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This episode is brought to you by our friends at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. CBTS exists to provide ministerial training in the context of a confessional, local church. They are, among other things, confessional, baptist, affordable, and accessible. They are now fully Accredited by the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries. You can learn more about them at https://cbtseminary.org/   Evangelism with Dr. Tom Johnston (Episode 35) Dr. Johnston serves as Professor of Evangelism and as the director of the Midwestern Evangelistic Teams. Born in Paris, France, to missionary parents, Dr. Johnston’s heart for missions and evangelism was forged in the context of post-Christian Europe. His fluency in French and familiarity with European cultures have served him well in leading evangelistic team in six countries and across four continents. He also brings to his students sixteen years of pastoral ministry experience in the United States and Canada. Dr. Johnston received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the Bachelor of Science from Wheaton College. Johnston is married to Raschelle. They have three children and four grandchildren. His research interests include Medieval French history, the Swiss Reformation, and related textual studies in theology and practice. For example, he has written on the evangelistic zeal of Calvin’s Geneva and approaches to the Great Commission in the 12th and 13th Centuries in Southern France. His articles have appeared in Trinity Journal, the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry, Midwestern Journal of Theology, Perichoresis, Preaching Magazine, as well as Decision Magazine, the Lausanne Movement, and Preaching Online. While serving as president of the Southern Baptist Professors of Evangelism Fellowship for six years, and currently as its Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Johnston edited Mobilizing a Great Commission Church for Outreach (Wipf and Stock), with chapters by 19 Southern Baptist professors of evangelism. Resource Recommendation: http://www.evangelizology.com/ Consumed! A Passion for the Great Commission. by Dr. Tom Johnston:https://www.amazon.com/Consumed-Passion-Great-Commission/dp/0983152675/   Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.     

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. CBTS exists to provide ministerial training in the context of a confessional, local church. They are, among other things, confessional, baptist, affordable, and accessible. You can learn more about them at https://cbtseminary.org/   Biblical Hermeneutics with Dr. John Greever Dr. John Greever is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Fenton, MO and recently retired professor of Bible at Missouri Baptist University. He has pastored for over four decades in Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Missouri, 25 of those years at FBC Fenton. During that time he has also taught ministry, Bible, theology and religious classes for several Christian Institutions. He holds the Doctor of Theology degree from Trinity Theological Seminary, the Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard Payne University. His passion and vision for the church are faithfulness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in our generation. He seeks to ground the church in its worship, life, and ministry in a biblically-based, Christ-exalting, and gospel-centered way.   Book Recommendations Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics:https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Biblical-Hermeneutics-Search-Meaning/dp/0310279518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=525MF07P5XEE&keywords=introduction+to+biblical+hermeneutics&qid=1569869779&sprefix=Introduction+to+biblica%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1 Grasping God's Word:https://www.amazon.com/Grasping-Gods-Word-Hands-Interpreting/dp/0310492572/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CYAN2RD971EN&keywords=grasping+god%27s+word&qid=1569869883&sprefix=grasping+go%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1   Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.    Founders Midwest Conference: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Greg Gilbert Theme: Union With Christ Location: First Baptist Church of Fenton, Missouri. Dates: February 25-26 https://sbfcmw.com/

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. CBTS exists to provide ministerial training in the context of a confessional, local church. They are, among other things, confessional, baptist, affordable, and accessible. You can learn more about them at https://cbtseminary.org/   Give our Podcast a listen to learn more about William Carey. Jake Stone is a Pastor-Theologian serving the Lord at New Testament Baptist Church in Biloxi, Mississippi. Pastor Jake has contributed articles to the Publican and to Founders Ministries. Jake is also a graduate of William Carey University. To find out more about his church visit their website: https://ntbcbiloxi.com/   Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.   

