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 click for details | | PASTORAL THEOLOGY: The Man of God, Volumes One, Two & Three ALBERT N. MARTIN From 1978 to 1998, Pastor A.N. Martin taught Pastoral Theology in the Trinity Ministerial Academy, a church-based ministerial training institution. Every Friday throughout the academic year, all the students would gather for two hours of teaching presented in a four-year cycle. Subsequently various series of the audiotapes were widely circulated. Many expressed their desire to see these lectures printed. As an intermediate step in responding to that desire, the Trinity Baptist Church eldership decided to encourage Pastor Martin to rework the original lectures and deliver them one ?nal time, while professionally recording them. This project was begun in 2007 and completed in 2012 with Pastor Martin teaching his entire Pastoral Theology course “one more time” to 25 to 30 men. The transcriptions of these DVD lectures constituted the basis for the ?rst draft of these edited lectures. Within these lectures there are very few issues faced by the ordinary pastor that are not addressed in one way or another. It is the author’s prayer that when all the volumes are nestled on the bookshelf of any pastor, that whatever his concern may be in conjunction with his pastoral labors, that he can expect that most likely, there is something in these volumes that would be of help to him. It is also the author’s prayer that even the most experienced pastor will ?nd in these pages much that will provoke him to pursue greater personal godliness, increased preaching effectiveness, and expanded pastoral usefulness. “The first thing I did on my first day of ministry over twenty years ago was to start listening to Pastor Martin’s pastoral theology lectures on cassette tape (yes, that long ago). These addresses not only set my ministry on a biblical course but actually saved my ministry (and my sanity) more times than I can count. I’ve waited a long time to see this material in print and am so glad that present and future generations of pastors can benefit from it as I did (and still do).” —Dr. David Murray, Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan “Dr. Al Martin poured a lifetime of study into lectures on the pastor and preaching. He delivered them annually to his Academy of theological students who met at the meeting place of his congregation in Montville, New Jersey. While he taught them he was engaged week by week in the dynamics of a growing and demanding pulpit and pastoral ministry… There is certainly a cry from a million hearts that today’s preaching should know more of the breath of heaven….May these volumes do much good all over the globe to assist the renewal of awakening ministries.” —Dr. Geoff Thomas, Pastor (retired), Alfred Place Baptist Church, Aberystwyth, Wales. Visiting Professor of Historical Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary “When I was a young minister, I came across a series of audio recordings by Al Martin that proved to be a gold mine of wisdom. Opening the Holy Scriptures and leaning on the solid teaching of classic writers, these Pastoral Theology lectures both clarified God’s calling and motivated God’s servants to preach God’s Word and shepherd His flock in accord with the whole counsel of God… About a decade later, when called upon to teach several courses in pastoral theology in the newly begun Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I listened to most of these lectures again and found them even more profitable the second time through. It is, therefore, a great joy for me that Pastor Martin has reworked this material in his senior years and that now these highly esteemed lectures are finally appearing in book form.” —From the Foreword by Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Pastor, Heritage Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, Michigan. President & Professor of Systematic Theology & Homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Table of Contents of Volume 1 Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Biographical Sketch of Albert N. Martin UNIT ONE: The Call of the Man of God Chapter 1 Introduction to Pastoral Theology Chapter 2 The Call of the Man of God to the Pastoral Office Chapter 3 Fundamental Errors Regarding a Call to the Pastoral Office Chapter 4 Aspiration to the Pastoral Office Chapter 5 Qualifications of Christian Character Chapter 6 Qualifications of Christian Experience (1) Chapter 7 Qualifications of Christian Experience (2) Chapter 8 Qualifications of Mental Gifts Chapter 9 Qualifications of Spiritual Gifts: Speaking Gifts Chapter 10 Qualifications of Leadership Gifts Chapter 11 The Source of Spiritual Giftedness Chapter 12 Confirmation to the Pastoral Office Chapter 13 Recognition and Ordination to the Pastoral Office UNIT TWO: The Life of the Man of God Chapter 1 The Life of the Man of God in the Pastoral Office Chapter 2 His Relationship to God Spiritually (1) Chapter 3 His Relationship to God Spiritually (2) Chapter 4 His Relationship to God Spiritually (3) Chapter 5 His Relationship to God Intellectually Chapter 6 His Relationship to God Physically and Emotionally (1) Chapter 7 His Relationship to God Physically and Emotionally (2) Chapter 8 His Relationship to His People (1) Chapter 9 His Relationship to His People (2) Chapter 10 His Relationship to His People (3) Chapter 11 The Man of God in Relation to Himself Chapter 12 The Man of God in Relation to His Time and His Manifold Responsibilities Chapter 13 The Man of God in Relation to His Domestic Responsibilities (1) Chapter 14 The Man of God in Relation to His Domestic Responsibilities (2) Scripture Index Topical Index Author Index TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR VOLUMR THREE Pastoral Theology – The Man of God, His Shepherding, Evangelizing, and Counseling Labors The Work of Shepherding—Church Government Chapter 1: Shepherding in the Pastoral Office