Dr. MacArthur began a series on the return of Christ and the real justice that will then be experience by dwellers on the earth. Those not in Christ, will not want to experience that justice. He discussed numerous chapters of Revelation, in part, during the course of this 28 minute sermon. If you are not very familiar with Revelation, then this sermon will give you an overview of sorts. Furthermore, he wants to refocus Christians who are wasting their energy thinking about fixing this planet and establishing man’s justice; because all of that will be undone when Christ returns. For those who do not have 28 minutes to spend, sermon highlight points precede the sermon.
Category: NEW CHRISTIAN ORIENTATION
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
God And Nakedness; The Intimate Marriage With R. C. Sproul
“In the book of Genesis, the book of beginnings, we see the first game of hide and seek. Adam and Eve hid from God in the Garden because they realized they were naked, and because of that knowledge they were ashamed. In this case, their nakedness was more than skin-deep. However, God has since remedied the problem. Dr. Sproul thinks of this account as he discusses the institution of marriage as a safe-haven where shame need not exist.”
The Thoughts Make The Face, by J. R. Miller – Devotional
The 5 minute J R Miller devotional in this post is about how thoughts and thought patterns reveal themselves on one’s face; he talks about what Jesus’ face must have been like; but his words suggest that we might learn to think thoughts of peace, love, kindness [fruit of the Spirit] that could make our faces more lovely despite the cuts we have from aging
Your Vanishing Conscience: Dr. John MacArthur Devotional
The following 12 minute video talks about the importance of a gift from God, our conscience. It makes clear how our society seeks to misinform the conscience and shut it off. The conscience is the soul’s warning system; it plays a critical role in salvation and sanctification; it senses moral violation and provides appropriate direction if it has been informed appropriately.
The Necessity of Daily Bible Reading, J. R. Miller
In 7 minutes, the J R Miller devotional in this post says much about the blessings of daily Bible reading. This would be best combined with daily prayer. If you have been neglecting your Bible reading, then this brief devotional will likely be encouraging. Bulleted devotional highlights precede the video.
The Necessity of Daily Prayer, by J. R. Miller: Devotional
The 7 minute video devotional in this post is by J R Miller on the necessity of daily prayer. If you don’t have a prayer life or your prayer life is suffering, then you may find some help in this brief devotional. His words gently convey encouragement and beneficial information
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
Just the Facts, Please – Charles Spurgeon Devotional
C.H. Spurgeon spends 6 minutes talking about biblical facts on election; if you listen, then you will have some important points to ponder. The following is from the website video description: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he* predestined us for adoption to sonship* through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will (Ephesians 1:3-5)
71 Year Old Pastor Arrested In UK For Reading The Biblical Definition Of Marriage
Spiked Online Editor Brendan O’Neill says the recent arrest of a 71-year-old pastor in the UK for alleged hate speech is a “vile assault on freedom of religion”. …“He was just reading from the Bible; he was citing the Bible’s definition … some people reported him for hate speech and then he was arrested in a pretty violent way. …“This is a vile assault on freedom of religion and a vile assault on freedom of speech.”