Some of you may be interested in this article I came across by Stephanie Martin that includes a short clip of the late John Macarthur talking to the recently assassinated Charlie Kirk in 2022.
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John Macarthur Charlie Kirk Link
Some of you may be interested in this article I came across by Stephanie Martin that includes a short clip of the late John Macarthur talking to the recently assassinated Charlie Kirk in 2022.
Death of John MacArthur
Tom Drion, a MacArthur man and now pastor of a MacArthur church here in London was at the conference and was then trying to get together some good brief audio-visual material for us on the Internet. He very kindly (though perhaps misguidedly) thought I could help and o he invited me over to his room (a student room in the university accommodation) where he had a makeshift studio set up. I remember his giving me choice of subjects then siting me in front of the camera where I burbled for a minute or two until Tom announced that he could see someone else he had asked heading to the room.
That someone else was, of course, John MacArthur, who had been staying off campus in order to keep up with his various regular duties withe Grace To You. So there are four us in a tiny room - the great and always immaculately dressed John MacArthur, his minder, Tom and me. I am briefly introduced to Dr MacArthur then he sits down and speaks clearly, succinctly and edifyingly into the camera on whatever subject Tom gave him. Of course, he had done it many times before and knew how to seize the moment to best advantage. So impressive.
When he had gone, Tom gave me another go but if anything I was worse again. How thankful we should be that God gave us such a gifted man for so long.
Summer Conference
I thought you might like to know about the conference being held in August down in Clerkenwell.What disitinguished company. I am looking forward to being involved. More details here.
Steven Lawson
It was good to have the opportunity to hear Steven Lawson yesterday over at the Woodbridge Street Chapel over in Clerkenwell. I went for a number of reasons - to hear Dr Lawson who I have read but not heard. He was rightly basic but very good on expository preaching, perhaps best in answering the eager questions. I wanted to say hello to Tom Drion who is working hard church planting with others in a difficult area. I was sorry not to get to say hello to his wife Donna also. I was also curious to see who might be drawn to such a conference. Well, there were a lot of them (over a hundred), mostly under 40, ethnically diverse and 80% or more unknown to me. (Perhaps a large number were not pastors). I guess these are the new Calvinists we hear so much about (no slur on Jeremy Walker intended) . Most people I spoke to were aware of the event in connection with the Shepherd's Conference. The event was earmarked as a Ligonier and Good Book company event. That was my last motive - to get an eye at the books. I bought the Saving Eutychus, more as a souvenir than anything but I hope I'll read it. I notice that Dr Lawson now has a number of biographies out (I've only read the Calvin one). It was good to catch up with Ashley Jones from Caterham, a mere boy when I saw him last and (to this old man) not much more than that now. I had hoped to return in the evening but the exigencies of a hospital in North Acton visit meant it was not possible to get back in time. It was all duly recorded and will get to me at some point no doubt.
Murray on MacArthur
I bought this welcome biography last year when it came out but mislaid it and so have only just read it. I am eager to commend it to those who've not had a chance to read it, especially preachers. Macarthur is one of the major preachers of our day and apart from one or two aberrations stands where the best Reformed Baptists stand. The book's strength is that it is both informative and analytical. We get a full picture of the way the ministry has grown over the years and its present vastness. Murray clearly greatly respects his subject but is not afraid to criticise or disagree when he finds that necessary yet without getting in the way. He is also interested in the bigger question of what God is doing in all this. Our indebtedness to Iain Murray, which is already great, goes up anther notch, therefore.
Iain Murray bibliography
I had meant to draw attention to the fact that Iain H Murray has now reached his eightieth birthday but I have been away and it slipped my mind. I understand that he was appropriately honoured at the Banner. He is a fine author and has produced at least 20 or 30 excellent books and booklets. Wikipedia lists some 26 of them (see below)
Word has it that his most recent works are a biography of the 19th century preacher Archibald Brown and (due out in late May early June) a biography of John MacArthur John MacArthur Servant of the Word and Flock. They both sound very interesting.