Chapter 2: The Prevailing Disposition of Shepherding (1) Chapter 3: The Prevailing Disposition of Shepherding (2) Chapter 4: The Corporate Identity and Life of the Church Chapter 5: The Eldership (1) Plurality & Parity Chapter 6: The Eldership (2) Qualifications Chapter 7: The Eldership (3) Establishing an Eldership: Supplication & Cultivation Chapter 8: The Eldership (4) Establishing an Eldership: Recognition Chapter 9: The Eldership (5) Efficient Functioning of an Eldership Chapter 10: The Diaconate (1) Roots and Origin Chapter 11: The Diaconate (2) Functions Chapter 12: The Diaconate (3) Qualifications & Reward Chapter 13: Corrective Church Discipline (1) Chapter 14: Corrective Church Discipline (2) Chapter 15: Corrective Church Discipline (3) Chapter 16: Corporate Ministry of the Body to Itself (1) Chapter 17: Corporate Ministry of the Body to Itself (2) Chapter 18: Cultivating Interchurch Communion (1) Chapter 19: Cultivating Interchurch Communion (2) The Work of Shepherding—Corporate Worship Chapter 1: Convictions Regarding Corporate Worship Chapter 2: Leading Corporate Worship Chapter 3: Characteristics and Climate of Corporate Worship Chapter 4: Public Pastoral Prayer (1) Chapter 5: Public Pastoral Prayer (2) Chapter 6: Public Pastoral Prayer (3) Chapter 7: Public Reading of Scripture Chapter 8: Corporate Prayer Meetings (1) Chapter 9: Corporate Prayer Meetings (2) Chapter 10: Corporate Prayer Meetings (3) Chapter 11: The Lord’s Supper Chapter 12: Baptismal Services (1) Chapter 13: Baptismal Services (2) Chapter 14: Principles for Accepting Weddings & Funerals Chapter 15: Officiating at Weddings Chapter 16: Conducting Funerals The Work of Evangelism & Pastoral Counseling Chapter 1: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (1) Chapter 2: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (2) Chapter 3: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (3) Chapter 4: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (4) Chapter 5: Local Church Evangelism (1) Chapter 6: Local Church Evangelism (2) Chapter 7: Local Church Evangelism (3) Chapter 8: Overview of Pastoral Counseling (1) Chapter 9: Overview of Pastoral Counseling (2) Chapter 10: Presuppositions Regarding the Counselor Chapter 11: Presuppositions Regarding the Counselee Chapter 12: Presuppositions Regarding the Counsel Chapter 13: The Sessions of Pastoral Counseling Chapter 14: Addressing Problems in Pastoral Counseling Chapter 15: Assessing Progress and Dismissal Chapter 16: The Ethics of Pastoral Counseling PASTORAL THEOLOGY TRILOGY NOW JUST $67.00 (1) PASTORAL THEOLOGY: The Man of God, His Calling & Godly Life by A.N. 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 click for details | | A PASTOR'S SKETCHES: Conversation's with Anxious Souls Concerning the Way of Salvation: Two Volumes in One Ichabod Spencer WE BEGAN SOLID GROUND CHRISTIAN BOOKS IN THE WINTER OF 2001 AND OUR FIRST MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS REPRINTING 'A PASTOR'S SKETCHES' BY ICHABOD SPENCER. WE ARE OFFERING THIS HARDCOVER SMYTH-SEWN DOUBLE VOLUME FOR $28.00 AT THIS TIME. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Solid Ground has joined hands with Granted Ministries to produce a smyth-sewn cloth-bound, shrink-wrapped edition of the Double Volume of A Pastor's Sketches. In addition to all that is found in the present paperback edition there are two important additions: (1) The first added appendix is a short and concise summary of every sketch, allowing readers to quickly find a case that is similar to the one with which they are wrestling. (2) The second added appendix is a short subject index based upon those summaries, directing readers to places where the various subjects are specifically addressed and dealt with more fully. NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP!! These sketches were first published in 1850 and 1853 toward the end of the remarkable ministry of the man known as "The Bunyan of Brooklyn." These books consist of 77 "sketches" or "case studies" drawn from the ministry of one of America's greatest pastors. It is required reading in three Seminaries in the USA with more to come. It is changing lives in over 25 countries and all 50 States and has drawn high praise from dozens of evangelical and reformed leaders throughout the world, like: Jerry Bridges, Maurice Roberts, Ernie Reisinger, James White, Gordon Keddie, Tom Nettles, Joel Beeke, Conrad Mbewe, Geoff Thomas and Peter Jeffery. "I have never read anything quite like A Pastor's Sketches and I really think that if God is pleased to bring days of great revival again, no Christian book could be more helpful at such a time to pastors than Spencer's book. A book of great relevance to pastors, it will be cherished just as much by all those spiritual minded men and women in our churches who do the bulk of the work of bringing the gospel lovingly, courageously and wisely to those around them. I really believe its impact could be revolutionary." - David Vaughn, missionary in France "A Pastor's Sketches is a sobering and challenging reminder that the Holy Spirit is the true agent of conversion. This book is urgently needed today when so much of our evangelism is patterned after current marketing methods. It has deeply convicted me to always seek to be in tune with the Holy Spirit as I minister to others." - Jerry Bridges, author of numerous books "We live in a day when it is rare for people to speak about their souls. But in times of revival such as that in which Ichabod Spencer lived, there was so much of the Holy Spirit's work in evidence in men's lives that ministers needed to address the most searching questions to their hearers. Few did this so well as Dr. Spencer, whose Sketches, which are here reprinted after a lapse of many years, are a veritable treasury of pastoral wisdom. They will amply repay careful reading by pastors and serious Christians in our day." - Maurice Roberts, former editor of Banner of Truth Magazine "The Spencer