With 2020 drawing to a close, I’ll throw my best of list into the mix as well, so below are my favorite books that I read this year. Heaven Taken by Storm by Thomas WatsonLike last year, Watson again takes the top slot for me. I enjoyed this book so much that I read it …
We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1T3GQ4qAk6lBWeLiaPnqj9?si=FJMDUt9rTl6XIZX3Gc9fDw Chapter Seventeen Outline Hindrance #1 – Take heed of unbelief. Hindrance #2 – Take heed of puzzling thoughts about election. Hindrance #3 – Take heed of too much violence after the world. Hindrance #4 …
In The Whole Armor of God, Duguid concludes with a chapter on how prayer features into spiritual warfare. In the following quotation, he speaks on how the Spirit helps us to rest in God as our Father, even when our prayers go unanswered or He strips us of something that we love. Good parents love …
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We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/292VjtGygTCSFRgfcFw7rP?si=_mypLkF4TaW8k35x4BjxPA Chapter Sixteen Outline 27 Motives for Offering violence Consider our deplorable condition It is possible to arrive at happiness Violence for heaven is our grand business Consider how violent the wicked are for sin …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jC0QX61E4bNaNFgoRlszS?si=DBLZNJPIRi6HhwPUIus27A We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Note: Because this chapter is predominately a series of questions for self-reflection and self-examination, I will not be providing questions of my own. Instead, below is the chapter outline with the list of the …
Here’s how I see it. Effective writers are able to communicate their intended message. Good writers do the same but in a memorable fashion. Great writers are both effective and memorable but also keep you coming back for more. C. S. Lewis was a great writer whose books warrant frequent revisits. The following passage from …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jjlb783VCRy2foRavuJXo?si=N0xdsK1VTWub5s-bZ4RbfA We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Twelve Outline Metaphors for Heavenly Violence Striving Wrestling Running Fighting Reasons for Offering Violence God’s command God’s decree It is difficult Violent assaults are made against us from our hearts from the powers …
Iain Duguid's short book, The Whole Armor of God, has been a wonderful read. While studying over the belt of truth, I included one quotation from his chapter on the same subject, but here are a few others that are equally worth sharing. In Ephesians 4:21, Paul contrasts Christianity to the pagan approach to life …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LimfeW2HJHdaGvCB9gD2u?si=EW6DY6VGRtK8isoUz2apKQ We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Six Outline Defining Meditation It is a solitary work. It is thinking seriously on God. Why We Must Provoke Ourselves to Meditate It is against flesh and blood. Satan hinders it. Matters for …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/36hbW4SWKHn2W0AEKBTE7F?si=2uupSaChTbqVUz-0bhh-8Q We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Four Outline The great devotion required to properly hear the Word. A description of those who don’t hear the Word diligently. They scarcely mind what is said. They hear in …
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