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John Bunyan Book Recommendations
John Owen said of John Bunyan, a powerful preacher and the best known of all the Puritan writers, that he would gladly exchange all his learning for Bunyan’s power of touching men’s hearts. Here is a selection of some of his most enduring and influential writings: The Works of John...
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God’s Holiness
One of our greatest needs always as a church, as individuals, and your family is not only an awareness but a personal encounter with the holiness of God. (1) Majestic holiness; (2) Moral holiness; (3) Gracious holiness. Sermon by Dr. Joel Beeke Heritage Reformed Church July 23, 2023...
Christian Living
Fear God, and keep his commandments
Fear God, and keep his commandments. — ECCLESIASTES 12:13b Most of the time when we hear the word “fear” we think of being very afraid of something. But that is not what fear means here. To fear God means to love and respect God. Love and respect for God is...
Christian Living
Catechetical Evangelism
Like the Reformers, the Puritans were catechists. They believed that pulpit messages should be reinforced by personalized ministry through catechesis —the instruction in the doctrines of Scripture using catechisms. Puritan catechizing was evangelistic in several ways: First, scores of Puritans reached out evangelistically to children and young people by writing...
Christian Living
The Puritan Evangelist
The Puritan evangelist brought to his work a unique inward disposition or frame of mind and soul. Commitment to godliness lay at the heart of the Puritan vision. Thomas Brooks wrote, “A preacher’s life should be a commentary upon his doctrine; his practice should be the counterpane [counterpart] of his...
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What is True Conversion?
Sermon Text: Psalm 51:10-13 Its comprehensiveness Its sorrow Its joy Its fruits ...
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God Is God
SCRIPTURE MEDITATION Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. —PSALM 46:10 PRAYER Gracious Lord, Thou art God and I am not. Thou art infinite and I am finite. Thou art powerful and I am weak....
Christian Living
What is Puritan Worship?
Historically, Puritan worship traces its roots to the apostles and early church fathers through the Reformation. In Puritan writings, you will find many references to Martin Luther (1483–1546). Luther sought to bring all of worship under the Holy Scriptures. He cut back the seven sacraments to two, baptism and the...
Christian Living
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
We are all born with a physical heart in our body, and we can feel it beating. It keeps us alive. We are also born with a soul, but we cannot see it. The Bible sometimes calls our soul a heart, because just as our physical heart is the center...
