If you're seeking satisfaction anywhere but in God, you'll find that's a dead-end street—just like I did.
Since expository preaching begins with the text of Scripture, it starts with God & is in itself an act of worship, for it is a declaration of the mighty acts of God. It establishes the focus of the people upon God & His glory before any consideration of man & his need. - A. Begg
"The first time I heard expository preaching I was in the front row and just sat there weeping. I literally felt my inner man being nourished. I felt the Word of God build my heart." - Jon Tyson
"When Jesus Christ is your peace and you find steadfast hope in Him, and when you have a clear view on how in Him God forgave you, then you are ready to overflow with kindness to others." —Alistair Begg
Always respond to every impulse to pray. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Preaching and Preachers pp.170-71
Unless we die to all but Christ, we can never live with Christ -C.H. Spurgeon - Break off from a world which can never really satisfy you, and seek that treasure which alone is truly incorruptible -J.C.Ryle -
"The measure of our love is the measure of our willingness to be inconvenienced." -Elisabeth Elliot.
"An affliction hits a believer never by chance but by God's divine direction. He does not haphazardly aim His arrows, for each one is on a special mission and touches only the heart for whom it is intended." -Joseph Caryl.
Disbelieve hell, and you unscrew, unsettle, and unpin everything in Scripture. -J.C. Ryle - A sight of [Christ's] death - if it is a true sight - is the death of all love of sin. -C.H. Spurgeon -
Do not leave Christ on the cross. Be sure to proclaim His resurrection as well as His crucifixion.
"It is the resurrection that declares that our Messiah will defeat His enemies, will restore His people, and will rule from sea to sea. The resurrection of Jesus will change everything about how you go about your day today." —Alistair Begg
The resurrection proves that we will rise: “It was a guarantee of his people’s resurrection. He says, ‘Because I live ye shall live also.’” — Charles Spurgeon (5/7)
The resurrection proves that Jesus died in our place: “By the Lord Jesus Christ rising from the dead evidence was given that he had fully endured the penalty which was due to human guilt.” — Charles Spurgeon (4/7)
“Oh, risen Savior, your rising is the seal of your work! We can have no doubt about thee now that thou hast left the tomb. You are indeed the Christ of God.” — Charles Spurgeon (3/7)
The resurrection proves that Christ had no sin: “Dear friends, the rising of Christ from the dead proved that this man was innocent of every sin. He could not be holden by the bands of death, for there was no sin to make those bands fast.” — Charles Spurgeon (2/7)
The Father planned it, The prophets foretold it, The disciples doubted it, The soldiers denied it, The empty tomb proved it, The angels proclaimed it, JESUS has RISEN!
There are no tears in heaven, and there are no smiles in hell -Leonard Ravenhill
"When reason begins to sink, let faith swim." -Thomas Watson.
May the Lord grant us steadfastness of heart, and keep us from being drawn away by the things of time and sense. -A.W. Pink
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