FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 39, September 10, 2020 "Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every kind of sickness among the people." -Matthew 4:23 On the morning of May 27, 30 A.D. the day of the Jewish Pentecost, one hundred and... Continue Reading →
Radical Christianity
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 35, August 20, 2020 "For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."-Hebrews 4:12... Continue Reading →
Vanguard Presbytery: Far, Fast, and Furious in Gospel Work
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 33, August 6, 2020 ". . . whenever I go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing. . ." -Romans 15:24 The Convocation of Sessions for Vanguard Presbytery on July 30 was a joyful time of worship—singing, praying, preaching, and fellowshipping as believers around a common purpose—the... Continue Reading →
Janet Mefferd – Today Interview on Vanguard Presbytery
Al Baker was interviewed by Janet Mefferd on her broadcast about Vanguard Presbytery. The interview is in the last 30 minutes of the broadcast. Listen Here
What Guilty Sinners Must Hear
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 32, July 30, 2020 "whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith." -Romans 3:25 Today, more than one hundred people are gathering in Nashville (due to COVID-19 many more are following the meeting by live streaming it) for a meeting of Vanguard Presbytery, a... Continue Reading →
The Holy Spirit, Absolutely Essential in Planting Vanguard Churches
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 30, July 16, 2020 "Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them . . . " -Acts 4:8 I am amazed at the keen interest from around the country as people are inquiring about Vanguard Presbytery and the possibility of Vanguard church plants in their cities.... Continue Reading →
The Practical Implications for the Office of Evangelist in Vanguard Presbytery
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 29, July 9, 2020 "And He gave some as evangelists." -Ephesians 4:11 I have written elsewhere on the Biblical rationale for the office of evangelist[1] and my friend Dr. Dewey Roberts has written an excellent Biblical and exegetical statement for it as well.[2] Therefore I will not plow that field again.... Continue Reading →
The Practical Implications of Old School Presbyterianism
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 28, July 2, 2020 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day." -John 6:44 Without question the Great Awakening in Colonial America, between 1735 and 1770, was Calvinistic to the core. That... Continue Reading →
Vanguard Presbytery & The Great Commission
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 26, June 18, 2020 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you." -Matthew 28:19,20 Last week I wrote that I have left the... Continue Reading →
Leaving the PCA
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 25, June 11, 2020 "Depart, depart, go out from there, touch nothing unclean; go out of the midst of her, purify yourselves. . ." -Isaiah 52:11 My wife and I became members of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1976 when we had the privilege of working on... Continue Reading →