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Consider Your Calling: The Call to the Ministry

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Are you called to the ministry? How do you know? There are two things to consider for calling to the ministry, the internal call and the external call. This article explains them.

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Ministry Is Stranger Than It Used to Be: The Challenge of Postmodernism

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

What challenges has postmodernism brought to the church and the ministry? Understanding the features that characterize postmodernism can help the church realize its impact. This article looks at six characteristics of postmodernism and its challenge to Christian ministry.

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The Compassion of Truth: Homosexuality in Biblical Perspective

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Why do some believe that homosexuality is not condemned in the Bible? This article evaluates three approaches that claim the Bible supports homosexuality, and shows how the church should respond.

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The Heresy of Racial Superiority — Confronting the Past, and Confronting the Truth

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

For a Christian to hold to a view of racial superiority is to deny the gospel. This article explains why racism is a sin that the church must repent from.

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They Did Not Honor Him or Give Thanks — Why Thanksgiving is Inescapably Theological

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Unthankfulness is a primal sin. This article explains from Romans 1:20-22 that thankfulness is at the heart of acknowledging God.

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Relativity, Moral Relativism, and the Modern Age

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Should Albert Einstein be blamed for moral relativism? This article looks at the connection between Einstein's theory of relativity and moral relativism.

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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Some contend that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. This article shows that this cannot be, since it is not possible to reject the Son and worship the Father.

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Secularization and the Sexual Revolution: Evangelical Theology and the Cultural Crisis (Part 1)

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

How did we come to embrace secularism and sexual revolution in our culture? This article looks at the activism of the homosexuals and how this has had an impact on the church.

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The Secularization of the West and the Rise of a New Morality

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

How did we come to embrace secularism and sexual revolution as part of our culture? This article looks at the development from modernism to postmodernism and the impact they had on the nature of authority and morality.

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Everything That Is Solid Melts into Air — The New Secular Worldview

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

What has led to the embrace of secularism and sexual revolution in our culture? This article appeals to individualism and the authority of instrumental reason as contributors.

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The Withering of Vice and the Sexual Revolution

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

It is one thing to accept that the sexual revolution is part of our culture, and another thing to know how this culture came up. This article looks at how urbanization, technology, and the weakening of family life contributed to the sexual revolution.

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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Reality of the Gospel

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

At the heart of the gospel is the resurrection of Christ. From 1 Corinthians 15 the article explains why this is so.

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Keeping the Faith in a Faithless Age: The Church as a Moral Minority

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Can man live without God? This is the question posed by secularism. How should the church answer this question? The article explains that it is only through standing on God's truth that the church can answer the question.

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Twelve Theses on a Christian Understanding of Economics

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Is there a Christian approach to economics? There are twelve principles that shape a Christian understanding of economics, which makes it possible to talk about Christian economics.

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Expository Preaching – The Antidote to Anemic Worship

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

What is central to Christian worship? This article answers this question by pointing out that the heart of Christian worship is the authentic preaching of the Word of God.

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The Urgency of Preaching

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Has the pulpit become an advice centre? Has the church lost the urgency of preaching? This article draws out the difference between preaching done out of the urgency Scripture and that which is based on populist mentality.

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Here We Stand

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

The Christian church confesses to standing on the authority of Scripture alone. This article discusses eight implications flowing from this conviction.

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Moralism Is Not the Gospel (But Many Christians Think It Is)

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Though some Christians think moralism is the gospel, it is actually the belief that the gospel can be reduced to improvements in behaviour. So it cannot be the gospel. What is the gospel? The article answer, read on...

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The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

This article explains how the Lord's Prayer is the prayer that can turn the world upside down.

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The Empty Tomb and the Resurrected Lord

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

The article explains how the resurrection is at the heart of Christianity and the Christian life.

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Keeping the Evangel in Evangelism: Why Evangelicalism Can’t Abandon the Old, Old Story

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How has Western culture affected evangelism? This article explains that society's claim to the right to define all meaning for itself makes it a culture hostile and indifferent to evangelism. The author encourages the church to stay the course and remain faithful to the call to keep the gospel and person of Christ central in evangelism.

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The Christian Leader in the Digital Age

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Have you thought about how the printing press advanced the Reformation? Can digital media do the same for the church today? This article makes a call to Christian leaders to embrace digital media—internet and social media—for the cause of the gospel.

