Dear list,

Earlier this month I delivered a lecture at a confrence in Ontario where my subject was, "The Emergent Church: A Reformed Answer to Post-modernism". Some have been asking about the link. Here it is.

Blessings,

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Pastor Jerrold H. Lewis. (Dipl. IT; Assc. A; B.Th; M.Th Candidate, PRTS)
Lacombe Free Reformed Church
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Thanks for the link. I was wondering what I would listen to as I travel tomorrow. Now I know.

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James Helbert, Wytheville, VA
Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCUS
TheBibleAlone.com / The Edinburgh Inn
"Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” - Zechariah 3:2

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You did a good job.

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Pastor Mark A. Mitchell
Senior Pastor/ Second Chance Baptist Church
SBC Affiliated
Wauchula Florida

Thank you.

THANKS!

One of my sons is an associate pastor in a Bible church in the midwest. His generation shows an inordinate fascination with trendy things like this. He does not buy into this stuff, but many of his ministerial friends in town do. I will forward it to him after listening to it myself.

Bless you.

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Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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It is amazing to see how many otherwise orthodox Churches are incorporating some emergent practices into their liturgy. May the Lord keep us.

Yes. I agree. The spirit of the Emerging Church is in our churches.

Jerrold:

That was excellent. In particular I appreciated the warm and pastoral tone of your exhortations at the end.

In fact, living out a critique of the 'Emergent Church' is really what we must know and do because this movement, as you pointed out, is reaching those who have certain interests and desires. Let us show them that true, classical Christian faith and life always has, and will be what this dying world needs: Christ.

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Rev. Daniel Kok
Pastor of Grace Reformed Church (URCNA)
Leduc, Alberta CANADA

"What sort of pledge and how great is this of love towards us! Christ lives for us not for himself!"
John Calvin, Commentary on the Hebrews (7:25)

Amen brother. Amen.

Wow - great sermon! Really enjoyed it, what a blessing.

Also, I also just realised that this is the Weirs Lane FRC that it is not 5 km from Flamborough Calvary CRC where I went while growing up. I had not put it together that you were there just a month ago. I was thousands of miles away, but it was still sort of cool to realise that you were so 'close'.

Thanks again.

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Kevin, husband of a truly angelic woman, and father to ten.
Zion United Reformed Church of Sheffield
Ontario, Canada

That whole area is full of Reformed Churches. Here in Alberta we have one per 250 km. In Ontario, one every 2.5 km! I'm pleased you were helped by the lecture brother.

I have downloaded this for my journey to seminary on friday.

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Jonathan Hunt

Elder holding forth the word of life at:
Cheltenham Evangelical Free Church (Confessionally Based)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
-- Thomas Elsworth

Great message! Can you cite that great quote of Lloyd-Jones about the mind-will-emotions connection?

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The quote is found in his audio lectures delivered at Westminster from which came his book, Preaching & Preachers. I'm not sure it is in the book. I'd have to check.

I listened on the way home from seminary and I really appreciated it - especially the warm pastoral tone and earnestness.

JH