Monthly Archives: December 2011
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (2 Corinthians 5:21) Christ our Lord had no sin, knew no sin and did no sin. He was perfect before the law of God (I Peter 2:22; Hebrews 4:15). Our sins were reckoned to him. He was identified and numbered with the transgressors and, though he personally… Read More
This is an audio sermon by Michael Pickett titled “Everlasting Love” The scripture text that brother Michael is preaching from is Jeremiah 31:3 and the audio is 51 minutes long.
This is an audio message by Carl Haak titled: “Jesus Abandoned By God” The scripture text that brother Carl is teaching from is Mark 15:33-34, and the audio is 22 minutes long.
1. We have entirely too many fears for a people to whom the Lord has said, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 41:10). 2. We have far too many doubts and fears concerning God’s mercy, love, and grace for a people to whom the Lord… Read More
“But speaking the truth (being sincere) in love” (Ephesians 4:15) Sincerity lies at the root of all gracious profession. If a man cannot be sincere he is nothing. God makes a man sincere by planting His truth in his heart; and whenever God does make a man sincere, the truth which he has implanted will grow. Truth does not lie in a man’s soul dead and motionless, like a stone in the… Read More
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:” (2 Corinthians 5:14) All ministers of Christ and all believers in the Lord Jesus are under the sweetest and strongest constraint to do what they do. They are motivated by “the love of Christ” – His love for them and their love for Him. It is not fear of hell, desire… Read More
“If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest.” (Luke 12:26) ——————– There were several things that I was worried about. This Scripture made me laugh at myself, and made the stress leave! It reminded me of two great truths: (1) I have no control over anything. (2) He has complete control over everything! Since that is the case, why worry… Read More
The two great ends of every believer’s life are THE GLORY OF GOD and the GOOD OF OTHERS! As we minister the Gospel, love and pray for one another, stand true to the responsibility of our homes and families, and use what God gives to us to meet the needs of His people, BOTH OF THESE ENDS ARE SERVED! “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good… Read More
You will sometimes hear of those who deny the wrath of God and preach the universal love of God for all men declare that what this verse in Romans 9:13 really says is ‘God loves Jacob and He loves Esau LESS.’ Now, I ask you, how does our infinite, almighty, perfect God do anything LESS than perfectly. Is He at times LESS RIGHTEOUS…LESS HOLY…LESS JUST? Our comfort in Christ is that He… Read More
This is an audio sermon by Scott Richardson titled “False Gospels” The scripture text that brother Scott is preaching from is Galatians 2:19 and the audio is 43 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon by Scott Richardson titled “Where Is Salvation To Be Found?” The scripture text that brother Scott is preaching from is Ephesians 2:5 and the audio is 27 minutes long.
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (1 Corinthians 5:21) I believe what is stated in this verse. Not only do I believe it and rejoice in it and give thanks to God of that blessed truth, the longer I live in this world and the more I see the love of so many… Read More
How can a believer doubt when he knows that he is represented before the throne of God by an advocate, even ― Jesus Christ the Righteous? It is the privilege of the very feeblest believer to know that he was represented by Christ on the cross, that all his sins were confessed, borne, judged, and atoned for. This is a divine reality; and when laid hold of by faith, it must give… Read More
Judas betrayed his Master with a KISS! He came to the Lord with evil in his heart, the price of a compromise in his hand, religious devils at his side, and said, “Hail Master”, as he planted a KISS on the Lord’s cheek! This is how most apostates and compromisers operate: they betray the Son of God and the Gospel of grace WITH A KISS. They talk of love, humility, morality, and… Read More
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” (1 John 5:3) It is more profitable and enjoyable to love than to hate, to forgive than to hold a grudge, to smile than to quarrel, to behave kindly than to act ugly. The way of the transgressor is hard, not the way of the believer. The life of faith and love is a… Read More
A warning given by J.K. Popham in a sermon in 1900 on the wise and foolish virgins. ———————————– “They all slumbered and slept.” Ah, there is much in that word of Solomon; the sluggard calls for a little more sleep and a little more slumber, a little more folding the hands to sleep (Proverbs 6:9-10). And what follows? So his poverty cometh like an armed man, as one that travelleth (Proverbs 6:11)…. Read More
