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It’s vital for us to live in relationship with one another. So what can account for ongoing division and inequality? Before we were united with Christ, we were helpless and hopeless, alienated from God and living in hostility toward others. As Alistair Begg explains, while efforts like legislation and education are worthwhile, they can’t change ... Continue Reading 

It’s vital for us to live in relationship with one another. So what can account for ongoing division and inequality? Before we were united with Christ, we were helpless and hopeless, alienated from God and living in hostility toward others. As Alistair Begg explains, while efforts like legislation and education are worthwhile, they can’t change ... Continue Reading 

Paul’s message to Titus was clear and consistent: teach sound doctrine with dignity, integrity, and the authority given by God Himself. Titus was also to model the godly character and service he exhorted others to practice. Words, cautions Alistair Begg, are useless if they are not supported by actions. In contrast, when a pastor’s conduct ... Continue Reading 

Paul’s message to Titus was clear and consistent: teach sound doctrine with dignity, integrity, and the authority given by God Himself. Titus was also to model the godly character and service he exhorted others to practice. Words, cautions Alistair Begg, are useless if they are not supported by actions. In contrast, when a pastor’s conduct ... Continue Reading 

When Paul visited Ephesus, he caused an upheaval, but the end result was the founding of a church that was vital and dynamic despite being confronted with hardship and wickedness. In the letter to the Church in Ephesus in Revelation 2, God gives words of commendation, condemnation, and consecration through the elderly Apostle John. Alistair Begg teaches ... Continue Reading 

In this address to pastors and other ministers of the Gospel, Alistair Begg encourages the church to honor biblical preaching. Faithful preachers and teachers must follow the apostle Paul’s example in reasoning with people and drawing truth directly from Scripture. Only after we teach others what Jesus has done in the Gospel can we then share ... Continue Reading 

Whether on the road, in life, or in church, knowing where you are going is always a good place to start. In this message from Acts, Alistair Begg articulates the vision that has set the course for Parkside Church. When individual believers are edified, he teaches, the Church as a whole will be built up. For Christians ... Continue Reading 

In a message from Paul’s epistle to the Corinthian church, Alistair Begg shows us that pastoral ministry should be neither overly esteemed nor written off. The minister of God, he reminds us, is a servant of Christ and is responsible to Him alone. There is comfort and challenge in this responsibility. While the world may reject ... Continue Reading 

In the Corinthian church, prideful boasting and eloquent religious entertainment had replaced solid biblical teaching. Paul made it clear that he did not want to shame these believers, but to warn them because he did not want to see them led astray. Alistair Begg echoes Paul’s warning and outlines eight lessons for today’s Church, noting ... Continue Reading