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Leadership as Stewardship (Part Two)

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Convictional Christian leadership is defined by one's faith. And so if one's beliefs about God are not true, everything else will be warped by that false knowledge—and this is a huge problem in our culture when it then comes to leadership. A proper understanding of God will help one see that Christian leadership is an act of stewardship. This article explains aspects of the leader's stewardship.

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Leadership as Stewardship (Part One)

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Convictional Christian leadership is defined by one's faith. And so if one's beliefs about God are not true, everything else will be warped by that false knowledge—and this is a huge problem in our culture when it then comes to leadership. A proper understanding of the sovereignty of God will help one see that Christian leadership is an act of stewardship.

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Has God Called You? Discerning the Call to Preach

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Calling has two sides, the inward call and the external call. This is the way God works to call people into the ministry.

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The Brave New World of Cloning

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

This article looks at animal cloning, human cloning and reproduction, humans as the image of God, genetic manipulation, and human cloning and family.

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      • Prayer - General
      • Intercession
      • God answering prayers
      • Practice of prayer
      • Bodily posture in prayer
      • Private prayer
    • The Lord's Prayer
      • Lord's prayer - General
      • Beginning and Conclusion of Lord's prayer
      • First petition - Hallowed your Name
      • Second petition - Your Kingdom come
      • Third petition - Your will be done
      • Fourth petition - Give us today our daily bread
      • Fifth petition - Forgive us our debts
      • Sixth petition - And lead us not into temptation
    • Fasting
    • Meditation
    • Singing
    • Listening to sermons
    • Personal Devotions (General)
    • Reading of Spiritual Literature
    • Family worship
    • Preparation for home visitation
    • Christ and the new life
    • Personal relationship with God
    • Walking with God
    • Spiritual warfare & struggle against sin
      • Spiritual warfare (General)
      • Struggle against Temptation
      • Living with Hope
      • Desertion by God
      • Place of sin in the believer's life
      • Spiritual growth and backsliding
    • Sanctification of the whole life
    • Spirituality and experience
    • Gratitude
    • Different Fruit of the Holy Spirit
    • Blessedness
    • Different Fruit of the flesh
    • Heavenly mindedness
    • Joy in the Lord
    • History of Spirituality
  • Worship & Liturgy
    • Principles of Worship
      • Principles of Worship (General)
      • Worship as Communion with the Triune God
      • Worship as Communion with the People of God (General)
      • Worship as Gathering and Communion of the Local Church
      • Worship as Communion with Young and Old
      • Worship as Communion with the Church of all Ages and Places
    • Elements of the worship service
      • Liturgy - General
      • Call to worship and Salutation
      • Confessing of sin and assurance of pardon
      • Praise in music and song (General)
      • Public Prayer
      • Scripture reading
      • Preaching (place in worship service)
      • Gifts and offerings
      • Corporate confession of faith
      • The Amen
      • Sacraments in the worship service
      • Benediction
    • Different Liturgies
    • Church music
      • Character and principles of church music
      • Musical instruments
      • Musicians
      • Psalms as songs
      • Hymns
      • Church choir
      • History of church music
    • Liturgical year
      • Liturgical year (General)
      • Christmas
      • Good Friday
      • Easter Sunday
      • Ascension Day
      • Pentecost
    • Church architecture
  • Church Leadership and Offices
    • Church leadership (General)
    • Offices - General
    • Pastor/Preacher - General
    • Pastor/Preacher - Qualifications
    • Pastor/Preacher - Task
    • Pastor and his wife and family
    • Theological Training
    • Elder - General
    • Elder - Qualifications
    • Elder - Task
    • Deacon - General
    • Deacon - Qualifications
    • Deacon - Task
  • Preaching
    • Principles of Preaching
    • Preaching (General)
      • Preaching, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • Purpose and Function of Preaching
    • Types of Preaching
    • Preaching Method and Sermon Preparation Process
    • Sermon Evaluation
    • History of Preaching
    • Preaching style and delivery
    • Steps for making a sermon
  • Pastoral care
    • Principles of Pastorate
    • House Visitation
    • Confidentiality
    • Psychology
    • Care in Abuse and Neglect
      • Spiritual Abuse
      • Abuse - General
      • Sexual Abuse - General
      • Child Sexual Abuse
      • Clergy Sexual Abuse
      • Spousal Abuse
      • Elder Abuse
      • Emotional and Verbal Abuse
      • Ministry to Abusers
    • Care in Addictions
    • Care in Conflict and Bad Relations
    • Care in Depression
    • Care in Self-Esteem and Inferiority
    • Care in Anger
    • Care in Anxiety
    • Care in Crisis
    • Care in Psychological illnesses
    • Care in Autism
    • Care in Loneliness
    • Care in Aging
    • Care in the Dying Process
    • Care in Grief
    • Care in Burial Practices
    • Care in Honouring and Grieving the Dead
    • Care with Last Will and Testament
    • Care in Suicide
    • Other themes of Pastorate
  • Youth ministry and catechism
    • Principles of Youth ministry
    • Material for Youth ministry and catechism
      • In Thy Hands Children Material
        • In Thy Hands Part 2
        • In Thy Hands Part 1
    • Public profession of faith
  • Church Government
    • General Principles of Church government
    • Church Order
      • Purpose and observance of the Church order
      • Offices
      • Church Assemblies - General
      • Church Assemblies - Consistory
      • Oversight of doctrine and worship
      • Church Discipline
      • No Lording
    • Different systems of Church government
    • Church government and civil government
  • History & Church History
    • Church history - General
      • Historical writing
    • Church history - Early Church
      • Cyprian
      • Constantine the Great
      • Council of Nicea
      • Basil the Great
      • Cyril of Alexandria
      • Didache
      • Gregory of Nazianzus
      • Ignatius of Antioch
      • Irenaeus of Lyons
      • Clement of Alexandria
      • John Chrysostom
      • Athanasius
      • Augustine
      • Jerome
      • Early Church (general)
      • John of Damascus
      • Justin Martyr
      • Marcion
      • Melito of Sardis
      • Origen
      • Patrick of Ireland
      • Polycarp
      • Tertullian
    • Church history - Middle Ages
    • Church history - Reformation
      • Theodore Beza
      • Renaissance
      • Reformation in The Netherlands
      • Ulrich Zwingli
      • Zacharius Ursinus
      • William Tyndale
      • Reformation in Germany
      • Reformation in France
      • Hugh Latimer
      • John a Lasco
      • Reformation (General)
      • John Calvin
      • Philipp Melanchthon
      • John Knox
      • Martin Luther
      • Reformation in Eastern Europe
      • Heinrich Bullinger
      • Peter Vermigli
      • Reformation in England
      • Guido de Bres
    • Modern Church History
      • Church history - North America
      • Church history - Oceania
      • Church history - South America
      • Church history - Asia
      • Church history - Africa
      • Church history - Europe
    • Different theologies
      • Roman Catholic
      • Evangelical
      • Charismatic theology
      • Reformed
      • Five points of Calvinism
  • Defending the faith (Apologetics)
  • Mission & Evangelism
    • Biblical Basis of Missions
    • Missions and Evangelism
    • God as Missionary God
    • Missions as Work of God
    • Missions and the Glory of God
    • The Great Commission
    • Missions and local church
    • Missions and every believer
    • Church growth
    • The Missionary
    • The Mission Board
    • The Sending Church
    • Missions and Money
    • Short-term Missions
    • Mission Training
    • Missions to Children and Youth
    • Different Mission Approaches
    • Trends in Missions
    • History of Missions
    • Missionary and Culture
    • Missionary and Politics
    • Missions - Word and Deed
    • Missions and the Social Gospel
    • Mission, election and the free offer of the gospel
    • The Message in Missions
    • Mission and the Point of Contact
    • Prayer and Missions
    • The Mission Encounter
    • Boldness in Missions
    • Material to use in Missions
    • Missions and the New Convert
    • Worship in the Mission Field
  • Other religions
    • Relationship between Christianity and other religions
    • Jehovah's Witnesses
    • Islam
    • Judaism
    • Cults
    • New Age
    • Atheism
    • African Traditional Religions
    • Other religions (General)
    • Sects (General)
  • Faith & Science
    • Faith & Science (General)
    • Evolution
  • Philosophy & Culture
He who fears to suffer cannot be His who suffered. Tertullian
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