MAKE ME A CAPTIVE, LORD Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free; Force me to render up my sword, And I shall conqu’ror be. I sink in life’s alarms When by myself I stand; Imprison me within Thine arms, And strong shall be my hand. My heart is weak and poor […]

When God intends to fill a soul, he first makes it empty. When He intends to enrich a soul, He first makes it poor. When He intends to exalt a soul, He first makes it sensible to its own miseries, wants, and nothingness.                         […]

The voice from the cross did not summon men to do, but  to be satisfied with what was done, “It is finished.” The sacrifice of  the Lord Jesus Christ is the only perfect thing which has ever  been presented to God on man’s behalf. “It shall be perfect to be  accepted; there shall be no […]

Jer. 32:37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: Jer. 32:38 And they shall be my people, and I will […]

He prayed till He groaned, He groaned till He wept, He wept till He sweat, He sweat till He bled, He bled till He died; and all to make us a warm bath wherein our cold and foul souls might be washed pure and clean. Never was anything washed at so high a rate as […]

We are engaged in a good cause, we fight under a good Captain, the victory is sure beforehand, and the prize is a crown—a crown of eternal life.  John Newton  How much religion, tradition, and ceremony can a man know and observe and yet not know God? Well, the Jews observed thousands of Passovers yet […]

Be Gone Unbelief – John Newton “Begone, unbelief,   My Savior is near, And for my relief   Will surely appear; By prayer let me wrestle,   And He will perform; With Christ in the vessel,   I smile at the storm. Though dark be my way,   Since He is my Guide, ’Tis mine […]

What Is Your Comfort? by Henry Mahan Are you happy? Yes! but I am not without times of sorrow and depression. Like any human, I weep over loved ones, friends, sickness, death, and disappointment.  But I sorrow not as those who have no hope.  CHRIST IS MY HOPE! He loved me, gave Himself for me, […]

We are thankful for the messages of our Brother Kevin Thaker delivered June 2024. Kevin is pastor of San Diego Grace Fellowship, Jamul California.

Elect or election I was challenged again recently by the claim that we and our brethren are too dogmatic in our declaration of the sovereign predestinated salvation of the elect alone by the doing and dying of the Lord Jesus Christ. In response (our time was limited) I asked my friend to do a simple […]