Tonight, I participated in something that I have never been a part of in the 22 years that I have known Jesus Christ. The reason for this is twofold: I have never been in a church before that took seriously the biblical practice of church discipline, and I have never been in a church where [...]
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Where Extraordinary Grace and Celestial Joy Meet
June 28, 2009Stetzer and Baptist Press on Founders Conference
July 3, 2008Ed Stetzer has made the notes to his first address available on his blog. I am glad that Stetzer did this because of how a few words misunderstood and taken out of context can lead one to different conclusions than that of Stetzer himself. Also, Baptist Press (Jeff Robinson) has a couple of write-ups on [...]
NFV VI: Don Whitney on “Reforming Through Discipline”
June 26, 2008About Don Whitney: Don Whitney has been Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Senior Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, since 2005. Before that, he held a similar position (the first such position in the six Southern Baptist seminaries) at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, for ten [...]
Disciplined Church Discipline, and the Dance That Is to Come
June 19, 2008Dr. Ken Keathley, blogging at Between the Times, has written a helpful post reflecting on a case of undisciplined church discipline. In his article, Keathley addresses that, while it is appropriate in cases of obstinence and indifference, disciplining the weak Christian is not in order. He writes, There is a world of difference between the [...]
TCC 08 :: Compilation of Posts
February 24, 2008Below are the different blogposts from the 2008 True Church Conference. It was a pleasure to cover most of the messages (I missed the first one due to an ice storm), and I hope that these may be helpful to you. For those of you who would like these posts in a one downloadable document, [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 12 :: Church Discipline, Church Growth, and the Glory of God by Jeff Noblit
February 24, 2008TEXT: 1 Corinthians 10:31 We must consider the missing key to true church growth. I want to preach on the topic, “Church Discipline and the Glory of God.” It all must end there. What are you going to do for eternity? You are going to be a trophy of grace for the glory of God. [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 11 :: Church Discipline and Missions by Paul Washer
February 23, 2008Our job is to bring the Bride home. We have been a great task, that is, a passionate love for the Bride of Christ, and the working with all our heart to bring her home and present her spotless and chaste. To this we give our lives, that Jesus Christ might be pleased with the [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 10 :: Glorification by David Miller
February 23, 2008I was guilty with nothing to say, and they were coming to take me away, but then a voice form heaven was heard and said, “Let him go and take me instead.” I have been saved. I have been cleared of guilt, and I am glad. Glory! Glory! I have been declared innocent, and I [...]
TCC 08 :: Q and A
February 23, 2008Question and Answer time includes the following panel: Jay Adams, Jeff Noblit, Paul Washer, and David Miller What are some of the most common misconceptions of church discipline, and how should we address those concerns? Adams: For one thing, there are certain sins which are discipline issues, and not others. That is a mistake. Any [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 9 :: Corrective Discipline in the Local Church by Jay Adams (Part 4)
February 23, 2008I want you to know that this matter of church discipline is not a New Testament phenomenon. It goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden when God removed Adam and Eve from the garden. Discipline Denied Let’s look also at Exodus 32 and the account of the golden calf. This is [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 8 :: Corrective Discipline in the Local Church by Jay Adams (Part 3)
February 23, 2008TEXT: 1 Corinthians 5 I like the title of this conference which says, “Striving not to build great churches but true churches.” Here is a church that failed to deal with a very serious issue in its midst. To deliver someone to Satan is to cast someone outside the care and protection of the church [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 7 :: Sanctification by David Miller
February 22, 2008TEXT: Romans 7:14-25 Last night, I talked to you about salvation in the past tense: “I have been saved.” Have you been saved? I have been justified, full and free, as a gift of grace. I have been cleared of guilt. Cleared. And I have been declared innocent, and I have been given the righteousness [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 6 :: Corrective Discipline in the Local Church by Jay Adams (Part 2)
February 22, 2008Dr. Adams has a helpful chart that I cannot reproduce here, but it is a chart explaining when and how people get involved in corrective church discipline, moving from “as a brother” to the point of “as a Gentile and tax collector.” The initial phases are informal (self-discipline, one-on-one, one or two others) and the [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 5 :: Corrective Discipline in the Local Church by Jay Adams (Part 1)
February 22, 2008It is important in this first session to lay the groundwork in such a way that you are prepared for the other sessions. First, the practice of church discipline is foreign to many congregations today. Let’s begin with working definition. Church discipline is the correct application of biblical principles and practices that brings order in [...]
TCC 08 :: Session 4 :: Purity, Power, and Church Growth by Jeff Noblit
February 22, 2008TEXT: Matthew 18:15-20 I hope to give a systematic overview of church discipline. Jeremiah 6:16: Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ [...]
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