Armstrong greeted onlookers with a smile, but declined to comment. Justin Peters is one of my favorites, too! If you can, join us for their ekklesia conference they hold every year. He is old school, but very powerful. On the one hand he will go so far as to say that Christian women cannot be police officers (the Bible mentions nothing of the sort), yet on the other hand he joins in ministry with Caine and Moore who in addition the the false doctrine they preach both actively and unrepentantly violate clear Scripture by preaching to men. Voddie Baucham was at NRB 2021 with false teacher Priscilla Shirer and her dad Tony Evans! I am disheartened by what I found, but I am eternally grateful for your blog. Hi Anthony- As it clearly says in the introductory paragraph of the Recommended Bible Teachers tab where you probably found this article, These lists are not comprehensive.. Verse By Verse Fellowship, a Northeast Side church, announced Pastor Steve Armstrong. I just commented and realised an error. She received her B.A. Just discovering your siteI would highly recommend Dr. Carl Broggi of Community Bible Church of Beaufort, SC and online at http://www.searchthescriptures.org. Awesome list. I had always viewed Calvinists as the bad guys. Hes also sharing this daily with other men, so my husband brought it to my attention. So blessed to have their ministry right down the road. Pastor Steve Bogie Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Menomonee Falls, WI 3. 551 E Nakoma St. San Antonio, TX 78216. (Reformed Baptist) http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=11113103031. In my opinion any list that does not include Chuck Missler is incomplete. "W. 204204 64 Comments 14 Shares Share He is the author of several books. Manage your follows Back to top Get to Know Us Careers Amazon Newsletter About Amazon Accessibility Sustainability Press Center Investor Relations Amazon Devices Amazon Science Make Money with Us Id this the same add being taught by a woman? I ran and thanked God for the early warning even as I ran. The famed William James drew on Edwards's psychology but not his theology. Perry Noble, Steven Furtick, Stovall Weems, Brian Houston, Beth Moore, Christine Caine, http://www.gibcjupiter.org/pages/sermons/detail/sermon/2540, http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=11113103031, http://www.gty.org/Resources/Print/Blog/B131030, Throwback Thursday ~ Clinging to the Golden Calf: 7 Godly Responses When Someone Says You're Following a False Teacher, Guest Post: Lauren Daigle and the Fruit of "Losing her Religion", Choose What Is Right: A Study in Discernment ~ Lesson 1- Introduction, Leaving Lysa: Why You Shouldn't Be Following Lysa TerKeurst or Proverbs 31 Ministries, Going Beyond Scripture: Why It's Time to Say Good-Bye to Priscilla Shirer and Going Beyond Ministries, The Mailbag: Celebrity Christian Hot Takes (Driscoll, Graham, Groeschel, Lewis, Lucado, Piper, Vallotton), Bible Gateway- Fantastic concordance and other Bible tools, CARM- Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, Christian Answers for the New Age (Marcia Montenegro). I would like to recommend my pastor, Mike Abendroth, of No Compromise Radio and pastor of Bethlehem Bible Church. Hope this helps! :0). Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Yes, a number of issues. A few thoughts: 1. Hi! Hi Michelle, Reformed pastor Steve Schlissel tries very hard to be ecumenical towards Catholics. Sproul and John MacArthur. (I am never sure what is the big horror of it anyway) he has said, when asked, that he is a leaky dispensationalist meaning that he sees the ways God worked with man in different eras of history, but he is not hung up on it; it is not the basis of his theology. Even now I get teary eyed thinking about it. Lordship-Salvation works is not a Calvinistic belief. I know several doctrinally sound pastors and teachers who have relationships like that. If a man were teaching a womens class (it does happen :0) and he wanted to use a book study written by a woman, that would not be a problem, assuming he can find one thats doctrinally sound. Explore the Searching for a new church? tab in the blue menu bar at the top of this page. I listen to this man almost daily as I live only 30 miles from him. Youre welcome. I thought they would definitely be on the list!!! Sounds like something that pastor needed to hear! Andrew received a Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School. Aaron Armstrong brilliantly brings us back to Genesis and delivers a theologically robust vision for obeying the Scriptures' command to help the poor while living in anxious anticipation of Christ's coming Kingdom." San Antonio, TX 78216. Thanks for your ministry Michelle. Hes a nice guy, but hes not very in depth when it comes to teaching the Scriptures. Stephen Armstrong. Weve seen so much go on amongst leadership & have had so much spiritual abuse we are burned out. As Ive mentioned, these are not exhaustive lists. Nicole is the Director of Spiritual Education here at Christ Church. Premiered Mar 12, 2022 15 Dislike Share Save Pastor Stephen Armstrong Bible studies 447 subscribers Video also available at: https://fb.watch/bIlZ08O-NG/ This teaching is one of the many. Garrett's Commitment. Charles Spurgeon is great reading.. He was 65. My, oh my, how convoluted things can become! I had an unconditional disdain brewing within me. We earnestly desire to seek God and do His will but it seems like we have so much to learn and are struggling with who we should even listen to. Thanks for ask you do. Of course, BIOLA is not known for Calvinism at all, but for me this was the first time I had been exposed to the wider-world of evangelicalism (of course, its not a very wide world at all, but when you grow up going to church at Calvary Chapels and attending a fundamentalist Baptist school theres a lot that gets left out). Senior Pastor Debra came to SAUMC in June 2013. You dont have to take the accounts of the old testament literally. Thank you. I have in mind this kind of Calvinism that is simultaneously rigid and disconnected from the Reformed tradition more broadly. Benjamin K. Forrest (EdD, Liberty University) is professor of Christian education and associate dean at Liberty University. 