Tim Keller Stats
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Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church NYC (PCA)
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Author of books, articles
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· Denomination:
 Presbyterian Church in Amercia (PCA)
· Theology:
Covenantal, 5 point Calvinist, Paedo-baptist, Optimistic Amillennialist, Presuppositional apologetics



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 
 
 

 

"The Bible's purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible's purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome... religion is 'if you obey, then you will be accepted'. But the Gospel is, 'if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey'. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference."


Biographical Sketch

Tim Keller's Redeemer Presbyterian (PCA) is "one of Manhattan's most vital congregations," according to Christianity Today [12/04], started a Church Planting Center in 2001, and its phone has not stopped ringing since. He is committed to the church planting movement and 'entering the culture's stories and retelling them with the gospel'." Redeemer's vision is to spread the gospel, first through ourselves and then through the city by word, deed, and community; To bring about personal changes, social healing, and cultural renewal through a movement of churches and ministries that change New York City and through it, the world. Keller promotes a Reformed Christianity that has a vision that encompasses not only doctrinal statements, but also our piety, evangelistic outreach, and missions of mercy.

Timothy Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. However, he learned the most from his nine years as a pastor of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church in the small blue-collar town of Hopewell, Virginia. The congregation there loved him, suffered through his earliest days as a pastor, and taught an intellectual northerner to be clear.

His second church was Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989 with his wife, Kathy, and three young sons.

The Influentials Issue of New York Magazine featured Dr. Keller as “the most successful Christian evangelist in the city by recognizing that young professionals and artists are ‘disproportionately influential’ in creating the country’s culture and that you have to meet this coveted demographic on its own terms.”

Keller's Prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but, through you, I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my punishment and offering forgiveness. I turn from my sin and receive you as Savior. Amen."

Bibliography

Books
Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road
by Tim Keller, P & R Publishing; 2nd edition (August 1, 1997)
Worship by the Book (Contributor) Zondervan (September 1, 2002)
A Reason for Hope in a Time of Tragedy (Contributor) Crossway (November, 2001)
A Reason for God (Dutton Press, February 2008) - Uses Presuppostional Apologetics with postmoderns.

Sermons & Essays
A New Kind of Urban Christian As the city goes, so goes the culture.
Moralism Vs, Christ-Centered Exposition
The Gospel Into the 21st Century:
Part I; Part II, Part III; Part IV
Tim Keller's Q&A Sessions (Audio)
All of Life is Repentance (.pdf)
Biblical Mandate for Mercy Ministries
A Biblical Theology of the City
The Centrality of the Gospel
Christ and the City
Church Planting & Giving Portfolios
The Current State of Affairs in America
Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs
Evangelism Through Networking
Evangelistic Worship
Gnostics & Jesus
How Can I know God?
Ministry in the New Global Culture of Major City-Centers Part I
Ministry in the New Global Culture of Major City-Centers Part II
Ministry in the New Global Culture of Major City-Centers Part III
Ministry in the New Global Culture of Major City-Centers Part IV
The Missional Church
Planting a Church in the City
Post-Everythings
Preaching Hell in a Tolerant Age
Preaching Morality in an Amoral Age
Preaching in a Post-Modern City
Part I, Part II
Questions on Everyone's Mind
Religionless Spirituality
What Does it Mean to KNow God?
Why Plant Churches?
Tim Keller's Q&A Sessions

The Smart Shepherd By Lisa Miller | NEWSWEEK


Important MP3 Messages

The Reason for God: Click "Download" to listen to sermons related to Tim Keller's book The Reason for God from the series The Trouble with Christianity: Why it's so Hard to Believe it.

Exclusivity: How can there be just one true religion? 1 John 4:1-10 Download Study Guide
Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world? 1 Peter 1:3-12 Download Study Guide
Absolutism: Don't we all have to find truth for ourselves? Galatians 2:4-16 Download Study Guide
Injustice: Hasn't Christianity been an instrument for oppression? James 2:1-17 Download Study Guide
Hell: Isn't the God of Christianity an angry Judge? Luke 16:19-31 Download Study Guide
Doubt: What should I do with my doubts? (AM) John 20:1-18 Download Study Guide
Literalism: Isn't the Bible historically unreliable and regressive? (AM) Luke 1:1-4; 24:13-32 Download Study Guide

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

Smashing False Idols: Gospel Realisation
Tim Keller (mp3)

Smashing False Idols: Gospel Communication
Tim Keller (mp3)

Smashing False Idols: Gospel Incarnation
Tim Keller (mp3)

Praying our Tears Psalm 39:12-13; 126;1-6 MP3
All the laments in the Psalms suggest that there are three things we need to do with our tears: expect tears, invest the tears, and pray the tears.

Sermons by Tim Keller on the Cross of Christ
1) How the Cross Converts MP3
2) How the Cross Changes MP3
3) How the Cross Unites Us MP3
4) The Cross and Suffering MP3
From the Second Presbyterian Church (Memphis, TN).

