As Yourself
Disciples and Disciple-making (21)“And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22.39 We conclude our consideration of Aelred of Rievaulx’s view of spiritual friendship. We can probably not quite imagine what it must have been like to live in a monastery in the 12th century. The many contacts and collaborations with others might have taxed our […]
Plundering the Devil’s House
Pray for Your Church: Impact (5) “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.” Matthew 12.28, 29 Satan boundJesus’ […]
Lesson 19: The Danger of Empty Religion
Thank you for taking the time to join me today as we reflect together on a sobering and clarifying teaching of our Lord in Matthew 7:21-23. My prayer is that God would use his Word to deepen our understanding of authentic discipleship and anchor our assurance in Christ alone. The Danger of Mere Profession In […]
Unpredictable and Cryptic
Luke 17:22–37 (NKJV) Then He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them. For as […]
Eternal and Royal Pedigree
Synoptic Gospels 4: Lord and Lamb (1) Pray Psalm 132.1-5.LORD, remember DavidAnd all his afflictions;How he swore to the LORD,And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:“Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house,Or go up to the comfort of my bed;I will not give sleep to my eyesOr slumber to my eyelids,Until […]
To Be Blessed
Our readings in this series are from the book, Revived! Here is a brief excerpt from page 81: “To be blessed by God is the very essence of God’s covenant, that spiritual arrangement whereby God calls, redeems, saves, and deploys a people who will know, love, enjoy, and serve Him forever. “When the psalmist prayed for God to bless His people, and to shine His […]