Monergism MP3

Through a friend, I first heard the gospel when I was seven years old. And from first grade through my high school years, that friend and his family faithfully (and repeatedly) shared the love of Christ with me. Several times, after hearing gospel sermons at his church and at youth retreats and camps, I made professions of faith, but they were not genuine. By the time I entered my senior year of high school, I had repudiated the faith entirely—the “Jesus thing” was not for me. I wanted to pursue a career in acting and longed to experience the fame and stardom of Hollywood. The Lord, however, had different plans.

When I was nineteen years old, in the middle of my undergraduate studies at Rutgers University, and after experiencing some personal setbacks, God’s providence reunited me with my childhood friend. And it was while we were roommates that I came to place all my hope in Jesus for salvation.

Since that time I went on to complete graduate work at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, served for over seven years as one of the teaching pastors at Calvary Baptist Church in East Millstone, NJ, and been the Pastor of Preaching and Leadership Development at Redeemer Bible Church since 2002.

I have also been tremendously blessed by the Lord with my wife, Gayle, and three kids: Noah, Zoë, and Joy.

(From www.redeemerbiblechurch.com/)