Redemption work belongeth to our anointed Priest, and He only could effect it. The priests under the law required the redemption price to be brought to them by the people, but our Priest, in the similitude of Melchisedec, brings the price to them, and pays it for them; hence the apostle was commissioned to say to the elect of God, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,… Read More
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:4) Your ELECTION is known by your CALLING! “You hath He quickened who were dead…” (Ephesians 2:1) Have you been quickened, made alive to the things of God in Christ? Do you have an interest in the Gospel of God’s grace and mercy to sinners? The Holy Spirit will convince “the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8). Have you… Read More
“He that seeth the Son and believes on Him hath everlasting life; and I will raise him up again at the last day.” (John 6:30) SEEING THE SON in the covenant of mercy, incarnate, on the cross, risen and exalted at the right hand of God, and believing Him is the whole of saving faith. Paul said in Hebrews 12:2, it is “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.”… Read More
Our Lord said to His disciples, “Abide in me, and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself” (John 15:4). It is true that a person who is saved by God’s grace will remain saved forever; yet the scriptures are full of warnings to believers against UNBELIEF, against DRAWING BACK, against NEGLECTING THE WORD AND WORSHIP, against WORLDLINESS, and against LEAVING OUR FIRST LOVE! Here the Lord Jesus exhorts… Read More
The Scriptures declare that Christ had no sin and he “knew no sin”, yet the Scriptures also say that he was “made sin” in 2nd Corinthians 5:21. What does this mean? “For He” – that is the Father, “hath made him (Christ Jesus the Lord) “[to be] sin, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” So the question is not “was Christ made sin?”… Read More
This is an audio message by Carl Haak titled: “Jesus Sentenced To Death” The scripture text that brother Carl is teaching from is Mark 15:6-14, and the audio is 23 minutes long.
It was in the beginning of our Lord’s earthly ministry that John the Baptist pointed to Jesus as He stood at the Jordan River and said, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Literally, John said, “Behold the Lamb of God, who is bearing the sin of the world.” That is, John identified Him not simply as the One who would in the future… Read More
I have noticed that the main issue that men grapple with over the doctrine of election is not whether or not the Scripture teaches it. Any honesty at all will make a man admit the Scriptures do teach this doctrine. What men grapple with is whether or not it is essential to believe this doctrine and preach this doctrine. Most preachers will admit the Bible does teach election, but they relegate it… Read More
The apostle Paul and the psalmist David speak of a “blessed man.” A man blessed of God. The individual who is blessed of God is the one to whom “God imputeth righteousness without works” (Romans 4:6). It is the one to whom the “Lord will not impute sin.” (Romans 4:8). What a great work of God’s grace it is when we are made to know the reality of imputation! It is the… Read More
This is an audio sermon titled: “Made Sin For Us” The scripture text is from 2nd Corinthians 5:21, and the audio is 28 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon by Jesse Gistand titled: “He Made Him Sin, For Us” The scripture texts that brother Jesse is preaching from are 2nd Corinthians 5:21, and Daniel 6:16-28. The audio is 81 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon titled: “The Day of Atonement” The scripture text is from Leviticus 16:1-19, and the audio is 45 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon titled: “Christ Our Scapegoat” The scripture text is from Leviticus 16:20-34, and the audio is 43 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon titled: “Psalm of The Cross” The scripture text is from Psalm 22, and the audio is 44 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon titled: “Christ, The Fullness of God” The scripture text is from Colossians 2:9-10, and the audio is 26 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon titled: “Christ, Our One Sacrifice” The scripture text is from Hebrews 10:1-10, and the audio is 28 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon by Michael Pickett titled “Day of Small Things” The scripture text that brother Michael is preaching from is Zechariah 4:10 and the audio is 55 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon by Michael Pickett titled “Bethel” The scripture text that brother Michael is preaching from is Genesis 31:13 and the audio is 40 minutes long.
