Christian Living
Resources
Delighting in God: A Guide to Keeping the Lord’s Day
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Resources
The Spirit’s Work in Prior Ages
A superficial reading of the New Testament might lead some to conclude that the presence of the Spirit in the church and in the world was something new. The same mistake is often made regarding what Christ calls “the new covenant in my blood.” It is easy to separate the...
Christian Living
We personally serve with zeal
Serving Christ must arise from the zeal of our hearts. Paul exhorts us in Romans 12:1 to present our bodies as living sacrifices to the Lord because of His mercies to us. The sacrifice of Christ’s cross should propel us to sacrifice ourselves to do His will. Paul says shortly...
Christian Living
Hold Fast, Pastors
There are also several factors in our current spiritual environment that drain a pastor’s vital zeal for ministry. We must oppose these forces with the grace of our Lord. Hebrews 4:14 says, “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son...
Christian Living
A Prayer for the Transition of Years
Lord, as we arrive at the cusp of another year’s end, We feel reluctant to cross the finish line. For we ought to have run a better race. Both Thy record book of memory and ours of conscience, Find us painfully lacking in Scripture’s balances. We wish we had justified...
Books
Book of the Month for January 2024
Beeke’s Book of the Month for January 2024 is The Beauty and Glory of the Christian Worldview, edited by Dr. Joel Beeke. Featuring addresses from the 2016 PRTS Conference, speakers, including Derek Thomas, Mark Kelderman, Michael Barrett, and more, remind us how the Word of God establishes God-centered thinking, engages...
Resources
Jesus’s Victory in a Triple Power Struggle
Scripture Reading: Mark 5:1–20 Let’s turn now to the gospel of Mark 5. A few weeks ago, we looked at the parable of the mustard seed as we recommenced our series on Mark, and prior to recommencing that, we had already preached on the last part of Mark 4 as...
Resources
To Call Sinners To Repentance
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. — MARK 2:17; CF. MATTHEW 9:13 One day Jesus passed by a tax office and saw...
Christian Living
We practice hospitality
Personal love and public confession become practical in hospitality. First Peter 4:9 counsels, “Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” The church aims to be a family, and nothing characterizes a family as much as maintaining fellowship and eating meals together. Extending hospitality to others in the church, however, is...