extracts are superb and will be of great benefit when printed. This is very sobering but enlightening material. It is quite contrary to much of today's practice and all pastors need to read it." - Peter Jeffery, author of over 40 books "Spiritual casuistry, or 'cases of conscience,' as it used to be called, is nearly a lost art today. Few seminaries train ministerial students how to dialogue with seeking souls, even though counseling a seeking sinner can be more challenging than preaching to a large congregation. That's part of what makes Spencer's book of dialogues with inquiring sinners so unique. Spencer is a master at flushing sinners out of hiding and directing them to Jesus Christ for salvation through Spirit-worked, simple faith. Though I suppose few pastors would approve of every response Spencer makes to inquirers, in the main his spiritual counsel is biblical, doctrinal, practical, and experiential. His perceptive counsel certainly has produced much fruit. A Pastor's Sketches is a compelling read for pastors and Christian workers; its pages contain the nuts and bolts of biblical evangelism, taught via authentic dialogues." - Joel R. Beeke, president and professor at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary "Dr. Spencer's book should certainly take a well-deserved place among the tools of any physician of souls. Anyone with the cause of Christ at heart will bemoan the fact that we have too many miscarriages in our evangelistic labor-wards. These sketches found in Spencer's book, together with the concluding lessons, will go a long way to bring back the biblical balance that we so desperately need if the preachers of the new millennium are to prove themselves to be able and true spiritual midwives. I have no doubt that its reprinting is long overdue." - Conrad Mbewe, pastor from Zambia SMYTH-SEWN CLOTHBOUND DOUBLE VOLUME STILL AVAILABLE SGCB Price: $28.00 (list price $40.00)30% DISCOUNT  eBook Version: SMYTH-SEWN CLOTHBOUND DOUBLE VOLUME STILL AVAILABLE SGCB eBook Price: $12.9530% DISCOUNT |
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 click for details | | THOUGHTS ON PREACHING James W. Alexander Few things are more helpful to preachers than the thoughts of a great preacher. In this volume we have such 'THOUGHTS ON PREACHING' from the illustrious pen of Dr. James W. Alexander. First published in 1864, a few years after his death, it contains sections from his private writings with their illuminating comments on the work of the ministry. In addition to his 166 paragraphs on preaching and pastoral ministry, this priceless volume includes his masterful Letters to Young Ministers which covers such subjects as: DEVOTION TO THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY THE CULTIVATION OF PERSONAL PIETY THE HAPPINESS OF CHRIST'S MINISTRY CLERICAL STUDIES HOW TO FIND TIME FOR LEARNING LEARNED PASTORS EXTEMPORE PREACHING DILIGENCE IN STUDY and much more In addtion Dr. Alexander concludes this classic volume with five lengthy essays on the following topics: STUDIES AND DISCIPLINE OF THE PREACHER THE MATTER OF PREACHING EXPOSITORY PREACHING THE PULPIT IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES ELOQUENCE OF THE FRENCH PULPIT Of all the books that the publisher has read on the subject of preaching, there is none that has meant more than this one. It is much to be regretted that it has been out of print, and it is an honor to be able to bring it back once again with enlarged print for easier reading. "Dr. J.W. Alexander's 'Thoughts on Preaching' is the best daily devotional on preaching ever written. To read a section or two of his poignant and savory thoughts contained in 'Homiletical Paragraphs' every day would greatly instruct, convict, encourage, and re-energize any true minister of the gospel. And his 'Letters to Young Ministers' is a masterpiece in itself; particularly the sections on maintaining devotion and happiness in the ministry." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke "'Thoughts on Preaching' has impacted my verbal ministry, not only because Alexander relates proclamation so well to experiential Christianity, but especially because of his insistence upon preaching without notes. He encourages a more liberated, and apostolic style which I find most engaging. This is a work I have recommended numerous times. It is among my top picks for texts on preaching." - Jim Elliff, Christian Communicators Worldwide " I am SO thankful that you are re-publishing this. I read it when I was first ordained to the ministry in 1979, and the sage advice that Alexander gives throughout still sticks with me. I still value his emphasis on preaching on the big themes. That advice and so much like it makes this book a jewel box of treasures for preachers and also for men preparing for the ministry." - Pastor Bill Shishko, OPC Franklin Square, NY "There are very few books full of wholesome devotional thoughts for expository preachers. Alexander is one of them. Buy, read, meditate upon and use these precious gems. " - Dr. Mike Renihan, Pastor, Heritage Baptist Church, Worcester, MA REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY bk3 rpt3 Nearly 50% Off SGCB Price: $13.50 (list price $25.00) |
