Before we are blessed here: And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for…
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Devoted to Prayer
“Prayer may weigh on your conscience, but there are no reminders, no complaints. Those who are not prayed for aren’t aware they are forgotten. Prayer requests stay on the task list for the day, but they easily get passed over as you address more pressing demands.” from “Pray for the Flock: Ministering God’s Grace Through…
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What a sermon!
Getting ready to start a series on the Sermon on the Mount in Sunday school. This is going to be something! Three quick quotes from D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones as a teaser. If you find yourself arguing with the Sermon on the Mount at any point, it means either that there is something wrong with you…
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Jonah’s Psalm
Today’s sermon was from Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah’s prayer from the belly of the whale, or great fish. Here’s a song based on that same text. If you heard the sermon, this will serve as a good backdrop or reminder. If you didn’t hear it, the link to listen is below. Here’s the text from Jonah.…
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Just sayin’
“…let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you…
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The beauty of holding your tongue
In studying for today’s lesson on Psalm 73, I read this verse: If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children. The Psalmist was in the midst of a personal thought crisis, and really wanted to speak his piece. But he didn’t, at least not immediately. He…
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Until I came into the sanctuary of God
“… this book brings us into the sanctuary, draws us off from converse with men, with the politicians, philosophers, or disputers of this world, and directs us into communion with God, by solacing and reposing our souls in him, lifting up and letting out our hearts towards him. Thus may we be in the mount…
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Selfless, not self-centered
Studying in the book of Philippians we see the antithesis of a supremacy philosophy, unless it is specifically the supremacy of Christ. Paul said this in his letter “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests,…
