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It’s time for yet another edition of Free Stuff Fridays. This week’s sponsor is Ligonier Ministries, a ministry that I suspect requires little formal introduction. You know it, of course, as the teaching ministry of Dr. R.C. Sproul. It has a long history of faithful ministry to the church.

This week they are offering five great prize packages, each of which consists of:

  • A copy of In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson
  • A copy of By Grace Alone by Sinclair Ferguson
  • A pass to any 2010 Ligonier Conference

By Grace AloneBy Grace Alone is a brand new book that is set for release next week. “In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that ‘we have lost the joy and energy that is experienced when grace seems truly amazing.’ In an effort to restore the wonder of divine grace, he reflects on it from seven angles, each built around a stanza from a rich but little-known hymn, ‘O How the Grace of God Amazes Me,’ written by Emmanuel T. Sibomana, a pastor in the African nation of Burundi. This book poses probing questions for today’s believer: ‘If I am not amazed by God’s grace, can I really be living in it? Can I really be tasting, and savoring, and delighting in it?’ But those willing to delve into God’s Word with Dr. Ferguson will come away with a deeper astonishment at the depths of God’s grace.”

That conference pass can be used for next month’s West Coast Conference (Horton, Jones, MacArthur, Sproul), June’s National Conference (Sproul, Begg, Piper, Horton, Lawson, Mohler, Thomas, Parsons, Sproul Jr.). A date for the annual pastors’ conference will be announced soon.

Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.


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