Tag: Bible study

The workings of grace in the heart in like manner, are utterly mysterious and unsearchable.

April 11, 2026

J.C. Ryle comments on “The Parable of the Seed Growing” in Mark 4:26-28, part of our Bible reading plan today (Mark 4:21-41). And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows … More The workings of grace in the heart in like manner, are utterly mysterious and unsearchable.

April 11 Psalm 81

April 11, 2026

April 11 Psalm 81 (ESV) Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. [1] Of Asaph. 81:1 Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! 2 Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at … More April 11 Psalm 81

April 11 Joshua 24

April 11, 2026

April 11 Joshua 24 (ESV) The Covenant Renewal at Shechem 24:1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Long ago, your fathers … More April 11 Joshua 24

Where’s the fruit?

April 10, 2026

J. C. Ryle on Mark 4:1-20 These verses contain the parable of the sower. Of all the parables spoken by our Lord, none is probably so well-known as this. There is none which is so easily understood by all, from the gracious familiarity of the figures which it contains. There is none which is of … More Where’s the fruit?

Restore us, O God

April 10, 2026

Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved! —Psalm 80: 3, 7, 19 Restore us, O God. Turn us back to You.  Change us.  Change our character, if not our circumstances.  We need YOU, O God. Let Your face shine… we want to see You.  “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine … More Restore us, O God

A warning not to turn away

April 10, 2026

We are nearing the end of Joshua this week, by reading Joshua 22-23 today. Kim Riddlebarger, Senior Pastor at Christ Reformed Church, opened and closed his sermon on Joshua 23 with these comments: When Moses died, the people of Israel surely thought he could never be replaced. Years later when Joshua says farewell to his people, there can … More A warning not to turn away