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 click for details | | THE PASTOR IN THE SICK ROOM: Ministering the Gospel to Those on the Brink of Eternity John D. Wells In the Fall of 1892 the professors of Princeton Seminary asked Dr. John D. Wells, long-time pastor in Brooklyn, NY, to come and deliver three lectures on the subject of ministering to the sick and dying. Wells, himself a graduate of Princeton in the 1840's, spoke to the students in such an effective and passionate way that the professors later asked Wells to have these lectures published. This book is the result of that request. Knowing that men like Benjamin B. Warfield, and his esteemed colleagues were moved by these lectures in such a way, it is a true shame that they have been unavailable for more than a century. Jerry Bridges, author of numerous God-centered books, wrote the following as soon as he finished reading a photocopy recently sent to him: "Spiritual care of the sick and dying, especially to those who are unconverted, is one of the most sensitive and challenging areas of Christian ministry. Written from a wealth of more than 40 years pastoral experience and from a heart deeply concerned for the salvation of those who are dying, this book is instructive, challenging and heartwarming. Even though written more than 100 years ago, the spiritual lessons contained in it are as up to date as if written yesterday. THIS BOOK SHOULD BE IN THE PRACTICAL THEOLOGY SECTION OF EVERY PASTOR'S LIBRARY." 50% Discount SGCB Price: $6.50 (list price $13.00) |
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 click for details | | ON THE PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF SERMONS: The Classic Dargan Edition John A. Broadus, edited by Edwin C. Dargan This is the classic "Dargan Edition" of John A. Broadus' masterful treatise on "The Preparation and Delivery of Sermons" updated in 1897 by his colleague, Edwin Charles Dargan. Originally written in 1870, this book became the standard text-book for more than a generation, passing through 22 editions in the US alone. It was used as a text in the United Kingdom, Japan, China and Brazil in the 19th century. It has been updated twice in the 20th century, but these updates, in many ways, were unfaithful to Broadus' original work. There is nothing like "The Dargan Edition" of Broadus. WORDS FROM HIS DAY... "No other work on the same subject, published in this century, has sold so largely in so short a time, while the religious and secular press, in all parts of the country, has almost universally commended it in strong and earnest notices. Its immediate republication in London was followed by the endorsement of Bishop Ellicott, Rev. C.H. Spurgeon, and the religious periodicals demonstrating that it met with equal favor abroad." -- The Original Publisher "Abounds in excellent hints, rules, and suggestions. It is very lucid in style--must do good on a large scale." - Southern Presbyterian "We have read the book with absorbing interest. Rich, deep thoughts and eminently practical suggestions abound through these pages." - Associate Reformed Presbyterian "A good book; full of instruction, rich, varied and exhaustive." -- Princeton Review "Sunday School superintendents and teachers will be guided, helped, and strengthened by it." - Sunday School Times WORDS FROM OUR DAY... "John A. Broadus' Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons is truly a classic work in the field of homiletics. Its value is proven by its continued use, well over a century after its original publication. Four revised editions have been prepared, intended to update previous versions in various ways. While such revisions have proven useful, they have also created distance from the author and his thought. E. C. Dargan's revision is arguably the best volume for understanding Broadus' ideas. Prepared in 1897 (two years after Broadus' death), it incorporates changes that Broadus intended to make, and had discussed with Dargan, his successor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Accordingly, this edition represents Broadus at his best, matured through twenty-five years of preaching and studying and teaching the subject." -- Robert A. Vogel, Professor of Preaching, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY "This edition of Broadus' classic work on preaching is simply the best that ever appeared. It reflects the mature thinking of the author and incorporates many of his private notes from lectures that he himself planned to incorporate into a revised edition before his death in 1895. His friend, colleague and fellow homiletics professor, E.C. Dargan, carefully incorporated those notes into the volume that originally appeared three years later. Its reappearance in our day will be a great aid to encouraging the recovery of biblical, applicatory preaching." --Tom Ascol, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, FL JOHN ALBERT BROADUS (1827-1895) was to become one of the most influential Baptist leaders in the history of the United States. Saved in a revival meeting at age sixteen, he planned to study medicine at the University of Virginia. A sermon by S.M. Poindexter so challenged him that he surrendered to the call to the ministry instead. He still entered the university in 1846, and in 1850 he received the M.A. degree. Upon graduation he became the teacher of Greek and Latin at the University of Virginia and also took the pastorate of the Baptist Church of Charlottesville. The next year he resigned the teaching position, and he dedicated himself to the church for the next several years, except for two years spent as chaplain at the university. In 1857 he met with four other men to plan a new seminary for Baptists in the South. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was formally established in 1858, and in 1859 Broadus became a professor there. He was later the second president of the school. Despite the offer of many pastorates, he made the seminary his life's work, teaching there for thirty-six years. Whether preaching or teaching, he was noted for being able to state deep truths in a way plain enough for all to understand them clearly. He stressed the importance of this to his ministerial students. His book "A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons" has been a classic on the subject since its publication. "Lectures on the History of Preaching" and "A Gentleman and a Scholar: The Life of James P. Boyce" have also been recently reprinted by Solid Ground Books. At the height of his popularity and usefulness, he was called home to Heaven on March 16, 1895. This paperback volume is nearly 600 pages in length. L2O Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $20.95 (list price $40.00) |