The Invitation System (1960) ISBN 0-85151-171-6 [booklet]
The Reformation Of The Church: a collection of Reformed and Puritan documents on Church issues (1965) ISBN 0-85151-118-X (pbk)
The Forgotten Spurgeon (1966) ISBN 0-85151-156-2
Spurgeon and the Church of England (1966) [booklet]
The Puritan Hope: Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy (1971) ISBN 0-85151-247-X (pbk)
The happy man: the abiding witness of Lachlan Mackenzie, editor (1979) ISBN 0-85151-282-8
Diary Of Kenneth MacRae: a record of fifty years in the Christian ministry (1980) ISBN 0-85151-297-6
D Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The First Forty Years (1982) ISBN 0-85151-353-0
The Life of John Murray: Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1937-1966 (1984) ISBN 0-85151-422-7, ISBN 0-85151-426-X
Australian Christian Life from 1788: an introduction and an anthology (1988) ISBN 0-85151-524-X
Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography (1988) ISBN 0-85151-494-4
D Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Fight of Faith (1990) ISBN 0-85151-564-9
Letters Of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1992) ISBN 0-85151-606-8
Revival & Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750-1858 (1994) ISBN 0-85151-660-2
Spurgeon v Hyper-Calvinism: The Battle for Gospel Preaching (1995) ISBN 0-85151-692-0 (pbk)
Pentecost today?: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival (1998) ISBN 0-85151-752-8
Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950-2000, (2000), ISBN 0-85151-783-8
The Psalter: the only hymnal of the church? (2001) ISBN 0-85151-809-5 [booklet]
The Unresolved Controversy: unity with non-Evangelicals (2001) ISBN 0-85151-810-9 [booklet]
Wesley and Men Who Followed (2003) ISBN 0-85151-835-4
The Life of Arthur W Pink (2004) ISBN 0-85151-883-4
Old Evangelicalism – Old Truths for a New Awakening (2005) ISBN 0-85151-901-6
A Scottish Christian Heritage (2006) ISBN 0-85151-930-X
Lloyd-Jones: Messenger of Grace (2008) ISBN 0-85151-975-X
The cross: the pulpit of God's love (2008) ISBN 0-85151-974-1 [booklet]
The Undercover Revolution: how fiction changed Britain (2009) ISBN -13:978 1 84871 012 2
A Day's March Nearer Home: Autobiography of J Graham Miller, editor (2010) ISBN 184871064X
The Undercover Revolution: how fiction changed Britain (2009) ISBN -13:978 1 84871 012 2
Deuteronomy 34
I spoke on Deuteronomy 34 tonight. In the course of preparation I came across a careful paper defending the Mosaic authorship or at least defending its defensibility here. It is by Dr William D Barrick of the Master's Seminary. I thought it quite thought provoking. Dr Barrick's whole site looks interesting. See here.
Banner of Truth UK 2007
So, I'm back from the Banner Conference. Attendance seemed as high as ever though I was told numbers were down and people seemed to be missing (it was quite late in April - next year's it is at the beginning).
As intimated, I arrived late and missed the opening sessions with Gerard Hemmings (John 3:16) then Sinclair Ferguson (Christus Victor, Gen 3:15), which many raved over. I always think the conference is slightly too long so missing out like that was not so bad.
The main speaker was John MacArthur who in 3 morning sessions spoke helpfully on the shame of the cross. We also had an interesting question and answer session with him and Iain Murray and on a panel with Murray, Stuart Olyott and others chaired by Ian Hamilton. It was good to hear Dr MacArthur assert his Calvinism, share some wonderful anecdotes from his 38 years of ministry and take us back to the offensive gospel message we seek to preach.
Alun McNabb gave 2 morning messages on Christ and the Apostles as our example. Mr M, like JM no spring chicken, is an abrasive but witty man (eg my version, your perversion). The addresses lacked theological meatiness (and perhaps exegetical rigour) but were well constructed, interesting, challenging exhortations. See here for more sermons.
