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Knowing God: J.I. Packer’s classic work Knowing God has engaged forty years’ worth of readers in the pursuit of a more intimate relationship with the Living God of the Bible. Because Scripture reveals everything we need to understand about His wisdom, truth, and goodness, Knowing God examines the pictures, analogies, stories, and history recorded for ... Continue Reading 

“Why should I read the Bible?” Have you ever been asked that question? Have you ever asked that question? Doubted, attacked, and even dismissed as irrelevant, God’s Word faces all sorts of scrutiny. As Christians, we affirm that God speaks to us through His inspired Word, and our day-to-day interactions with friends and co-workers often present ... Continue Reading 

God's accomplishments through George Whitefield are to this day virtually unparalleled. In an era when many ministers were timid and apologetic in their preaching, he preached the Gospel with zeal and undaunted courage. In the wake of his fearless preaching, revival swept across the British Isles, and the Great Awakening transformed the American colonies. The previous ... Continue Reading 

“Be holy, for I am holy,” commands God. But holiness is something that is often missed in the Christian’s daily life. In his insightful book, The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges explains that’s because we’re not exactly sure what our part in holiness is. In this modern classic, Bridges helps us see clearly just ... Continue Reading 

Mark’s Gospel, the first to be written, emphasizes that Jesus is the Christ and the fulfillment of God’s purpose. Its descriptions of Jesus’ interactions with others—both His followers and His enemies—show the Lord accomplishing His mission to rescue the lost. With nearly a third of the narrative dedicated to the passion and resurrection ... Continue Reading 

Now in its nineteenth year, the annual Basics Conference has devoted nearly two decades to equipping men serving as pastors and Christian workers to do the basics of Christian ministry well. As 2019’s conference reminds us, this work begins with our fulfillment of Jesus’ final charge to his first followers: “Go … and make disciples of all ... Continue Reading 

Narrated by Alistair Begg No one enters into marriage with the intention of failing. Each person who says, “I do” hopes for a long and beautiful life together with their spouse. But as time passes, couples forget the basics. Too often they become so wrapped up in their own lives that they neglect the essentials critical to ... Continue Reading 

Look out an airplane window at 35,000 feet, and you’ll see patterns in the landscape below that would be unobservable from the ground. In the same way, when we examine the sixty-six books of the Bible through a wide-angle lens, we discover far more than a collection of disjointed writings. The Bible is one book ... Continue Reading 

Partial obedience is still disobedience. Saul learned this lesson the hard way when he failed to execute God’s judgment against the Amalekites, sparing the king and the best of the sheep and cattle. Instead of a victorious celebration, he met with Samuel’s anger and the Lord’s regret. Our responses matter to God, teaches Alistair ... Continue Reading 

God’s command was clear: Israel was supposed to destroy the Amalekites. King Saul, blinded by his own sin, failed to complete this task; seeking to justify his actions, he replaced true obedience with religious formalism. This passage stands as a warning of sin’s deceitfulness—and also the steadfastness of God and His purposes. As Alistair ... Continue Reading 

Beware the deceitfulness of sin! Although Saul disobeyed the Lord’s command to annihilate the Amalekites, he still expected blessing, and even erected a monument in his own honor. Instead of blessing, though, God rejected Saul as Israel’s king. A final day of judgment awaits us all, warns Alistair Begg. Only by listening to the Lord ... Continue Reading 

On the heels of victory against the Philistines, Saul found himself waging a new battle—a spiritual war within his own heart. His desire to vanquish enemies in his own strength led him to place a rash oath on the Israelites. This foolish decision led the people to obey manmade laws rather than God’s divine commands ... Continue Reading 

Even as a prisoner, the Apostle Paul remained confident about his purpose in life: to serve God and to share the Gospel. When pride and jealousy fostered division among the Philippian Christians, then, Paul redirected their focus to Jesus, the supreme example of sacrificial love. Passionate that all should share in God’s grace, he also provided ... Continue Reading 

