By Greg Gibson

God’s Presence From Eden, to the Temple, to the New Earth
Understand God’s redemptive-historical plan to expand His glorious presence from the Garden, to the Temple, to the New Earth. Much of this material is taken from the book “The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God by G.K. Beale. Two sermons: “Why Is the New Heaven and the New Earth Equated with the Temple?” Highest recommendation. Part 1 and Part 2 by G.K. Beale

12 Reasons Why Adam Was a Real, Historical Person
“But the twelve observations above indicate that the historicity of Adam is a thread woven all the way through the Bible’s history, theology, and ethics. Pull out that thread and sooner or later the whole garment will unravel.” Was Adam a Real Historical Individual? by James Anderson

Biblical Counseling Training
Where can you find training in Biblical counseling (as opposed to psychological counseling)? Top Choices for Counselor Training by Rick Thomas, and Biblical Counseling Training by 9 Marks

New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ by Schreiner
“Christ the Center was pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner to discuss New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Dr. Schreiner’s book has been warmly welcomed by many respected scholars in the reformed community and listeners will understand why when they hear Dr. Schreiner detail his project.” New Testament Theology by Thomas Schreiner

Evangelizing Headhunters and Cannibals
“’There are lots of unreached tribes in Papua New Guinea. Some of them are cannibalistic and hostile headhunting tribes; they are completely unreached by the gospel. Come with me brother – Let’s go get some of them for Jesus.’…There’s an important difference between unevangelized and unreached peoples. Unevangelized people are unconverted individuals in places where there are established churches. Unreached peoples are those that live in regions where there are no churches and no access to the evangelical gospel in their culture. And to answer your question about the present trend; 96% of the missionary work force is still laboring in unevangelized, but not truly unreached regions. Here it is again – 9 out of 10 Christian missionaries that go cross-cultural are still going to reached places! Here’s still another way to say it – Something like 90% of all “ministers” worldwide are concentrating on only 2% of the world’s population! We are massively overly evangelizing places where the gospel is already well planted! I believe that we need a substantial strategic redeployment of the missionary workforce to the areas where there is still no access to the evangelical gospel.” Interview With David Sitton

“Stop Dating Churches, and Marry One”
Why join a church?
“1. Make visible your commitment to Christ and his people…
2. Makes a powerful statement in a low-commitment culture…
3. We can be overly independent…
4. Keeps us accountable…
5. Help your pastor and elders be more faithful shepherds…
6. Gives you an opportunity to make promises.”
Why Membership Matters by Kevin DeYoung

Diversity in Musical Style, Unity in Christ-Centered Lyrics
“I believe it very good for our churches to sing songs from different eras, traditions, and styles…Songs with 101-level truths should not be the staple of our musical diet, but they should be on our plate…Imagine if the church stopped singing new songs after the Reformation just because the songs were new. No “And Can it Be,” no “Amazing Grace,” no “Holy, Holy, Holy.”…Christ–sung in our songs, called up in our prayers, and heralded in the preaching–will be the glue that holds us together, and not music. That’s the kind of unity in diversity worth celebrating.” In Defense of Musical Diversity by Kevin DeYoung

History of “Grace to You” With John MacArthur
“This year marks the ministry’s 40th anniversary…And within 5 years the ministry was distributing a million tapes a year. (We get that many downloads in a typical month today.)…How many employees does GTY have? Around 50 full time plus 175 volunteers who donate time and energy every week…Our annual budget today is about $17.9 million.” Meet the Ministries: Grace to You by Tim Challies

A Self-Worshiper vs. a God-Worshiper
“There was a stark difference between the two acceptance speeches. As I listened to the two speeches, all I could think of was the old commercial catchphrase, “Like Mike… If I could be like Mike.” Unfortunately, in this instance, Mike was the last person anyone should aspire to be like. This was definitely not a Michael Jordan highlight. Jordan’s Speech was self-centered, indulgent, arrogant, and at times embarrassing. In contrast, David Robinson rose to the occasion and made a brief, inspiring, encouraging speech (see his speech here) that made his family, his team, and his friends proud.
David Elevated Others…Mike Elevated Mike
David Honored His Family…Mike Honored Himself
David Was Brief…Mike Was Indulgent
David Honored God…Mike Honored Basketball
David sees His Legacy in His Family…Mike sees His…in His Highlights”
Be Like David… Not Like Mike by Voddie Baucham