Tim Challies shares comments from a book by Lou Priolo that I have not read. I am now planning on getting the book. This excerpt is right on and very helpful. I was thinking today about being a people pleaser—a tendency all of us having to varying degrees. Lou Priolo has written a book on…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ in China. The Wall Street Journal reports: “Police in Beijing detained more than 30 evangelical Christians as they attempted to gather outdoors for Easter services and confined about 500 to their homes, continuing a broad crackdown on dissent that has also targeted lawyers, bloggers and human-rights…
A few years back, I spent a couple of years reading a lot of John Flavel. He was (is) one of my favorite puritan authors. I haven’t read any of Flavel, to speak of, for the past 10 years but when I ran across this quote on Justin Taylor’s blog I was reminded of why…
I preached through Psalm 22 at Secret Church Saturday night and at one point talked about the phrase in verse 6 “I am a worm.” The Hebrew word for “worm” is translated “scarlet” other places in the Bible. In studying this I ran across an interesting article that I shared from in my message. Several…
If you were unable to listen to last Sunday’s message on Titus 2, I would encourage you to listen to it here: http://springsofgracebiblechurch.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/teach-right-live-right-titus-2_1-11-4-10-11.mp3 This message will provide the foundation and framework for the entire study of the chapter.
I found George Mueller’s words today to be packed with benefit. Praying that we will always be a people marked by God’s Word and prayer. Brother Joe It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were…
Please take the time to read this entire blog by Trevin Wax and may more of God’s people labor through these thoughts on money/stuff and come out with lives that adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every way. James MacDonald, David Platt, and the Question of Radical Sacrifice via Kingdom People by Trevin…
SATURDAY, April 2nd – ONE HOPE ACADEMY CAR WASH – Our One Hope Academy students and staff will be at Food Pyramid at 51st and Memorial from 9:00-3:00 this Saturday to raise money for their educational reward trip to California. Come by and get your car washed! Sunday, April 3rd – SPECIAL SUNDAY – Sunday…
esterday a reader of this site sent me a link to an interesting series of blog posts—posts written by Pastor Akira Sato, who is the pastor for the Fukushima First Baptist Church, near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The email included this poignant paragraph:”Yesterday (Friday, March 18) one member who has been with us…
“Get and keep a tender conscience. Be sensible of the least sin. Some men’s consciences are like the stomach of the ostrich that can digest iron: they can swallow the most notorious sins without regret. A good conscience is very delicate. It feels the least touch of known sin, and is grieved at the thought…