We all love a good story—but while Jesus’ parables captured the attention of many of his hearers, not everyone was so enthralled. Trusting their own good works for salvation, the Pharisees spurned Jesus’ teaching. Those who knew the emptiness of sin, however, recognized their need for the hope found in Jesus’ stories of redemption. Perhaps no ... Continue Reading 

The Bible is an ancient book, but its central message—the good news that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died to save sinners—remains as timely and relevant today as ever. In this collection of listener favorites from the past year, Alistair Begg demonstrates how Scripture’s every page proclaims again and again the transforming power ... Continue Reading 

From the darkness of a prison cell, Paul wrote to his disciple Timothy about his desire to pass on the Gospel to the next generation. His great concern was that truth would be preserved and that his disciple would be useful to the Master in his continuing ministry. Reviewing 2 Timothy’s exhortations toward perseverance, holiness, and ... Continue Reading 

Even as a prisoner, the Apostle Paul remained confident about his purpose in life: to serve God and to share the Gospel. When pride and jealousy fostered division among the Philippian Christians, then, Paul redirected their focus to Jesus, the supreme example of sacrificial love. Passionate that all should share in God’s grace, he also provided ... Continue Reading 

The Bible is an ancient book, but its central message—the good news that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died to save sinners—remains as timely and relevant today as ever. In this collection of listener favorites from the past year, Alistair Begg demonstrates how Scripture’s every page proclaims again and again the transforming power ... Continue Reading 

We all love a good story—but while Jesus’ parables captured the attention of many of his hearers, not everyone was so enthralled. Trusting their own good works for salvation, the Pharisees spurned Jesus’ teaching. Those who knew the emptiness of sin, however, recognized their need for the hope found in Jesus’ stories of redemption. Perhaps no ... Continue Reading 

Mark’s Gospel, the first to be written, emphasizes the certainty that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and the fulfillment of God’s purpose. In the pages of Mark’s account, we read about the relationships between Jesus and the religious leaders of His day, Jesus and His disciples, and Jesus and the multitudes ... Continue Reading 

Partial obedience is still disobedience. Saul learned this lesson the hard way when he failed to execute God’s judgment against the Amalekites, sparing the king and the best of the sheep and cattle. Instead of a victorious celebration, he met with Samuel’s anger and the Lord’s regret. Our responses matter to God, teaches Alistair ... Continue Reading 

God’s command was clear: Israel was supposed to destroy the Amalekites. King Saul, blinded by his own sin, failed to complete this task; seeking to justify his actions, he replaced true obedience with religious formalism. This passage stands as a warning of sin’s deceitfulness—and also the steadfastness of God and His purposes. As Alistair ... Continue Reading 

Beware the deceitfulness of sin! Although Saul disobeyed the Lord’s command to annihilate the Amalekites, he still expected blessing, and even erected a monument in his own honor. Instead of blessing, though, God rejected Saul as Israel’s king. A final day of judgment awaits us all, warns Alistair Begg. Only by listening to the Lord ... Continue Reading 

On the heels of victory against the Philistines, Saul found himself waging a new battle—a spiritual war within his own heart. His desire to vanquish enemies in his own strength led him to place a rash oath on the Israelites. This foolish decision led the people to obey manmade laws rather than God’s divine commands ... Continue Reading 

Now in its nineteenth year, the annual Basics Conference has devoted nearly two decades to equipping men serving as pastors and Christian workers to do the basics of Christian ministry well. As 2019’s conference reminds us, this work begins with our fulfillment of Jesus’ final charge to his first followers: “Go … and make disciples of all ... Continue Reading 

“We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7 (ESV) For eighteen years, the Basics Conference has provided men in ministry the opportunity and privilege to gather together as partners in the Gospel. We desire to be used by God to ... Continue Reading 

It’s human nature to draw together with others like us—seeking, for example, the company of those who share a similar background or support a common cause. The unity among God’s people is significantly different from these natural human relationships. Here, the young and old, the rich and poor, those from all races and nationalities ... Continue Reading 

Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said that "the work of preaching is the highest and greatest and most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called." Such a high calling, however, comes with a high level of responsibility: As a pastor places his confidence in the Gospel’s power, the task of proclamation must be his chief concern ... Continue Reading