“O amazing condescension of the Lord Jesus Christ, to stoop to such low and poor things for our sake. What love is this, what great and wonderful love was here, that the Son of God should come into our world in so mean a condition, to deliver us from the sin and misery in which…… Continue reading Merry Christmas

At some point in your Christmas celebrations you may read the Gospel of Matthew’s account of Christ’s birth. Matthew 1 declares a truth vital to our understanding of the birth and nature of Jesus. “Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold,…… Continue reading Christmas Fundamentals: The Virgin Birth

My favorite version of the story of Jesus’ birth is the one found in John 1. I know John’s gospel doesn’t say anything about Mary, Joseph, inns, shepherds and all the other features that make for such great seasonal decorations. I love John 1 because of the massive theology conveyed in such an incredibly brief…… Continue reading Christmas Fundamentals: The Deity of Jesus

Stephen Charnock wrote an excellent tome on “The Existence and Attributes of God.” In that work he spends 100 pages discussing the goodness of God. This work is full of rich truth of great benefit to the Christian. For your edification I am going to periodically post heavily edited excerpts from Charnock’s writings on the…… Continue reading God the Fountain of Goodness

I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shatter’d visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamp’d on…… Continue reading Give Thanks

“Here we are getting blessings from God day after day; yet how little praise and thanksgiving there is in the church of God. Your state is such that the least mercy you have is more than all the world besides. Thou, Christian, and the few brethren, divided heaven and earth among you! What hath God…… Continue reading Give Thanks

We are studying Philippians 2 during the Sunday afternoon service The Biblical command to be humble is always a challenge. With so few examples of humility in our world I thought it would be helpful to give a partial list of what humility looks like in the daily life of the Christian. The humble person:…… Continue reading What Humility Looks Like

I want to ask three questions of great importance. Do you believe God answers prayer? Do you believe God answers your prayers? Do you believe God uniquely works through the prayers of His church? God promises to answer prayer. Repeatedly. Consider: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and…… Continue reading Let’s Pray

I have been working my way through Charles Bridges work on Psalm 119. His thoughts on that great Psalm help the Christian evaluate their walk with the Lord. Consider what the following section on Psalm 119:37 says about the supremacy of Christ over the pleasures of this world. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;…… Continue reading The Sight of Jesus

As a follow up to the meetings with Joe Humrichous I want to some of what he taught. His sessions are available here. I am not going to duplicate his teaching or his outlines, but in my own words I list the principles I think are most important for us to understand and practice as…… Continue reading Lessons from The Power of Prayer Together