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (I John 2:1) This Scripture encourages the believer to trust and hope in the mercy of God AT ALL TIMES! It does not say, “If any man is holy, prayerful, and always faithful, he has an advocate”; but it says, “If any man… Read More
Modern day evangelism (so-called) says to any and all it approaches, “God loves you and Christ died for you.” But none of the prophets nor any of the apostles addressed people in this way! The starting point of true evangelism is to acquaint men with the holy and sovereign character of God. This is the “beginning of wisdom”, which is able to make a man wise unto salvation: for THE FEAR OF… Read More
Sovereign Grace is God’s grace. And God’s grace is Sovereign Grace. If it is not Sovereign Grace, it is not saving grace. Sovereign Grace is the Truth. Sovereign Grace is the message that declares the electing love of the Father, the redeeming love of the Son, and the invincible love of the Holy Spirit. Sovereign Grace is the content of all true evangelism. Sovereign Grace is the Gospel. Any message that does… Read More
“What manner of man is this?” (Mark 4:41) All religious reformers and messiahs come to live; He came to die. All others leave monuments and memorials; no one can find His birthplace, grave, nor one possession. All others write diaries and memoirs; He wrote on the sand. All others choose their followers from the rich, powerful, and influential; He chose the poor and needy. All others praise human righteousness; he condemned it…. Read More
The moment I try to imitate or copy the life of another human, I lose that which is an honour to me and glory to God – my individuality! I become a copy, and a copy is always inferior. The moment I try to mold my life after another person, I lose that which is a power to me – and that is my personality. God made me as I am to… Read More
Let me give you some simple directions for hearing the word preached. 1. Hear with A HUNGRY, NEEDY HEART! If a person goes to the drug store seeking relief, he should have some idea of his problem. Does his head hurt or his feet? We hear the word as men with a heart problem – sin. 2. Hear THE WORD OF GOD, not just the words of men! “When ye received the… Read More
“He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” (Hebrews 9:26) When the Spirit of God is pleased to enlighten our understanding, our self-righteousness melts away like the morning frost before the burning rays of the sun. We become painfully aware of our sins: “Oh the exceeding sinfulness of sin.” “My sins are ever before me,” we cry with the fathers. What is to be done about my sins? It… Read More
1. We have entirely too many fears for a people to whom the Lord has said, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 41:10). 2. We have far too many doubts and fears concerning God’s mercy, love, and grace for a people to whom the Lord… Read More
A young student asked his Bible teacher this question: “How is it that the believer is dead to the world when he lives in the world, works a regular job, raises a family, and owns property in the world?” The teacher sent him out to the gravesite of a friend with instructions to criticize the dead friend, harass him and find fault, and then praise him with glowing terms and brag on… Read More
The same Gospel of the grace of God in our Lord Jesus Christ, which saved sinners, also sanctifies them and makes them obedient sons. A faith which does not produce obedience to God’s word and godliness of character, is not saving faith at all. By Henry Mahan
I believe that all who come to our Redeemer in saving faith do so PERSONALLY. I wish that I could believe God for my family; but unless a man in his own heart believes on Christ, he will perish. Those who come to Christ will come SINCERELY. A man is not only persuaded that Christ is the way, but in his heart he lovingly and sincerely agrees with God’s terms of salvation…. Read More
“But speaking the truth (being sincere) in love” (Ephesians 4:15) Sincerity lies at the root of all gracious profession. If a man cannot be sincere he is nothing. God makes a man sincere by planting His truth in his heart; and whenever God does make a man sincere, the truth which he has implanted will grow. Truth does not lie in a man’s soul dead and motionless, like a stone in the… Read More
When the apostle Paul speaks of the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ in Philippians 2:8, he distinguishes that death from all others by referring to it as “the death of the cross.” “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:8) How is Christ’s dying the “death of the cross” different from any other death? Many… Read More
