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Jesus, Our Wonderful Counselor!
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 9:1–7 A given Counselor A listening and all-knowing Counselor A teaching and exemplary Counselor A sympathetic and successful Counselor...
Christian Living
Pray Believingly
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall...
Church History
Where to Begin reading the Puritans
If you are just starting to read the Puritans, begin with Thomas Watson’s Heaven Taken by Storm, John Bunyan’s The Fear of God, John Flavel’s Keeping the Heart, Thomas Brooks’s Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, and Richard Sibbes’s Glorious Freedom, then move on to the works of John Owen, Thomas...
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The Place of the Law in God’s Purpose of Grace
If you ask Christians about the place of the Law in the Christian life, you are sure to get many mixed answers, with some even denying the place of the Law altogether. What did the Puritans teach about the place of the Law in God’s purpose of grace? The Law...
Christian Living
Look unto me, and be ye saved
ISAIAH 45:22a If you were dying from a deadly disease, you would quickly go to the doctor for help. You would listen very carefully to what he told you to do, and then you would faithfully do all that he said. You would do anything if it would only help...
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Jesus Christ: “Wonderful!”
Jesus Christ: What does “Wonderful” mean? Why do we need Jesus Christ as “Wonderful”? How is He “Wonderful”? Isaiah 9:6...
Christian Living
The Plan of Christ
Consider the plan of Christ. Highly exalted, there is no name like His. At His name, every knee will bow (Phil. 2:10). The eternal plan lying behind all His affliction was eternal glory—not only for Himself, but also for you. He returned to His Father differently than He came. He...
Church History
Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess, “a pious, learned, and able scholar, a good disputant, a good tutor, an eminent preacher, a sound and orthodox divine” (Wallis, Sermons, p. 15), was born to the son of a schoolmaster at Watford, Hertfordshire. He entered St. John’s College, Cambridge, in 1623, and graduated with a Bachelor...
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Strength and Peace of Mind
Finally, be motivated to endure like Christ for your own strength and peace of mind. Hebrews 12:3 says, “For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.” This refers back to verse 2, telling us how Jesus endured the...
