April 27, 2011: Perhaps The Three Best-Spent Hours Of Your Life

Last week I promised to guide you to a good preacher whose sermons you can get online. His name is D.A. Carson, professor of New Testament at Trinity International University. I had the privilege of attending some classes he taught at Trinity years ago. You will not find a more knowledgeable or accurate teacher of the Bible anywhere.

There are few better ways to spend three hours of your life than by listening to three messages by Carson, "What Is The Gospel And How Does It Work?" Parts 1, 2 and 3. They're available at thegospelcoalition.org. I'm afraid I don't know how (or if it is possible) to create a link on this blog, so I'll simply write out for you the full web addresses of these sermons. They are:

http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/what_is_the_gospel_and_how_does_it_work_part_1_of_3

http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/what_is_the_gospel_and_how_does_it_work_part_2_of_3

http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/what_is_the_gospel_and_how_does_it_work_part_3_of_3

You will also benefit from his lecture on suffering at

http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/how_can_a_good_god_allow_suffering

Anyone who reads my blog will quickly detect my zeal for accurate preaching. I admit my standards are high. But Carson meets the standards of holier men and wiser teachers and more exacting scholars than I will ever be. If I can succeed in moving someone to listen to his sermons, my joy will be like that of getting somebody to read works by C.S. Lewis or George MacDonald. I will feel that by God's grace I have done something good.