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Friday, March 27, 2020

Reminder: Wayside Gospel Chapel services cancelled until further notice

Reminder: Wayside Gospel Chapel services have been cancelled until further notice. We are taking this one week at a time believing that the path of prudence is to follow the guidelines put out by the Governor and the President. This is especially the case where those who are more vulnerable to the disease caused by the virus are concerned: the children, and elderly in health categories like some of our members.

Here is what Pastor Bill Schneider posted on Faith Baptist Fellowship Church’s Facebook page (17 MAR 2020):

“Due to State and Federal endeavors to try and help control the corona virus, FBFC will not meet this Lords Day, March 22, 2020 for public worship. We will be live streaming a sermon and encourage all to tune in via internet. Also Small Groups and Edifying Women are cancelled this week. For now we will take it one week at a time. Please check the Church’s Facebook page and website for future cancelations, if necessary. We will also keep communicating through the prayer chain. Please share this information with those you know who may not have access to the prayer chain and/or social media. Continue to pray !!!”

Source: https://www.facebook.com/faithbaptistfellowshipchurch/posts/2884670408275533

Until things return to normal Wayside Gospel Chapel has 7 years of audio files of 320 previous sermons that you can listen to during these days. They are uploaded to Internet Archive at https://archive.org/search.php?query=uploader%3A%22spectertm2%40aol.com%22&sort=-publicdate [accessed 20 MAR 2020]. I do not have the means to record video or audio at home.

Also, Faith Baptist Fellowship Church will have the live feed of the sermon there as mentioned above. Videos of previous sermons at FBFC are also found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC549l7ytlW3MSUWIZtzPmCg/videos [accessed 20 MAR 2020]. This is linked on their web site at http://fbf.church/ [accessed 20 MAR 2020]. See “Past Sermons.”

You may also want to listen to the many wonderful sermons available on Grace to You at https://www.gty.org/, desiring God at https://www.desiringgod.org/messages, or Ligonier Ministries at https://www.ligonier.org/.

See for example Ligonier’s Special Online Event: “Made in the Image of God” at https://www.ligonier.org/blog/made-image-god-live/. Event Sessions Include:

Christ the Image of God by Michael Reeves

The Dignity of God’s Image Bearers by Stephen Nichols

The Depravity of God’s Image Bearers by Steven Lawson

The imago Dei, Human Dignity, and the Present Crisis by W. Robert Godfrey

The Dominion of God’s Image Bearers by H.B. Charles Jr.

Panel Discussion: Pastoral Care in Times of Crisis with Charles, Ferguson, and Parsons

The Church and the Governing Authorities by Derek Thomas

The Church as a Caring Community by Burk Parsons

The Gospel, the Church, and This Present Crisis

by John MacArthur

Ask Ligonier with Ferguson, Nichols, Parsons, and Thomas

The Hope of God’s Image Bearers by Sinclair Ferguson

Update: These sessions have been made available for streaming, and are now individually linked. See Nathan W. Bingham, "Stream for Free: Made in the Image of God" (20 MAR 2020), on Ligonier Ministries at https://www.ligonier.org/blog/stream-free-made-image-god/ [accessed 22 MAR 2020].

All of Ligonier’s Teaching Series are now free to stream during this crisis. See Nathan W. Bingham, "All Teaching Series Now Free to Stream" (17 MAR 2020), on Ligonier Ministries at https://www.ligonier.org/blog/all-teaching-series-now-free-stream/.

There are many more great resources that could be recommended. Some are linked on the right hand side of this web site.

Soli Deo Gloria,

John T. “Jack” Jeffery
Pastor, Wayside Gospel Chapel
Greentown, PA

Posted: 27 MAR 2020
Updated from initial post: 20 MAR 2020

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Recommended Christian resources on SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19 or coronavirus disease

FYI: Here are some recommended Christian resources on SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19 or coronavirus disease. The listing is in chronological order.

John Piper, “Ask Pastor John Special Episode (interview): How Do We Make Sense of the Coronavirus?” (28 FEB 2020); audio (16:05) and transcript on desiring God at https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-do-we-make-sense-of-the-coronavirus [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Colin Clark, “5 Prayer Requests from Behind the Coronavirus Curtain” (31 JAN 2020), on The Gospel Coalition at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/prayer-requests-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Todd Wagner, “Should Christians Be Anxious About the Coronavirus” (3 MAR 2020), on The Gospel Coalition at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christians-anxious-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Akos Balogh, “Dear Christian, When The Pandemic Hits, This Is Our Time” (10 MAR 2020), on The Gospel Coalition at https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/dear-christian-when-the-pandemic-hits-this-is-our-time/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Alasdair Groves, “Anxiety, Waiting and the Coronavirus” (11 MAR 2020), on CCEF at https://www.ccef.org/anxiety-waiting-and-the-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Miguel Núñez, “The FAQs: Coronavirus Explained by an Infectious Disease Expert and Pastor” (11 MAR 2020), on The Gospel Coalition at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/what-we-know-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Andy Crouch, “Love in the Time of Coronavirus: A guide for Christian leaders” (12 MAR 2020), on The Praxis Journal at https://journal.praxislabs.org/love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-26aaeb0396e3 [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Note: This was quoted, recommended and linked in Justin Taylor, “A Guide for Christian Leaders in the Time of Coronavirus” (12 MAR 2020), on The Gospel Coalition at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/a-guide-for-local-christian-leaders-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Wyatt Graham, “7 Personal Responses to the Coronavirus” (12 MAR 2020), on Wyatt Graham at http://wyattgraham.com/7-personal-responses-to-the-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Jesse Johnson, “Should churches meet during Coronavirus?” (12 MAR 2020), on the Cripplegate at https://thecripplegate.com/should-churches-meet-during-coronavirus/ [accessed 22 MAR 2020].

Jay Kim, “Taking Church Online in a Coronavirus Age” (12 MAR 2020), on The Gospel Coalition at https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-online-coronavirus-age/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Jonathan Leeman, and Mark Dever, “Quick Take: What Should Churches Do About Coronavirus?” (12 MAR 2020), audio (4:53) on 9Marks at https://www.9marks.org/pastors-talk/quick-take-what-should-churches-do-about-coronavirus/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Tom Ascol, “Thinking Christianly about the Coronavirus (COVID-19)” (13 MAR 2020), on Founders Ministries at https://founders.org/2020/03/13/thinking-christianly-about-the-coronavirus-covid-19/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

*This is not on the coronavirus per se, but teaches an important aspect of doctrine very relevant to the times in which we live in an excerpt from a great sermon by one of my favorite theologians from days gone by.

Roger Nicole (10 DEC 1915 – 11 DEC 2010), “Superlative Optimism” (13 MAR 2020), on reformation21 at https://www.reformation21.org/blog/superlative-optimism [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Editor's Note: This address was originally delivered at the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology in 1974. The present form has been adapted with permission from Our Sovereign God (Baker, 1977, pp. 147–153).”

Dane C. Ortlund, “8 Reminders in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic” (13 MAR 2020), on Crossway at https://www.crossway.org/articles/8-reminders-in-the-face-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ [accessed 14 MAR 2020].

Soli Deo Gloria,

John T. “Jack” Jeffery

Pastor, Wayside Gospel Chapel

Greentown, PA

Friday, March 20, 2020

Wayside Gospel Chapel services cancelled until further notice

Wayside Gospel Chapel services are cancelled until further notice. We will take this one week at a time. We believe that the path of prudence is to follow the guidelines put out by the Governor and the President. This is especially the case where those who are more vulnerable are concerned: the children, and elderly in health categories like some of our members.