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THE BASIS OF A CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE BY R.C. SPROUL
Some years ago, I attended an interesting wedding. I was especially struck by the creativity of the ceremony. The bride and the groom had brainstormed with the pastor in order to insert new and exciting elements into the service, and I enjoyed those elements. However,...
PSALM 42 FOR THE DISCOURAGED SOUL By Pastor Scott Henry
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance” (Psalm 42:5). Psalm 42, which was written by the Sons of Korah, aptly applied to the life of King David, the sweet...
LOVE FOR GOD By Pastor Scott Henry
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Notice the Apostle Paul wrote that “all things work together for good to those who love God.” What does it mean to love...
WHEN GOD INTERFERES WITH OUR PLANS By Tim Challies
God’s providence is the single greatest hindrance to the floods of sin that would otherwise gush out of our sinful hearts. If it were not for God’s care and preservation, even we Christians would be far more sinful than we dare imagine. If it were not for God’s...
HOW TO CONQUER THE GRUMBLES By Rev. Michael Herrington
Last week, in preparation to preach from Philippians, I began tracking how often I grumble. How often do I complain either out loud, under my breath, or in my mind? I’m ashamed to say it was far more than I would have suspected. Paul says we should do all things...
THE DUTY OF REFLECTION By Pastor Tim Challies
It is our duty to reflect on life’s circumstances and to look for God’s hand in them. It is our duty because God works in and through our circumstances and, by his providence, matures and strengthens us in them. In his work The Mystery of Providence, John Flavel...
Why Are So Many Christians Unhappy? By Jim Johnston
Joy is the emotion of salvation. We rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory (1 Peter 1:8). If you’re a Christian, the Spirit gives you soaring delight in Christ. His beauty and greatness thrill your soul. But quite a few believers struggle to...
HOW CHRISTIANS WALK IN THE WORLD by Tim Brister
Near the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus prayed to the Father on behalf of His disciples what has been called His High Priestly Prayer (John 17). When we consider the content of His High Priestly prayer, we soon discover indicatives regarding the state of His...
Fat Secret: The Invisible Sin of Gluttony by Clint Archer
Oliver Twist could hardly be accused of gluttony when he voiced his politely audacious request, “Please sir, I want some more.” But an identical demand from the overstuffed mouth of young Augustus Gloop, the obese candy addict in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,...
TRUE WORSHIP BY JOSEPH S. CARROLL
What then is worship? The term comes to us in our modern speech from the Anglo-Saxon “weorth-scipe,” which later developed into “worship,” meaning “to attribute worth to an object.” Worship is the “worthship” of the one you worship. To worship Jesus Christ is to...