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 click for details | | THE BUNYAN OF BROOKLYN: The Life and Practical Sermons of Ichabod Spencer Rev. J.M. Sherwood and Ichabod Spencer The author of "A Pastor's Sketches" comes to life in this new paperback edition of his life and practical sermons. Everyone who has read the life-changing and ministry-transforming volumes of "A Pastor's Sketches" will be deliighted to learn more about the man whose life was used of God in such a mighty way from 1828 (when he began his ministry in Northampton. MA) to 1854 (when he concluded his ministry in Brooklyn, NY). In addition to the helpful "Sketch" of his life by dear friend Rev. J.M. Sherwood, we have here 20 complete sermons that are called Practical Sermons drawn from his regular pulpit ministry in Brooklyn. According to his Biographer, "One of the most prominent characteristics of Dr. Spencer's preaching was its Scriptural character. He emphatically preached the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible. He drew every sermon from it. He grounded every sermon upon the plain import of God's revealed Word. He made that Word his sole authority in all his teaching. The Bible was the staple of all his sermons. They were full of it; and drew their inspiration from it. It was the simple power of Scripture truth that he wielded with so much effect. He had no confidence in any other kind of teaching. He believed that his sole business in the pulpit was to unfold and vindicate, enforce and apply the meaning or truths of God's revelation. Hence he aimed steadily to exalt the Divine Word. He bowed always and most reverently to its authority." "The reading of good sermons is the most underrated kind of Christian literature on the market today. In former centuries, the reading of sermons was the bulk of the mature Christian's reading diet. Most Puritan books, for example, are sermons edited for print. Sermon reading keeps believers in the Word, matures the soul, and whets the appetite for good preaching. It promotes Christ-centered thinking, healthy self-examination, and godly piety in every sphere of life. Though nothing can replace the Word preached, sermon reading has one advantage over preaching: the sermons that made it into print are usually the minister's best! Tolle Lege--"pick up and read" great sermon books, especially those of past centuries that are packed with spiritual meat, such as the sermons of Ichabod Spencer." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke BIOGRAPHIC SPECIAL SERMONS SPECIAL SPENCER TITLES sss Nearly 50% OFF - VOLUME ONE: The Life & Practical Sermons of Spencer SGCB Price: $16.95 (list price $32.00)This is the Paperback Version Add PASTOR'S SKETCHES (Hardcover Double Volume) for $18.00 (List $40.00) SGCB Price: $34.95 (list price $72.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH TITLES (More Than 50% Off) |
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 click for details | | THE CHRISTIAN PASTOR: The Office and Duty of the Gospel Minister Stephen H. Tyng These outstanding lectures were delivered from September 29 - October 3, 1873 at the School of Theology in the Boston University, and were subsequently published at the earnest request of the students and the faculty who heard them delivered. One reason for the value of this work is that the lectures were delivered by a man who had been serving Christ in the Gospel ministry for more than half a century. "The Christian Pastor by Stephen H. Tyng is very personable and pastoral and sound." - Dr. Tom Nettles Stephen H. Tyng (1800-1885) was ordained to the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church in 1821. His first parish was in Georgetown, D. C., in 1821-'3, and then the Queen Anne parish, Prince George County, Maryland, in 1823-'9. He was called to the rectorship of St. Paul's church, Philadelphia, in 1829, then to the Church of the Epiphany in 1838, where he served for twelve years. In 1844 he was invited to St. George's church, New York city, where, entering upon his duties in 1845, he labored for more than thirty years as rector, and was retired as rector emeritus in 1878. He received the degree of D. D. from Jefferson college, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and from Harvard in 1851. He was distinguished for eloquence in the pulpit, and also for able and effective temperance and patriotic addresses. For many years he was a leader among that part of the clergy known as low churchmen, he was active in organizing the Evangelical knowledge society, the American church missionary society, and the Evangelical education society, and was editor for several years of "The Episcopal Recorder" and "The Protestant Churchman." Dr. Tyng held a ready pen, and published numerous volumes of interest and value. Chief among these was his "Lectures on the Law and the Gospel" (Philadelphia, 1832) . FEATURED AUTHOR Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $7.50 (list price $14.00) |
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 click for details | | THE POWER OF THE PULPIT: Addresses to Ministers of the Gospel and Those Who Hear Them Gardiner Spring "Gardiner Spring's 'The Power of the Pulpit' is an old classic on preaching that truly believes in the pulpit. It deserves to stand on every minister's bookshelf beside Spurgeon's 'Lectures to my Students' and Lloyd-Jones's 'Preaching.' I'll never forget the first time I read Spring's chapter on a minister's personal piety; it overwhelmed me, and moved me to tears, to silence, to confession, and to prayer for mercy and help. This is a great book which every minister should read and re-read, if he really wants to get a sense of the magnitude, awesomeness, power, and beauty of his calling." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke "In a day when the words 'power' and 'pulpit' seem unrelated in many places, the reprint of Gardiner Spring's classic will be welcome by those who wish to see the gospel preached 'in demonstration of the Spirit and power.'" - Dr. Robert P. Martin, Pastor of Emmanuel Reformed Baptist Church Seattle, Washington and Editor of Reformed Baptist Theological Review It has been 21 years since Banner of Truth brought this outstanding volume back into print. It is now time for a new edition for a new generation of preachers and those who hear them. REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY SPRING SPECIAL TITLES bk3 rpt3 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $22.00)Order with REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY SGCB Price: $32.00 (list price $65.00)Over 50% Discount |
