Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary: Recent Episodes
John celebrates believers as God's children, urging purity in light of Christ's return.
Question and Answer Panel- Dr. Michael Barrett, Dr. Joel Beeke, Dr. Jerry Bilkes, Dr. Jonathan Gibson, Dr. Hensworth Jonas, Dr. David McWilliams, Dr. Adriaan Neele, Dr. David Timmer
A minister of the gospel is a man who has been called by God to a unique and important work. His main task in life is to understand and explain God's word to God's people so that they hear, through the preacher, the voice of God speaking to them. A man cannot do that unless he devotes his life to being in the scriptures and spends his time and energy in seeking to understand God's word.
The Lord Jesus taught that the key to a fruitful, God-glorifying life is abiding in His Word -John 8-31-32- 15-7-8-. If this is true for disciples of Christ in general, how much more is it necessary for pastors and preachers- This talk will explore the benefits of a life of meditating on the Word day and night -Ps. 1-2-, with insights from the Puritans on how to most effectively feed ourselves and our flocks with the Holy Scriptures.
Dr. Beeke explains in this video that as a pastor, he strives to evangelize regularly in his sermons as he brings out application from the text and points people to the gospel. He also talks about evangelizing people on plane trips. You have to be intentional about evangelism. --How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed- and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard- and how shall they hear without a preacher- -Rom 10-14-
In this less than 2-minute video, I stress the blessing and importance of verbally affirming your spouse as you seek to build a godly marriage. Are you actively affirming your spouse every day-
Joel Beeke explains in this video that the most important thing to do when raising children is family worship. Fathers should talk with their children about the things of God, read Scripture, and pray with their children. Through these times of Bible reading, study, and prayer, families can discuss a multitude of subjects and glimpse what God's perspective is on each.--Deuteronomy 28-1-2 -NKJV- - -Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.-
Many churches have designated this coming Lord's Day, June 28, as one to be focused on considering the critical subject of marriage. In an era of theological confusion and moral compromise we can gain much my looking to our forefathers in the faith. In many areas and in many ways the Puritans are a shining light to look back to and glean from. Not that they were perfect-far from it-but they were giants of the faith who sought to bring every part of life under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This passion of the Puritans was clearly seen in their theology of the family and marriage especially. Inheriting the Reformation spirit of returning to the Scriptures, the Puritans helped to clear away centuries of unbiblical tradition and man-made regulations and help us even today to see the beauty and glory with which God has endowed marriage.
Last Friday was PRTS' graduation. We had 17 graduates from 13 denominations, 7 countries, and 4 continents. It was a good class. Dr. David McWilliams gave a powerful commencement address from Romans 10, exalting the ministry and its centrality in the coming of Christ's kingdom. I gave a personal charge on faith, hope, and love -1 Cor. 13-, and spoke personal words to each graduate-the 8 present for the occasion and 9 listening in who could not attend. It felt odd having only 8 students and 3 faculty present, with hundreds listening via live-streaming, but these are the days in which we live. Pray for these graduates that everyone of them may live godly and fruitful lives, and preach-teach as dying men to dying people of the living Lord of glory.
Last Friday -May 1- was PRTS' graduation. We had 17 graduates from 13 denominations, 7 countries, and 4 continents. It was a good class. Dr. David McWilliams gave a powerful commencement address from Romans 10, exalting the ministry and its centrality in the coming of Christ's kingdom. I gave a personal charge on faith, hope, and love -1 Cor. 13-, and spoke personal words to each graduate-the 8 present for the occasion and 9 listening in who could not attend. It felt odd having only 8 students and 3 faculty present, with hundreds listening via live-streaming, but these are the days in which we live. Pray for these graduates that everyone of them may live godly and fruitful lives, and preach-teach as dying men to dying people of the living Lord of glory.
How do you press on in our discouraging times when you have lost your job or been adversely impacted in other ways by the coronavirus- In this 11-minute devotional meditation on enduring in running the best race ever -Heb. 12-1-2-, I aim to show Christian believers what our mission in this race, the manner in which we are to run, and how we ought to be motivated to persevere in our running to the end.
In this short, 3-minute answer about how the Puritans lived, I aim to show that they got it right when they focused on God, scriptural meditation, and eternity. This is the way to live and die in our Corona Virus age.