"The Word of God is creative. It is a hammer that crushes the hardness of our insubordination. It is the medicine that heals the broken-hearted. And it is light that gives us guidance and hope on our way." -John Piper
“The pastor who cares about the spiritual growth of his people must make God and His Word the centerpiece of his ministry.” - Steven J. Lawson
"The preacher's task is not to entertain or inform, but to proclaim the truth of God in a way that demands a response." - Brian Chappell
"Far better for a man that he had never been born than that he should degrade a pulpit into a show box to exhibit himself in." - Charles H. Spurgeon
"Leaders must be people who are themselves submitted to that powerful word, whose lives are being shaped by its teaching, and whose ministry is enlivened & empowered by its dynamic effects." -Jonathan Lamb
"It is a by-word among us: It was a very plain sermon: And I say again, the plainer, the better." -William Perkins
"Biblical preaching is the vibrant heartbeat that pumps spiritual life into the body of Christ." -
"Since this is God’s very Word - we’re not up there to speculate, we’re not surmising, we’re not commenting, we’re not sharing: we have something to proclaim!" - Mike Neglia
"A powerful message in the hands of a humble messenger among the people is how God normally works. Brothers, we should smell like sheep." - Thabiti Anywabile
"Preaching is a prayerful wrestling with the biblical text...to find the real meaning of these authoritative scriptural sentences." - Frederick Dale Bruner
As you reflect on the Bible verses from the reading plan that you read this past week, read these related thoughts from Pastor Chuck Swindoll.
As you reflect on the Bible verses from the reading plan that you read this past week, read these related thoughts from Pastor Chuck Swindoll.
"The law of God, the most salutary doctrine of life, cannot advance man on his way to righteousness, but rather hinders him.” ~ Luther
I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy. -Jonathan Edwards -
It is scarcely possible in most places to get anyone to attend a meeting where the only attraction is God. -A.W. Tozer -
Legalism lacks the supreme sense of worship. It obeys but it does not adore. ―Geerhardus Vos
"When we look at ourselves, we have a good reason for discouragement and trepidation. It is by looking to Jesus that we are enabled to run the race set before us." —Alistair Begg
"To think biblically doesn't mean you only think about things that are in the Bible, but it means that we view the things that unfold in the universe through the prism of the Bible or understood in light of the truth of the Bible." —Alistair Begg
The psalmist proclaims that we are fearfully and wonderfully made—although that may not be how we always feel. Recall the wonder of God's handiwork and providence as we continue a study in Psalm 139. That's the focus of Truth For Life with Alistair Begg:
"Training one's children is a work of watchful anxiety that never quits. It is painful, it is protracted, and it demands everything of us as parents." —Alistair Begg
Soon we will be taken away from this corrupt world we will be Raptured. Repent, Therefore!! And get saved today time is running out JESUS IS COMING SOON!! DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND!!!
Jesus will deliver us from this coming wrath. The wrath of God will strike only the unbelievers. We will be kept from this day from His wrath. “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ…” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).
Do you know the great Savior and the only God? For the glory of God and for the sake of His name, that His great love would be manifest for ages to come, Jesus Christ died on the cross for ALL your sins. And the grave could not hold Him, for He is alive and shall come again.
He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death. John Bunyan
Our sins, when laid upon Christ, were yet personally ours, not his; so his righteousness, when put upon us, is yet personally his, not ours. John Bunyan
Family worship is a living banner that 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳 than any sign over our mantelpiece or any engraving on the wall which loudly proclaims, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD”. —J. Helopoulos, A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home, 40
Jesus died for us on the cross: “Christ also suffered. He died once for our sins, as an innocent one for the guilty. He did that to bring us back to God do you believe in Jesus the Messiah?
Generally speaking, there is this common ground on which all Christians stand, namely that the true believer is no longer subject to the wrath of God, but may live by grace. That is why 'the wrath to come' (1 Thess. 1:10) is not intended for the true church of Christ (Rom. 5:9).
It is important to point out that a Rapture in believers is an expectation of Christ and not an antichrist expectation. We wait for the heavenly Bridegroom and not for the "man of lawlessness" (2 Thessalonians 2:3).
The Rapture will take place when Jesus comes when from the cloud and those who believe in Him as God's Son and have put their faith in Him as Savior will be taken up to meet Him. The only way to be ready for the rapture is to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior before it happens.
The difference between 'the Rapture' and 'the second coming' At the Rapture, Jesus comes for His saints. At the Second Coming, He comes with His saints. At the Rapture, Jesus doesn’t come all the way to earth. At the Second Coming, His feet touch down on the Mount of Olives.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24 Christ has no velvet crosses. - Samuel Rutherford
As His children, we wait for the Father to complete our adoption by redeeming our bodies so that we can be with Him. Romans 8:19, KJV: "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God."
The Rapture is an equally great mystery revealed to Paul by God alone. The Rapture implies that there will come a time when God will bring His children home in the blink of an eye.
"Darkness is able to hide us from other people, but it can't hide us from God." —Alistair Begg
I HAVE SOME VERY GOOD NEWS We won’t be here on earth to see the fulfillment of Revelation chapters 4-19! So NOTHING that is written there regarding the tribulation has anything to do with us! Neither the beast nor the mark of the beast is going to be part of our lives here!
If you follow a religion STOP And Follow Jesus today he is the only way to heaven
“When Christ died, he died for you individually just as much as if you had been the only person in the world.” - C.S. Lewis
"We have, I believe, all of us who love [Christ’s] name, a most insatiable wish to behold his person." - Charles Spurgeon
"The thing for which I would pray above all others would be forever to behold [Christ’s] face, forever to lay my head upon his breast, forever to know that I am his, forever to dwell with him." - Charles Spurgeon
The Wesleys saw God’s presence coming to us. They had a strong emphasis on divine presence, and therefore on the Holy Spirit, not only in the Lord’s Supper but in field preaching & all the means of grace. -Henry H. Knight
"There is an intrinsic value to beauty and goodness that goes far beyond obvious categories of utility." - Nick Tucker. 12 Things God Can't Do, 58
"The thing for which I would pray above all others would be forever to behold [Christ’s] face, forever to lay my head upon his breast, forever to know that I am his, forever to dwell with him." - Charles Spurgeon
The Cross and the Blood The Blood of Christ prevails with all power to cleanse all sins, to wash the soul of every stain, and to purge iniquities forever! Our Lord went through a torturous death on the cross to provide this precious redemption, providing forgiveness.
“The single, most frequent reason people negotiate and compromise the Gospel of Christ is to please men. Woe unto you if you ever negotiate the Gospel.” — R.C. Sproul
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