Desiring God Interviews (Multimedia)
The Scripture as Foundation
Is the Bible Culturally Conditioned?
Missional vs. Evangelistic
Is Redeemer Church Emergent?
Characteristics of a Missional Church
Preaching and the Missional Church
Being Salt & Light in Culture
The Gospel, Moralism, and Irreligion
The Importance of Doctrine
Theological Training
Publicity and Redeemer Church


Redeemer's Vision Campaign: A Season of Covenant Renewal (12-Part Series)
Series: What is the Gospel? And How Does it Shape our Lives?
(Sermons in MP3, Vision papers and Study Guides in .pdf)

The Prodigal Sons by Tim Keller Luke 15:1-2,11-32 MP3
The uniqueness of the gospel. The gospel is not the same thing as religion or morality. On the other hand, it is not the same thing as irreligion or vague ‘spirituality.’ It is the grace of God breaking into the world through Jesus Christ. Download Study Guide

Christ our Life by Tim Keller Colossians 3:1-14 MP3
The dynamic of the gospel. The gospel is union with Christ. The justifying union with Christ—whatever is true of him is now true of me. The sanctifying union with Christ—through faith and grace the power of disorder and evil in my life is removed. Download Study Guide

The Gospel by Tim Keller Isaiah 53:4-11; 54:1-5, 11-14 MP3
The richness of the gospel. Some churches stress truth, others experience, others justice and service. But gospel ministry entails all three. A gospel-centered church is not, strictly speaking, a classic fundamentalist, charismatic, or mainline church. God is a God of holiness, grace, and justice. Download Study Guide ; Vision Paper: The Gospel - The Key to Change

Community - Better than Sons and Daughters by Tim Keller Isaiah 56:1-8 MP3
The Christian community is your true family. The two marks of the renewed community: Openness and justice. How do we get into this community? Conversion and grace. The gospel is God’s ultimate answer to the fragmentation of the human race. Download Study Guide ; Vision Paper: Buildings for Community

Witness - While He May Be Found by Tim Keller Isaiah 55:1-7; 57:14-21 MP3
The gracious saving work of the Servant (chapter 53-54) demands a response. We must seek the Lord. Nations who do not know him must come to him. Encounter with God does not mean just vague spiritual experience. It entails life conversion. What does that scary word mean? How does it happen? Download Study Guide ; Vision Paper: Why New Churches?

Justice - Break Every Yoke by Tim Keller Isaiah 58:1-14 MP3
This text stresses the crucial connection between gospel experience and the work of service to others in the cause of justice. What is the Biblical notion of "justice"? It fits neither with the modern liberal notion of individual autonomy nor traditional evangelical pietism. It combines the ideas of retributive and distributive justice. Download Study Guide ; Vision Paper: Ministry Balance


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The Gospel: The 'gospel' is the good news that through Christ the power of God's kingdom has entered history to renew the whole world. When we believe and rely on Jesus' work and record (rather than ours) for our relationship to God, that kingdom power comes upon us and begins to work through us.

Who is this Jesus?

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Lord of the Wine

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Born of the Gospel

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Changed People: The Gospel changes people from the inside out. Christ gives us a radically new identity, freeing us from both self-righteousness and self-condemnation. He liberates us to accept people we once excluded, and to break the bondage of things (even good things) that once drove us. In particular, the gospel makes us welcoming and respectful toward those who do not share our beliefs.

Changed Lives MP3
Inside-Out Living MP3
How to Change MP3


City: We believe that nothing promotes the peace and health of the city like the spread of faith in the gospel. It renews both individual lives and reweaves the fabric of whole neighborhoods. We believe that nothing moves Christians to humbly serve, live with, and love all the diverse people of the city like the gospel does.

Should I Not Love that Great City? MP3
The Meaning of the City MP3
Love for the City MP3


Community: The gospel creates a new community which not only nurtures individuals but serves as a sign of God's coming kingdom. Here we see classes of people loving one another who could not have gotten along without the healing power of the gospel. Here we see sex, money, and power used in unique non-destructive and life-giving ways.

The Community of Jesus MP3
Spiritual Friendship MP3
Eating with Jesus MP3


Movement: We have no illusions that our single church or our Presbyterian tradition is sufficient to renew all of New York City spiritually, socially, and culturally. We are therefore committed to planting (and helping others plant) hundreds of new churches, while at the same time working for a renewal of gospel vitality in all the congregations of the city.

Why to Plant Churches MP3
Messengers MP3
The Cost of Mission MP3


Serving: Though we joyfully invite every person to faith in Jesus, we are committed to sacrificially serving our neighbors whether they believe as we do or not. We do this by using our gifts and resources for the needs of others, especially the poor. And more than merely meeting individual needs, we work for justice for the powerless.

Neighbors MP3
Blessed are the Poor MP3
Blueprint for Revival - Social Concern MP3


Renewing: We believe that the gospel has a deep, vital, and healthy impact on the arts, business, government, media, and academy of any society. Therefore we are highly committed to support Christians' engagement with culture, helping them work with excellence, distinctiveness, and accountability in their professions.

Work MP3
Made for Stewardship MP3
Work and Rest MP3

More sermons available for purchase at Redeemer

"A looming crisis for all American evangelical churches is that they cannot thrive outside of the shrinking enclaves of conservative and traditional people and culture. We have not created the new ministry and communication... models that will flourish and grow in the coming post-Christian very secular Western world. Our vision should be to develop campus ministries, new churches, Christian education/discipleship systems that are effective in those fields in North America." - Tim Keller

Author Related Links
The Movement: Global City Church Planting
E-NEWSLETTER OF THE REDEEMER CHURCH PLANTING CENTER
Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA)