Alistair Begg Biography

Alistair Begg is the Senior Pastor of Cleveland’s Parkside Church, a position he has had since 1983. He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across the United States.

Begg is a strong advocate of historical evangelical theology of Protestantism. He highlights his belief in the importance of believing that the Bible is God’s fully authoritative word, and the importance of using the mind to know the Bible and know God through repentance and faith in Jesus.

Alistair Begg Age

Alistair was born in  1952, Glasgow, United Kingdom. He is 67 years as of 2019.

Alistair Begg Height

He stands at a height of 1,72m.

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Alistair Begg Wife

He is married to Susan Begg

Alistair Begg Church

Begg is the Senior Pastor of Cleveland Parkside Church (located in Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio), a position he has had since 1983

Alistair Begg Sermons

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Alistair Begg Bibliography

What Angels Wish They Knew: The Basics of True Christianity, Moody Publishers (1999)

Preaching for God’s Glory (2000)

Pathway to Freedom: How God’s Laws Guide Our Lives, Crossway Books (2000)

The Hand of God: Finding His Care in All Circumstances, Moody Publishers (2001)

On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work, (with Derek Prime) Moody Publishers (2004)

Made for His Pleasure: Ten Benchmarks of a Vital Faith, Moody Publishers (2005)

Alistair Begg Theological views

Begg has faith in the inerrancy and matchless quality of Scripture, and in the sparing intensity of Christ alone. He has said that the center conviction of Parkside Church is “that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has kicked the bucket as a making up penance for our transgressions, and that to realize Him is to know life, both now and perpetually […] Jesus Christ is the main Savior, since Jesus is the one in particular who is able to spare.” Fellow scholar and creator R.C. Sproul composed that “Alistair Begg embodies this Neo-Puritan development, an unassuming boss who has been stirred by a sublime fixation on the God-focused life. […] Begg is an erroneous date. He thinks outside the box of contemporary fervency, the shape that has been defaced by narcissism and sullied by a distraction with a man-fixated center around strategy, system, and a harmful type of confidence.” He is particularly known for pushing prophetic, enthusiastic lecturing, which goes for scriptural unwaveringness and does not pander to the impulses of culture. His work has been commended by such individuals as John MacArthur, Max Lucado, and Joseph M. Stowell. Begg is disparaging of Hyper-Calvinism and he additionally expelled himself as one of the speakers at the “Reconsider” gathering as a result of a portion of its different speakers, for example, Leonard Sweet who has been censured for his supposed New Age lessons

Alistair Begg Quotes

“A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this–not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.”

“If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that the world will not speak well of you.”

“Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God’s help is not partial but total.”

“There is an old joke that went around- it goes, in the beginning, God made man in His own image, and since the fall, man has been seeking to return the compliment.”

“At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart’s love upon people like us.”

“There’s a way to preach the Bible unbiblically…You can use the Bible as the springboard for all kinds of ideas, can’t you? Look around in here and find something that fits your fancy and then launch a rocket off it. People say, ‘That was amazing, wasn’t it? Remarkable what he got out of that.’ Well of course it is because he put it in before he got it out.”

“Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist.”

“‎”The best of men are just men at best.”

“The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things.”

“. . . once people stop believing in the God of the Bible, they don’t believe in nothing–they begin to believe in anything.”

“Question 1: What is the chief end of man? This most basic question confronts each of us. Why am I here? What is the reason for my existence? What is the purpose of my life? The catechism on the basis of 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Psalm 73:25 provides the familiar answer. “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.”

“There is a kind of life that leads to death. There is a kind of death that leads to life.”

Alistair Begg Books

Dr. Begg graduated from the London School of Theology and has served as a pastor for nearly forty years. He has written or co-written several books, including Name above All Names, Made for His Pleasure, and Preaching for God’s Glory.

Alistair Begg Family

Alistair Begg Family

Alistair Begg Pray Big

Title Pray Big: Learn to Pray Like an Apostle Author Alistair Begg Publisher GOOD BOOK Company, 2019 ISBN 1784983365, 9781784983369 Length of 112 pages Subjects Religion › Christian Life › Prayer

So many of us struggle with prayer. Many books have been written on the subject and there’s a reason for that. Prayer comes hard to most of us, in most seasons. And when we do pray, we often don’t know what to say. What is it that my Father loves to hear about? What are the best things I could pray for my family, my church, and myself?

I want to pray bigger, and better. And I want you to enjoy praying like that too. And to do that, we need to discover how to pray as the apostle Paul did. Paul clearly enjoyed prayer and was excited about it. He expected his Father in heaven to hear what he said, and to act in other people’s lives accordingly. He prayed and then was “watchful in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4 v 2), ready to see how God would be pleased to answer his prayers.

This book focuses on Paul’s prayer for his friends in the church in Ephesus, that he recounts to them in Ephesians 1 v 15-23 and 3 v 14-21. The truths that underpin and shape his prayers for them will motiva

Alistair Begg Schedule

Please note that, although we do our best to be accurate as to the Sundays Alistair will be preaching at Parkside Church, this schedule may change without notice.

SundayMay 26 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. only)
SundayJune 2 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
Tuesday – ThursdayJune 11 – 13 Servants of the Word Conference The Tron Church, Glasgow
SundayJune 23 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayJune 30 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayJuly 7 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. only)
SundayJuly 14 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayJuly 21 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
ThursdayAugust 1 Beulah Beach Bible & Missionary Conference, Vermillion, OH
SundayAugust 4 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayAugust 11 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayAugust 18 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayAugust 25 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundaySeptember 1 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundaySeptember 8 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. only)
SundaySeptember 15 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundaySeptember 22 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
Friday – SaturdaySeptember 27 – 28 Ligonier Regional Conference at Central Hall Westminster in London
SundayOctober 6 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
Friday – SaturdayOctober 11 – 12 Makakilo Baptist Church Kapolei, HI Pacific Church Leadership Alliance
SundayOctober 13 Hawaii Kai Church Honolulu, HI (am only)
SundayOctober 27 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
WednesdayOctober 30 Expositors Summit at Southern Seminary, Louisville
SundayNovember 3 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayNovember 10 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayNovember 17 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
WednesdayNovember 20 National Preaching Conference Baylor Truett Seminary Waco, TX
SundayNovember 24 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayDecember 1 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. only)
SundayDecember 8 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayDecember 15 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayDecember 22 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)
SundayDecember 29 Parkside Church Chagrin Falls, OH (a.m. & p.m.)

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Alistair Begg Calvinist

Begg is critical of Hyper-Calvinism and he also removed himself as one of the speakers at the “REiMAGINE” conference because of some of its other speakers, such as Leonard Sweet who has been criticized for his alleged New Age teachings

Alistair Begg Radio

He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across the United States

Alistair Begg Salary

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Alistair Begg Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $14 Million

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