To Ireland
The date is somewhere around 430 AD. Patrick knew that God was calling him to Ireland. And though his parents opposed the idea, and his pastors discouraged him from it, Patrick knew he had to go. Today’s excerpt from Patrick: A Devotional History is found pages 43 and 44: “At the time Patrick sailed for Ireland, by […]
The Primary Aim of Preaching
Cowper on Paul on Preaching (16) Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the […]
Once More, for Emphasis
Matthew 26: Arrested (1) Pray Psalm 143.1, 2.Hear my prayer, O LORD,Give ear to my supplications!In Your faithfulness answer me,And in Your righteousness.Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,For in Your sight no one living is righteous. Sing Psalm 143.1, 2.Divinum Mysterium: Of the Father’s Love BegottenHear my earnest prayer, O LORD! Give ear to my pleas […]
Many Tribulations
Everyday Christianity: Testing (2) And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” Acts 14.21, 22 Our defining priorityJesus taught that […]