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RTS 2024 Generosity Report

Many of our Reformed Theological Seminary friends and supporters have probably been receiving the RTS 2024 Generosity Report that was just recently mailed out. It is a testimony to God’s generous provision and to the faithful, sacrificial giving of thousands of our partners. We give thanks for what the Lord has supplied, what he has enabled us to do, and indeed what he has given us the privilege to do for him, for the church, this last year. Below are just a few of the highlights. In 2024, RTS donors contributed $12.9 million to RTS, supporting 2,038 students, and enabling them to take…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Gospel with…

The Lord's Day Morning May 13, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Gospel with Power” 1 Thessalonians 1:4-6 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 1. We’re going to be looking at verses 4 to 6 together this morning as we continue our way through this wonderful letter of the apostle Paul – the first letter that he wrote; a letter that he wrote to a congregation that he had planted in the course of just a matter of weeks. And last week, even as we were looking at the introduction, we were commenting on one of the themes of this little letter is what a high view of the Word of God this congregation has. Paul's going to congratulate them for that in 1 Thessalonians chapter 2…

Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Reason to be…

The Lord's Day Morning May 6, 2012 “Living Life in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Reason to be Thankful” 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 1. We’re going to be looking at the first four verses together today as we begin a journey in this wonderful letter. Do you remember what you were doing twenty years ago? I can remember some of the things I was doing twenty years ago. I was in my first year of marriage twenty years ago. I was working at the seminary. I was calling a guy in Belfast, Northern Ireland about once a month telling him that he really needed to move to Jackson and teach at RTS. His name was Derek Thomas; you may have heard of him. I can remember a lot of things…

175 and Counting : The Disputed Gospel

The Lord's Day Morning April 15, 2012 “175 and Counting: The Disputed Gospel” Romans 5:8 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 5, and especially verse 8, although I'd like you to look from verse 6 to 10. We’re going to pick up three other phrases right around Romans 5:8 to help us in the study that we're going to this morning. Last week, when we were in 1 Corinthians 15, we saw Paul's phrase that he delivered to the Corinthians and to us as of first importance that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture. This is an essential part of the Gospel declaration. It's the declaration about what Jesus is doing on the cross. Did you know that that is in dispute today, amongst not only…

175 and Counting: In Defense of the Resurrection

The Lord's Day Morning April 8, 2012 “175 and Counting: In Defense of the Resurrection” 1 Corinthians 15:1-26 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 15. We’re going to read verses 1 to 26 today. I was thinking as we sang the first hymn this morning that, that hymn was a sermon in itself. The first two songs sung to us are sermons in themselves. This Scripture reading is a sermon in itself so the Lord is…

175 and Counting: God, Suffering and Evil

The Lord's Day Morning April 1, 2012 “175 and Counting: God, Suffering and Evil” Genesis 50:20 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis chapter 50 verse 20. We’re going to be looking at four passages this morning, one in Genesis 3, the one here in Genesis 50, then one in Acts chapter 2, and in Romans 8, but we want to begin with Genesis 50 verse 20, and you’ll understand why in just a few moments. Perhaps you have…

175 and Counting: No other Name

The Lord's Day Morning March 18, 2012 “175 and Counting: No Other Name” Acts 4:12 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to open them with me to Acts chapter 4 verse 12, although we're also going to look back at verse 11 because it's very important for the topic that we're going to be looking at today. We've been in a series called, “175 and Counting.” I've had a number of you express appreciation for some of the topics…

The Blessed Fear

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to open them with me to Psalm 128 and as you do, glance up to Psalm 127, the last of the psalms of ascents that we were in, in this study of the fifth book of the Psalms. And you’ll notice especially from verses 3 to 5 themes there that reappear here in Psalm 128. We’re reminded that “children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man…

175 and Counting: The Bible Tell Me So

The Lord's Day Morning March 11, 2012 “175 and Counting: The Bible Tells Me So” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to 1 Timothy, sorry, 2 Timothy chapter 3 verses 16 and 17. For the last few weeks we've been in a series called “175 and Counting” and we've tackled a few topics of crucial interest and importance to us as a congregation and to the Christian Church in general. We've addressed the…

Apart from the Lord Our Lives are Pointless, Restless,…

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Psalm 127 as we continue to make our way through the fifth book of the Psalms, the final section of the Psalms that begins with 107 and specifically through the Psalms of Ascents that we have been looking at for the last couple of weeks together on the Lord's Day Evening. We are in Psalm 127 tonight. You will see that this is a psalm of Solomon's. His name appears in the title or heading of this psalm as “Of Solomon.” And…