“The function of the pulpit is not to entertain, to amuse, to satisfy an idle curiosity; it is to instruct, to inspire, to fire the heart and mind, to implant within us noble desires and ambitions, the Lord Jesus Christ, and to beget within them a passion for Him” -Francis Grimké
"I think a preacher should never take a text and extract from it, as a dentist would a tooth from the jaw, something which, however true in itself, is not the plain literal meaning of the inspired words." - J.C. Ryle
"Always remember that we are to preach from the passage, preach from our heart, and preach for changed lives." -Donald McDougall
"A common mistake many pastors make is they assume if God’s word is powerful then it should bring change in people’s hearts immediately. Preach, but be patient." -Brian Croft
“The Bible is the source of the preacher’s authority. The task of the preacher is to enable people to hear God speak to them.” -Paul Beasley-Murray
"God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and be converted. Actually, He offers it to us every day as a gift that keeps on giving to us everything we need for life and godliness." –– Milton Vincent, A Gospel Primer, 5.
“We are not born again by faith or repentance or conversion, we repent and believe because we have been regenerated.” ~ John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, 103
Believes “hold all earthly comforts with a loose hand, but they carry [Jesus] fast locked in their bosoms.” — C.H. Spurgeon “He hears a sermon best who practices it most.” — George Swinnock
“Believers love Jesus with a deeper affection than they dare to give any other being.” — C.H. Spurgeon
‘We know that all things work together for good to them that love God.’ The Christian does not merely hold this as a theory, but he knows it as a matter of fact.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Why and wherefore should we be treated better than our Lord? The firstborn felt the rod, and why not the younger brethren? It is a cowardly pride which would choose a downy pillow and a silken couch for a soldier of the cross.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“The day is his; the duties of the day are his prescriptions; the privileges of the day are his gracious concessions;—he is the beginning and ending of it.” — John Owen on the Lord’s Day “We have received much by means of the efforts and sufferings of the saints in years gone by, and if we do not make some return to the church of Christ by giving her our best energies, we are unworthy to be enrolled in her ranks.” — C.H. Spurgeon “If our motives don’t change, we won’t change.” — Ed Welch, Motives.
“The purest actions of the purest men need Christ to perfume them, and so is His office.” - Richard Sibbes. The Bruised Reed, Works 1:50. Let the love of Jesus compel you to live a life pleasing to Him, in order to glorify Him here, and patiently wait until He takes you to be eternally with Himself. —Wilhelmus à Brakel, The Christian’s Reasonable Service, 3:288 “Every event as yet has worked out the most divinely blessed results; and so, believing that God rules all, that he governs wisely, that he brings good out of evil, the believer's heart is assured, and he is enabled calmly to meet each trial as it comes.” — C.H. Spurgeon
The way we treat the Word of God is the way we treat the God of the Word. - Warren W. Wiersbe "God resists the proud" (James 4:6). The humble man may have Satan at his right hand to oppose him, but the proud man shall find God Himself there to resist him. We must either lay self aside--or God will lay us aside." — William Gurnall
“Putting the Bible under a microscope should always result in finding ourselves under its microscope.” -Jason DeRouchie
The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.” – Thomas Watson
For if one promise does belong to thee, then all do; for everyone conveys the whole Christ in whom all the promises are made and who is the matter of them. — Puritan Thomas Goodwin, Works 3:321 “Knowledge paints the portrait of Jesus, and when we see that portrait then we love Him; we cannot love a Christ whom we do not know, at least, in some degree.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Much faith will yield unto us here our heaven; and any faith, if true, will yield us heaven hereafter." John Trapp, A Commentary on the Old a New Testament, 5:143.
