Tomorrow May 16 we have the privilege of dedicating six children to God. In addition, we will baptize eight.
Following the practice of Bethlehem Baptist in Minneapolis, we ask five questions…
Coty Pinckney
What leads to "spontaneous" gratefulness?
The middle of the night. Wakened – barely – by the sound of raindrops, I turn from my back to my side. My hand accidentally…
God is King!
Yet Psalm 95 emphasizes something unusual about this king. Who can approach a king?
In the book of Esther, recall that no one was allowed to enter the kings…
On Wednesday afternoon April 7, Phillip Adams, armed with two firearms, approached the house of prominent Rock Hill physician Robert Lesslie. He shot two HVAC technicians working at the property. Adams then forced entry into the house, where he shot and killed Dr Lesslie, his wife, and two of their grandchildren, ages 5 and 9. Phillip Adams later killed himself. At this point, apparently no one knows why.
We live in a world where terrible events happen all too frequently. And many feel as if our world is getting worse.
Look around this world, this country, this city – what concerns you?
[From Providence by John Piper (Crossway, 2020), p.90-92. Piper is speaking of the goal of God’s providence in the history of the exodus. Join us for our study of providence Thursday evenings, 7:30-8:30 via Zoom. The preparation guide is available here (a pdf file) – Coty]
God’s name is a message. And the message is about how he intends to be known. Every time his name appears—all 6,800 times—he means to remind us of his utterly unique being. As I have pondered the meaning of the name Yahweh, built on the phrase “I am who I am” and pointing to God’s absolute being, I see at least ten dimensions to its meaning:
[John Finney recommended this book during a discussion of the April 4 sermon on Peter’s call to repentance at Pentecost (the sermon begins 33:45 into the video of the service). This excerpt contains almost all of Watson’s outline and selected paragraphs – about one-sixth of the book. The entire text is available online; you can order the Banner of Truth paperback edition here – Coty]
[Preface]…
Christians, do you have a sad resentment of other things and not of sin? Worldly tears fall to the earth, but godly tears are kept in a bottle (Ps. 56.8). Judge not holy weeping superfluous…. Either sin must drown or the soul burn. Let it not be said that repentance is difficult. Things that are excellent deserve labour. Will not a man dig for gold in the ore though it makes him sweat? It is better to go with difficulty to heaven, than with ease to hell….
The well-wisher of your soul’s happiness,
THOMAS WATSON
25 May 1668
- A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE…
- Partly by the word…
- By the Spirit…
- COUNTERFEIT REPENTANCE…
- The first deceit of repentance is legal terror…