Watching You
The Shepherd’s Example (6)“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5.16 Spurgeon offered an important reminder to his students: “We are watched by a thousand eagle eyes; let us act so that we shall never need to care if all heaven, and […]
The Work of the Cross
Work matters (5) Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Luke 9.23 Set to serve?We have been arguing the point that work matters—all our work. The work we’ve been given to do is greater than the job at which […]
Slight Beginnings
Ephesians: Introduction (1) Pray Psalm 48.1-3.Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praisedIn the city of our God,In His holy mountain.Beautiful in elevation,The joy of the whole earth,Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,The city of the great King.God is in her palaces;He is known as her refuge. Sing Psalm 48.1-3(Cwm Rhondda: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah)Great is God, now greatly […]
A Question We Must Answer
Our readings in this series are from the book, Understanding the Times. Here is a brief excerpt from page 180: “A question arises as we work to understand our times concerning the decency, goodness, and beauty which every day confront us. Our secular age is a generation in flight from God. They have embraced the gods of […]
Responsibility
Luke 23:1–7 (ESV) Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of […]