2. Nonetheless certain scripture bothered me in that free will did not fit. I would say that I was Cage Stage as an Arminian and that becoming a Calvinist actually mellowed me out. I am familiar with the Kendrick brothers and their movies, and was surprised when I started hearing controversy about their newest movie War Room. He became the first Southern Baptist to write a systematic theology. He has a YouTube channel and now does podcasts as well! Thank, Kelli. Jakes is a heretic for two reasons: a) he is a modalist, a classic heresy which denies the biblical nature of the Trinity, and b) he preaches Word of Faith heresy another gospel as described in Galatians 1:6-9. Thank you for clearing that up. CARM strongly recommends that a woman who is in charge of a group of people in the church not be called "pastor" even if she is not ordained. We are also struggling a bit with predestination. Adjunct Faculty | jac25278@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2014. . According to a July 27 article in Baptist Press, Evans described Critical Race Theory as "a post-Civil Rights social construct that seeks to demonstrate how . Voddie should have more discernment to not be associated and calling false teachers his friends.. Doctrinally sound book for a general audience, written by a woman- good, Doctrinally sound book for a general audience, written by a man- better. This is the exact list of pastors that have helped me turn away from the spirit-filledmovement, which was how I turned from new age. Mahasi Sayadaw, Vipassana Metta FoundationTranslation Committee (Translation), Steve Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joseph Goldstein (Foreword author) 4.48 avg rating 95 ratings published 2016 4 editions. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Virginia Baptist State Convention Pastor's Conference, Truett Seminary Preaching Conference, and the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching to name a few. I fully agree with you on these 10 men BUT, is there no place for John Piper? Thanks for checking (duh like you wouldnt ) Pastor Tim made this decision based on his belief that there existed under Pastor Mike's leadership a culture among the staff at the Green Campus that did not support Pastor Tim's overall vision for the church. You are so right about few and far between when it comes to women teachers but I have found one and her name is Susan Heck. The hardcore reformed guys that dislike anything Calvin wouldnt agree with? As the article mentions, this is by no means an exhaustive list. But if you askdid Christ die for everyone, why yes He did, can I lose my salvation, yes you can.well what about that verse that says NO ONE can snatch you out of the Fathers hand? I did enjoy the Gospel Message you have at the top of this page. . Hi Elizabeth, yes, please see my comments to WriterHelenDavis (early April) and Robin McLain above (mid August), who had the same questions. I also consider myself mostly Reformed (you can read more about my beliefs under the statement of faith tab at the top of this page). Never give up. :0) Voddies a good one, too. Im currently listening to Jims podcasts through John; he brings the words to new lights; particularly those round the crucifixion. Richard Stoll Armstrong is the Ralph B. and Helen S. Ashenfelter Professor Emeritus of Ministry and Evangelism at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. I think pop-Calvinism manifests itself in many ways, especially in the angsty YRR phenomenon. Hi! I felt as exposed and vulnerable before God as I physically was in my underwear. I would encourage readers, as with any other site, to explore discerningly and compare everything to Scripture. JSM (Jimmy Swaggart Ministries) teaches several false doctrines, among them: Genuniely regenerated Christians can lose their salvation. DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION We currently attend a church out of state but to be honest, we are sort of done with church as a whole. Could you please provide me with a link to an article or video where he says that so I can check it out? Rev Debra Crumpton. He was using the classic, correct theological definition of heresy, which a lot of people are unaware of these days because the term is tossed about so haphazardly. 2. Videos. Mike'is latest book is "Evangelical White Lies". It all happened at the beginning of my Sophomore year at BIOLA University. Kellers being a continuationist is usually just mentioned in passing in articles about other topics, but if you Google his name with continuationism or continuationist youll get a lot of hits. Mr. Hesselink expounds Calvin's view of the Lord's Supper. Includes some men with Calvinist leanings, Lol,is this a warning (you might want to check out my Statement of Faith tab at the top of this page) or a recommendation? Despite having no professional religious training, in 2003 Stephen was called by God to lead a church planting effort in the city as pastor of Living Word Fellowship. He has a picture with Tony Evans and the caption Great time at #NRB2021 this week. 3. Also, can you make a list of Christian podcasts that are good? Sproul (Sr. not Jr.!)