The Priest with Dirty Clothes
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
On his way to preach his first sermon, a young priest falls from his horse. How can he stand before the King with muddy robes? Today, R.C. Sproul reads his children's story about our need to be clothed in Christ's righteousness.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today on renewing your mind, the story of a priest and his muddy problem. |
| 0:05.6 | Isn't there something I can do to get clean clothes? Please let me do something special to earn new |
| 0:12.8 | clothes. The bishop's face was sad, no, Jonathan. The rules are clear. There is nothing you can do |
| 0:20.3 | on your own to earn a new set of clothes. |
| 0:23.8 | The only person who can help you is the great prince. |
| 0:27.8 | Perhaps you should speak to him. |
| 0:29.8 | And so the bishop gave Jonathan the directions to the palace of the great prince. |
| 0:34.7 | Gather the family together to hear R.C. Sprole read, The Priest with Dirty Clothes. |
| 0:45.4 | R.C. Sprole had the incredible ability to make complex theological truths easy to understand, simple, but not simplistic. As a father, grandfather, |
| 0:57.0 | and great-grandfather, he was committed to helping the rising generation understand the |
| 1:02.4 | gospel and the deep truths of Scripture. One way he sought to do that was through his children's |
| 1:08.5 | books, and today you'll hear him read one of them. |
| 1:11.6 | It's called The Priest with Dirty Clothes. |
| 1:14.8 | And if you'd like to own your own copy of this beautifully illustrated hardcover book, |
| 1:19.8 | or you'd like one to give away as a gift, you can request it when you give a donation today |
| 1:24.9 | at renewingyourmind.org or when you call us at 800-435-4343. |
| 1:32.0 | While you're speaking to us, ask about our new children's Bible curriculum as well. |
| 1:36.8 | It's called Growing in God's Word. |
| 1:39.5 | It's shipping now, and you or your church might be interested. |
| 1:44.0 | These stories are not just for children. |
| 1:46.8 | The truths communicated in them are profound |
| 1:49.4 | and should be an encouragement to believers of every age. |
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