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 click for details | | A PASTOR'S COUNSEL Words of Wisdom for Weary, Wounded and Wandering Ones Jonathan Edwards, Philip Doddridge, Ashbel Green & Thomas Scott A PASTOR'S COUNSEL is a precious little book from the American Tract Society that is full of brief, pithy, wise counsel for every member of the church of Christ, as well as those who are outside of Christ. This is sage advice that will benefit the shepherd and the sheep alike. It will help the pastor give sensitive counsel to his own soul, his family and the flock of God entrusted to him, and it will guide the sheep through a variety of perplexities they will face on their journey heavenward. TABLE OF CONTENTS What is it to Believe on Christ? By Rev. Dr. J.W. Chickering The Act of Faith Questions and Counsels by Rev. Ashbel Green Self-Dedication to God by Philip Doddridge Advice to Young Converts by Jonathan Edwards The Closet Companion, or a Help to Self-Examination by George Burder Signs of a Living or Growing Christian Signs of a Dying or Decaying Christian Directions to Assist in Attaining a Spirit of Prayer The Knowledge of Pardon and the Witness of the Spirit by Rev. Thomas Scott Scripture Counsels Several of these pieces appeared in the form of a tract and were distributed the world over to hundreds of thousands of people. One testimony is given of their use during the Civil War: "Historians discovered through reading soldiers' diaries that it was at times difficult to get the soldier to attend regular church services, however they would read a tract. In the tedium of camp life nothing was more comforting than to read a Christian tract. Tracts such as 'A Voice from Heaven,' 'Don't Put it Off,' 'All-Sufficiency of Christ,' 'Self-Dedication to God,' 'Private Devotion,' and 'The Act of Faith' were the more popular tracts during the Civil War." "Solid Ground Christian Books is respected the world over for finding hidden treasures from days long ago. A Pastor's Counsel is another such treasure. A Pastor's Counsel draws upon the wisdom of a number of godly men such as Jonathan Edwards and Philip Doddridge. Whether you are a Pastor or not you will certainly find food for your soul and for those that you minister to in this power-packed little volume. Because the book is under 100 pages you may consider reading it out loud to your family at meal time around the table. Solid Ground is doing a great service in finding treasures that otherwise may be left buried beneath the dust of the ages. Keep up the good work." - Ray Rhodes, Jr. is President of Nourished in the Word Ministries $5.00 sale Nearly 60% Discount  SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $12.00)NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP |
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 click for details | | PRINCETON SERMONS Chapel Addresses from 1891-1892 Princeton Professors, ie. B.B. Warfield, W.H. Green, C.W. Hodge, John D. Davis and More "Princeton Sermons is a treasure-trove of practical Christianity delivered by some of the greatest preachers and seminary teachers America has ever known. Here is Princeton in its glory days still reaching out to us today in biblical, doctrinal, experiential truth that is angels' food for those who want to live contagious Christian lives of holiness." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids "This volume of sermons will stir your heart, inform your mind, and elevate your love for our Triune God. The very first sermon makes you want to be with Jesus. Another sermon makes you want to walk in the Spirit until you are with Jesus. Death...want to know how to preach about death? Warfield does it right. What a delightful deposit of sermons from old Princeton. " --C. N. Willborn, PhD, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee Sixteen powerful sermons preached in the chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary during the academic year of 1891-92. One needs only to read these addresses to understand why Princeton had a worldwide influence for the Gospel of Chrrist during these years. This volume was especially prized because two of the beloved professors, Caspar W. Hodge and Charles A. Aiken, were removed by death in the midst of that year. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- Christ's Desire for His People (John 17:14) by Dr. William Henry Green 2- The Promise of the Spirit (John 16:12-15) by Dr. Caspar Wistar Hodge 3- Valiant for the Truth (Jeremiah 9:3) by Dr. Charles A. Aiken 4- Salvation as a Work (Philippians 1:6) by Dr. William M. Paxton 5- Incarnate Truth (John 1:14) by Dr. Benjamin B. Warfield 6- First Interview with the Christ (John 1:37-42) by Dr. John D. Davis 7- Religion in College (1 John 2:13) by Dr. Francis L. Patton, President 8- The Letter and the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:6) by Dr. Francis L. Patton, President 9- Christ as a Man of Prayer (Luke 6:12) by Dr. James O. Murray 10- The Transfiguration of Life by Christ (Luke 9:29) by Dr. James O. Murray 11- Christian Manliness (1 Cor. 16:13) by Dr. William Henry Green 12- The Power of Christ's Resurrection (Philippians 3:10) by Dr. Caspar Wistar Hodge 13- Drifting (Hebrews 2:1) by Dr. Charles A. Aiken 14- How We Spend Our Years (Psalm 90:9) by Dr. William M. Paxton 15- The Christian's Attitude Toward Death (2 Corinthians 5:1-10) Dr. Benjamin B. Warfield 16- The Vision of the King in His Holiness (Isaiah 6:5-7) by Dr. John D. Davis REVIEW FROM The Presbyterian and Reformed Review Vol. IV, No. 15 (July 1893): "This publication, valuable in itself, has an additional interest from the insight it gives into Princeton Seminary training on its more practical side. The Princeton Sermons are not, like the posthumous volume by Dr. Charles Hodge, a collection of mere outlines, but sixteen complete discourses by Profs. Green, C.W. Hodge, Aiken, Paxton, Warfield, Davis, Patton and Murray, each of whom has contributed two to the series. With the exception of President Patton's, which are distinctively college sermons; one of them full of wise, manly, sympathetic counsels to the undergraduates, the other an admirable charge to a graduating class, abounding in high thinking and clear speaking, with sentences sharp as the crack of a whip, which will stick to the memory like epigrams; they were delivered in the Seminary Chapel, and for the most part in the ordinary course of a single term (1891-92). The reader will naturally open such a book with high expectations; nor will he be disappointed. It may go without saying, that the sermons are sound, spiritual and strong. But though solid, they are not heavy; and, though addressed in the first instance to an academic audience, they will be found full of instruction and of religious stimulus by thoughtful readers anywhere. The subjects are as happily varied as though their selection had been the fruit of premeditation; and, while the teaching rings harmoniously true to Scripture throughout, the variety in the literary and dialectical style of treatment is one of the charms of the volume. To an old Princetonian, indeed, this new anthology affords among other things an attractive psychological study, such as used to be inevitably suggested in the old Oratory, on a Sunday afternoon, by the 'remarks' successively made by the professors on some Bible text or practical theme selected and announced the week before. It may be somewhat invidious to particularize, but we cannot withhold a special word of admiration for the two sermons by Prof. Green, especially the first of them (which heads the volume) on 'Christ's Desire for His People.' (Jno. Xvii. 24). This is a discourse not more distinguished by its expository skill and its rich spirituality than by the remarkable beauty and devotion of its language. All who know its author are prepared for the very fresh and comprehensive treatment given to 'Christian Manliness' (1 Cor. Xvi. 13) by one well entitled to commend the ideal his second discourse presents. But through this first sermon there runs a strain of poetic feeling not always suspected in the scrupulously exact Hebraist. One passage in particular (in which the stunted vegetation of the polar snows, in contrast with the beauty and variety and boundless range of the vegetation of the tropics, furnishes a comparison for the life of grace on earth in contrast with the life of glory on high) is worthy of Ruskin as a piece of word painting, or of a place among Jeremy Taylor's choicest similes. Altogether this book is a refreshing evidence of how worthily the best traditions of Princeton are still maintained. It is a great thing for young aspirants to the ministry to sit at the feet of men with a religion as vital as their theological scholarship is profound, and to have weekly illustration in the concrete of how to handle Bible truth so as to make the acquisitions of the intellect, by the divine blessing, the true property also of the heart. And it would be well for some older men 'many preachers on both sides of the Atlantic' to observe and to emulate the frank, courageous spirit in which, with large knowledge of present-day tendencies, these Princeton divines