? God Bless! 949-214-3392. paul.elliott@cui.edu. Sounds like a great guy! So you were right LizFromOz. Edwards modeled himself as theologian, philosopher, and pastor after outstanding figures in each field. My husband and I came out of the Assemblies of God and started listening to John MacArthur first, and it was amazing, then we also started to listen to Brannon Howse and I bought Twisted Scriptures, Twisted Theology. I have listened to some of the preachers on your list, I was a little confused about Voddie, I liked his preaching, but then read he is a Calvinist.. dont they believe that certain people are chosen to follow God.. and the others are not chosen so they will never believe? If I knew Voddie personally and he asked my advice, I would tell him I didnt think it was wise to post a picture of himself with Tony Evans (which was one among several pictures of him with many other people) with the word friend attached to it. I also find some lesser-known men when I listen to the stream/recordings of the Shepherds Conference that takes place every year at Grace Church. However, John Piper, as nice of a guy as he is and as helpful as some of his materials are, will probably not be on those lists. Your opening point is very valid: so many of us seem to be The Bible and Christians instead of just opening the Book and reading it. This may help http://www.gty.org/Resources/Print/Blog/B131030, Thanks, Liz. I was blessed by Voddie when he spoke at a mens conference at my church and have not stopped learning from him ever since. His preaching was great. I am certainly glad to take a moment to pray for you and your wife. 1 Timothy 8 Lessons. Obituary. So glad to see you healthy and well! Parts of a Bible Study -- Hook, Book, Look, Took. I spent my Sundays listening to sermons online while cruising the internet everyday. Hi Mel- I would steer clear of all three. (Youre more likely to find a doctrinally sound male teacher because there are far more male teachers, period, and because there are many of them who hold to sound, biblical doctrine.). . . Dog Ate Something I Don't Know What, His partner, Boyd Smith, was with him when he died. Most book studies written by women are also written FOR women, which I do not think would be appropriate to teach to a co-ed or mens class (why would men want to do a study aimed at women, and vice versa?). I know its not part of the Bible or anything, but I thought it would be enormously helpful in guiding and broadening our view of Scripture. But even if all three of them were speaking at NRB, Im afraid youre misunderstanding whats taking place there. I dont personally understand it because I could not be close with someone I disagree with so passionately, but thats the way God wired me, and He didnt create everybody else just like me. Stay strong in the fight! I avoid those with Calvinistic leanings. They have many teachers, especially on their Conference Pulpit as well as the regularly featured speakers throughout the day. John Hagee teaches demonstrably false doctrine. But yea, its very interesting that we had a similar upbringing and ended up on this side of things. Tony Evans, founding pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, recently introduced a concept he calls Kingdom Race Theology to his congregation as his alternative to Critical Race Theory, by way of two Wednesday evening sermons. Sunday Service 9am & 11am. I was sitting in my living room and was suddenly overwhelmed that God chose me completely and I had done NOTHING to merit it. Im Reformed and not a MacArthur follower. Another Verse by Verse expository teacher!! But however unwise I think this is, it does not rise to the level of yoking with a false teacher in ministry (2 Corinthians 6:14ff) and it does not warrant removing Voddie from this list, warning against him, or calling him a false teacher, as some might be tempted to do. Bless the Lord O my soul! Totally agree with Begg and have heard him preach personally. Hey Josh, yea I think thats part of it for sure. Blessings to you. Can you advise? (If youre on a phone or a tablet, youll have to scroll waaaaaaaay down almost to the bottom of the page, and youll find Blogs and Podcasts I Follow between the category cloud and the Links I love sections. Jack Graham, on the other hand, I would not recommend. Rest assured, if Voddie starts yoking with false teachers, I will, sadly, remove him. . He brings a stately passion to his messages that our generation sorely lacks! The NRB convention is a business convention, not a theological/ministry/church conference. He lived in the 9th century BC, during the reign of the wicked King Ahab of Israel . http://www.tms.edu/find-a-church/, Hi Leslie- Yes, and it is a good one! Thank you! Hi Great list. My conversion was very similar. Ed Young (Im assuming you mean junior, not senior) twists Scripture and acts about as undignified as Ive ever seen a grown man of his age act. Well, I have to give Armstrong's handlers credit for cleverly crafting the statements above. Acts of the Apostles 34 Lessons. I will pray for you as I pray all His children to find a place to go and to praise , pray and fellowship with each other. I dont really know anything about him. Ada Defense Lawyer Los Angeles, He came to know the Lord in his early 30s, while serving as an Air Force officer. Hermeneutics of Love (Guest Post) The Two, Thanks for listening Jennifer! 2020 RightNow Ministries However, over the course of ministering to Mormons I found myself emphasizing Gods sovereignty more and more. I usually recommend Paul Washers (HeartCry Missions) church finder because it includes not only TMS, but some other great church finders as well :0).