From Lectures to My Students: A Selection from Addresses Delivered to the Students of The Pastors’ College, Metropolitan Tabernacle

First Series, Lecture X
By C.H. Spurgeon

Read the series.

I think, too, that a man who would speak well, extemporaneously, must be careful to select a topic which he understands.

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“Peter’s story is relatable to everyone who seeks to follow Christ in faith. And this new book beautifully shows how the grace of God transforms and sanctifies His people on this lifelong journey.” - Ligonier

“Ortlund helpfully examines the historical place of the creeds in the life of Baptists. He engages with the current conversation animated by the SBC Annual Meeting motion to add the Nicene Creed to the Baptist Faith and Message.” - Credo

“The Italian Supreme Court’s harassment of an evangelical church serves as a stark reminder that the ongoing threats to religious liberty often come from those who identify as Christians.” - TGC

Pastor Ross Shannon…. “started a formal internship program, one that runs every year. Ross hopes the model will catch on, so he invited me to a discussion with him, Associate Pastor Kevin Moses, and one of the church’s interns, Caleb TeBeest.” - GARBC

“Some Israelis see very strong conflicts in their society, but fewer say this than a year ago” - Pew

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While Israel faces the increasing potential of an expanding war in the Middle East, the world is clearly careening into a new era of unreserved antisemitism.

How should we as Christians respond?

If we are convinced Biblically that God still has a future for the people, nation and land of Israel—that He will fulfill every promise He has ever given His chosen people, and every prophecy He has ever made about them—that will certainly determine the tenor of our reaction.

“The ‘new’ wave of antisemitism in the West clarifies to Israeli Jews too that they cannot escape their fate in Israel by relocating to Europe or America. They too cannot escape antisemitism by distancing themselves from Israel.” - Providence

“what made Jesus’s appeal to this psalm so powerful that no one dared to ask him more questions (Matthew 22:46)? To appreciate the full significance of Jesus’s use of Psalm 110:1, we first consider the psalm in its original context.” - Desiring God

“The new law, signed Wednesday by Gov. Jeff Landry, will face immediate legal challenges.” - Axios

“Jake Meador sees evangelicalism breaking into four subgroups, moving from right to left the neo-fundamentalists, mainstream evangelicals, neo-evangelicals, and progressive evangelicals. He says the SBC is now undergoing ‘an attempted takeover from a well-moneyed group of neo-fundamentalists.’” - Religion Unplugged

“Disgusted by the hypocrisies and outright lunacy of political candidates in this election year, and the abuse uncovered among the so-called godly? Welcome to the Middle Ages. What’s old is new again.” - Marvin Olasky

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“’My mother,’ Washington wrote, ‘…explained to us what it all meant, that this was the day for which she had been so long praying but fearing that she would never live to see.’” - TGC

“the old pipeline isn’t providing enough pastors to fill the empty pulpits. ‘We’re not seeing young men go into undergraduate Bible training. Very few are populating the ministerial classes in any college I know. So where do we find the guys?’” - GARBC

“… in its attempts to reinvigorate marriage and family, the Church must be careful not to abandon singles to hopelessness and despair by misconstruing what Scripture actually teaches about singleness—namely, that it is good.” - Mere Orthodoxy

“the Board has retained the law firm of Haynes & Boone, LLP, to conduct an independent, thorough, and professional review of the report of past abuse to ensure we have a complete understanding of the events from 1982-1987” - CPost

“the PCA significantly strengthened its commitment to complementarianism… by starting the process to clarify the Book of Church Order by adding the language: Furthermore, unordained people shall not be referred to as, or given the titles of, the ordained offices of pastor/elder, or deacon.” - World

“The court’s decision is the first of its kind and offers hope that ideologically motivated medical professionals who fast-track kids to transition can be stopped and even brought to justice.” - Breakpoint

“There’s no doubt that many people think that pursuing science and Christianity inevitably leads to conflict. Some Christians characterize science in a way that conflicts with Christianity. And some scientists characterize Christianity in a way that conflicts with science. My experience shows a different picture.” - Reasons

“ ‘Time is the most precious resource I have. I need to make the most of it.’ He looked at me like I had two heads. ‘No it’s not,’ he replied. ‘What about your health? Your family? Your faith and knowledge of the Scriptures?’ Oh, right. That stuff.” - TGC

“The whole feel of the conference is more than merely listening to the audio of the messages, good as they were. There were various workshops provided, but more importantly tremendous fellowship to be had as those of us able to attend interacted with one another, met old friends, and made new ones. God blessed our time together.” - Don Johnson

“Sengheiser wrote that while the belief life begins at conception is sometimes a religious belief… it is not only a religious belief. He pointed to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.” - CPost

Many American Christians have questions about something called “the rapture.” These questions are often tied to a particular flavor of premillennialism called “dispensationalism.” According to this framework, “the rapture” means “the idea that Christ will remove the church from the world prior to the great tribulation.”¹ They believe the rapture is before the Great Tribulation, so it is “pre-tribulational.” This teaching relies heavily on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, along with other supporting passages. This article will evaluate whether this passage teaches a pre-tribulational rapture.

“These arguments remind us that we should not interpret Matthew in isolation from other Scripture, including Luke’s account of Jesus’ prophetic teaching.” - DBTS Blog

Christian Solidarity Worldwide says “The 150 members of the Great Commission Fundamental Baptist Church… were forcibly removed from their homes… by local Catholic community leaders on April 26” and “local authorities have effectively ignored their plight despite the guarantees of religious freedom under Mexican law.”- CPost

“The service seems to be what prompted news of his June 7 death to be made public. He was 94, and has been at the center of controversy regarding sexual abuse allegations in recent years.” - The Baptist Paper

“A very interesting debate. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a fascinating person, newly professing faith in Christ, after formerly advocating atheism, along with Richard Dawkins. In this debate, she takes on Dawkins and shows the moral emptiness of Dawkins’ position.” - Don Johnson

“The latest installment of the State of the Bible report focuses on the Secure Flourishing Index, which measures individuals’ life satisfaction when it comes to happiness and life satisfaction, mental and physical health, meaning and purpose, character and virtue and close social relationships.” - CPost