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

To help prepare us for a series of meetings with Joe Humrichous on October 2 and 3, I am sharing articles written by Joe and originally posted at paradigm1.org Isaiah 5:2d—. . . and also made a winepress in it; so He expected to bring forth good grapes . . . No one wants the…… Continue reading What Does God Expect of Me?

To help prepare us for a series of meetings with Joe Humrichous on October 2 and 3, I am sharing articles written by Joe and originally posted at paradigm1.org First love happens when we find in another what is desperately needed in ourselves. The greater the desperation, the greater the appreciation and adoration. There is…… Continue reading Returning to Your First Love

To help prepare us for a series of meetings with Joe Humrichous on October 2 and 3, I am sharing articles written by Joe and originally posted at paradigm1.org Revelation 5:12-13—Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!Blessing and honor and…… Continue reading

Below is an excerpt from Charles Bridges’ excellent book on Psalm 119. If you would like to read more you can find this book in ebook format, including a Kindle version. “Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!” The Lord has indeed “commanded us to keep his precepts.” But, alas! where is…… Continue reading