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Doctrine—How do we walk in Christ? The Importance of Doctrine
October 23, 2019“To be a Christian and not know the doctrine of Christ, is a pure contradiction.” -Thomas Ford In a recent…
Read MoreOnce Saved, Always Saved?
October 16, 2019“Assurance encourages us in our combat; it delivers us not from it. We may have peace with God when we have…
Read MoreIn Danger of Backsliding? Rest, Rest, Rest
October 9, 2019“The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways…” (Proverbs 14:14a, ESV) Last Sunday, we examined the…
Read MorePsalm 7—Friend or Foe? Ally or Adversary? David’s Instructive Prayer.
September 25, 2019“You are to follow no man further than he follows Christ.” –John Collins Enemies and adversaries, do you have them?…
Read MoreThe Gospel Comes With a House Key
September 11, 2019Review written by Debra Ackmann The Gospel Comes with a House Key, by Rosaria Butterfield, has been on my “to-read” list…
Read MorePsalm 6—Death, where is thy sting?
September 4, 2019“He may look on death with joy, who can look on forgiveness with faith.” –Thomas Watson Death is the…
Read MoreChristian Contentment—Help from Jeremiah Burroughs
August 14, 2019“That soul that is capable of God can be filled with nothing else but God.” –Jeremiah Burroughs Our spiritual help…
Read MoreChristian Contentment—A Joyful Paella
August 7, 2019“Contentment is a soul business…it is a grace that spreads itself through the whole soul.” –Jeremiah Burroughs I knew a…
Read MorePsalm 4—Sanctification, God’s Crucible of Care
July 31, 2019“He leads none to heaven but whom he sanctifies on the earth. This living Head will not admit dead members.” –John…
Read MorePsalm 3—The Source of Our Deliverance
July 24, 2019“Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer and not slacken…
Read MorePsalm 2—Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
July 18, 2019“He loves but little who tells how much he loves.” –John Boys While the nations rage and the whole…
Read MoreJoy—The call to rejoice in the Lord always
July 11, 2019“That God is what he is, is the matter of their chiefest joy.” –John Owen Paul exhorted the Philippians to…
Read MorePsalm 1—The Way to Blessing
July 3, 2019“Meditation is the life of religion, and practice is the life of meditation.” –Thomas Watson The pursuit of happiness is…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—the necessity and goal of spiritual duties
June 27, 2019“Duties can never have too much of our diligence, or too little of our confidence.” –William Secker There are so…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—The necessity of spiritual duties
June 20, 2019“As you love your souls neglect not spiritual duties.” –Henry Wilkinson, aka “Dean Harry” If I asked you to list…
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