The Comforting Assurance

“For your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things” Matthew 6:32
Though spoken originally by Jesus regarding temporal things, this may be taken as a motto for the child of God amid all the changing vicissitudes of his changing history. How it [...]

A few “Little Nuggets” from Spurgeon…

“Let this be to you the mark of true gospel preaching - where Christ is everything, and the creature is nothing; where it is salvation all of grace, through the work of the Holy Spirit applying to the soul the precious blood of Jesus.”
“If God does not save men by truth, he certainly will [...]

The Kind of Revival We Need

Don’t you love the writings of Spurgeon?  He is in my top (5) all time favorite preachers. You know his messages are anointed when they touch you just by the reading of them: I can only imagine what it was like to sit under his preaching–to hear him preach the many sermons we find on [...]

Fear of Man

A nugget from Charles Spurgeon sermon notes:
“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” — Proverbs 29:25
WE have here a double proverb: each half is true by itself; and, put together, the whole is forcible and full of teaching. He who fears man is in [...]

The Ostrich

From GraceGems: The ostrich (Matthew Mead, “The Almost Christian” 1661)
A man may preach like an apostle, pray like an angel—and yet may have the heart of a devil!

Christ - The Power and Wisdom of God

From The Oldtime Gospel;
“…Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:24
He is “the power of God”; this is opposed to the Jews who stumbled at his weakness, his sufferings and death, even the death of the cross; and is to be understood of him, not as God, in which [...]

How About Something Up-Lifting?

After reading and putting up the last (3) posts, I needed to read something which lifted my spirit. On the surface this testimony sent out by the UpperRoom publication may not appear to be very encouraging for this 76 yr old has many health problems….but it is. Personally I can identify with this sister [...]

“GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION”

This is a hilarious article at Tom in the Box: Middle-Aged Church-Goers Miss the “Old Timey Praise Choruses”, but the fact is its probably true.
I recall my Mother and her friends being upset when their Church got rid of the hymnals, replacing them with Praise Choruses and a ‘big screen’ up front. They finally [...]

God, Man, & the Cross of Christ

“All inadequate doctrines of the atonement are due to inadequate doctrines of God and man. If we bring God down to our level and raise ourselves to his, then of course we see no need for a radical salvation, let alone for a radical atonement to secure it. When, on the other hand, we [...]

Knowing Versus Knowing About

Thumbs up to Symphony of Scripture for posting this quote from J.I. Packer.  This is something which I personally, have been reminded of many times.
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“We are, perhaps, orthodox evangelicals. We can state the gospel clearly; we can smell unsound doctrine a mile away. If asked how one may know God, we can at once produce [...]

Overcome Contradictory Compassion

This is an excellent commentary by John Piper at Desiring God blog
 
The inconsistencies of liberal and conservative compassion do not define the nature of good and evil.
That there are liberals who talk compassion for the weak and oppressed, but support the butchery of the weakest persons (the unborn even to the point of birth) [...]

Did Jesus Ever Laugh?

I loved this. Do you believe he ever laughed? I do…
This is a question and response by R.C. Sproul from Ligonier blog
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Did Jesus ever laugh? What do the Scriptures tell us about his character and sense of humor?
I’ve heard some people answer this question in the negative by saying that laughter is always [...]

“I have decided to follow pastor…”

Satire, but in many Churches true…

more….
“He is Exalted, The Pastor’s Exalted”
“To Us Be The Glory”
“Open Your Wallets”

How much has “your” Bible been used?

A BIG thanks to Four*Pointer for posting the link to this photo and post at Time to Change Churches!
How much has “your” Bible been used?

The above picture was taken at the Transformed event in Florida this past weekend. It is Ray Comfort’s Bible. I would venture to say that he has read his Bible [...]

Let Us Not Forget Love

“Yet, even in the midst of this situation, by God’s grace we must do two things simultaneously. We must do all that is necessary for the purity of the visible church to exhibit the holiness of God; and yet, no matter how bitter the liberals become or what nasty things they say [...]

Jesus’ Compassion on His Servants

How frequently have I noticed, and I tell it to his praise, for though it shows my weakness, it proves his compassion, that sometimes, after preaching the gospel, I have been so filled with self-reproach, that I could hardly sleep through the night because I had not preached as I desired.
I [...]

The Easter Story … in Sand

This is cool..Its fascinating to watch this artist’s hands as he ‘creates’ the story of the death and resurrection of Christ, with  sand.
CBN, Easter Story … in Sand

Images of the Cross in God’s Creation

What a beautiful post at CrossRoad, Images of the Cross in God’s Creation
Many years ago, Andy, I and our three young sons rented a car and drove south through Europe. We didn’t meet many people who knew our wonderful God, and few showed any interest in hearing about Him. In fact, it seemed that the [...]

The “Abomilation of Decimation”

I loved this, and hope Orange doesn’t mind me posting it all here:
From OrangeMailman’s blog:

No, the title is not a typo. Kathy Hall (aka Overcomer) has a cute post that you can read about here. But looking past the cuteness in interacting with her granddaughter about the end times, she brings [...]

Let Judas Shake You

By: John Piper
   Judas left the fellowship of the twelve apostles after the anointing in Bethany and arranged to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14-15). But when they met again at the last supper, there he was! Near enough to dip in the Savior’s cup.
When our family read this for devotions last [...]