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The Ministry of Conference—Where do I go for assurance?
May 30, 2019“Reason’s arm is too short to reach the jewel of assurance.” –Thomas Brooks When someone speaks of assurance, generally, what…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—What evidences do I have for heaven?
May 23, 2019Assurance is, as it were, the cream of faith.” –William Gurnall One of the benefits to the spiritual practice of…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—What sins do most prevail in me?
May 9, 2019“He is no true believer unto whom sin is not the greatest burden, sorrow, and trouble.” —John Owen Another…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—What graces do I most lack?
May 2, 2019“Grace is Christ’s portrait drawn on the soul.” –Thomas Watson, Another one of Rev. Newcome’s key questions was, “What graces…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—What mercies have I received?
April 25, 2019“Health of body is a greater mercy than poverty is an affliction.” –Jeremiah Burroughs One of the questions that Rev….
Read MoreCritical security alert
April 17, 2019Sign-in attempt was blocked theroadwordpress8162287620@gmail.com Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your account. Google blocked them,…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—What afflictions would God have done me good by?
April 10, 2019“Afflictions are a golden key…” –Thomas Brooks It is entirely natural to run away from any affliction or difficulty that…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—Where does your heart go when trouble comes?
April 3, 2019“Thy best life now is to live upon the promise.” –Isaac Watts When pastor Henry Newcome wanted to grow spiritually,…
Read MoreJoy as a Mechanism for Glory
March 21, 2019“Joy in God is the central mechanism through which human beings glorify God and thus fulfill God’s ultimate design for our…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—Questions of Self-Examination
March 14, 2019“We ought seriously to consider two things; the sin of our Nature, and the Nature of our sin.” –Ralph Venning …
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference —Asking Questions, Lots of Questions, and Listening
March 7, 2019“Christ is not loved at all, till he be loved above all.” –Ralph Robinson In the narrative found in Luke 24,…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—Asking Questions and Listening
February 28, 2019“Some…have a great gift in conference.” –William Bridge Jesus met the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and eventually…
Read MoreThank You!
January 31, 2019Dear church family, Charles and I just returned from Minneapolis where we attended the 2019 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors and Church…
Read MoreThe Beginning of Conference—Speaking to One Another
January 23, 2019“[A] good tongue is God’s dish, and he will accept it at his own table.” –Thomas Adams Conference begins with the…
Read MoreThe Way To Increase Faith
January 3, 2019“The way to increase faith is to apply to ourselves God’s promise in his word and sacraments, by hearing the word,…
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