I am not governed by modern thought. If I am governed by that then Jesus is not the Lord of my intellect. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Romans Volume 10, Pg. 203
A Christian does not only desire to be saved himself, but he has a love for his neighbor, also greatly desiring to bring his neighbor to the knowledge of the truth and to repentance and salvation. —Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711), The Christian’s Reasonable Service, 3:356
For by this (Christ’s righteousness imputed to us) we are taught even in the highest degree of our sanctification, to look out of ourselves for a better righteousness. —Puritan/Westminster Divine Anthony Burgess, The True Doctrine of Justification Vindicated, Pg. 149
They who have done most for God, are as deep in the debt of free grace for their crown, as the thief on the cross, who believed in Christ and then expired. —Thomas Boston (1676-1732), Works 1:317-18 Believe me, you must be content to go to heaven as a sinner saved by grace, and you must not be surprised to find daily proof that you really are a sinner so long as you live. —JC Ryle, Old Paths, Pg. 222
When Satan comes to take away your peace, if you do not understand the full significance of your justification in Christ you will be 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 overcome. —William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 1:109
The truth is, [Jesus] is more glad of us than we can be of him. —Thomas Goodwin, Works 4:223 If among the angels in heaven, there be joy at the conversion of a sinner, how much more joy is there in Christ’s heart? —Thomas Goodwin, Works 4:223 It is an error of the highest cruelty unto souls, as well as of derogation to God’s grace & Christ’s satisfaction, that for gross heinous sins against light, committed after believing, there is no forgiveness to be expected from the covenant of grace. —Thomas Goodwin, 5:424
“Love is one grand secret of successful training… Try hard to keep a hold of your child’s affections.” JC Ryle ‘The Duties of Parents’ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑚, 287
I tell you good news, Christ is more willing to embrace you … than you are [willing] to be embraced by Him. —Ebenezer Erskine, Beauties Pg. 584
Pardon of sin and love of sin are like oil and water, — they will never go together. —JC Ryle, Old Paths, Pg. 190 Preaching up works never produces such fruit as preaching them down. —JC Ryle, Old Paths: Chapter on Justification, Pg. 217 The free grace of Christ will produce far more effects on men’s lives than the sternest commands of the law. —JC Ryle, Old Paths, Pg. 217
If I say hard things, it is not because I do not love you. I write as I do because I desire your salvation. He is your best friend who tells you the truth. —JC Ryle, Old Paths, Pg. 115
We ought never to forget that every man, woman, and child around us, will soon be in either heaven or hell. —JC Ryle, Old Paths, Pg. 196
There are no true “LGBTQIA+ affirming churches”. New Testament churches are called to affirm the need for a Lord and Savior for sinners. Jesus doesn’t celebrate sinners, He changes them. The moment churches start affirming and celebrating sin, then it stop being a church.
Because the tomb of Jesus is empty, your life doesn’t have to be.
Unbelievers are not your enemies to despise, they’re your neighbors to love.
Want your worship experience to be different at church this weekend? • Pray before you get there. Ask God to speak to you. • Listen to worship music on the way. • Take a Bible with you, instead of relying on the screens. • Don’t run late. • Sing loudly like you mean it. • Take notes, • Talk to people. • Expect God to move. • Go live out the sermon.
The same Gospel that has saved people for 2,000 years still works today!
The world shouldn’t change how we view the Bible, the Bible should change how we view the world.
"A good action is not wholly good unless it is done for the glory of God." — Charles Spurgeon
"To live for Jesus is to be swayed by the noblest of motives." — Charles Spurgeon
"To us, worry is exhausting, but God is all-sufficient." — Charles Spurgeon
"When everything around us is shaken, we find a sure shelter and hiding place in the Rock of Ages." — Charles Spurgeon "Everything that has to do with the Son of God is a fit subject for the deepest study." — Charles Spurgeon "Love for Christ and love for his people is the source of all my patience." — Charles Spurgeon
"We must not imagine that we are suffering for Christ if we are not in Christ." — Charles Spurgeon "If you live with Jesus, his life becomes your life." — Charles Spurgeon "When troubles come as the result of sin, we must not think we are suffering with Christ." — Charles Spurgeon
"Never call the Holy Spirit 'it.' Worship him, love him, and trust him with confidence." — Charles Spurgeon "God's people can never by any possibility be punished for their sins." — Charles Spurgeon "Man must have a god; he cannot be happy without one." — Charles Spurgeon
"A sermon without Christ as its beginning, middle, and end is a mistake in conception and a crime in execution." — Charles Spurgeon
"We would be happy if we would trust God and raise no questions of any sort." — Charles Spurgeon "Look to Jesus and remember his peace-speaking blood." — Charles Spurgeon
God's thoughts of you are many, let not yours be few in return." — Charles Spurgeon "Why cannot men find time for prayer? The only answer is because they do not love it." — Charles Spurgeon
There is an autumn upon every comfort, a fall of the leaf. Now it is extreme folly to be discontented at the loss of those things which are in their own nature, loseable. - Thomas Watson Does your spouse have the password to your email and social media accounts? If not, what are you trying to hide? Does anyone know where I can find the entire video of the Prager interview that everyone is posting a clip of today? Churches need to help their young men grow in maturity; not act like they are in a college fraternity. Do not confuse owning a Bible with reading a Bible.
