Thursday, October 31, 2013

The beauty of God's adoption.

Adoption is an act of God, whereby he takes sinners, who were enemies to him and rebels against him—and constitutes them his children. It is an act of grace—of free and sovereign grace; for there was nothing in them, done by them, or expected from them, that could form a reason why this favor should be conferred upon them. It was in the mind of God from eternity! —James Smith...

Why I Love CFBC Part 9 — A Church That Endeavors to Glorify God.

Why I Love Christ Fellowship Bible Church [part 9]Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church There are many reasons why I love CFBC. This continues the series as to why I love the flock of God at CFBC. 1. CFBC Has a Love for the Truth of Scripture.2. CFBC Loves, Cares for, Prays for, &...

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Monday, October 28, 2013

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Why I Love CFBC — A Love for Gospel Proclamation

Why I Love Christ Fellowship Bible Church [part 6]Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church There are many reasons why I love CFBC. This continues the series as to why I love the flock of God at CFBC. 1. CFBC Has a Love for the Truth of Scripture.2. CFBC Loves, Cares for, Prays for, &...

Friday, October 25, 2013

Why I Love CFBC Part 5 — A Disciple-Making Church

Why I Love Christ Fellowship Bible Church [part 5]Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church There are many reasons why I love CFBC. This continues the series as to why I love the flock of God at CFBC. 1. CFBC Has a Love for the Truth of Scripture.2. CFBC Loves, Cares for, Prays for, &...

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Why I Love CFBC Part 3 — A Diverse Body of Believers.

Why I Love Christ Fellowship Bible Church [part 3]Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church There are many reasons why I love CFBC. I hope to elaborate on just a few over the next few days. 1. CFBC Has a Love for the Truth of Scripture.2. CFBC Loves, Cares for, Prays for, & Encourages...

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Wanna be humble?

From Spurgeon: Stand at the foot of the cross, and count the purple drops by which you have been cleansed. See His thorn-crown; mark His scourged shoulders, still gushing with encrimsoned rills; see His hands and feet given up to the rough iron spikes, and His whole self to mockery and scorn; see...

Why I Love CFBC Part 2 — They Love Their Shepherds.

Why I Love Christ Fellowship Bible Church [part 2]Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchThere are many reasons why I love CFBC. I hope to elaborate on just a few over the next few days. 1. CFBC Has a Love for the Truth of Scripture.2. CFBC Loves, Cares for, Prays for, & Encourages Me...

Monday, October 21, 2013

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Membership Does Matter in Christ's Church.

Membership Does Matter in Christ’s ChurchWhy is Membership Important?Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church 1. Membership Accurately Pictures the Unity of the Body of Christ.The body of Christ is made up of many members inextricably bound together through the redemptive work of Christ....

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

A preacher must plead & plead & do more pleading...

Learn from the Prince of Preachers on pleading with sinners to come to Christ for salvation: Oh! my dear hearers, my beloved hearers, I cannot bring you to Christ. Christ has brought some of you himself, but I cannot bring you to Christ. How often have I tried to do it! I have tried to preach my Saviour's love, and this day I have preached my Father's wrath; but I feel I cannot bring you to Christ....

Consider how much our sins cost Christ!

From Thomas Watson: To consider how dearly our sins cost Christ, may cause tears to distill from our eyes. Christ is called the Rock (1 Cor. 10:4). When his hands were pierced with nails, and the spear thrust in his side, then was this Rock smitten, and there came out water and blood. And all this Christ endured for us: "the Messiah shall be cut off—but not for himself" ...

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Strange Fire Viewing Party @ CFBC

Join us at CFBC for the Strange Fire Conference viewing party this week!  We plan to live-stream four of the sessions. Though there are many more (which you can watch at home, at work, etc.), we will only be viewing four together in the upstairs fellowship hall at Church. Some chili & drinks...

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The desperate need for more faithful heralds.

The Desperate Need for More Faithful Heralds!Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church 1 Timothy 2:7 — For this I myself was appointed a preacher [εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ].The desperate need in the times of our day is for more heralds to rise up who will confidently, courageously, and unflinchingly...

Monday, October 7, 2013

A compelling reason to mortify your sin.

From Thomas Brooks (Heaven on Earth, 1667): A great motive to provoke you to the mortifying of your darling sins, is solemnly to consider, that the conquest and effectual mortifying of one bosom sin, will yield a Christian more glorious joy, comfort, and peace--than ever he has found in the gratifying and committing of all other si...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Spurgeon on Singing to Glorify God

Spurgeon says this (from Psalm 50): True praise glorifieth God. I must confess that I do not particularly like to hear voices that jar in the singing, but I should not like to stop one voice, certainly not if it stopped one heart. I think it is said of Mr. Rowland Hill, that an old lady once sat upon his pulpit-stairs who sang so very bad a voice that the good gentleman really...

Instructions on Singing.

John Wesley provides some Instructions on Singing. That this part of divine worship may be more acceptable to God, as well as more profitable to yourself and others, be careful to observe the following directions:  1. SING ALL   See that you join with the congregation as frequently as you can. Let not a slight degree of weakness or weariness ...
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