A Hearer of God’s Word: Ten Ways to Listen to Sermons Better
“Brian Najapfour’s advice for how to listen to sermons is wise, practical, biblical, and succinct. Every church member would benefit from reading this well-written little book.” Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Publisher: Reformed Fellowship Inc
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781935369189
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Born and reared in the Philippines, Brian G. Najapfour has been a minister of God since 2001. Called to the gospel ministry at the young age of sixteen, he began his theological education in 1997 at the Center for Biblical Studies Institute and Seminary in the Philippines, where, with God’s help, he earned his Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) degree in 2001, followed by his Master in Biblical Studies (M.B.S.) degree in 2004. From 2001 until his coming to the U.S. in 2006, he served as a pastor in the Philippines. With a desire to further his education, however, he arrived in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006, where he enrolled in Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. Here he studied for his Master of Theology (Th.M.) degree, which he completed by God’s grace in 2009. While pursuing a Ph.D. degree, Najapfour, since his installation on October 19, 2012, has been pastor of Dutton United Reformed Church, Caledonia, Michigan. He is co-editor (along with Joel R. Beeke) of Taking Hold of God: Reformed and Puritan Perspectives on Prayer (2011) and author of The Very Heart of Prayer: Reclaiming John Bunyan’s Spirituality (2012) and Jonathan Edwards: His Doctrine of & Devotion to Prayer (2013). He and his wife Sarah have two children (Anna and James). He blogs at biblicalspiritualitypress.org.
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“If all Christians would apply the principles in this booklet, their spiritual lives would be healthier and our churches would be stronger.” Dr. Donald S. Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life and Praying the Bible