Pastor Albert N. Martin’s Retirement

One of my favorite preachers, Albert N. Martin, has retired following 46 faithful years pastoring Trinity Baptist Church in Montville, NJ. He concluded his ministry with 9 messages filled with counsel to his beloved congregation. You can read about the messages (which seem to encapsulate his strong philosophy of ministry) here. (Thanks for the good [...]

The Heartbeat of Tri-County Bible Church

Yesterday I preached a message entitled “The Heartbeat of Tri-County Bible Church.” It was (to quote the sub-title) “A Look at TCBC through the Lens of Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians.” It’s essentially our philosophy of ministry in one “drink-from-a-fire-hydrant” message. It addresses issues that are vitally important to us, including a doxological purpose, cross-centeredness, [...]

Quick Hits (7/28/08)

Here are some miscellaneous links, thoughts, and resources I’ve been collecting for a while. Some (like the sermon and a few outreach ideas) are quite serious. Another (the Wordle of Ephesians) is fascinating, I think. And others (including a shocking article about a Florida friend, a thought about HomeSat, and a “you might be a [...]

National Church Planting Conference Workshops Online

The mp3 files of the network sessions from ARCH Ministries’ 2008 National Church Planting Conference in Mentor, Ohio are now online. There were 5 sessions, all of which can be downloaded here (or at the links below). I’ve also made the handout from my session available as a pdf here. Perhaps someone will find it [...]

Snowbound Bible Church

Well, we’ve been buried under a foot and a half of snow, and we’ve had to cancel our normal Sunday morning worship services at TCBC. It’s not the first time we’ve had to cancel this year, and it’s always a grief to miss our normal gather for corporate worship and instruction.
This time, since we know [...]

Quick Hits 2/22/08

Michael Mckinley’s brief article “A Hypocrite’s Guide to Preaching” is filled with helpful and humbling thoughts. Give it a look.
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Thabiti Anyabwile posts a winner on being content ministering in obscurity. More humbling thoughts.
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If those two links haven’t overwhelmed you, this one will finish you off: Phil Ryken quotes E. M. Bounds on the pastor’s need [...]

The Danger of Cain-Like Hatred

I came across a powerful quote on the danger of bitterness last week while studying 1 John 3:10-18. The passage contrasts Cain-like hatred with Christ-like love. John uses Cain and Christ as the most extreme examples of hatred and love—one the taker of a life, and the other the giver of a life. He then [...]

Rerun: Piper Speaks of His Fundamentalist Heritage

In light of the recent hullabaloo regarding Piper’s commendation of fundamentalists (in response to the FBF’s 2005 resolution about his ministry), I thought many would be interested in this post, originally published on August 30, 2007. Notice that it was preached the very week of the FBF meeting at which the resolution was passed. How [...]

Sermons by Joe Tyrpak

Tri-County Bible Church has been uniquely blessed by the ministry of Joe Tyrpak, who came on staff as our Assistant Pastor in 2005. He fits our ministry like a glove, sharing our passion for worship, the gospel, and the glory of God. On the other hand, besides “fitting in” here, he has also improved our [...]

Jeff Anderson on the Spirit, Romans 8

My brother Jeff is pretty much a jerk. That said, he’s a gifted preacher, though it pains me to admit it. This message is very helpful, both in its content and its spirit. It provides an overview of the Spirit’s ministry as described in Romans 8. Since it was preached at the beginning of [...]