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Our Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat

May 10, 2017 By Greyfriars Hall

Every Fall & Spring we have a preaching retreat where the Greyfriars (plus some other special guests) preach a sermon on the same text. This year they were given a few texts to choose from, but all in regards to the Ascension. They then go from youngest to oldest and preach a 15-20 minute sermon. It makes for a great night of exhortation for those listening, and learning for our Greyfriars. Enjoy these sermons from our Greyfriars!

Ty Hatcher

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Tyler Hatcher from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Aaron Ventura

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Aaron Ventura from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Ben Zornes

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Ben Zornes from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Gabe Rench

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Gabe Rench from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Toby Sumpter

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Toby Sumpter from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Aaron Ventura, Ben Zornes, Gabe Rench, Preaching Retreat, Toby Sumpter, Ty Hatcher

The Ingredient of Boldness

May 25, 2016 By Ben Zornes

One of the most needful ingredients that has seemingly gone missing in the modern evangelical world is that of boldness. In the book of Acts, we often read passages such as this: “And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness (Acts 4:29-31).”

The attribute which hallmarked the early church was boldness. They were fearless, courageous and unflinching in their commitment to speak plainly the truth of the Gospel of the Risen Christ. At Greyfriars Hall, our goal is to cultivate this disposition in men training for the ministry. Boldness is not merely talking loudly, or shouting down the opposition; rather it is a steady devotion to the truth and a refusal to compromise when it comes to the truth.

CH Spurgeon comments on this:

Their boldness could not therefore spring from the self-sufficiency of knowledge, but from the Spirit of the living God! Nor did they acquire their courage from their station, or rank will confer a sort of dignity upon a man and make him speak with a feigned authority even when he has no talent or genius, but these men were, as it says in the original text, “idiotai, private men who stood in no official capacity”—men without rank or station. When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and per- ceived that they were unlearned and private individuals, they marveled and they came to a right conclu- sion as to the source of their power—they had been dwelling with Jesus! Their conversation with the Prince of light and glory, backed up, as they might also have known, by the influence of the Holy Spir- it—without which even that eminently holy example would have been in vain—had made them bold for their Master’s cause. Oh, my brethren, it would be well if this commendation, so forced from the lips of enemies, could also be compelled by our own example; if we could live like Peter and John; if our lives were “living epistles of God, known and read of all men.” If, whenever we were seen, men would take knowledge of us, that we had been with Jesus, it would be a happy thing for this world and a blessed thing for us.

In the following discussion, Pastor Toby Sumpter and Ben Zornes discuss why boldness is an essential ingredient in men called to the pastoral ministry and how we endeavor to cultivate it in the Greyfriars Hall students.



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A Greyfriars Hall Discussion: Pastor Toby Sumpter

April 13, 2016 By Ben Zornes

Ben Zornes sits down with Toby Sumpter to discuss Greyfriars Hall. Pastoral ministry is not for weaklings, and any man who would desire to serve the church in this capacity must be faithful to God both publicly and privately. It does no good to speak on Sunday morning of a holy & pure life while living a sinful & selfish one the rest of the week! Of course, such a lifestyle is only possible by the power of the Holy Spirit at work in a man.

 

toby sumpter - ben zornes - greyfriars hall - christ churchIn this conversation Ben & Toby range over a wide survey of the attributes necessary for pastoral ministry. Purity in life, boldness in preaching, steadfast in the truth of God’s Word; if one of these are missing it can result in compromise, burnout, deception, and sin. Greyfriars Hall aims to train men to be the sort of men who are not merely theology wonks, but live with warm-hearted zeal for the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.


 

2 Timothy 2:15 – Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.



If you missed the first video, head over and read this blogpost: Purity, Boldness & Truth.

Also, don’t miss Ben’s interview with Pastor Mike Lawyer.

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