"Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Everyone, in this life, carries a burden on his/her shoulders, and a beam in the eye. These come with the territory. Since the Fall this earthly kingdom still has its...
"According to the riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence, according to the good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself." Ephesians 1:7-9 This morning, before I could think "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,"...
What is central is central, and everything else revolves around it. (Revelation 4) As I am writing "Worship That Springs From the Heart of God---a Sheep's View" it is with a heart fervently searching for this "true worship" that Jesus teaches in John 4:24; the meaning...
"Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts." Proverbs 20:30 ESV "Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggles against sin you have not yet...
It has only been in the last ten years that I have heard and come to understand the term, "covenant of grace." This term scares a lot of Baptists, who know this to be one of the main teachings of the Presbyterian faith. But more and more Baptists are coming to...
For the last several weeks I have been mentoring a young woman who came to our church because of her interest in reformed Baptist theology. Like me, and so many of our membership, she comes from a Southern Baptist background. And as so many others I have met, she...
"May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." 2 Peter 1:2-3 ESV...
"City of God" ~ Augustine "When shall I see that city whose streets are paved with pure gold, in which shall be sung the song of gladness, and through all the streets of which the hallelujah shall be uttered by all. O holy city! O beautiful city! from afar I...
Certain pills when swallowed can cause death. Are there capsules that contain the ingredients for life? Is there simple meat "in a nutshell" that when eaten, cause us to want more? Are there concentrated truths in God's Word that establish a pattern, and prove...