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 click for details | | LECTURES IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: Volume One - THE DOCTRINE OF GOD GREG NICHOLS, Rob Ventura, General Editor Rob Ventura, the General Editor of this new series of Theological Volumes, writes, "I'm excited to announce that the long-awaited theological works of Greg Nichols will be coming out soon. We hope to have the first of seven volumes ready by December this year or by January next year. If you would, please keep the project in prayer. See the endorsements below we have already received - "I have waited for 20 years to see these lectures finally delivered to us in book form. Though Greg Nichols has evidently interacted with the great Systematic theologians of the past, the contents of these pages are no mere echoes of a bygone era. He has used his gifts and applied his mind in his vintage years to build on this historic foundation and bequeathed to the church a Systematic Theology that is both biblically based and historically fresh. If these are the first fruits, I wonder what the other volumes will be like!" -Dr. Conrad Mbewe, Chancellor of the African Christian University and Principal of the Lusaka Ministerial College in Lusaka, Zambia "In a day full of light books, Greg Nichols has given us a treatment on the attributes of God in a manner so thoroughly Biblical as to establish the adoration of our Lord upon the firmest of foundations. Here we find gems worth mining. Here is solid nourishment for the head and heart of every hungry believer." - John Snyder, Christ Church, New Albany, Mississippi, Authored 'Behold Your GodÆ, PhD. Trinity St. David's, University of Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS OUTLINE PROLOGUE: Introduction to Systematic Theology Introduction: Overview of the Doctrine of God Part 1: The Existence of God Part 2: The Knowledge of God Section 1. The Knowability of God Section 2. The Incomprehensibility of God Part 3: The Nature of God Introduction to Part 3: Overview of God's Nature: Simple, Supreme, and Spiritual Division 1: God's Supreme Being: God's Existential Attributes Section 1. God's Ideal Being: Ideality Section 2. God's Self-Existent Being: Aseity and Independence Section 3. God's Infinite Being: Spatial Supremacy Section 4. God's Eternal Being: Temporal Supremacy Section 5. God's Unchangeable Being: Immutability Division 2: God's Supreme Spirituality: God's Spiritual Attributes Section 6. God's Incorporeality: The Majestic Form of God Section 7. God's Animacy: The Vivacity and Omnipotence of God Section 8. God's Faculty Unit 1. God's Supreme Mind: The Omniscience of God Unit 2. God's Supreme Will: The Sovereignty of God Unit 3. God's Supreme Affection: The Emotivity of God Section 9. God's Morality: The Supreme Virtue of God Introduction: God's Moral Capacity and Character: Overview of God's Supreme Virtue Unit 1. The Goodness of God Unit 2. The Holiness of God Unit 3. The Justice of God Unit 4. The Faithfulness of God Conclusion: God's Self-Esteem: God's Consciousness of his Supreme Virtue Section 10. God's Personality: The Trinity Part 4: The Names of God Part 5: The Decree of God Conclusion to the Doctrine of God NEW SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY TRILOGY A COMPLETE BODY OF DIVINITY by Thomas Watson A MODERN EXPOSITION OF THE 1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION by Sam Waldron LECTURES ON SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: Volume One, The Doctrine of God by Greg Nichols STT GGN3 2TR rhbn lvs 2st ggn4 NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP SGCB Price: $26.50 (list price $36.00)Order with VOLUME TWO: THE DOCTRINE OF MAN SGCB Price: $52.50 (list price $74.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER Order with Volume 2 "The Doctrine of Man', Volume 3 "The Doctrine of Christ" and Volume 4 'The Doctrine of the Church' SGCB Price: $116.00 (list price $166.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL FOUR VOLUMES |
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 click for details | | 1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH: A Modern Exposition, 5th Edition Revised and Corrected Sam Waldron, Author of HOW THEN SHOULD WE WORSHIP? The Regulative Principle and Required Parts of the Church's Corporate Worship BACK IN STOCK ONCE AGAIN IN JANUARY 2023. **REDUCED PRICE FOR OUR HOUSE CLEANING SALE!! A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith by Sam Waldron This 5th Edition is the definitive version, and is presented in hardback. Modern Christianity is awash in a flood of doctrinal relativity. Satan and his forces love the imprecision and ambiguity which are rampant in our day. As C. H. Spurgeon observed, 'The archenemy of truth has invited us to level our walls and take away our fenced cities.' This exposition was originally published in 1989 to mark the 300th anniversary of the publication of the Second London Confession, which also became known as the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. Today, Reformed Baptists world-wide hold this Confession in high esteem and many churches continue to regard it as their official statement of faith. In this extensive exposition, the author Sam Waldron shows that the 1689 Confession is a masterly statement of the historic Christian faith. He writes in a direct and lucid style that will help ministers, students and laymen alike to a clear understanding of this Confession and to its relevance and application to our modern age. BONUS SECTION # 1- Included in this publication is a very helpful introduction on 'The Legitimacy and Use of Confessions' by the late Dr. Robert Paul Martin, who is now in glory but was formerly Pastor of Emmanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington. BONUS SECTION # 2- At the back of the book there are 25 pages of helpful Study Questions (more than 300 in all) that will help to review all the contents of this invaluable book, and serve useful for teaching within the church and the family. 