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John MacArthur – What is wrong in America? How did we get here, with everything upside down?

13 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains a 12-minute John MacArthur sermon excerpt wherein he describes, per scripture, the state of affairs in this nation. If you have been perplexed as to why our society is upside down in that criminals have become heroes and vice versa, then you will find answers in what he says. You may also discern from the scriptures he uses that God’s truth is timeless in that what He said of mankind 2700 years ago is still perfectly true – that is, you may dismiss all those “Christian” pastors and lay people that have some new version of Christianity to share with you, run from them to the living God!

C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts for May 3rd

3 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening thoughts for May 3rd. Spurgeon’s morning verse is, “In the world ye shall have tribulation” — John_16:33; via this verse, he talks about the furnace of affliction that is necessary to conform the believer into the image of Christ. His evening verse is, “A very present help” — Psalm_46:1. His focus is on encouraging believers to appropriate covenant graces to aid in their struggles.

J R Miller Devotional – How To Live a Beautiful Christian Life

28 Apr 2023 Michael A

The following 2-minute excerpt is the conclusion of an 18-minute J R Miller devotional about one’s lot in life: what that is; that God gives it; how to view it; how to thrive in it…. The 18-minute version is also in this post for those who would hear more. Also, there is a link to Christian Sermons and Audio Books J R Miller playlist.

Kenneth Steward Sermon – Troubled Waters

16 Apr 2023 Michael A

Pastor Stewart’s sermon is on the following text, which he called the most meaningful in the entire Bible regarding practical living of the Christian life; he made the lesson Christ taught His apostles clear for us: Matthew 14:30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. [Sermon highlights are provided]

C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts for April 14

14 Apr 2023 Michael A

Again, when I went to my E-sword pc Bible program, the following devotional opened before me and I read it to my blessing. Both messages are great; but the second one speaks specific encouragement for times such as this: I posted earlier today, a video about the globalist agenda, how the one-world order is crystallizing before our eyes. The second message below is comforting in light of these developments; it is also comforting for all conditions a believer might experience: cancer, Covid19….

The One-World Order is Crystallizing Before Our Eyes

14 Apr 2023 Michael A

The following video by John Henry, whose YouTube site is, The Gospel of Christ, is about the various parts of the world order that are taking form before our eyes. Those who read my posts by Curtis Bowers, may know many of these things, but I think that John Henry’s video puts the story together very succinctly and well, via many credible and familiar sources. Believers should not fear what is happening, but become more dependent and committed to Christ, and witness His gospel; as there are undoubtedly many who will come to Christ during these times.

C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts for April 12

12 Apr 2023 Michael A

Spurgeon’s morning thoughts were on, “My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.” — Psa_22:14; and his evening thoughts, on: “The king’s garden.” — Neh_3:15. And it goes without saying that the writing is full of meaningful, poetic metaphors; the pictures of which increase insight. [I discovered his thoughts when I went to E-sword Bible software to get some scripture for tomorrows post, and was happy to see that today’s thoughts prepare the way to hear tomorrow’s post, even though each stand alone.]

The Cost of Standing for Christ

24 Mar 2023 Michael A

In the following video, vlogger John Henry showed numerous examples of Christian persecution that have recently occurred in North America. He also shared clips of pastors MacArthur and Baucham talking about persecution and why it happens. MacArthur noted that approximately 160 thousand Christians die from persecution every year since the 1990s. I recently posted a video on that which is linked near the end of this post.

John Newton – The School Of Suffering

20 Mar 2023 Michael A

Newton’s words indicate that affliction is a necessary Christian experience; the following points are from the video: The school of the cross teaches one to extract real good out of seeming evil; The flesh is a dunce in this school; Grace makes the spirit willing to learn by suffering so that one’s flesh may be mortified; Such is necessary for conformity to Christ…

C H Spurgeon, Morning Thoughts For March 8

8 Mar 2023 Michael A

This post contains today’s morning thought from C H Spurgeon’s devotional, Morning and Evening. It is about the role of affliction in the believer’s life. Our lot includes suffering and undergoing various trials that we might be conformed to the image of Christ. No true believer will be excluded. While I was undergoing cancer treatment, my brother gave me a book, The Afflicted Man’s Companion, wherein I learned things that helped comfort me. One point that seemed hard, was that God expects us to feel the pain when we are undergoing afflictions, trials…. It is natural to want to escape it, hence, dependence on Him is necessary. Knowing the aforementioned enabled me to see many such things during my next read of the Bible

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