"Here is exposition modeled by pastors with scholarly gifts and scholars with pastors' hearts." - Sinclair B. Ferguson

Publisher's Description: This seasonal addition to the Reformed Expository Commentary series presents twelve biblically and theologically grounded Christmas messages, as the authors explore the canonical teaching on the birth of Jesus Christ in the gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John

As a sample of the exposition found in the series, this volume is acessible to both pastors and lay readers. Each commentary gives careful attention to the biblical text, is doctrinally Reformed, focuses on Christ through the lens of redemptive hisotry, and applies tthe Bible to our contemporary setting.

All Christians seeking a deep, worshipful, and gospel-centered Advent season will benefit from the insight and worship material in this helpful commentary.

Special Advent Celebration and Worship Material Includes:

• Essays and reflections on gospel-centered worship and Christmas customs
• A sample Christmas Eve service of lessons and carols
• Five new Christmas carols composed by Paul S. Jones, James Montgomery Boice, Eric J. Alexander, Derek W. H. Thomas, and Philip Graham Ryken
• Suggestions for Advent services, including prayers, Scripture readings, and hymns
• A list of additional resources for planning Advent worship, including full worship services, devotional guides, hymns, and more

192 Pages
Published October 2008

About the Authors:

Daniel M. Doriani (M.Div., PhD., Westminster Theological Seminary; S.T.M., Yale Divinity School) is senior pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, Clayton, Missouri. He previously was dean of faculty and professor of new Testament at Covenant theological Seminary. he is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminaries

Philip Graham Ryken (M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, D.Phil., Oxford University) is senior minister of historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Bible teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.

Richard D. Phillips (M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary) is the senior Minster of First Presbyterian Church of Coral Springs/Margate, Florida. He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical and chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology.

About the Series: The Reformed Expository Commentary is biblical (committed to comprehensive exposition of the text), doctrinal (committed to the Westminster Standards), redemptive-historical (committed to a Christ-centered view of the Old Testament), and practical (committed to applying the text to people today). Coeditors are Philip Ryken and Richard Phillips; biblical editors are Iain Duguid and Dan Doriani.

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