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Twenty Benefits from the Lord’s Supper

Our Reformed and Puritan forebears were fond of calling the Lord’s Supper a feast. They viewed it ...
Preach Christ

A healthy church is one that is shaped by the gospel. Our people need to see the beauty of Christ. N...
The Lord’s Supper as a love feast

The church of all ages has regarded the Lord’s Supper as a love feast in two ways: first, we regar...
Prayer is amazing, glorious, delightful work.

Prayer is amazing, glorious, delightful work. Yet apart from faith in Christ, prayer is also difficu...
Taking Hold of God in Prayer

Deep within us, we know that it is impossible to solve prayerlessness by our own strength. The sacre...
Puritans on Marital Love

Edward Taylor (c. 1642–1729), a pastor, physician, and poet of Puritan New England, wrote, “A cu...
The Cultivation of Friendship in Marriage

Cultivation is rooted in farm work. Seed is sown, and tender plants spring up. They cannot flourish ...
The Joel Beeke Interview on Family Worship

We recorded a video interview with Joel Beeke on the topic of family worship, a spiritual discipline...
Practical Helps for Reading the Bible

You’re not alone. Let me say first of all: If we are going to be successful in attempting to read ...
Practical Helps for Studying the Bible

…Your reading of the Bible will be greatly enhanced if you study the Bible as you read it. But...
The Law of Love and the Teachings of the Bible

The questions raised by homosexuality are deeply personal, for the most important factors in this co...
God’s Principles for Marriage

The Puritans often spoke of “duties,” and Gouge was no exception. By “duty” he did not mean ...
The Worldview of the Puritans

The Puritans did not use the term worldview, for such terminology did not appear until the late eigh...
Some of My Favorite Puritans

My favorite Puritan-minded theologian from the English tradition is Anthony Burgess; from the Dutch ...
What the Puritans Would Say to Modern Pastors

…One of the great motives driving the Puritans was the need to raise up ministers who imitate ...
The Foundation of Puritan Worship: Knowing God in Christ

Stephen Charnock (1628–1680), a gifted Puritan pastor and theologian, said that we cannot worship ...
The Amazing Wonder of Adoption

The triune God delights in family planning. Unlike most modern human family planning, which is restr...
The Marriage of Christ and His Church

Have you ever noticed that the Bible does not speak about dying and going to heaven? It speaks about...
How to Profit from Reading the Puritans

Here are nine ways you can grow spiritually by reading Puritan literature today: 1. Puritan writings...
The Spirit’s Work

The night on which He was betrayed, Jesus spoke to His disciples about the dawn of a new day that wo...
What is Prayer

Prayer is the act of forging a connection between two specific points: our human needs and the resou...
The Need for Prayer Meetings

“We shall never see much change for the better in our churches in general till the prayer meeting ...
Office Bearers by Union with Christ

The Heidelberg Catechism (Q. 31) says Jesus is called the Christ because Christ means “anointed,...
Calvin as an Experiential Preacher

John Calvin embraced a high view of preaching. He called the preaching office “the most excellent ...
The Preacher

How do we view ourselves as ministers of the Word? Why are we in the ministry? What does our work co...
Understanding Union with Christ

Union with Christ is an essential and most wonderful component of the gospel. The believer’s secur...
Why is it so tough to read the Bible?

Here are three big reasons: The Bible is big. In fact, it’s huge! It’s more like a library than ...
Meditation on Heaven

For the Puritans, probably the most important theme for meditation was heaven—the place where God ...
Christian Meditation

Spiritual growth is intended to be part of the Christian life of believers. [This booklet is adapted...
Plant Godly Convictions

For years we care for our children like birds care for their nestlings. We shield them from danger, ...
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