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WedWednesdayMayMay16th2012 They are all head and no feet

Posted Wednesday, May 16 2012 @ 2 PM byThomas Watson Tagged church obedience puritans response 0 comments Add comment

A sermon is never rightly heard—until it is practiced. “If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.” John 13:17 Christ does not put happiness upon knowing—but upon doing. It is not knowledge of the points of... More

WedWednesdayFebFebruary22nd2012 Earthly Sorrows and Troubles

Posted Wednesday, February 22 2012 @ 2 PM byJ. C. Ryle Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

" I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” John 16:33 Following Christ will not prevent our having earthly sorrows and troubles . Perhaps the disciples had expected that... More

WedWednesdayMayMay4th2011 How Long Will You Enjoy Vanity?

Posted Wednesday, May 04 2011 @ 2 PM byJames Smith, " Important Questions " 1858 Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

" How long will you love vanity? " Psalm 4:2 Vanity represents the light, changeable, carnal, and fading things of time. Upon these things, the natural heart is set; around them, the unsanctified affections gather. What a vanity it is to prefer . .... More

WedWednesdayMayMay4th2011 Meaningless Praise

Posted Wednesday, May 04 2011 @ 2 PM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

“Without knowing the dramatic plot and its doctrinal significance, our doxology becomes unfocused. Our praise lacks not only depth but even its rationale: For what exactly are we praising God? Are we responding to God’s character and works, or... More

TueTuesdayNovNovember17th2009 Death

Posted Tuesday, November 17 2009 @ 9 PM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

Life is nothing but death's hallway; and our pilgrimage on earth is but a journey to the grave. The pulse that preserves our being beats our death march, and the blood which circulates our life is floating it forward to the deeps of death. Today we... More

MonMondayOctOctober6th2008 Philosophy of ministry

Posted Monday, October 06 2008 @ 11 PM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Our view of reality is determined by what we believe about truth. It is my firm belief that there is no truth apart from what God has breathed to man and preserved in the pages of His Word; God’s... More

FriFridayMayMay30th2008

Who may Fellowship with God? Part 2 Psalm 24

Posted Friday, May 30 2008 @ 9 AM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

Then, to complete the hopelessness, David then effectively allows the reader to understand the result of living this way. It is as if the reader is left as a starving man looking through a window into a banquet hall and seeing the monstrous turkey... More

WedWednesdayMayMay21st2008

Who may fellowship with God? Part 1 Psalm 24

Posted Wednesday, May 21 2008 @ 2 PM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

Psalm 24 A Psalm of David The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers, Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His... More

ThuThursdayMayMay15th2008 What's Our Problem?

Posted Thursday, May 15 2008 @ 1 AM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

We love our own little kingdom. In fact, I am convinced that we often place our own little kingdom in such a position that we don’t even have a view of the kingdom of God. The strange thing is that we talk as if we really believe in the beauty and... More

WedWednesdayMayMay14th2008

The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards

Posted Wednesday, May 14 2008 @ 10 AM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

THE RESOLUTIONS of Jonathan Edwards BEING SENSIBLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT GOD' S HELP, I DO HUMBLY ENTREAT HIM BY HIS GRACE TO ENABLE ME TO KEEP THESE RESOLUTIONS, SO FAR AS THEY ARE AGREEABLE TO HIS WILL, FOR CHRIST' S SAKE. 1.... More

Thoughts from the Journey

by In Colossians 1:18 Paul declares "He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything." On this blog i will be posting a variety of topics directly related to this perspective. Some will be outpouring from my own studies while others will be things written by others that have challenged my thinking. My hope is that, through these posts, you will challenged and encouraged to consider Christ and His role in your life.