It is astonishing that I should so be one with Christ, that all that He is becomes mine; and all that I am becomes His! His glory mine; my humiliation His! His righteousness mine; my guilt His! His joy mine; my sorrow His! His riches mine; my poverty His! His life mine; my death His! His heaven mine; my hell His! The daily walk of faith is a continuous development of the… Read More
We cannot keep our eye too exclusively or too intently fixed upon Jesus. All salvation is in Him. All salvation proceeds from Him. All salvation leads to Him. And for the assurance and comfort of our salvation we are to repose believingly and entirely on Him. Christ must be all! Christ the beginning – Christ the centre – Christ the end. Oh, sweet truth to you who are sensible of your poverty,… Read More
In vain do we claim to be saved if the world still rules our heart. Divine grace not only delivers from the wrath to come, but even now effectually “teaches” its recipients to deny all “ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world” (Titus 2:12). Our Lord says, “Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”… Read More
The sovereignty of God is absolute. To acknowledge this truth is at once to acknowledge that God has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass; that nothing else can come to pass; that predestination is a fact, that God does rule in the kingdoms of men; that all human ties, bonds and relationships are divinely appointed and formed; that salvation rests solely, fully, and only in God’s election; that salvation is by God’s grace… Read More
There are many ways to waste precious time other than by evil living. There are: Books not worth reading. Television not worth watching. Thoughts not worth thinking. Places not worth going. Games not worth playing. Buildings not worth building. Wars not worth fighting. Victories not worth winning. Friends not worth making. Songs not worth singing. Appointments not worth keeping. Pain not worth causing. Enemies not worth hating. Prayers not worth praying. Sermons… Read More
“These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.” (Psalm 50:21) The plan today is to make sure the church is as much like the world as possible, so that unregenerate people will not feel uncomfortable and will be attracted to its ministry! Turn the church into a… Read More
Our sins can never come into God’s presence, inasmuch as Christ, who bore them all and put them away is there instead. But if we sin, conscience will feel it, must feel it. Even the Holy Spirit will make us feel it. He will not allow so much as a single light thought to pass unjudged. What then? Has our sin made its way into the presence of God? No, the Advocate… Read More
It is hard to say which is worse – the atheist who says, “There is no God” or the religionist who maintains that God cannot do as He pleases. Since all men by nature have stony hearts, all the threatening in the world will do no good; the stony heart of natural man must be pierced by THE POWER OF GOD in order to be tender! One with a tender heart desires… Read More
God’s elect worship and serve Him with willing hearts. We willingly believe, willingly worship, willingly give, and willingly do what we can for the glory of God. It is God who, by effectual grace, makes us willing; but we are willing servants of the Most High God! Any worship, service, or gifts offered to God that is not done with a willing heart is an abomination to Him. By Scott Richardson
There is an Advocate and Intercessor waiting to present the prayers of those who come to God through Him. That Advocate is the Lord Jesus Christ. He mingles our prayers with the incense of His own almighty intercession. Our prayers, as poor as they are in themselves, are mighty and powerful in the hands of our High Priest and Elder Brother. The bank note without a signature is nothing but a worthless… Read More
Please take the following words of wisdom to heart: One reason why the church of Christ at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church. Your duty as a Christian is to stand fast in your place and stand out for God, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh, resolving like one of another time, “Let others do… Read More
Before we can worship God in peace of conscience and liberty of heart, we must know, upon authority of God’s Word and by the power of God’s Spirit, that the entire question of sin has been forever settled by the blood of a divine sin offering. All of God’s claims and all our necessities as ruined, guilty sinners have been forever answered. This gives us peace; and in the enjoyment of that… Read More
This is an audio sermon by Scott Richardson titled: “Some Thoughts on Dying” The scripture text that brother Scott is preaching from is 2nd Timothy 1:9, and the audio is 20 minutes long.
This is an audio sermon by Scott Richardson titled: “The Doctrines of Christ” The scripture text that brother Scott is preaching from is Ephesians 1:1, and the audio is 42 minutes long.