are prepared, on Bible ground, to meet the special problems of our times. From The Methodist Review, November 1894, pages 988-989: "These sermons were not in the first instance written for publication. They were prepared for the weekly Sunday services held in the chapel of the Theological Seminary at Princeton. The series also includes two sermons each by President Patton and Dean Murray, of the college, who are officers of the seminary and frequently preach in its pulpit. The circumstances that led to the composition of these discourses have doubtless given to them a special character. They were addressed to young men preparing for the ministry by those who occupied the position of their daily instructors; they are not sermons for the masses, but designed solely for believers. They are adapted to the needs of young men at the critical period of life, to young men who are destined to be leaders in the world of thought and action. The life of a great university is a world by itself. The door of matriculation opens before the youth a new world, rich in opportunities and advantages, yet presenting peculiar temptations and perils. At this transition stage in his career, when the student finds that the faiths of his childhood are attacked on every side and there is danger of schism between his reason and his heart, how opportune it is for him to be furnished with the light and guidance of such discourses as these! The professors take up those questions of the day that agitate theological circles in both hemispheres and deal with them in a masterly way. In the sermons on the 'Promise of the Spirit' and 'Incarnate Truth' we are presented with a clear statement of the Princeton position concerning the inerrancy of the Scriptures. Such statements as we find set forth in some other theological seminaries find no sympathy with the Princeton professors; not only so, but they are shown to be utterly without foundation. . . For devotional reading we commend especially the sermons by Professor Murray---'Christ as a Man of Prayer,' and 'The Transfiguration of Life by Christ.' We have not for many a day read their equal." Part of our REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY WARFIELD SIX Over 52% Discount SGCB Price: $11.50 (list price $25.00)Order with WARFIELD SIX-PACK TITLES SGCB Price: $62.95 (list price $142.00)Over 55% Discount Order with our REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY - 55% Off SGCB Price: $30.15 (list price $67.00)Gardiner Spring's "Power of the Pulpit" and J.W. Alexander's "Thoughts on Preaching" |
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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 Over 50% Off SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $22.00)Order with REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY w/ Power of the Pulpit & Princeton Sermons SGCB Price: $30.15 (list price $67.00)55% Discount |
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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." 468 page paperback ALEXANDER SERMONS SERMONS SPECIAL 50% Discount SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $28.00)Purchase the FOUR VOLUME ALEXANDER SERMON SET SGCB Price: $53.95 (list price $120.00)55% Discount |
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 click for details | | 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. This paperback volume is nearly 600 pages in length. Over 55% Discount SGCB Price: $15.00 (list price $35.00) |
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 click for details | | FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY A Manual of Homiletical and Pastoral Theology William G. Blaikie "My personal favorite book for pastors is William Blaikie's For the Work of the Ministry. How I rejoice that this outstanding manual of homiletics and pastoral theology is being reprinted! Blaikie (1820-1899), who ministered in the Free Church of Scotland for 25 years before accepting the position of Professor of Apologetics and Pastoral Theology at the New College in Edinburgh, offers a brilliant overview of everything from the nature of and call to the ministry to Supplementary Hints on subjects like visitation of the sick, home mission work, and evangelistic movements. His advice on everything from pastoral care of the young to fulfilling pastoral engagements and meetings is full of mature wisdom which is as applicable today as it was over a century ago." - Pastor Bill Shishko Over 40% Discount SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $22.00) |
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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) . 45% Discount SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00) |
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 click for details | | PULPIT CRIMES The Criminal Mishandling of God's Word JAMES R. WHITE SGCB # 2 BEST SELLING TITLE FOR 2006. "PULPIT CRIMES: The Criminal Mishandling of God's Word" by James White of Alpha-Omega Ministries may be his most provocative book yet. White sets out to examine numerous "crimes" being commited in pulpits throughout the land every week, as he seeks to leave no stone unturned. Based firmly upon the bedrock of Holy Scripture, one "crime" after another is layed bare for all to see. "The pulpit is to be a place where God speaks from His Word: what has happened to this sacred duty in our day? Let pulpit crimes be exposed by the light of God's Word." - Dr. James White SOME OF THE SUBJECTS BEING COVERED Laying Down the Law: The Bible's Teaching on the Nature of Preaching Prostitution: Using the Gospel for Financial Gain Pandering Pluralism Cowardice Under Fire Felonious Eisegesis Entertainment Without a License Cross Dressing: Ignoring God's Ordinance Regarding the Roles of Men and Women NOW AVAILABLE!! Dr. James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a professor, having taught Greek, Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics. He has authored or contributed to more than twenty books, including The King James Only Controversy, The Forgotten Trinity, The Potter's Freedom, and The God Who Justifies. He is an accomplished debater, having engaged in more than fifty moderated, public debates with leading proponents of Roman Catholicism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormonism. He is an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church, has been married to Kelli for more than twenty-two years, and has two children, Joshua and Summer. SGCB WHITE TITLE 50% Discount SGCB Price: $8.50 (list price $17.00)NOW AVAILABLE Order All Four James R. White Titles from Solid Ground SGCB Price: $32.00 (list price $74.00)Nearly 60% Discount for All Four Titles |
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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 Nearly 55% Discount SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $20.00)Order with REFORMED PREACHING TRILOGY SGCB Price: $30.15 (list price $67.00)55% Discount Order with three other SPRING SPECIAL TITLES SGCB Price: $49.95 (list price $100.00) |
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 click for details | | THE MISSION OF SORROW Classic Treatise on God's Gracious Purposes in our Afflictions Gardner Spring "The Mission of Sorrow by Spring, is one of the most complete books ever written on the subject of SORROW. Each chapter builds upon the other, until the sorrowing believer is brought at last to heaven." David Ash, of Shiloh Online Library "This is real writing! It is deeply devotional reflecting the fine writing of the period. I read the apt illustration of President Samuel Davie's mother who said, as she looked at her son in his coffin, 'There lies my only son and there lies the will of God, and I am satisfied.'" - Geoff Thomas, Pastor in Aberystwyth, Wales The nine chapters are as follows: Chapter 1 - Sorrow God's Witness Chapter 2 - Sorrow Deserved Chapter 3 - Submission Under Sorrow Chapter 4 - Sorrow Distrubs Idolatrous Attachments Chapter 5 - Sorrow The Friend of Christian Graces Chapter 6 - Sorrow Taking Lessons from the Bible Chapter 7 - Sorrow At the Throne of Grace Chapter 8 - Meetness for Heaven Through Sorrow Chapter 9 - No Sorrow There Part of our SUFFERING TRILOGY SPRING SPECIAL TITLES $4-6 Book $5.00 Sale Over 55% Off SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $11.00)NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP! Order with AFFLICTED MAN'S COMPANION & THE BOW IN THE CLOUD SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $56.00)60% Discount |
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 click for details | | THE MINISTER AND HIS GREEK NEW TESTAMENT A.T. Robertson, New Introduction by Dr. Michael Haykin "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. Robertsonü'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 (Robertsonü's grave lies in the shadow of Broadus), Robertson sought to equip his students with the proper tools for good preaching. ARBCA SPECIAL SALE 55% Discount SGCB Price: $6.30 (list price $14.00) |
