The next two months we will be reading through the Gospel of Mark. “Why study Mark? What is here for us?” This is a question asked and then answered by Kim Riddlebarger in a sermon on Mark 1:1-8, our passage for today: First and foremost, the Gospel of Mark is vital for us to study because in … More Mark and the new Exodus
“April showers bring”…..God’s grace in Christ! Psalm 72:6 says, “May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!” From The Treasury of David, Spurgeon quotes John Willison, with some spiritual lessons from RAIN: 1. As the rain is the free gift of God to the dry ground, it … More Showers of blessings in Christ
Arthur Walkington Pink was born on April 1st, 1886, 126 years ago today. He was a pastor, evangelist and Biblical scholar, writing many books on Biblical doctrine and commentaries on the Bible. A.W. Pink concludes his Introduction to “Gleanings in Joshua” with these words: The contents of this book [Joshua] and the lessons which they are … More A.W. Pink: Lessons From Joshua
If you are following the read-through-the-Bible plan with us, you have come to the end of Romans today.(or you will finish in the next five days of catch up time) John Piper closed his sermon series on Romans with a prayer. Here is the conclusion of that prayer, Jesus Christ in the Book of Romans, But … More Embracing the benefits of the cross
He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay…And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of … More One practical effect of the resurrection of Jesus
In Psalm 71, we read the prayer of an older saint, presumably David. He has had a long life, with remarkable experiences and opportunities for his faith to grow. In this prayer, he affirms His trust in God as his refuge and strength. He recalls how God has been his Rock and his Refuge. He … More O God, there is none like you
…as your days, so shall your strength be. “There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty. The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. —Deuteronomy 33:25-26 As we end March’s designated Bible reading in Deuteronomy today, we come to Moses’ final blessing … More Spurgeon: Our weakness has made room for God to give us such a promise as this.
In Romans 15:20-21 Paul states, …thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.” Vernacular Video Mission International (VVMI) … More Not where Christ has already been named
In Deuteronomy 32:39, in our read-through-the-Bible plan today, God declares, “See now that I myself am he; there is no God besides me.” One goal in reading the Bible should be to see and know God in all His awesome uniqueness. P.G. Matthew of Grace Valley Christian Center, in a sermon, “The Lord Saves the Weak,”- … More See and know God in all His awesome uniqueness
In our Bible passage in Romans today: For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. —Romans 15:4 John Piper says that there are three three truths from Romans 15:4 All the Scriptures are for our instruction. All the … More Not just a few crumbs a day
