Pastor's Blog
Psalm 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…
Read MoreThe 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….
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