God is not melted into compassion by the heat of our words but by the holiness of our hearts. -A.W. Pink - If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being where you should be. -A.W. Tozer -
Women were made to be women, not a different kind of man. Kevin DeYoung Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive. John Calvin
"Let us hate the thought that in our churches we might ever take from the glory that God deserves in order to serve, enrich, or enjoy ourselves." —Alistair Begg
Sooner or later, we will each face something we cannot understand. When that happens— when the world around us seems to be falling apart and we feel confused and overwhelmed— it is important to remember this foundational truth: God is good. Chuck Smith
The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul. John Calvin
“The devil cannot bear to see one of Christ’s people happy, so he tries constantly to disturb their joy.” —A. W. Pink
We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs. -George Whitefield -
Our worship is not a response to how Jesus makes us feel. Our worship is a response to Jesus’ worth regardless of how we feel. Voddie Baucham
Prayer is the pulse of the renewed soul and the constancy of its beat is the test and measure of the spiritual life. -Octavius Winslow -
“The one who is born of God loves God. He knows God, he treasures God, and he delights in God. God is everything to him.” Steve Lawson
Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.” — Martin Luther
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence. John Calvin God is the God of the second chance, the third chance, the fourth chance, and the fifth chance too. Alistair Begg
Public Service Announcement: You are a politician if you are running for a political office. You cannot talk about how you are not a politician as one of the reasons to vote for you. When God brings his people out of bondage, they come out enriched in the best and most emphatic sense. - Charles Spurgeon
Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances but on the state of the heart. -J.C. Ryle - Only a Disciple can make a disciple. A.W. Tozer
The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men. John Owen
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. John Calvin
We rob the Gospel of its power if we leave out its threats of punishment. Charles Spurgeon
The quest for God, seeking after Him, starts at rebirth. R.C. Sproul
We don’t need a church that will move with the world. We need a church that will move the world. Alistair Begg
The ultimate test of our spirituality is the measure of our amazement at the grace of God. —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The peace of God within is our chiefest consolation when sorrows crowd in upon us... -Horatius Bonar - Christ has not conquered my affections if He still has to compete for my attention -Leonard Ravenhill -
Wisdom consists of two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self. John Calvin
He delights in mercy, and ever remember that as you have heard me say, mercy is kindness to the guilty, to those who deserve punishment. - William Wilberforce
"The Lord saves me from the penalty of my sin, from the power of sin, and one day from the very presence of sin.” —Alistair Begg
If you are overwhelmed today, if your circumstances are more than you can bear, let me encourage you to cry out to Jesus— to the Rock that is higher than you, and higher than all your problems. He will deliver you. He will bring you to a place of strength and victory. Chuck Smith
Prayer, in many ways, is the supreme expression of our faith in God. —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones The Christian world is in a deep sleep. Nothing but a loud shout can awaken them out of it! -George Whitefield - The 1st object from which our heavenly Father weans His child is self. Of all idols-he finds self the hardest to abandon -Octavius Winslow -
We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown. John Calvin
Christians who are ignorant of God will lose the enjoyment of God’s peace and power. They cannot grow into their full potential, nor can they accomplish what God has planned for them. Wiersbe
Satan tells me that I am unworthy but I always was unworthy, and yet you have long loved me, and therefore my unworthiness cannot be a barrier to having fellowship with you now. Charles Spurgeon
All treasures, all fulness, the Spirit not by measure, are in him. - John Owen
"Wedding vows are not a declaration of present love but a mutually binding promise of future love." -Timothy Keller.
A godly man prefers grace before goods, and wisdom before the world. Richard Bernard Hirelings will feed the goats—but only those who love Christ can feed His sheep. A.W. Pink
The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts are of no value in God's esteem—unless they are prompted by love. A.W. Pink When God appears to be most absent in your life, trust me, He is at work. Alistair Begg
Don’t pressure yourself for not always being able to pray long prayers. Sometimes, just saying, “Help me, Father!” and “I need you, Lord!” is enough.