In the evenings Ian Hamilton preached helpfully on what the church needs (Eph 1) and Iain Murray gave a fine paper on man of the moment John Newton. We all sang a verse of Amazing Grace at the vote of thanks to the staff on the last night. We also had two excellent 10 minute blasts - Chad Van Dixhorn on Puritan preaching; Martin Holdt on prayer. These short slots introduced a few years ago work well. There were very few reports from overseas, though reference was made to the martyrs in Turkey and some spoke (Holdt from RSA now in Germany, Jyoti Chakrabati from W Bengal, etc). Little was lost by the omission.
Prayer meetings were well attended. I never find it easy in such a large gathering to contribute or benefit. Meeting old friends is always good. Not too much bad news this year. Chatting late into the night is fun too. About 12 of us crammed into Paul Levy's room one night to listen to Iain Murray and Geoff Thomas then talk into the night.
I benefited most from the final message from Steven Curry (Ballymoney). Taking Heb 12:1-3 as his text he looked at Psalm 22 and spoke very helpfully on the suffering and triumph of the cross urging us to prayer, learning from the lives of the saints, experimental Calvinism, real faith and great hope. A fresh look at the cross is always a great tonic.
As intimated, I arrived late and missed the opening sessions with Gerard Hemmings (John 3:16) then Sinclair Ferguson (Christus Victor, Gen 3:15), which many raved over. I always think the conference is slightly too long so missing out like that was not so bad.
The main speaker was John MacArthur who in 3 morning sessions spoke helpfully on the shame of the cross. We also had an interesting question and answer session with him and Iain Murray and on a panel with Murray, Stuart Olyott and others chaired by Ian Hamilton. It was good to hear Dr MacArthur assert his Calvinism, share some wonderful anecdotes from his 38 years of ministry and take us back to the offensive gospel message we seek to preach.
Alun McNabb gave 2 morning messages on Christ and the Apostles as our example. Mr M, like JM no spring chicken, is an abrasive but witty man (eg my version, your perversion). The addresses lacked theological meatiness (and perhaps exegetical rigour) but were well constructed, interesting, challenging exhortations. See here for more sermons.
In the evenings Ian Hamilton preached helpfully on what the church needs (Eph 1) and Iain Murray gave a fine paper on man of the moment John Newton. We all sang a verse of Amazing Grace at the vote of thanks to the staff on the last night. We also had two excellent 10 minute blasts - Chad Van Dixhorn on Puritan preaching; Martin Holdt on prayer. These short slots introduced a few years ago work well. There were very few reports from overseas, though reference was made to the martyrs in Turkey and some spoke (Holdt from RSA now in Germany, Jyoti Chakrabati from W Bengal, etc). Little was lost by the omission.
Prayer meetings were well attended. I never find it easy in such a large gathering to contribute or benefit. Meeting old friends is always good. Not too much bad news this year. Chatting late into the night is fun too. About 12 of us crammed into Paul Levy's room one night to listen to Iain Murray and Geoff Thomas then talk into the night.
I benefited most from the final message from Steven Curry (Ballymoney). Taking Heb 12:1-3 as his text he looked at Psalm 22 and spoke very helpfully on the suffering and triumph of the cross urging us to prayer, learning from the lives of the saints, experimental Calvinism, real faith and great hope. A fresh look at the cross is always a great tonic.
Banner Conferences
My son and his friend got back from a well attended and enjoyable Banner Youth Conference late last night. He particularly enjoyed John MacArthur on Luke 15 and 2 Timothy 2 as well as Sinclair Ferguson and others. Buying books is not that much fun when your father has a big library and when you've been to Banner a few times the question time has a familiar ring (... now this doctrine of predestination ...) but he enjoyed meeting old friends and new. The decision to take a nap during the recreation period was probably a wise one.
I'm off to Leicester myself today but I can't head off until late tonight so I hope getting in won't be too difficult. I'm sorry to be missing Gerard Hemmings and Sinclair Ferguson. I'm looking forward to hearing John MacArthur, who I've only heard once before in the flesh.
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