Some of you may have seen this important article over at The Gospel Coalition about the decline and relocation of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) by Collin Hansen, who is a graduate of the school. Reformed Theological Seminary has been friends with TEDS for many years. Over the years, a number of our faculty have done their studies there before coming to RTS, and a number of our graduates have gone on to do doctoral work there. We wish TEDS all the best in this new stage of their institutional life. The last twenty years have been tough for accredited graduate theological education…
Wednesday Evening May 8, 2008 Numbers 36:1-13 Numbers — With God in the Wilderness “No Inheritance Transferred” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III I’d invite you to turn with me to Numbers 36–words which you perhaps never thought you would hear! We started on the first Wednesday night in January of 2007… about a year and a half later, we have come to the end of the book in Numbers 36, but not to the end of the journey. We’ve only come to the end of this part of the journey. This particular part of the journey of God’s people won’t end until Joshua. They’re not across the Jordan yet. They haven’t fought the battle of Jericho yet. They haven’t taken possession of all the land yet. So even when we come to the end of Numbers 36, the people of God still have…
The Lord's Day Morning May 4, 2008 Philippians 3:12-16 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and the Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study of Philippians “Pressing On Toward the Goal” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Dr. Duncan: “O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love, His covenant faithfulness, His lovingkindness, endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He hath redeemed from trouble and gathered from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.” Let us worship God. Dr. Thomas: Now let's come before God in prayer. Let us pray. O Lord our God, we bow once again in Your presence. It is a fitting posture that our hearts are bowed, our hands stretched out in faith to lay hold upon You as You…
Hymns of the Faith “Holy, Holy, Holy” Revelation 4, Isaiah 6 A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: This is “Hymns of the Faith” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.” …. And now here with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: This is Ligon Duncan with Bill Wymond and Derek Thomas for “Hymns of the Faith.” Derek, it's good to be back with you talking about these great hymns of the Christian church this morning. You've been traveling hither, thither, and yon this spring! You've been involved with the PCRT, the…
Wednesday Evening April 30, 2008 Numbers 35:1-34 Numbers — With God in the Wilderness “Gimme Shelter” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Numbers 35, the second to the last chapter in this great book that we have been studying since January 2007. A couple of words about where we’re going next: God willing, next Wednesday night we’ll finish this book looking at the fairly short chapter, Numbers 36, which picks up on a really great…
The Lord's Day Morning April 27, 2008 Philippians 3:7-11 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and the Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study of Philippians “What We Desire, How We Receive It, and How We Live” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to open them to Philippians 3. Last week, in looking at verses 7-11, we looked pretty closely at the first of three major points that Paul makes in this great portion of this joyous letter.…
The Lord’s Day Evening Numbers 34:1-29 With God in the Wilderness Divvying Up Canaan Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. Please be seated. If you have your Bibles with you, I’d invite you to turn with me to Numbers 34. Back on Sunday evening, April 6, when we were last together in Numbers with God in the wilderness on the Lord’s Day, we were in a passage which contained a wilderness travel log, Numbers 33:1-49, and it had a succession of almost unpronounceable names and obscure place…
Hymns of the Faith “From All That Dwell Below the Skies” Psalm 117 A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Stay tuned for Hymns of the Faith…..And now here with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank…
Wednesday Evening April 23, 2008 Numbers 33:50-56 Numbers — With God in the Wilderness “Possessing the Land” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Numbers 33, as we continue to make our way through this, the fourth of the five books of Moses. When we conclude this passage tonight we will be within three chapters of the conclusion of this book, and it’s been a great journey indeed. When we were last together in Numbers, we were in a…
The Lord's Day Morning April 20, 2008 Philippians 3:1-11 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and the Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study of Philippians “The Christian's Triple Gain” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians 3. As we look at this passage which speaks to us about the triple gain of Christians (that is, the triple blessing, the triple benefit that believers have in Jesus Christ),…