This post contains the Morning and Evening Thoughts of Spurgeon for March 14, these cover a different aspect of the topic of the prior two posts by Brooks and Sproul; and provide encouragement for your Pilgrimage through this world.
Category: Prayer
God’s Purposes for taking His children through grief, loss, darkness…. Pastor Patrick Hines
The video in this post is a podcast of Pastor Patrick Hines wherein he addresses Christian suffering. He used the text of 1 Peter 1:3-9 and after a brief intro, talked about a Christian pastor who committed suicide, and near the end, he discussed a man who was tortured by Vladimir Lenin’s officers and imprisoned for more than a decade. The latter, grew immeasurably from his ordeal and was more used by God…. Much was said about each man and his response / reaction to afflictions sent by our Sovereign God. You can learn something from Pastor Hines teaching to deal with the afflictions God sends into your life. He discusses a couple of useful books in the podcast.
The Conditions of Power in Prayer – Charles Spurgeon
This post contains a C H Spurgeon sermon on prayer: there is a 14-minute excerpt on a sermon point that will give you insight into the quality of your own faith regarding prayer. Spurgeon talked about prayer in terms of the relationship of a child to his earthly father; his examples were the best I’ve heard in terms of revealing one’s faith. If you desire to have answered prayers…and to grow in faith and love of God, then you will certainly benefit from hearing what he said. The entire sermon is also posted herein, and I highly recommend it, as the excerpt only covers one sermon point.
C H Spurgeon’s Evening Thoughts For Today, 10-30-22
In this brief meditation by Spurgeon, he is stirring up his love and value for prayer from a place wherein he is feeling distant from the Lord. If you feel distant, there are some thoughts herein that may help you to see prayer as a precious thing….
John MacArthur: OUR PEACE COMES FROM TRUST
John MacArthur provided a very plain and simple definition of faith in the 4-minute excerpt of this post. He cited the following scriptures which are included in the post: John 14:27; Philippians 4:8; and Isaiah 26:3
As A Man Thinketh In His Heart….
This post contains a 13-minute mp4 of the Late Dr. Robert A. Cook’s broadcast, Walk With The King. Today, he talked about thoughts, prayer and the Christian walk. I was impacted by his message and spent time thinking and praying on the matter. After the message, there are scriptures related to the message from throughout the Bible, for those who would like to know more about what the Bible says about thoughts.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing – Commentary Explanation
This post is about 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. It opens with a devotional from Spurgeon, then the words of three theologians from their commentaries, Albert Barnes, John Gill and Matthew Henry.
Backsliding – Reverend William Macleod
This post contains a 36-minute sermon by the Reverend William Macleod on backsliding. He defines it and discusses how it begins and how it can be remedied. Texts used include Hosea 14; and Hebrews 12. The sermon includes a 3-minute singing of Psalm 63. I had to divide the sermon into 3 sections, each is preceded with sermon highlights for those who’d rather read than listen; and for those who like to do both.
The Lord’s Prayer – Lead Us Not Into Temptation – Pastor John MacArthur
In this post, Dr. MacArthur is explaining, from the Lord’s prayer, the phrase, Lead Us Not Into Temptation. His words also provide some general information that will be useful to all Christians.
I Must Tell Jesus – Song of Encouragement To Prayer
This post contains two versions of the song, “I must tell Jesus all of my trials….” My next post is about the Lord’s prayer and I thought about this song, which I find to be a great encouragement towards prayer. I purchased the song after hearing it on Family Radio a few times because I thought it such a wonderful encouragement to pray, hopefully you will find it useful