9 Marks Library on Sale

To celebrate the release of Thabiti's new book, WTS has all of the 9 Marks books on sale. Stock up your church library or book table. Or, stock up to give as gifts throughout the year. All of them are excellent, particularly this one.

9 Reasons I'm Thankful for 9 Marks on 9-9-09

9 Marks is a ministry devoted to building churches that reflect the character of God. I was reminded today of some of the reasons I thank God for this ministry.

1. They love the gospel.
2. They love the church.
3. They make old-fashioned cool.
4. They genuinely serve ordinary pastors.
5. Their website is extremely helpful.
6. Their books are among the best on the nature of the church, purpose of the church, and healthy practices of the church.
7. Weekenders.
8. Interviews.
9. Mark Dever.

Pastor: Love your Wife and Children

Pure wisdom from the most recent 9 Marks e-journal:
30 Practical Ways For Pastors to Love their Wives and Families.

I printed this out and circled the suggestions that I need to implement (I have far too many circles).

ps - you don't have to be a pastor to put these into practice!

Good Stuff From 9Marks

Here are few links to some very good material from 9Marks:

1. The new 9Marks newsletter is available online. It is all about the gospel.
2. Mark Dever on the first of 10 sources of the recent growth in Calvinism (C.H. Spurgeon)!
3. Thabiti Anyabwile on being a gospel-saturated church member.

Thabiti's counsel is worth outlining here:
1. Know the gospel.
2. Desire to hear the gospel/preach the gospel to yourself.
3. Take the gospel to its conclusion (God is the gospel).
4. Order your life around the gospel.
5. Share the gospel with others.
6. Guard the gospel.

He ends with some recommended reading.