This sermon was delivered by Pastor Sam Waldron to GRBC, Owensboro. Confessional, Affordable, Theological Education CBTS is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing Affordable Online Theological Education to Help the Church in its Calling to Train Faithful Men for the Gospel Ministry.

"In this final study of Shortwood Baptist Church, I want to introduce you to some of the deacons of the church and various aspects of their lives and ministry. Albion Urdank has researched a number of what he calls “branches” of Shortwood’s deacons. By branches, he means that many of the church’s deacons came from connected family groups. For example, the Flint family was prominent in the church. Thomas Flint was Benjamin Francis’ pastoral assistant and married his daughter Catherine. After Francis died, Thomas became pastor. His son Abraham along with Catherine’s brother, Samuel, both were chosen as deacons. Deacon Abraham’s father-in-law and brother-in-law, both named William Clissold, were also deacons. The younger William had two sons, both of whom were chosen as deacons." #CBTSeminary Informed Scholarship | Pastoral Heart Helping the church to prepare men to undertake the full range of pastoral responsibilities in serving Christ and His kingdom. For more information, visit: CBTSeminary.org

A Treatise of Faith for Fearful Doubting Christians - 1623 Confessional, Affordable, Theological Education CBTS is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing Affordable Online Theological Education to Help the Church in its Calling to Train Faithful Men for the Gospel Ministry. For more information, visit cbtseminary.org

Chapter 17, Paragraph 2, traces the certainty of perseverance to five solid grounds in God’s work of salvation. For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

The topic of this episode was brought about by the following question sent to the Pastor's Inbox: On listening to the episode "Giving to the needy." If giving is *not* sacrificial (ie, budgeted, planned, doesn't hurt), what is an RB view on the relative value of the said gift? #CBTSeminary Informed Scholarship | Pastoral Heart Helping the church to prepare men to undertake the full range of pastoral responsibilities in serving Christ and His kingdom. Visit https://cbtseminary.org/

This is the third lecture of "Decalogue & Sabbath" taught by Dr. Jon English Lee at #CBTSeminary Confessional, Affordable, Theological Education CBTS is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing Affordable Online Theological Education to Help the Church in its Calling to Train Faithful Men for the Gospel Ministry.

"One of more surprising facts about Shortwood is that it was for many years the largest Baptist congregation outside of London. Given the region’s rural, lower middle class character, it is natural to wonder how did this come about. In Albion Urdank’s socioeconomic study of Shortwood Baptist, he looks to explain this expansion by the forces at work in the politics, economics, and sectarian religion of that place and time. No divine cause and effect is taken into account. Now we know from Scripture that ultimately the reason Shortwood grew was through the blessing of the risen Christ, pouring out his Spirit in the preaching of the Word. People from a variety of backgrounds experienced the washing of regeneration, were baptized, and joined the church. Then by the on-going work of the Spirit they lived out their faith in love toward each other and outsiders."

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"Interestingly, this paragraph on the grounds or causes of the preservation of the saints begins by telling us what that cause is not. It is not our free will." For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

The pastors answer these questions sent to the inbox: What kind of distinction should there be in the Elder’s responsibilities toward members and non-members? What are the distinct privileges for members that should not apply to non-members? #CBTSeminaryConfessional, Affordable, Theological EducationCBTS is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing Affordable Online Theological Education to Help the Church in its Calling to Train Faithful Men for the Gospel Ministry.