'This is one of my favorite confessional commentaries. It does vary (sometimes more, sometimes less) from studies on the Westminster Confession because of its baptistic approach, but Waldron is an excellent writer, and he has the advantage of being our contemporary. His examples and discussions of issues on which the WCF and LBCF are the same (Creation, Justification, Election, Sabbath, etc.) are excellent. This book is very well organized and clear.' Fred Greco, Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA, Katy, Texas Dr. Sam Waldron is the Dean of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and Professor of Systematic Theology (cbtseminary.org). Dr. Waldron received a B.A. from Cornerstone University, completed studies equivalent to an M. Div. at Trinity Ministerial Academy, obtained a Th.M. from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and attained a Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. From 1977 to 2001 he was one of the pastors of the Reformed Baptist Church of Grand Rapids, MI. He is now one of the pastors of Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY. 588 pages nh12 ms8 10/3 n12 gbb ctb bs1 ps6 ps2 tm9 DTDM pdt BFS g317 np2 bct sww hc7 bdt 4op NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN THE PAPERBACK EDITION bds mg68 lvs rbp svs 2o l3 svx BFSS 319 am5 rbw3 gmcg MEBL bl2o mg70 bist JR44 BIP 41822 1689NE SW2H HCS BACK IN PRINT ONCE AGAIN - REDUCED PRICE FOR OUR HOUSE CLEANING SALE!! SGCB Price: $28.00 (list price $43.00)THIS IS THE FIFTH EDITION - REVISED & CORRECTED. ORDER ALONG WITH ROB VENTURA'S 'NEW EXPOSITION OF THE 1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION' BY MORE THAN 20 PASTOR-SCHOLARS SGCB Price: $58.00 (list price $83.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH HARDCOVER TITLES ORDER ALONG WITH 'NEW EXPOSITION OF THE 1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION' & 'TO THE JUDICIOUS AND IMPARTIAL READER' BY RENIHAN SGCB Price: $88.00 (list price $128.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL THREE HARDCOVER VOLUMES |
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 click for details | | A SHEPHERD'S HEART: Sermons from the Pastoral Ministry of J.W. Alexander James Waddel Alexander James Waddel Alexander (1804-1859) was the eldest son of Archibald Alexander and brother of Joseph Addison Alexander. This volume of his sermons gives a glimpse into the heart of a true shepherd. The LORD promised through the Prophet Jeremiah that He would raise up shepherds after His own heart who would feed His people with knowledge and understanding. Such a shepherd was J.W. Alexander. Charles Hodge said of him, "No minister in our Church was a more accomplished scholar. (But) the pulpit was his appropriate sphere. While he was not the first of all orators to hear on rare occasions, he was the first of preachers to sit under, month after month and year after year." This volume of his sermons has long been unavailable. It is a fitting companion volume to our new title by his brother Joseph Addison, "THEOLOGY ON FIRE: Sermons from the Heart of J.A. Alexander." TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Our Modern Unbelief: 2 Cor. 2:11, "For we are not ignorant of his devices." 2. The Divine Perfections in Harmony: 2 Tim. 2:19, "He cannot deny Himself." 3. Divine Providence in Particulars: Matt. 10:30, "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered." 4. The Incarnation: 1 Tim. 3:16, "God was manifest in the flesh." 5. The Worldling: Phil. 3:19, "Who mind earthly things." 6. The Scorner: Prov. 3:34, "Surely He scorneth the scorners." 7. Salvation Traced to God the Father: John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." 8. Dying for Friends: John 15:13,14, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." 9. The Blood of Sprinkling: Heb. 12:24, "The blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel." 10. The Thirsty Invited: Isa. 55:1, "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." 11. The Inwardness of True Religion: Luke 11:40, "Did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?" 12. New Disciples Admonished: Acts 11:23, "And exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord." 13. Love Casting Out Fear: 1 John 4:18, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment." 14. The Young American Christian: 1 Cor. 16:13, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." 15. Daily Service of Christ: Matt. 25:37, "Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed Thee? Or thirsty, and gave Thee drink? When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in? or naked, and clothed Thee? Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee?" 16. Mirth: Prov. 17:22, "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." 17. Believers are Witnesses: Isa. 43:10, "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord." 18. The Church a Temple: 1 Peter 2:5, "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house." 19. Strength in Christ: Phil. 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." 20. Youth Renewed in Age: Isa. 40:31; Ps. 103:5, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." "Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." 468 page paperback ALEXANDER SERMONS SERMONS SPECIAL sss Nearly 45% Discount SGCB Price: $20.95 (list price $34.00)Purchase the FOUR VOLUME ALEXANDER SERMON SET (50% Off) SGCB Price: $70.00 (list price $140.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR 'THEOLOGY ON FIRE 1 & 2' 'A SHEPHERD'S HEART' AND 'EVANGELICAL TRUTH' |
