From Charles Spurgeon in a sermon on Malachi 3:6:
The proper study of the Christian is the Godhead. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can engage the attention of a child of God is the name, the nature, the person, the doings, and the existence of the great God which he calls his Father. There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Preaching, Prayer & Pneumatology
EM Bounds:
The man makes the preacher. God must make the man. The messenger is,
if possible, more than the message. The preacher is more than the
sermon. The preacher makes the sermon. As the life-giving milk from the
mother's bosom is but the mother's life, so all the preacher says is
tinctured, impregnated by what the preacher is. The treasure is in
earthen vessels, and the taste of the vessel...
The Blessednesses of Forgiveness
From Henry Law:
Forgiveness has swept away all hindrances. [God] holds in his hand the
blood which opens the gates. Thus washed he comes to the very presence--to
the audience-chamber, to the bosom of His God. With filial love he cries,
"Abba, Father." He hears in reply, "My son." He is bold to pour forth floods
of petition, to tell out all the secrets of his heart. Loving ears...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Preach with One Eye Toward the Glories of Heaven & One Eye Toward the Shrieks of Hell
Preach With an Eye Toward the Glories of Heaven & an Eye Toward the Shrieks of HellGeoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church
I wonder if many preachers realize that each Sunday souls hang in the balance. Every sermon makes someone either closer to heaven or closer to hell. Could it be...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
To Disciple Well, Your Heart Must Sing for Joy Because of the Gospel!
From Barry Cooper:
... for our discipling to “stick”, we ourselves have to be passionate
about what Christ has already done for us. And what is that, exactly?
He became your wretched sin so that you could have his perfect righteousness.
All you are was laid on him, so that all he has could become yours.
He experienced hell, so that you don’t have to.
He came as the Son of Man so you could...
Friday, May 3, 2013
How to Train Your Children. Some Necessary Elements in Childrearing.
How To Train Your Children
Geoffrey R. Kirkland
Christ Fellowship Bible Church
1. Train them to know the Bible. Teach your children to know that the Bible is God’s book. It is the only book given to man by God. The Bible must relentlessly be pursued. The wise person knows the Bible. A godly person...
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