The Christian who has learned contentment, does not look at the means of affliction which the Lord uses to conform him to the image of Christ, he merely submits to God’s hand and finds pleasure in receiving His providences. The election 2020 has brought afflictions into the lives of many conservative Christians, do you want to learn how to receive God’s affliction obediently? This post uses some quotes from Jeremiah Burroughs’ Rare Jewel Of Christian Contentment help the biblical Christian learn how to identify disobedience and seek obedience regarding receiving afflictions from the Lord’s hand
Category: Christian Walk
God Come Near: by Rev. Rutledge E. Etheridge III [Encouragement in this time of crisis]
So the Lord looks to you this morning via His word, with a view towards those particular sins that you and I know so deeply in our hearts, those sins with which we tend to identify, with which we may have come to define our lives, possibly our default sins; our go to in times of stress; those sins that we treat as an exception in our need to follow God’s commands; the ones to which we have yielded time and time again as if they were our Savior, and our Lord
Best Christmas Movie I’ve Ever Seen!
A Christmas movie that puts Christ at the center, uses scripture, has a church service with plenty of godly singing and very reality-based family interactions with godly outcomes
Fret Not Thyself Because Of Evildoers; Psalm 37:1-5: C H Spurgeon, Treasury of David
Psalm 37:1-5 from C H Spurgeon’s commentary, Treasury of David: for our tumultuous times
Christian Meekness Defined
Dr. Nelson Kloosterman defined Christian meekness via the contrast seen in Christ’s conduct in Matthew 11:20ff
Are You Envious Of The Ease and Comfort Of The Wicked? A Street Preacher On Psalm 73
Street preacher, Joe Kirby, provided an encouraging message based on Psalm 73, Asaph’s brief struggle of envying the wicked
Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life, Meditation: Part 5
This post focuses on the concept of Christian meditation from Dr. Donald S. Whitney’s book: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life, Part 4
Memorization of scripture is foundational to meditating upon it, according to Donald S. Whitney
Salvation Brings One All The Way To Glory: Jonathan Edwards
Dr. Jeffrey Mayfield explains a Jonathan Edwards sermon about the benefits of salvation via a 5 minute video
Satan’s Lie About The World; Pastor John Wagner
Pastor John Wagner defines world and worldliness and explains how Satan uses that to lead Christians away from God towards destruction