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Today we welcome to the show Dr. Matthew Everhard- pastor of Gospel Fellowship PCA, Jonathan Edwards scholar, and Youtuber with some great Bible and theology content. Since we are working through Peter van Mastricht's Theoretical Practical Theology, this was a great chance for us to sit down and have the dots connected between Peter van Mastricht and his profound impact on the great Jonathan Edwards! Be sure to check the description below for links to some great and FREE content!

Episode Questions for Dr. Everhard:

1. What led you to become interested in Edwards?

2. How were you first exposed to Peter van Mastricht?

3. What is the story behind the famous quote about Mastricht from Jonathan Edwards on the back of Theoretical-Practical Theology?

4. What do you like best about Theoretical-Practical Theology?

5. Why should listeners spend their time devoted to men like Mastricht and Edwards- and how do they give us a deeper appreciation for the Bible?

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Dr. Everhard's Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzZeN-hOXtiz9Q0YvVUee8A

Free Chapter Download  from Volume 2: Miscellanies

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New Book! "Holy Living- Jonathan Edwards's 70 Resolutions..."

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All Books by Dr. Everhard

https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Everhard/e/B001JP0KEQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

Gospel Fellowship PCA

https://www.gospelfellowshippca.org/

Dr. Everhard's Article's on Modern Reformation

https://modernreformation.org/multi_a...

Dr. Everhard's Reading Plan for Jonathan Edwards
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jNyB2lJY2MQbo2gQ9qP1s2MT5F6XV9cD/view

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From Theoretical-Practical Theology Volume 1, pages 6-7.

Preaching or Entertainment? This question is relevant today, but it's also one that Peter van Mastricht directly deals with! How a sermon is arranged says a lot about the pastor, but it also says a lot about church members and our view of preaching. Today we take a serious look at how to tell the difference between preaching and entertainment in Mastricht's The Best Method of Preaching. 

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It's the season of giving! We've entered the home stretch of 2021, and in this episode, I want to help you make the most of December by sharing some powerful options that will immediately improve your Bible reading. And best of all, these options are completely free! 

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From Theoretical-Practical Theology Volume 1, pages 1-6.

Peter van Mastricht introduces his best method for preaching by talking about the benefit of his method. He says that it has a goal both for preachers as well as hearers. We'll unpack what Mastricht has to say in his best method for preaching, including how listeners can memorize sermons, and how long a preacher should spend in their introductions! 

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Today on the show, I answer some listener questions! If you have any questions you would like to send me for a future episode, reach out to me at [email protected]
Here are the questions for this episode:

All angels & humans had freedom of choice. Once we are in Eternity if we still have that same freedom, what will prevent another rebellion scenario from happening again? 

Will the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil be there, or will we just remember our knowledge of sin from b4, keeping us from sinning again? 

Is it that, because sin & the devil were destroyed, evil no longer exists, so people in Eternity won’t have negative or rebellious thoughts anymore? 

But then, Lucifer wasn’t created as an evil being in Heaven, he just chose to act on his evil thoughts over time. So, will we still have freedom of choice, or how will that look? 

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In recent episodes, we considered the importance of systematic theology for the average person. This discipline helps us become better Bible readers and it brings clarity to what we believe. Starting today, we will begin a bi-weekly study through systematic theology, using Peter van Mastricht's book Theoretical-Practical Theology. If you haven't gotten volume one of the book yet- there's still time! In this episode, I'll be answering the million-dollar question: Why Theoretical-Practical Theology? And to answer, we'll consider what the translator and editor of this book have to say about Peter van Mastricht's method of theology and why it has been brought to us in the English language.

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My church recently spent 16 months going through the gospel of John on Sunday mornings. I sit down with pastor Josh Hinson from Ortega Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville Florida to reflect on what we have learned and gained from this important book in the Bible. In this episode, we talk about the following:

1. Why you should commit to studying John, themes in John
2. What makes this book unique 
3. Some surprising themes and patterns in the book
4. How Josh approached the gospel of John in weekly study
5. The best books and commentaries on John

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October 31st should be a day for Protestants to celebrate the hallmark doctrine of justification by faith alone. But for many of us, we're preoccupied with eating candy and covering our bushes with fake spider webs. Today we talk about why this doctrine is what sets us apart from Roman Catholicism, and why a growing disinterest in justification by faith alone is much scarier than ghosts and goblins!

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