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Last time I introduced you to William Crabtree, the first pastor of the Baptist Church in Bradford, who was followed in the ministry by William Steadman. Crabtree’s life is worthy of being told and contains several noteworthy lessons.

"The burden of the Confession in its first paragraph is to assert the reality that true believers may have assurance in this life." For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

Diversity in Eldership In our last episode, we discussed parity in the eldership. In this conversation though, we want to talk about functional diversity in the eldership. So, what are some ways to distinguish gifts/grace, etc., among the elders of a church?  For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

This is a sermon preached by Pastor J. Ryan Davidson to his church, Grace Baptist Chapel (Hampton, VA). For more information about CBTSeminary, visit cbtseminary.org

"Steadman’s second great labor in Bradford was raising up a Baptist ministerial academy. Some at the time still opposed ministerial training and even those who saw its value were often unable to agree upon a shared vision or raise the resources to implement it. The local Baptist Association had formed the Northern Education Society to do this. And Steadman was their man for the next 30 years,...

Jonathan Edwards - The Conversion of Abigail Hutchinson In the Revival at Northampton - 1735 For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

"The historical background of this chapter grows out of controversy. God overrules controversy for the purpose of clarifying the truth for his church." For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

Parity in Eldership In our last conversation, we talked about having a plurality of elders within a local church. Now, I want to ask you brothers how these elders relate to one another. So, what do we mean by parity within the eldership? For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

Pastor Timothy Decker preached this sermon to his congregation, Trinity Reformed Baptist Church. For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

"William Steadman arrived in Plymouth on June 6, 1798 as a pastoral partner to Isaiah Birt. This left the Broughton church without a pastor, a situation that was to continue for eleven years. But in God’s strange providence, the church finally began to grow during this time. The surrounding Baptist pastors cared for the church until 1809 when a graduate of the Bristol Academy, Hugh Russell, w...

William Gouge - Treatise On The Sin Against The Holy Spirit - its definition, why it is unpardonable. For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

"Modern easy-believism has objected to the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints and taught in its place the doctrine which has become popularly known as “eternal security.” While the Confession does in a sense teach eternal security, it does not teach the popular view that eternal security means that men will be saved regardless of how they live and irrespective of whether they repent o...

Plurality in Eldership Is it the biblical norm for churches to have a plurality of elders? What do we mean by a plurality of elders, and can you demonstrate this teaching from Scripture? For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

The Suffering Son who Brings Many Sons to Glory | John Miller | Preaching & Teaching For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

Personal Narrative of Jonathan Edwards. Sereno Dwight. For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

"Paragraph 3 speaks of the difficulties which attend perseverance in the Christian life and the reality that grievous sin may still be committed by authentic believers. Having spoken of the various causes of backsliding, paragraph 3 goes on to speak of the tragic fruits of backsliding. It lists five such sour fruits." For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

Principles for Dressing Modestly For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

Sermon preached at Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY., by Pastor Sam Waldron For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

"During this time, William constantly studied his Bible and read a wide range of evangelical authors. These included Calvinistic Anglicans like William Romaine and James Hervey and many volumes of John Gill and John Brine, the high Calvinistic Baptists. This appreciation for and experience of the value of other genuine Christians, even of a different mind in some things, was always a part of...

1651 - Ministerial Confessions - Church of Scotland Pastors: Also published by Horatius Bonar in Words to Winners of Souls For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

"The central assertion of this qualifying paragraph may be stated as follows: True Christians may and do fall into grievous sins and continue in them for a time." For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

What does it mean to dress modestly? For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

Sermon preached at Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY., by Pastor Ben Carlson. For more information visit CBTSeminary.org

"There is another pastor connected with late 18th century Plymouth that need to be highlighted. His name is William Steadman and he is an important figure in Particular Baptist history especially for his ministry in the north of England. Much of what we know about his life comes from a biography written by his son, Thomas, shortly after his father’s death in 1837. It is called “Memoir of the...

Jonathan Edwards- Without Vigorous Affections in Religion We Are Nothing For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org