministry exhibited the practical divinity taught by his stepfather, Richard Greenham, which focused on the means of grace. The crucial æmean of the meansÆ whereby all these means of grace were made available to the people of God was the weekly gatherings on the Christian Sabbath or Lord's Day. In 1595, Bownd published True Doctrine of the Sabbath, which derived from sermons preached about 1586. This book embroiled him in a singular controversy with a troublesome neighbor, which resulted in the first Sabbatarian controversy in England, and also led to a vindicating expanded edition in 1606. For the last two years of his life he ministered at St. Andrew in Norwich, the highest call a man of his Puritan convictions could have attained in those days. RHB TWO NEW BRAND NEW 592 PAGE HARDCOVER VOLUME SGCB Price: $21.50 (list price $30.00)
click for details		(1) BEHOLD YOUR GOD: Rethinking God Biblically & (2) BEHOLD YOUR GOD: The Weight of Majesty John Snyder with Paul Washer, Richard Owen Roberts, Conrad Mbewe and More (1) BEHOLD YOUR GOD: Rethinking God Biblically 'Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically' is a 12-week multimedia Bible study for churches, small groups, families, or individuals containing 12 sessions that are reinforced by a 12-week daily workbook. Each week's lesson is preceded by a brief historical profile of a notable man or woman of God such as George Muller, A. W. Tozer, Samuel Rutherford, Charles Spurgeon, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Amy Carmichael, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, George Whitefield, Daniel Rowland and Jonathan Edwards. These introductions were filmed on location in England, Scotland, Wales, Chicago, and up the east coast of New England at key historical sites associated with the lives of the men and women we are considering. The heart of each DVD is a 30-minute lesson on one aspect of the Christian life and how it is affected by a biblical rethinking of God's character. The teaching sessions are led by Dr. John Snyder, pastor of Christ Church in New Albany, Mississippi. Introduction - Welcome to Behold Your God Week 1 - Beholding God: The Great Attraction Week 2 - Beholding God: Clearing the Way For Our Return Week 3 - Beholding God: In the Bible Week 4 - Beholding God: In the Face of Jesus Christ Week 5 - Beholding God: In the Work of Salvation Week 6 - Beholding God and the Response of Personal Holiness Week 7 - Beholding God: Restoring Worship in Our Lives Week 8 - Beholding God and Evangelism Week 9 - Beholding God and Our Christian Service Week 10 - Beholding a Lesser God? Week 11 - Beholding God: Avoiding the Lies of Pragmatism Week 12 - Seeking the God We Are Beholding (Each session is approximately 55 minutes long.) Following each teaching session is a collection of comments from interviews with contemporary Christian leaders who explain how a biblical appreciation of God's character has affected their own lives and ministries. Among these men are Paul Washer (Radford, VA), Richard Owen Roberts (Wheaton, IL), Andrew Davies (Cwmbran, South Wales), Anthony Mathenia (Radford, VA), Conrad Mbewe (Lusaka, Zambia), Jordan Thomas (Memphis, TN) and Eifion Evans (Llanelli, Dyfed, Wales). 'This is an excellent resource for churches and individuals who desire to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ, and who desire to anchor their biblical faith in the history of the church.' - IAN HAMILTON 'This course is perhaps the most significant resource I have encountered in 30 years of Christian ministry. At its core, it is pointing and forcing those leading and those taking part into encountering 'The God who is there'." - ANDY CHRISTOFIDES (2) BEHOLD YOUR GOD: The Weight of Majesty John Snyder with Sinclair Ferguson, Joel Beeke, Geoff Thomas, Conrad Mbewe and more This product is a 13-DVD set with a Leader's Guide. Each participant in the study will also need to purchase their own copy of the Daily Devotional Workbook (**not included with the 13-DVD Set**). Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty is a 12-week multimedia Bible study for churches, small groups, families, or individuals containing 12 sessions that are reinforced by a 12-week daily workbook (available here). Each week’s lesson is preceded by a brief 2-part historical profile of a notable man or woman of God such as John Knox, Hudson Taylor, Anne Judson, John Newton, Edward Payson, and John Bunyan. These introductions were filmed on location in England, Scotland, and New England at key historical sites associated with the lives of the men and women we are considering. The heart of each DVD is a 30-minute lesson on one aspect of God’s character. The teaching sessions are led by Dr. John Snyder, pastor of Christ Church in New Albany, Mississippi. DISCS Introduction - Welcome to The Weight of Majesty Week 1 – Knowing the God Who Is Incomprehensible Week 2 – Knowing the God Who Cannot Change Week 3 – Knowing the God Who Is Infinite & Eternal Week 4 – Knowing the God Who Is Everywhere Week 5 – Knowing the God Who Is Almighty Week 6 – Knowing the God Who Knows All Week 7 – Knowing the God Who Rules All Week 8 – Knowing the God Who Is Holy Week 9 – Knowing the God of Wrath Week 10 – Knowing the God Who Is Good Week 11 – Knowing the God of Love Week 12 – Knowing the God Who Is Patient & Zealous (Each DVD has a 45-minute runtime) Following each teaching session is a collection of comments from interviews with contemporary Christian leaders who explain how a biblical appreciation of God’s character has affected their own lives and ministries. Among these men are Sinclair Ferguson (Dundee, Scotland), Steve Lawson (Dallas, TX), Joel Beeke (Grand Rapids, MI), Anthony Mathenia (Radford, VA), Conrad Mbewe (Lusaka, Zambia), Jordan Thomas (Memphis, TN), Ian Hamilton (Inverness, Scotland), Geoff Thomas (Aberystwyth, Wales), Jeremy Walker (Crawley, England), Garry Williams (London, England), and Andrew Davies (Cwmbran, South Wales). A NOTE FROM DR. JOHN SNYDER: "When the Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically study was released in 2013, we felt (as did many others) that the evangelical churches needed to face some hard questions. Many had carefully traced the symptoms of an internal decay within evangelicalism, a decay that was occurring even while outwardly there appeared to be continued successes. Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically was written with the desire to help stir God's people by pointing them back to the fountainhead—God Himself. Precious time was being wasted as Western evangelicals attempted to fix the external problems. It was our belief that the surest hope of a cure was to deal with the root issue, and that root issue appeared to be an inadequate understanding of our own God. The response to that study, by God's grace, has been far greater than we could have imagined. During the last five years the emails, letters, and personal testimonies of those who have benefitted from the study have been gratefully received. It is always humbling to see God use our efforts as a part of something far greater than anything we could accomplish. Within these communications there has been a recurrent question: where do I go to find more resources on the character of God? Thankfully, there are many fine treatments of God's perfections. Often, however, they are either very large or very complex books. In response to this question, we have put together this new study dealing primarily with the attributes of God rather than ways the evangelical church often lives below His self-revelation. In a sense, The Weight of Majesty is a continuation of the theme we explored in week one of Rethinking God Biblically—that God Himself is the great attraction of the Christian life. By His help we hope to continue going deeper into the themes that were introduced in the original study through several forthcoming installments in the Behold Your God series. Nothing is so satisfying for the true Christian as an ever-increasing and experiential knowledge of our God. This cannot be gained safely without diligently searching the Bible. Therefore, the real purpose of this book is to guide you back into those passages which contain some of the most significant descriptions of God. Avoid the temptation to merely get through the exercises without wrestling honestly with these matters. Sit long at the feet our Heavenly Father and ask Him to tell you about Himself. We know it is too easy to check a box, fill in the blank with the correct word, and move on unaffected. Don't settle for undigested concepts or merely emotional responses to passages. Plead with God to help you adjust everything in life to fit what you are learning about Him. Bring both your mind and heart together, and bow before God in real worship as you study each day, until like Job you feel compelled to say, 'I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; but now my eye sees You!' You will not be disappointed with the Living God. May this study be a lifelong friend as we labor to live unto God. byg2 PDT (1) BEHOLD YOUR GOD: Rethinking God Biblically Rethinking God Biblically SGCB Price: $110.00 (list price $150.00) WORKBOOK (Order 1-9 copies) SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $20.00) ENTER QUANTITY AND UPDATE ORDER WORKBOOK (Order 10+ copies) SGCB Price: $14.00 (list price $20.00) ENTER QUANTITY AND UPDATE ORDER (2) BEHOLD YOUR GOD: The Weight of Majesty SGCB Price: $110.00 (list price $150.00) WORKBOOK (Order 1-9 copies) SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $20.00) ENTER QUANTITY AND UPDATE ORDER WORKBOOK (Order 10+ copies) SGCB Price: $14.00 (list price $20.00) ENTER QUANTITY AND UPDATE ORDER ORDER BOTH DVD SETS OF 'BEHOLD YOUR GOD' SERIES SGCB Price: $210.00 (list price $300.00) THIS IS THE COMBINED PRICE FOR BOTH DVD SERIES
		TO BE CONTINUED: Tongues! Signs! Wonders! Are they operative in the church today? Dr. Samuel E. Waldron TO BE CONTINUED Tongues! Signs! Wonders! Are they operative in the church of Jesus Christ today? Perhaps no subject is more debated in the church today than whether or not the 'miraculous sign' gifts are for today's believers. When someone says that they 'speak in tongues,' do they have biblical warrant to do so? Are they really speaking a divine language, or a mocking counterfeit? When someone claims that they can perform miracles because they are 'an apostle,' should we ask for proof, or simply tell them that it cannot be so since there are no apostles today? What about prophets? Are there any true prophets in the churches today? Samuel E. Waldron builds systematic case for the complete cessation of the miraculous gifts as well as the office of Apostle and prophet. Building an insurmountable argument step by step, he shows that the Bible is quite clear on this issue. If you are struggling to come to grips with what the Bible says on this most important and oftentimes confusing topic, then this book is essential reading!!! "clear, convincing, and biblical" - John MacArthur 30% Discount SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $16.00)