“Noah planted a vineyard: and he drank of the wine, and was drunk; and he was naked in his tent.” (Genesis 9:20-21) Some condition for Noah, the only righteous man, the preacher of righteousness, to be found in! BUT WHAT IS MAN? Look at him where you will, and you see only failure–in the garden of paradise, he fails; in the church, he fails; he fails everywhere and in all things. His… Read More
“Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead.” (Romans 1:3-4) The most awesome truth to consider is God becoming a man. In condescension and humility, the Lord Jesus Christ came to this earth, both as God and Man. Imagine… Read More
“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” (I Corinthians 1:21) ——————– What did the philosophy of Greece do for its disciples? It made them ignorant worshipers of an “unknown God” (Acts 17:23). The inscription on their altar published to the universe their ignorance and shame. How can I know God? Where… Read More
“Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people.” (Psalm 3:8) When a righteous God and a ruined sinner meet on a blood-splattered platform, all is settled once and for all, settled in such a way as to perfectly honor and glorify God and eternally save the sinner. The only proper meeting place between God and man is the point where grace and righteousness meet and perfectly harmonize. Nothing but… Read More
“He that seeth the Son and believes on Him hath everlasting life; and I will raise him up again at the last day.” (John 6:30) SEEING THE SON in the covenant of mercy, incarnate, on the cross, risen and exalted at the right hand of God, and believing Him is the whole of saving faith. Paul said in Hebrews 12:2, it is “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.”… Read More
“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” (Romans 15:7) When I have forgiven and forgotten every offense or wrong that I have experienced or imagined — When I have borne every hard word, act or thought — When I have overlooked, excused, and disregarded every weakness and fall or infirmity I see in others — When I have tried to understand and sympathize with… Read More
How good does one have to be to get to heaven? Will God accept sincerity? Will God accept you if you do the best you can and lead a good life? Can you get to heaven if, from this day forward, you serve the Lord? Anyone who knows anything about God and His word knows that the answer to these questions must be AN EMPHATIC NO! (Romans 3:20, Romans 3:28) It is… Read More
I defy anyone to find a solitary text of Scripture in the New Testament that uses the law to motivate, inspire, regulate or even guide the believer. Believers are motivated by love, inspired by gratitude, regulated by grace and guided by the Holy Spirit. The whole Word of God, the complete revelation of His will is our law. Our lives are governed by love, not by fear. We walk by faith, not… Read More
When the Holy God and a ruined sinner meet on a blood-splattered platform, all is settled once and for all, settled in such a way as to perfectly honor and glorify God and eternally save the sinner. The only proper meeting place between God and man is the point where grace and righteousness meet and perfectly harmonize. Nothing but perfect righteousness could suit God, and nothing but perfect grace could suit the… Read More
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you, but rejoice.” (I Peter 4:12-13) If God has given you the privilege and opportunity to go through difficult and heavy trials, then you ought to make the most of that privilege and opportunity to glorify Him by being in subjection to Him, because it might only happen once in a… Read More
Jesus Christ came into the world not only to reveal the Father, but to redeem the sinner. He came not as the President of our country would go into a disaster area to look upon the poor, helpless victims, but to redeem victims of depravity whom the Father gave Him in the covenant of redemption. Christ came not to redeem by appointed methods, but by Himself. He came not to stand by… Read More
I’ve come across something that helped me and I want to pass it on to you. We understand more about what heaven is and will be to us, by what it is not, and will not be. There’ll be no more sin. No more darkness. No more pain. No more sorrow. No more jails. No more crying. No more war. No more sickness. No more heartache. No more dying in a ditch…. Read More
Our Lord said to His disciples, “Abide in me, and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself” (John 15:4). It is true that a person who is saved by God’s grace will remain saved forever; yet the scriptures are full of warnings to believers against UNBELIEF, against DRAWING BACK, against NEGLECTING THE WORD AND WORSHIP, against WORLDLINESS, and against LEAVING OUR FIRST LOVE! Here the Lord Jesus exhorts… Read More
“It shall be well with the righteous.” (Isaiah 3:10) In spiritual things all your temptation, all your darkness, all your wanderings God will overrule. It shall be well with you. There shall never be a night, but that morning shall come; there shall never be a day of trouble, but a day of prosperity shall follow; there shall never be an emptying, but there shall be a filling; there shall never be… Read More
