Here is the account of young Isabel Alison – another Scottish Covenanter martyred for her faith. Being come to the scaffold, after singing the 84th Psalm, and reading the 16th [chapter] of Mark, she cried over the scaffold, and said, “rejoice in the Lord ye righteous: And again, I say rejoice.” Then she desired to…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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James Renwick was one of the last Scottish Covenanters to be martyred. Here are his last words as he faced death for standing firm on the truth that “Jesus must reign” “Round the scaffold in the Grassmarket an immense crowd was grouped; the rattle of the frumse went on through the death-scene. He sang the…
Donald Kargill became one of the leaders of the Scottish Covenanters who rose up against a godless king who wanted to put man in God’s place. They stood on the truth that “Jesus must reign”. Kargill eventually gave his life for this truth and as he was being martyred – his biographer writes the following…
I spent time this morning giving thanks for many expressions of God’s mercies in my life. So very thankful for a living, risen Savior – thankful for a gospel of grace – thankful for two new grandchildren (Talitha and Zion) – thankful to have 11 children and two son-in-laws who all express a genuine love…
Just a reminder that there will be no youth bible study or mission memorization this Wednesday and no college bible study Thursday night. We encourage all of you to actively celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with intentional times of thanksgiving and let it be an encouragement towards the weekly day of corporate thanksgiving for Christians (each…
In April, 1831, Charles Simeon was 71 years old. He had been the pastor of Trinity Church, Cambridge, England, for 49 years. He was asked one afternoon by his friend, Joseph Gurney, how he had surmounted persecution and outlasted all the great prejudice against him in his 49-year ministry. He said to Gurney, “My dear…
I urge you to read this and then pray. Pray for our city – where we know 10 year old girls are offered for $20 (http://hope918.com/2011/12/09/ten-years-old/) – and 15 year olds are lured and trapped in the sex trade. Pray for Birmingham – pray for our nation – pray for our world – pray for…
Here is a great video about foster care. Pray with us. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6YtDA77bxw&w=420&h=315]
I was challenged by this short article on Charles Spurgeon and the prayer life of his church. Read it and then come out and prayer with us at 6:00 pm Sunday nights as we gather to sing a few songs, hear a couple of testimonies of God’s work in other believers’ lives and then gather…
Thought this was really good: Twelve Things I Doubt Pastors Will Hear in Heaven I’d really hate to waste my life on things that aren’t significant. Occasionally it is good to step back and wonder about the types of the things you probably will not hear in heaven. So I imagine a scenario where someone that the…