“Human history is the long terrible story of a man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” - C.S. Lewis
"May the Holy Spirit sweetly open up to us the glories of our sin-forgiving God, and cause us to exult in the riches of his grace." - Charles Spurgeon
There is something of a secret atheism in all [people], which is the fountain of the evil practices in their lives, not an utter disowning of the being of a God, but a denial or doubting of some of the rights of his nature. —Stephen Charnock, Works 1:127
"Nothing can be more practical than the doctrine which deals with sin and its removal, and no news can be more pleasant than the tidings of remission." - Charles Spurgeon
"Why, the very sound of that word, “Forgiveness of sins” is a joy forever; no marriage bell hath more of music in its notes." - Charles Spurgeon
‘There is far more royal power in the thunder of the word, than in the word of thunder.’ – Joseph Caryl
"It's very important that we learn to fear God in order that we may fear nothing else." ~ Elisabeth Elliot
"The gentle love whispers of free grace and dying love, and pardons bought with blood, are as heaven’s own sonnets to troubled souls." - Charles Spurgeon
Truth in doctrine is, by an essential & necessary bond, connected with religion in practice; with all that we mean by that word in the heart & in the life, in our relations to God & to eternity. -Richard Watson
“There is, in fact, no redemptive work done anywhere without suffering.” ~
Elisabeth Elliot
The sweetest prayers God ever hears are the groans and sighs of those who have no hope in anything but his love.
Charles Spurgeon
There is nothing to be found in man that can in any way induce God to be merciful unto him.
- George Whitefield
God will never walk away from the construction site of building up any believer’s life.
"Superficial religion will always be fashionable because it does not require self-denial."
— Charles Spurgeon
The most miserable people I meet are these so-called Christians who are trying to live for both worlds and are off and on, and you never know where to find them.
D.L. Moody
"On other people's graves it is written, 'Here lies so-and-so,' but on Christ's tomb it is recorded, 'He is not here.'" —
Charles Spurgeon
As you read and study the Bible, always ask, “What does this verse mean?” before asking, “What does this verse mean to me?”
The more you read the Bible and the more you meditate upon it, the more you will be astonished by it.
Charles Spurgeon
“God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant.”
~Elisabeth Elliot~
"When asked, 'What is more important: Prayer or Reading the Bible?' I ask, 'What is more important: Breathing in or Breathing out?'"
— Charles Spurgeon
“Anxiety is not only a pain which we must ask God to assuage,” C.S. Lewis said, “but also a weakness we must ask Him to pardon – for He’s told us to take no care for the morrow.”
When the author walks onto the stage the play is over. God is going to invade, all right - something so beautiful to some of us and so terrible to others that none of us will have any choice left? For this time it will be God without disguise. It will be too late then to choose your side.
~C.S. Lewis~
— The grace of God means that although we miss the mark, even though we sin and fail, God’s goodness is poured out on us anyway!
In the Greek language, the phrase caught up is harpazo which means “to snatch” or “catch away.” A person is transferred swiftly, taken from one place to another, by divine power––raptured. The Rapture of the Church is considered to be the next prophetical event to happen.
There is no substitute for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
~Charles F. Stanley~
The Messiah is in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. You just have to look and see!
In the Second Coming, the believers will return with the Lord as Zechariah 14, the latter part of verse 5 says, “Thus the Lord my God will come, and all the saints with You.” When Jesus returns to earth, and Zechariah 14 describes that His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, the Bible also says He’s not coming alone. He’s coming with all the saints.
When we are not able to minister in our gifts that are given by God then it is time to move on or we just settle for the job.
For those who believe in the Lord Jesus, He promises spiritual rest. This rest begins with a divine rescue from the crushing burden of sin and guilt. Then, it is to develop into heavenly relief from the unbearable load of self-generated Christian living. Entering into this daily spiritual rest is neither an optional nor a casual matter.
To submit to anyone less than Christ is difficult in a marriage. Yet it is Christ who commands women to be submissive to their sinful, fallible husbands. In this sense, Christ is the silent partner of the marriage. It is hard for a wife to submit when she disagrees with her husband. But when she knows her submission is an act of obedience to Christ and honors Christ, it is much less difficult.
~R. C. Sproul~
"Our affection is like a drop in a bucket compared with what He deserves." —
Charles Spurgeon
Nothing in all the universe is outside the sovereign control and authority of Jesus.
Dustin Benge
If you yield yourself up to His divine working, the Lord will alter your nature; He will subdue the old nature, and breathe new life into you.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
Regeneration is something that is accomplished by God. A dead man cannot raise himself from the dead.
~R.C. Sproul~
Blessed are the flexibility they will not break...
Pastor Chuck Smith
He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander —Aristotle
Just as America has grown and prospered within the framework of our constitution, Christianity has flourished and spread according to the laws set forth in the Bible.
~Billy Graham~
I know Christ and I shall never be even;
I shall die in His debt.
~Samuel Rutherford~
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