Here is the theological summary of one preacher’s lifetime of investment in a local church: Doctrine Matters: Ten Theological Trademarks from a Lifetime of Preaching, from John Piper.
Preaching, you could say, is where the rubber begins to meet the road
on what a church believes. It is the living statement of faith. And in
the case of John Piper, we have this statement captured online in over
1,200 sermons, including a whole series where he devotes a single
message to the main theological emphases of his near 33-year preaching
tenure. These theological emphases, preached as ten sermons last year
and now edited into this volume, embody the legacy Piper hopes to leave
at Bethlehem Baptist.
But don’t think that these messages are the memoirs of a retired
pastor. You don’t store these truths away to collect dust. The vision of
God in these pages doesn’t take a pat on the head — it turns the world
upside down. Continue at Jonathan Parnell
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