St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary | StAEC (5 vols.)

by R. C. Sproul

Publishers:

Reformation Trust; Crossway

, 2009–2013

Overview

An exceptional communicator and gifted expositor, R.C. Sproul adeptly explains and applies the Word to mind, will, and affections. Presenting the fruit of his lifetime of biblical study, the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series adapts his verse-by-verse preaching into indispensable tools for digging deeper into God’s Word. These volumes of expositional sermons—covering Matthew, Mark, Acts, Romans, and 1–2 Peter—are rich with penetrating insights into both what the text means, and how to preach it.

The St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentariy is a series resulting from years of careful preparation and Bible-centered preaching. Delivered from a pastor’s heart for his congregation, readers will find this volume readable, applicable, appropriately paced, and thoroughly biblical. Here is an opportunity to sit at the feet of an eminent scholar and teacher, encountering the Word of God.

Key Features

• Gathers five volumes from the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary Series
• Provides insights into understanding, applying, and preaching the Word
• Offers verse-by-verse exposition from a world-class Reformed preacher

Endorsements

The St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary will be welcomed throughout the world. It promises to have all R.C.’s hallmarks: clarity and liveliness, humor and pathos, always expressed in application to the mind, will, and affections. R.C.’s ability to focus on ‘the big picture,’ his genius of never saying too much, leaving his hearers satisfied yet wanting more, never making the Word dull, are all present in these expositions.

—Sinclair B. Ferguson, senior minister, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC

R.C. Sproul, well known as a master theologian and extraordinary communicator, now shows that he is a powerful, insightful, helpful expository preacher. This collection of sermons is of great value for churches and Christians everywhere.

—W. Robert Godfrey, president, Westminster Seminary California

R.C. Sproul is a legend in our time. His preaching has held us in awe for half a century, and these pages represent the fruit of his latest exposition, coming as they do at the very peak of his abilities and insights. I am ecstatic at the prospect of reading the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series. It represents Reformed theology on fire, delivered from a pastor’s heart in a vibrant congregation of our time. Essential reading.

—Derek W.H. Thomas, John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary

Thousands of us have long been indebted to R.C. Sproul the teacher, and now, through the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary, we are indebted to Sproul the preacher, whose sermons are thoroughly biblical, soundly doctrinal, warmly practical, and wonderfully readable. I predict that Sproul’s pulpit ministry in written form will do for Christians in the twenty-first century what Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s sermonic commentaries did for us last century.

—Joel R. Beeke, president, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary Series
• Author: R.C. Sproul
• Series: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary
• Publishers: Crossway and Ligonier Ministries
• Volumes: 5
• Pages: 2,528
• Christian Group: Reformed
• Resource Type: Commentaries

Matthew

• Author: R.C. Sproul
• Series: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 832

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Over the course of three years, Dr. R.C. Sproul gave 128 sermons on the Gospel of Matthew, which are compiled into this collection of memorable messages. Here is a substantial and practical commentary on the first book of the New Testament canon, one that will serve the church well and will be of great use in small-group settings, sermon preparation, or personal Bible study.

Mark

• Author: R.C. Sproul
• Series: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary
• Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
• Publication Date: 2011
• Pages: 424

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Mark presents the fruits of Dr. R.C. Sproul’s lifetime of biblical study as expressed in his most recent calling. After a long and distinguished ministry as a teacher in various settings, Dr. Sproul accepted a call in 1997 to preach at St. Andrew’s in Sanford, Florida. There, he adopted the ancient practice of preaching through books of the Bible, eventually working his way through several of them. He has now begun to adapt those sermon series in book form, and the result is the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series.

In Mark, the fifth volume in the series, Dr. Sproul deals with major themes in his easily understandable style. Readers will find invaluable insights into the goals Mark had in writing his Gospel, the background for Jesus’ time, and the meanings of some of Mark’s most difficult passages. This introduction to the gospel of Mark is packed with insights and exhortations that will draw the reader closer to the Savior and encourage him or her to a greater depth of love and devotion to him.

Acts

• Author: R.C. Sproul
• Series: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2010
• Pages: 448

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In 1997 scholar and teacher R.C. Sproul was called to the pulpit of St. Andrews Chapel in Sanford, Florida. The published collections of his sermons, the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary Series, are the result of years of careful preparation and weekly, Bible-centered preaching.

Readers will follow Sproul as he preaches through the book of Acts. The account of the gospel spreading to the Gentiles is the story of the roots of our faith. By God’s grace and the labor of Paul and the apostles, salvation has spread to all the nations. Balancing broad and narrow perspectives of each passage, Sproul explores important theological terms and themes, offers perspective from his own wisdom and experience, and engages in practical application.

Delivered from a pastor’s heart for his congregation, readers will find Acts readable, applicable, appropriately paced, and thoroughly Bible-centered. Here is an opportunity to sit at the feet of an eminent theologian and teacher, encountering the Word of God.

Romans

• Author: R.C. Sproul
• Series: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 520

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Throughout church history the study of the book of Romans has been pivotal to understanding Christian life and doctrine. Chrysostom had it read aloud to him once a week. Augustine, Luther, and Wesley all came to assured faith through its impact. The Reformers saw it as the God-given key to understanding the whole of Scripture.

Convinced that “Paul’s fullest, grandest, most comprehensive statement of the gospel” is just as vital today, R.C. Sproul delivered nearly 60 sermons on Romans from October 2005 to April 2007 at St. Andrew’s Chapel, where he has pastored for more than a decade. These passage-by-passage expositions will enrich any study of this weighty epistle.

1–2 Peter

• Author: R.C. Sproul
• Series: St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2011
• Pages: 304

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Peter wrote two letters to encourage churches to stand firm under persecution. The apostle Peter himself was familiar with persecution, as he probably wrote the letters from Rome, awaiting his death. From his own suffering Peter joins in fellowship with “elect exiles of the dispersion” by urging them to “rejoice, though now for a little while . . . you have been grieved by various trials.” His inspired challenges to live a life worthy of the gospel hold great relevance for us today.

Pastor and scholar R.C. Sproul has preached through Peter’s letters and has now compiled these sermons into one volume. This St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary will enable readers to glean from Sproul’s wisdom and perspective on 1–2 Peter.

The St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series is the result of years of careful preparation and Bible-centered preaching. Delivered from a pastor’s heart for his congregation, readers will find this volume readable, applicable, appropriately paced, and thoroughly biblical. Here is an opportunity to sit at the feet of an eminent scholar and teacher, encountering the Word of God.

About R. C. Sproul

R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, and pastor. He is the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries where he serves as executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. OVer his career, he taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary, and served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard regularly on the “Renewing Your Mind” radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.

Sproul wrote over 70 books and numerous articles including the classic The Holiness of God, exegetical works in the R.C. Sproul Exposition Collection, and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.