Earlier this morning it was announced that Dr. James Kennedy died peacefully in his sleep last night. He had just announced his retirement (August 26th) as Sr. Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida--where he pastored since 1960.Known as the "most listened to Presbyterian minister in the world", Dr. Kennedy's velvety voice nevertheless proclaimed the mighty truths of God's word.
Today we mourn the loss of a faithful servant of God. He represented the "best of" the Presbyterian church (he was part of the more doctrinally sound Presbyterian Church in America), and was a champion for biblical morality. Recently, Mark Dever cited Dr. Kennedy's involvement with Evangelism Explosion as one of the major reasons for the resurgence of Calvinism within the 20/30-something crowd.
May the Lord raise up other faithful servants like Dr. Kennedy.
I've also been blessed by his command of the English language and his scholarly sermons. The music and worship service from Coral Ridge is so uplifting and I regret not attending that church when I was in Florida several years ago.
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