“The Son of Man” by J. D. Jones

Posted by on 8.9.10 in Books, Sermons

Notes taken from Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. Chapter 3 contains the sermon called “The Son of Man” based on Jesus’ question in Matthew 16:13, “Who do men say the Son of Man is?” Dr. Jones explains what it means to call Jesus the “Son of man.” “We are perhaps more familiar with difficulties…

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“The Unaccountable Man” by J. D. Jones

Posted by on 8.8.10 in Books, Sermons

Notes taken from Chapter 2 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “The Unaccountable Man” The chapter title refers to that moment in Christ’s ministry when he returned to his hometown and the people began to wonder, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” …

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“Paul’s Certainties” by J. D. Jones

Posted by on 8.7.10 in Books, Sermons

Notes taken from Chapter 1 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. The book takes its name from this sermon. I think I could summarize the message this way: “There many things we don’t know and some things we do know. The things we do know are so certain that they give us strength to bear those things we do know.” “The &r…

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Let’s Meet J. D. Jones

Posted by on 8.6.10 in Books, Pastors, Sermons

In 1898 a young man named J. D. Jones became the pastor of the Richmond Hill Congregational Church in Bournemouth, a popular English seaside resort. The church building is located near the Central Square so that whoever preached there could draw people from all directions. That’s what J. D. Jones did for 40 years. He was called “the man…

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New Video Page Goes Live

Posted by on 8.4.10 in Preaching, Sermons, Video

After months of work our new video page has just gone live. At the same time our homepage has been redesigned to emphasize our new video content. If you check out the video page, you’ll see that we have video of sermons, interviews, answers to questions on our FAQs page, a video called “The Heartbeat of Keep Believing Ministries,”…

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“Arise, to Nineveh We Go . . .”

Posted by on 7.31.10 in Evangelism, Sermons, Word of Life

This week at Word of Life I preached through the book of Jonah using the theme “Outrageous Grace.” God seems to have used the messages to touch many hearts. Just this morning as I was walking back from breakfast, a woman stopped me and said that the messages had given her a lot to think about. “I never realized how much I’m …

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Hope’s Journey

Posted by on 4.24.10 in Sermons, Video

On our flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta I listened to the audio of a sermon called “Hopes’ Journey” that Bryan Chapell gave at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. I think it’s one of the finest sermons I’ve ever heard. Chapell makes a compelling case that it’s not enough to teach people doctrine an…

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New sermon audio – Can We Still Believe in Life After Death?

Posted by on 4.7.10 in Devotional, Keep Believing Ministries, Podcasts, Preaching, Questions, Sermons

We have a new podcast about a question posed by religious leaders who wanted to trick Christ. This topic that matters just as much today as it did 2,000 years ago when Christ was asked about it: Can we believe in life after death?

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Samson Podcasts Start This Week

Posted by on 2.23.10 in Podcasts, Sermons

This week we are starting a five-part podcast series called “Samson: A Man for the 21st-Century.” In January and February of 1990 I preached these messages at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois.Probably no sermon series from my early years in Oak Park made such an impact. For years afterward people would say, “I re…

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Preachers I Listen to on my iPod

Posted by on 11.15.09 in Preaching, Sermons

A friend asked me to recommend a few preachers he should listen to for his own benefit. It’s fascinating to think about how technology has changed the answer to that question. Thirty years ago it meant, “Where can I get cassette tapes of messages by Pastor so-and-so?” Fifty years ago it meant, “What conference should I atten…

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