https://youtu.be/8Q7dac5H2-U Our God is in the heavens;he does all that he pleases. Psalm 115:3 ESV Jesus Himself had commanded His disciples to go to the other side of the sea. After teaching all day long, He fell asleep in the boat, a pleasant moment of rest. But then came the windstorm, and with wind came …
John Owen's treatise on spiritual-mindedness, from which I have already cited a quotation, is a painfully beneficial read. Worldly thinking runs so deeply within us and is ultimately both deadly and damning. Throughout the book, his aim is simply to exhort us toward spiritual-mindedness, to think about the things of God and be further sanctified …
Previously, we discussed the responsibilities of church members to be three things: doctrinal fact-checkers, workers of the ministry, and a congregation with collective authority. We conclude our series this week by studying the qualifications for being a church member. Since elders and deacons are offices of leadership, Paul helpfully provided a list of qualifications for …
These sermons were originally preached in 2015. We could assign many titles to a study through the book of Jonah. The Reluctant Prophet would be fitting since Jonah was just that. Perhaps The Compassion of God would be more suited, considering the fact that the great love of God is on full display throughout the …
Writers write. Tim Challies wrote that article in 2017, and being, at that point, two years into blogging, it was just the kind of bluntness that I needed. The standard for being a writer is writing, not being read. How revolutionary! This realization shifted the emphasis away from things that I cannot control onto things …
https://youtu.be/6HbBvYsnu9g for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 1 John 3:20 ESV It was spring, which meant it was time for kings to meet one another in battle. David, however, stayed home. Having finally become king and received rest from the LORD, the appeal of taking …
A ship that sails awayFrom sullen harbor gray,Through fluid crystal, swaysFor shores beyond malaise. The unkempt grass that humsA hymn composed by wind,A tune of praise that drums For opened eyes, once blind. The sun, which warms and burns All vanity below,Calls, too, beyond shadow Above the earth’s slight churns.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up …
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards …
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160178371X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bcnewton-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=160178371X&linkId=f029758145080b0a7613153cd02d97d5 As the subtitle suggests, Saxton is drawing from a deep well of Puritan thoughts upon this subject. While Eastern forms of meditation are becoming ever more pervasive today, few associate meditation with Christianity; the Puritans, however, "regularly wrote, taught, and exhorted God's people to a life of meditation" (2). They are, therefore, a rich …
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