Listen to the Podcast as we discuss eschatology with Dr. Sam Waldron Dr. Sam Waldron is the president of CBTS and professor of Systematic Theology. He is also one of the pastors of Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY. Dr. Waldron received a B.A. from Cornerstone University, an M.Div. from Trinity Ministerial Academy, a Th.M. from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. From 1977 to 2001 he was a pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Waldron is the author of numerous books including A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, The End Times Made Simple, Baptist Roots in America, To Be Continued?, and MacArthur’s Millennial Manifesto: A Friendly Response.   Eschatology Books Written by Dr. Waldron The End Times Made Simple:https://www.amazon.com/End-Times-Made-Simple/dp/1879737507 More of the End Times Made Simple:https://www.amazon.com/MORE-End-Times-Made-Simple/dp/1879737698/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=12S3QZ7WYRNZ1HK5CBBW MacArthur's Millennial Manifesto:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098021792X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i5   Dr. Waldron's Book Recommendations A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Amillennialism-Understanding-End-Times/dp/0801015502/ref=dp_ob_title_bk Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative by Sam Storms: https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Come-Amillennial-Sam-Storms/dp/1781911320/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/144-2255268-3944760?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1781911320&pd_rd_r=bf822fb8-aff3-4c12-9bd5-289eef62ed9d&pd_rd_w=r4Apv&pd_rd_wg=q67Fg&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=8SWWXWDJAET2F17QYH1H&psc=1&refRID=8SWWXWDJAET2F17QYH1H The Bible and the Future by Anthony A. Hoekema: https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Future-Anthony-Hoekema/dp/0802808514/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3/144-2255268-3944760?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0802808514&pd_rd_r=84506706-0046-41c7-875d-18fb24a54927&pd_rd_w=vX8fD&pd_rd_wg=Apc68&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=X3HRARQNZ5A1DN3K0584&psc=1&refRID=X3HRARQNZ5A1DN3K0584 The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth about the Antichrist by Kim Riddlebarger: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Sin-Uncovering-Truth-Antichrist/dp/0801066069/ref=pd_sbs_14_22?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0801066069&pd_rd_r=60d35600-af7c-4dd3-a1f3-43bbe4774bf9&pd_rd_w=8e0NH&pd_rd_wg=1oOd3&pf_rd_p=d66372fe-68a6-48a3-90ec-41d7f64212be&pf_rd_r=7QNHFXHDECGAGX92WYVH&psc=1&refRID=7QNHFXHDECGAGX92WYVH   Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary https://cbtseminary.org/   Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.     

"By faith the walls of Jericho came down, and by faith this wall will come down too." -C.H. Spurgeon  Listen to the Podcast as we discuss the buildings that Spurgeon ministered in before the Metropolitan Tabernacle was built.    Sources: Cathcart, William, ed. The Baptist EncyclopÊdia. Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1881. Pg. 1093. C. H. Spurgeon: The People’s Preacher. Directed by Crawford Telfer. Studio: FilmRise. 2010. Galli, Mark, and Ted Olsen. 131 Christians Everyone Should Know. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000.   Application Devote yourself to the Ordinary Means of Grace Preach Simple, Biblical and Doctrinal Sermons Remember that with faithfulness comes suffering. Understand that God works through imperfect Pastors and churches to accomplish his mission.   Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher. 

Listen to this week's episode of the Covenant Podcast as we discuss Expository Preaching with Pastor Wade Lentz. Bro Wade is currently serving as the Pastor of Beryl Baptist Church in Vilonia, Arkansas.  Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.     

Episode 29- Original Sin (With a quick examination of Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism).   Bible References: Genesis 2:17, 3:6, 16-19. Romans 5:12-14, 8:7-8. 1 Corinthians 15:21-22. Ephesians 2:1-3.   Sources: Bavinck, Herman, John Bolt, and John Vriend. Reformed Dogmatics: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Vol. 3. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. Pg, 86,90-91, 93-94. Dagg, J. L. Manual of Theology, First Part: A Treatise on Christian Doctrine. Charleston, SC; Richmond, VA; Macon, GA; Selma, AL; New Orleans: Southern Baptist Publication Society; S. S. & Publication Board; B. B. & Colporteur Society; B. B. & Book Depository; B. B. Depository, 1859. Vos, Geerhardus. Reformed Dogmatics. Edited by Richard B. Gaffin. Translated by Annemie Godbehere, Roelof van Ijken, Daan van der Kraan, Harry Boonstra, Jonathan Pater, Allan Janssen, Richard B. Gaffin Jr., and Kim Batteau. Vol. 1–5. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012–2016. Ward, Mark, Jessica Parks, Brannon Ellis, and Todd Hains, eds. Lexham Survey of Theology. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018.   Keep up with our Podcast via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastcovenant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.     

Dr. Jared Bumpers is an Assistant Professor of Preaching and Ministry, and the Director of Student Life and Events at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. In this Episode he discusses' Benjamin Keach's Hermeneutic compared to the modern grammatical-historical approach.   Keep up with our Podcast via: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.       

Jimmy is the Pastor of Vista Baptist Church, a graduate of Missouri Baptist University and student of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jimmy is also a Co-Host of the Made New Podcast:https://madenewinchrist.podbean.com/   Recommended Readings: The Reign of Grace The Death of Legal Hope Essay of the Kingdom of Christ   Keep up with our Podcast via: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/covenantpodcast/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covenant-podcast/id1464738712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xaNyHKd85BZl3Cxw5CUk8?si=T89hvJfVQUCcvmVxvrfEfw YouTube, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.   

Spurgeon's Wife and Family Proverbs 18:22 (KJV) 22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favour of the Lord.   Sources: C. H. Spurgeon: The People’s Preacher. Directed by Crawford Telfer. Studio: FilmRise. 2010. Douglas, J. D., Philip Wesley Comfort, and Donald Mitchell. Who’s Who in Christian History. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1992.   https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/susannah-spurgeon/ https://www.christianity.com/christian-life/who-was-susannah-spurgeon.html