and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.(Rom 5:5) Tomorrow (Sunday, December 8, 2024) in our 11AM service, I will be reading a sermon by MLJ on this scripture. I am announcing…
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Psa 92:1-4 A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; (2) To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night, (3) With the ten-stringed lute and with the…
Read MoreIf favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the LORD. (Isaiah 26:10) A normal, non-toxic person responds positively to kindness shown to them. They are thankful. They want to show kindness…
Read More"It is too great arrogancy for any man or church to think that he or they have so sounded the Word of God to its bottom, as precisely to set down the church's discipline without error in substance or circumstances, and to insist that no one may digress or differ…
Read MoreI decided to make a stand-alone post out of an answer that I gave to this excellent question one commenter submitted: "Is there a difference between 'submit' and 'obey'? If I must obey my husband at all times, then I make him my God, which he is not." Excellent question.…
Read MoreA man of this world, exposed only to worldly influences [devoid of the Spirit] - to influences arising from the present sensory things - from 'all that is in the world, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, which are of the…
Read MoreThis Psalm (121) is short, but it contains some of the most encouraging and powerful promises to be found in Scripture for Christ's people. Here it is: A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the…
Read MoreRejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.(Rom 12:12) Many of you have written to me and shared your stories of past and present suffering at the hands of an abuser. I greatly appreciate the privilege of being someone with whom you can share. Often, when I…
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