We need to be known. We need to hear other people. We need other people speaking Jesus back into your life, and we need other people to avoid collapsing in the vortex of a galaxy of one.   One pandemic leads to another. Because our lives are never compartmentalized, we can expect that the effects... Continue Reading

Jesus is all powerful, restraining and conquering all His and our enemies, has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass, preserves, provides for, and protects us, is reigning in glory, and will never leave or forsake us. When we live in fear we stop believing in God as He truly is—Sovereign, preserving and governing all His creatures... Continue Reading

Since Christ is with us, what shall we do? Completely surrounded by the enemy, Elisha answered his servant’s question and our question in this way, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”   And when the servant of the man of God arose early and... Continue Reading

God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably ordain our redemption and even the faith and hope we now have. How can we not live in reverent awe of such a God as ours!   Exiles are non-essential, or haven’t you heard? Even as... Continue Reading

It is sometimes unclear what the compensation target should be, and how much is too little or too much. It might even happen that a church can be forgetful of the changes that need to be made to a minister’s compensation in the years which follow after approving the initial call, as family size grows... Continue Reading

He is the Lord of time. He not only created it, he controls and directs its course and content. We, by contrast, are creatures of time. We have no control over it. We cannot pause it when our lives and circumstances are careering out of control.   Constancy is something every human being craves. Knowing... Continue Reading

Many people’s prayer lives are deeper, their trust in God is greater, their confession of sin is more thorough, their marriages have been strengthened, their appreciation for worship and the church has grown, their sense of responsibility for others’ well-being has increased, and their relationship with the Lord himself is richer.   The world, it... Continue Reading

The regular asking in prayer is actually a helpful reminder of just how needy we all remain. We are not self-sufficient but instead are entirely dependent on God’s grace.   I’m a nervous pray-er. I don’t mean I’m nervous praying with other people; I mean that many times I’m nervous when I pray because I... Continue Reading

What matters is who you put your faith in. You could struggle with doubt, while another believer is confident in his faith. Neither one is “more saved” than the other. So long as you both put your faith in Jesus, you will be saved.   I don’t like the word “faith.” It’s not the biblical... Continue Reading

Five sermons preached at the Metropolitan Tabernacle highlight Spurgeon’s understanding of what the Christian was to do with the new year: Humbly approach the Lord in prayer. Find security in God Himself. Wait expectantly for God’s mercy. Proclaim the gospel to yourself and others. Worship the living God now and forever.   Charles Spurgeon preached... Continue Reading