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 | | PREACHING WITH BIBLICAL PASSION A Scriptural and Historical Study Gabriel Grossi "Mr. Grossi's book is a timely call to return to biblical, Spirit-anointed preaching, akin to what the Puritans called 'plain preaching.' Such preaching does justice to the glory of God, the centrality of Christ, the saving ministry of the Holy Spirit, the depravity of man, and the invitations of the gospel. This book should be read by all who preach." - Dr. Joel Beeke INTRODUCTION WHAT IS PREACHING? THE IMPORTANCE AND CENTRALITY OF PREACHING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREACHING IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH THE BIBLICAL METHOD AND MANNER OF PREACHING PREACHING WITH APPLICATION PREACHING MUST BE BIBLICALLY BALANCED TRUE PREACHING POINTEDLY IDENTIFIES, EXPOSES & REBUKES SIN AND FALSE DOCTRINE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MINISTERS TO CHRIST AND TO THE SOULS OF MEN REACTIONS AND ATTITUDES TO POINTED BIBLICAL PREACHING THE GOAL OF BIBLICAL PREACHING PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS AND SEARCHING QUESTIONS ARBCA SPECIAL SALE SLASHED TITLE $5.00 Sale 65% Discount - SLASHED TITLE SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $14.00)Add PREACHING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE SGCB Price: $4.00 (list price $12.00) |
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| | LIGHT AND HEAT: The Puritan View of the Pulpit Dr. R. Bruce Bickel We have lost the exalted view of the pulpit that was characteristic of the Puritan era. They held both the pulpit and the Word of God in high esteem. Preaching the Word was the highest calling imaginable. In this important work, Dr. R. Bruce Bickel shows what was admirable about their view of the pulpit and the preached Word. We would do well to listen to his admonitions and to see how far removed we are today. May God once again raise up a large number of "godly preachers." FIRE SALE NORTHAMPTON PRESS TITLE SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $15.00) |
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 click for details | | The Pastor in the Sick Room 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 unavailble 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." 42% Discount SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $13.00) |
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 click for details | | MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Classic Funeral Addresses. An Aid for Pastors. A Book of Comfort for the Bereaved Joseph Sanderson, editor, Introduction by John Hall First published in 1883, this volume is filled with wise and bold words spoken in the face of death by dozens of the leading evangelical ministers of the 19th century, including Charles H. Spurgeon, John Newton, William Jay, Gardiner Spring, W.B. Sprague, Wm. S. Plumer, William Taylor, D.L. Moody, J.R. Macduff, Horatius Bonar, Andrew Bonar, Charles Hodge, Thomas Binney, John Hall, John Todd, Francis Wayland, Theo. Cuyler, Thomas Guthrie, Canon H.P. Liddon, Alexander Dickson and many more. Volume is divided into the following categories: DEATH IN CHILDHOOD DEATH OF A YOUTH DEATH IN MIDDLE AGE DEATH IN OLD AGE MISCELLANEOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The titles include the following: "The Teaching of a Child's Death" by Wm. M. Taylor "Early Death" by J.R. Macduff "Infant Salvation" by Rev. Chas. A Evans "The Funeral at the Gate of Nain" by Rev. W.D. Horwood "Faithfulness and its Reward" by Charles Hodge "Jacob's Dying Words" by Andrew Bonar "The Death Day Better than the Birthday" by C.H. Spurgeon "The Glad Announcement" by Gardiner Spring "The Grave's Conqueror" by Thomas Guthrie "Our Trials" by John Newton "A Wise and Faithful Ruler Assassinated (Abraham Lincoln)" by John McClintock "A Fireman Killed in a Fire" by John Cumming "A Fisherman Drowned at Sea" by Rev. Albery Bibby "A Mere Professor" by Wm. S. Plumer "The Skeptic" by Rev. James Murray "The Blasphemer" by Rev. Hugh Hughes "The Wicked Man's Life" by C.H. Spurgeon "A Calamity: Ship Burned at Sea" by Rev. Stephen R. Cattley "The Mysteries of Providence: Coal Mine Disaster" by Thomas Binney "Sudden Death, Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bliss: Railway Accident" by D.L. Moody "President of the USA Assassinated: James Garfield" by Wm. W. Taylor and many, many more SGCB PAPERBACK SETS 30% Discount SGCB Price: $24.50 (list price $35.00)Order along with THE BOW IN THE CLOUD SGCB Price: $32.95 (list price $60.00)Add THE MISSION OF SORROW along with BOW IN THE CLOUD SGCB Price: $34.95 (list price $71.00) |
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