How can a believer doubt when he knows that he is represented before the throne of God by an advocate, even ― Jesus Christ the Righteous? It is the privilege of the very feeblest believer to know that he was represented by Christ on the cross, that all his sins were confessed, borne, judged, and atoned for. This is a divine reality; and when laid hold of by faith, it must give… Read More
Since all men by nature have stony hearts, all the threatenings in the world will do no good. The stony heart of natural man must be pierced by the POWER OF GOD in order to be tender! One with a tender heart desires to know the will of God, has a readiness for spiritual things, has a disposition to obey revealed truth and has a desire to make the things of God… Read More
A naked sinner can be clothed, but a sinner covered with his own righteousness must be stripped. This is always true. We must be stripped of all that has to do with self or we cannot be clothed with that which pertains to God. We are called to live by faith; we can see nothing with the eye of sense. The Lord Jesus has gone up on high, and we are told… Read More
I am to shew in a positive Sense, how Christ was made Sin. And He was made Sin in the same manner, as we are made the Righteousness of God in Him. Which is imputatively! Blessed is the Man to whom the Lord imputeth Righteousness without Works. Imputation is, reckoning, accounting or placing to Account, and esteeming thereupon. The Act of Imputation, therefore, whether, of Sin, or Righteousness, makes no internal Change… Read More
For He hath made Him to be Sin for us; who knew no Sin: That we might be made the Righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21) IN Consequence of our Apostacy from God, the Depravation of our Nature, thereupon, and of that personal Guilt, which we have contracted: We cannot, according to the Tenor of the Law, be admitted to Fellowship with our Maker either here, or hereafter, without Satisfaction… Read More
“Should a time ever come, which God in His infinite mercy forbid, when the churches of truth shall abandon their faith in the eternal Sonship of Jesus, it needs no prophet to foretell their doom. Judgment will soon be at the door, for the salt will have lost its savour, and will be cast out to be trodden under foot of men, and the candlestick having ceased to shine will be removed… Read More
The apostle Paul and the psalmist David speak of a “blessed man.” A man blessed of God. The individual who is blessed of God is the one to whom “God imputeth righteousness without works” (Romans 4:6). It is the one to whom the “Lord will not impute sin.” (Romans 4:8). What a great work of God’s grace it is when we are made to know the reality of imputation! It is the… Read More
Faith in Christ is NOT TO WORK, but to cease from our labor and to rest in Him for all things. Faith in Christ is NOT TO DO ANYTHING, but to believe and own that ALL IS DONE in Him, by Him, and is imputed to us so fully that we are rewarded as it being what we did ourselves. By Henry Mahan
The question is asked, “What think ye of Christ?” The question has to do with thoughts, not words, written creeds, and religious traditions. The question has to do with your thoughts – not your church’s, your preacher’s, nor the old writer’s – but what do you think of Jesus Christ. A person’s salvation depends on his thoughts of Christ; his thoughts of Christ depend upon his understanding of the person and work… Read More
The way to overcome pride, envy, and the spirit of carnal ambition is to submit yourselves to God! Submit to His will and purpose regarding gifts, talents, and possessions; to His place of service, be it lowly or great; to His will to prosper or empty us, to honor or humiliate us. There is ONE NAME to be praised, ONE WILL to be done, ONE LIFE to be imitated, ONE PERSON who… Read More
The believer is a mystery to others and to himself also. He is sanctified, yet feels himself to be the chief of sinners. He loves God’s law, yet he wrestles with an inward desire to have his own way. He has great sorrow and heaviness of heart over others, yet he rejoices in the Lord always. His spirit longs to be with Christ, yet his flesh clings to the earth. He knows… Read More
Note in Scripture how many times the blood is said to be “before the LORD.” Whether any man saw it or not was of small account, for it was offered for sin “before the LORD”. When the Passover lamb was slain in Egypt, where was the blood placed? It was on the OUTSIDE of the door “before the LORD”. He said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” The… Read More
“Let your speech be always with grace.” (Colossians 4:6) This is not just to talk about the grace of God, but our speech should reveal the grace of God. 1. Speak the truth faithfully and sincerely, without lying, flattery, or exaggeration. 2. Speak in love, avoiding gossip, whisperings, or anything that is injurious to the character of another. Avoid sowing discord or division. 3. Speak kindly and pleasantly. Hard words reveal a… Read More
The most humbling and challenging thing that I face – the great concern of my heart – is that my generation experience a return to the preaching of the Gospel of God’s grace. This generation is plagued with a gospel of works and are strangers to the gospel of redemption. I want a return to the message that takes away all of the glory and dignity of the flesh and proclaims the… Read More
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