I’m too tired to type a summary of today’s closing session. I’ll do it tomorrow morning instead. But, thanks to the GAA and webmaster Michael Wharton the sermons preached through the week are now available at the Presbyterian Church of Australia website free. Three sermons from J Ligon Duncan. One sermon from Moderator-General David Cook …

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Peter Bolt from Moore College is the subject of this month’s interview at Preaching Matters. The subject is emotional preaching. In a helpful interview Bolt differentiates between emotionalism and emotional response, and identifying emotional cues in biblical texts instead of using illustrations to evoke emotional reactions. Helpful for preachers. If you’re not a preacher watch …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 35 Chapter 21 – Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day (Cont.) Paragraphs 4-6 IV. Prayer is to be made for things lawful, and for all sorts of men living, or that shall live hereafter; but not for the dead, nor for those of whom it may be known …

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Now it may seem that I have no time for preaching that includes moral commands or draws conclusions about ethical behaviour. That’s not the case. It’s not about imposing the redemptive work of Jesus onto every text, but identifying how each texts relates to the redemptive work of Jesus. There is a difference. From an …

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