The following 10 minute sermon excerpt by Paul Washer is aimed at helping listeners understand the privilege that God has given them regarding kingdom work. He explains that we tend to view these opportunities wrongly. His critique of Christ followers clarifies how we tend to miss the mark. Furthermore, he noted that it is the work of God’s Spirit to wake us up to our sinfulness, wrong priorities…that we might seek Him in prayer to get right. [I have found that I need to listen to Washer and preachers like him every couple of months that I might wake up again to what is important.]
Category: Christian Walk
The Suffering Servant: An Exegesis of Isaiah’s Third Servant Song: Pastor Matthew Everhard, PCA
Dr. Matthew Everhard, of Presbyterian, PCA, and a Jonathan Edwards scholar; Pastor of Gospel Fellowship PCA, North of Pittsburgh, preached the following sermon on Isaiah 50: 3-10, on Isaiah’s third servant song. This song specifically addressed the Messiah’s suffering, with an application. Sermon highlight points accompany this 42 minute video sermon.
Living Without Worry, J. R. Miller
Living Without Worry, J. R. Miller. This 5 minute devotional is about God’s purposes in sending affliction, suffering, pain…into His children’s lives. …“The golden weed of godliness is so wrapped up in the strong chaff of the flesh that only the heavy flail of suffering can produce the separation”
Spiritual Warfare: 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5
This post reviews the ideas of tearing down strongholds, via spiritual weapons from 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5. Highlights from commentator Albert Barnes were copied and pasted to clarify the important parts of this passage. I was reviewing the text for my own benefit and thought I’d do a post on it because, although it is an extremely important text, the Bible is big and there are many things that deserve contemplation; and it is easy to forget to apply such concepts in one’s daily warfare unless they become very familiar out of application – so this is an opportunity to refresh your memory of this passage
Life’s Highest and Best Lesson, by J.R. Miller / Christian Audio Devotion
The problem of life is to keep the heart warm and kindly amid all injustice and wrong; to keep the spirit brave and cheerful in the midst of the difficulties of life; to be true and strong in all moral purpose and deed however others may act towards us [I found this 3 minute devotional by J.R. Miller to be very encouraging, partly because it reminded me that brothers and sisters also have to find a way through these things, I am not alone]
The Master’s Bounty – J. C. Philpot / Christian Audio Sermon; Psalm 119:17
J C Philpot explains what the Lord’s bounty is; how it is obtained; how His Spirit works in us, enabling us to seek His bounty and to walk with Him. Sermon points accompany this 58 minute mp4 sermon, for those who do not have that much time to sample Philpot’s preaching
The Parable of the Good Samaritan – Bishop J. C. Ryle / Christian Audio Devotionals
The 12 minute video in this post by J. C. Ryle provided 3 lessons from the Parable of the Good Samaritan that encourage practical Christian brotherly love; if you have discovered that your Christian life lacks that, you are invited to consider his words
Christian Self-Examination Aided By Jonathan Edwards Journal Entries
Three entries from Jonathan Edwards diary, quotes from Dr. Steven J. Lawson’s book, The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards, are used to promote self-examination, journaling and other necessary Christian skills
Essentials Of Christian Maturity, by Alistair Begg, Hebrews 12:12ff
Alistair Begg derived 6 ‘see to it’ points from Hebrews 12 about the walk that reflects Christian maturity; see to it that you 1, keep strong and straight; 2, that you pursue harmony and holiness; 3, that you grow in grace and not bitterness; 4, that you reject immorality and godlessness; 5, that you do not refuse Him who speaks…; and 6, that you worship God acceptably
James Smith Devotional: If The World Loves Us, Smiles On Us, And Speaks Well Of Us…
Jesus made His followers the special care of His Father in John 17:11. The world, to the believer, is a place of trial, every principle as well as his profession will be tried here…. [Smith’s devotional is gentle encouragement to keep us looking to Jesus]