The natural man may express thanksgiving for what he has in his hand; but the believer is thankful for what he has in his heart and what he has in Christ, even if he has nothing in his hand. Don Fortner “Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of […]

Three Witnesses to the Believer’s Saving Interest in Christ 1 John 5:8 “And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, the Water (the Word), and the blood: and these three agree in one.” The witnesses to Christ’s deity are first, the Word, then the blood, and then the Spirit. The witnesses to redemption’s accomplishment are […]

Preaching is more than a religious ceremony or some facts to be debated, accepted, or rejected. True preaching is God speaking through a man and carries with it a call – a command from the living God to be received and obeyed.  Henry Mahan If our hope lies in us, or in what we do, […]

  The great physician!   Christ is the least expensive Physician. He takes no fee. He desires us to bring nothing to Him but broken hearts. And when He has cured us, He desires us to bestow nothing on Him but our love.   Christ heals with more ease than any other. Christ makes the devil go out with a word (Mark […]

Infinite, boundless, fathomless, endless love! >From Spurgeon’s, “CONSTRAINING LOVE” We sometimes guess at Christ’s love to us, but, ah, it is so far beyond our thoughts, our reasonings, our praises, and our apprehension too, in the sweetest moments of our most spiritual ecstasy– who can tell it? There was nothing in you to make him […]

Look! Look! >From Spurgeon’s sermon, “The Eternal Name” Look! Do you see yonder thief hanging upon the cross? Behold the evil spirits at his foot, with open mouths; charming themselves with the sweet thought, that another soul shall give them food in hell. Behold the death-bird, fluttering his wings over the poor wretch’s head. ‘Vengeance’ passes by and […]

Sin is so evil that the Good God made a hell for the ones who commit sin to spend eternity!  Sin is so evil that nothing but the death of the Son of God on the cross could put it away!  Sin is so evil that it deceives us and makes us hardened toward the […]

Where shall we hide our blushing face? By Octavius Winslow There is much indeed in ourselves of which we have reason truly to be ashamed, and to be filled with profound self-abhorrence. We have need to be ashamed . . .   of our unbelief   of our low thoughts of the Saviour,   of our little […]

1Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 1Tim. 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth (gives life to) all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a […]

It is utterly impossible! (Octavius Winslow, 1852)   It has been the distinctive aim, and the sincere desire of my ministry-to make known and to endear the Saviour to your hearts. Oh, how worthy is He . . .   of your most exalted conceptions,   of your most implicit confidence,   of your most self-denying […]