If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled. Colossians 1:23 Intending next Lord's day to enter upon the work of catechising, it will not be amiss to give you a preliminary discourse, to show you how needful it is for Christians to be well instructed in the grounds of religion. If ye continue in …
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 states quite bluntly, "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten." The vast majority of those who've died are forgotten (or will soon be forgotten). Most of us leave surprisingly little evidence of our having …
Hopefully over the course of reading Heaven Taken by Storm together, you have witnessed firsthand the potency of Thomas Watson's writing. With so many stirring single-sentence quotations scattered throughout the book, putting together a post collecting some my favorites seemed an appropriate conclusion to our reading of the book. Truth may be opposed but never …
This week we conclude our reading through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3v29hqkVSq8zThtUNrWlW7?si=I82073o7TkSxiIHdNpvkIw Chapter Eighteen Outline Keep up daily prayer. Get under lively preaching. Get your hearts filled with love to religion. Be vigilant. Bind your heart to God by sacred vows. Be sure to make …
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 …
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/4orea6oziK90jwmfVyhhL6?si=VRUOJWVlTa67ah8ZJI5y3A We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Fifteen Outline Objection #1 – But we have no power to save ourselves… Objection #2 – But this offering violence is hard… Objection #3 – But I will lose the pleasure of 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 …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/75m9TGN1V26prHfr2WPCBj?si=k7EYDa3fQvOKp6e90Pb8xw We are continuing to read through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. Chapter Thirteen Outline It reproves the slothful. It reproves the formalist. Formalism keeps up men’s credit with the world. Formalism stops the mouth of the conscience. It reproves the violent in the bad sense. …
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 …
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