"Bending Under the Word - How to be Studied by Scripture" by Mark Driscoll

This is the first sermon I have ever listened to by Mark Driscoll, who I understand is somewhat controversial. Mark is the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. His style is different than most of what I listen to--a little funnier.

That said, his topic is very, very important. How should we approach reading Scripture? We must interpret the Bible from within the context of a church. We must kneel under its authority, not stand on it. We must read it intending and expecting to be transformed. We must read the Bible more relationally than functionally--we want to know the God who is speaking more than we want to know what He says about having happy marriages.

And that's how Pastor Driscoll gets started. In this 76-minute sermon (that's right--never complain again!), he gives us point after point of strategy and caveats for reading and studying Scripture.

I recommend this sermon highly.

Author: Mark Driscoll
Audio Link: Studied By Scripture

The Centrality of the Home - Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr.

Please listen to this. Is Dr. Baucham right? What should your church be doing to equip parents for ministry to their children. What should a biblical "youth ministry" look like?

Voddie Baucham will challenge you to think biblically about youth ministry, the responsibility of parents to train up their children, and the importance of seeing children as blessings from God.

Speaker: Voddie Baucham
Audio: Click Here

‘I Am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N’: Reaching Our Children with the Gospel of Jesus Christ - Russell Moore on the Albert Mohler Program

This is a great discussion between Russell Moore and Tedd Tripp on what is essential and what is harmful when it comes to sharing the gospel with children through programs like Vacation Bible School. Unlike some episodes of the Albert Mohler program, the people who call in to share their thoughts actually have worthwhile comments and suggestions to make.

I recommend regularly listening to the Albert Mohler program. Dr. Mohler is president of Southern Baptist Seminary and has great insight into both our culture and the theological framework through which we should seek to understand and interact with it.

The discussion begins at about 9 minutes and 25 seconds into the program, if you want to skip right to it.

(Guest) Host: Russell Moore
Guest: Tedd Tripp
Page: http://albertmohler.com/radio_show.php?cdate=2007-07-06
Audio File: http://www.sbts.edu/MP3/totl/2007/AMP_07_06_2007.mp3

Video from the Collapsed Minneapolis Bridge - with John Piper

In the voice-over, John Piper explains that all calamity and suffering is mercifully intended by God to point us to the realities that sin is dreadfully awful and that we will die.

Speaker: John Piper
Page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wG0dhA_RT8