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 click for details | | THE MINISTER AND HIS GREEK NEW TESTAMENT: A Classic Volume for Today A.T. Robertson, New Introduction by Dr. Michael Haykin, Afterword by J. Gresham Machen "Ministers and seminarians need every encouragement they can get to not cut corners and to give themselves to the irreplaceable study of the Word of God in its original languages. This book is a classic, written by one who not only knew the Greek New Testament, but loved it. May ministers and men preparing for the ministry have the fire of love for the Greek New Testament re-kindled in their hearts. We need this reprint, and it needs to be in the hands of those who long to 'rightly divide the Word of Truth.' - Pastor William Shishko "This slim volume is a classic, and like all classics it will be read to great profit. It may be small in size, but it is big in concept. Here Professor Robertson reminds his reader of what is paramount in pastoral ministry. Many modern pastors are most comfortable in the family room or the board room. They have been taught to see themselves as managers of people or administrators of programs. After all, they were told, the congregation does the real work of the ministry while pastors merely act as encouragers and facilitators. A close reading of the New Testament (in Greek!), however, reveals an altogether different model. The ministry is performed by ministers of the word. They are not generalists but specialists; they are preachers and teachers of the word of God. Their world is made up of words, the words of the Bible, in this case the words of the New Testament. The minister of the word, then, must be most comfortable not in the family room or the board room, but in the study. He must learn to know and to proclaim the New Testament as that word was originally given by God. 'The real New Testament is the Greek New Testament,' says Robertson, and rightly so. He goes on to say, 'Sermons lie hidden in Greek roots, in prepositions, in tenses, in the article, in particles, in cases.' Here is a volume that ought to be read by every ministerial aspirant, reread by every ministerial student, and frequently revisited by every faithful minister of the word. Ministers of the word must always keep in mind their calling, their work, to know and to proclaim the word. If you are a minister and have not read it, buy a copy immediately and do so. If you are a layman, buy it and read it for yourself, then give it to your pastor. Tell him you want him to be faithful to the word, the word as it was originally given, in the Greek New Testament." - Pastor Don Lindblad "It ought to be taken for granted that the preacher has his Greek Testament. This statement will be challenged by many who excuse themselves from making any effort to know the Greek New Testament. I do not say that every preacher should become an expert in his knowledge of the New Testament Greek. That cannot be expected. I do not affirm that no preacher should be allowed to preach who does not possess some knowledge of the original New Testament. I am opposed to such a restriction. But a little is a big per cent. On nothing, as John A. Broadus used to say. This is preeminently true of the Greek New Testament. The real New Testament is the Greek New Testament. The English is simply a translation of the New Testament, not the actual New Testament. It is good that the New Testament has been translated into so many languages. The fact that it was written in the koinT the universal language of the time, rather than in one of the earlier Greek dialects, makes it easier to render into modem tongues. But there is much that cannot be translated. It is not possible to reproduce the delicate turns of thought, the nuances of language, in translation. The freshness of the strawberry cannot be preserved in any extract. The most perfect vehicle of human speech thus far devised by man is the Greek. English comes next, but Greek outranks it. The chief treasure in the Greek language is the New Testament. Homer and Thucydides and Aeschylus and Plato all take a rank below Paul and John and Luke. The cultural and spiritual worth of the Greek New Testament is beyond all computation. In the Renaissance the world woke up with the Greek Testament in its hands. It still stands before the open pages of this greatest of all books in wonder and in rapture as the pages continue to reveal God in the face of Jesus Christ." - A.T. Robertson A.T. Robertson - (1863-1934), New Testament scholar Archibald Thomas Robertson was born near Chatham, Virginia, but grew up on a farm in North Carolina. In 1876, he was baptized and began his lifelong loyalty to the Southern Baptist Church. After graduating from Wake Forest College, he enrolled in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky and received the Th.M. in 1888. In 1892 Robertson was appointed professor at Southern Baptist and remained in that post until a day in 1934 when he dismissed his class early and went home and died of a stroke. Robertson's books are still consulted today, particularly his Word Pictures in the New Testament and his landmark volume A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in Light of Historical Research. In all, he published forty-five books, several of which are still in print today. Robertson helped found the Baptist World Alliance in 1900. He was an important Southern Baptist and a well-respected scholar in his day. As the son-in-law of famous preacher John Broadus (Robertson's grave lies in the shadow of Broadus), Robertson sought to equip his students with the proper tools for good preaching. 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