Persevering in Prayer
Matthew 7: The Sermon on the Mount (37) Pray Psalm 63.1, 2.O God, You are my God;Early will I seek You;My soul thirsts for You;My flesh longs for YouIn a dry and thirsty landWhere there is no water.So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,To see Your power and Your glory. Sing Psalm 63.1, […]
A Prayer for Pastors
State of the Church: The Celtic Revival (15) May the almighty God of all consolation and pity preserve the very few good shepherds from all harm, and, conquering the common enemy, make them citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem, that is, of the congregation of all the saints: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, […]
Too Good to Be True?
Throughout the years, Christians have survived all manner of challenges, opposition, obstacles, and threats. And their weapon of choice is always the same. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 71 and 72: “In Acts 6 a situation arose which must have caused every critic of the Church and every opponent of the Gospel […]
Gospel-clear or Gospel-veiled?
This is a dark world, and the only dependable light is the Word of God. It leads us a step at a time, as we walk in obedience. We walk in the light as we obey His Word.
The Heat of the Moment
Jonah 2:4–7 (NKJV) “Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’The waters surrounded me, even to my soul;The deep closed around me;Weeds were wrapped around my head.I went down to the moorings of the mountains;The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;Yet You have brought up my life from the pit,O LORD, […]