Posts by RBC (Page 22)
The providence of God
The providence of God around us is the solid basis of all sanctified and durable prosperity. His providence enfolds all who bear his image in everlasting arms. The delight and pleasure resulting from the observation of divine providence is very great. It will doubtless be a part of our entertainment in heaven to view with transporting delight how the designs and methods…
Wednesday Evening Classes — Firm Foundations
Spring 2015 Classes Classes begin March 18, 2015 at 6:30 PM Every Wednesday evening from Mar 18 to May 6, we will be offering the following classes for adults. There will be nursery care for infants and toddlers, the AWANA program for preschoolers through 5th grade, and youth group for middle…
Suffering?
If you are going through a season of suffering perhaps this counsel from John Newton will be of help. This is a letter John Newton wrote to his friend Mrs. Thornton on November 29, 1776. The way he looks to Jesus and ties our sufferings to trusting Jesus is priceless. My Dear Madam, . . . Though I feel grief, I trust the Lord has mercifully preserved me from…
be careful what you love
Pastor Samuel Rutherford tells you to take care about what you love. Will you regret wasting your love? Is what you love really worth it? Alas! that clay, and time, and shadows run away with our love, which is ill spent upon any but upon Christ: each fool at the day of judgment shall seek back his love from the creatures, when he shall see them all in a fair fire;…
How to Pray for your Pastors
Grant, Almighty God, that insomuch as Thou permittest reins so loose to Satan that he attempts, in all manner of ways, to subvert Thy servants – O grant that they who have been sent and moved by Thee, and at the same time furnished with the invincible strength of Thy Spirit, may go on perseveringly to the last in the discharge of their office. May they not desist…
humility
“If my sin appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all. My sin is of necessity the worst, the most grievous, the most reprehensible. Brotherly love will find any number of extenuations for the sins of others; only for my sin is there no apology whatsoever. Therefore my sin…
powerful in the possibility of offense
When Christianity came into the world, it did not need to call attention (even though it did so) to the fact that it was contrary to human nature and human understanding, for the world discovered that easily enough. But now that we are on intimate terms with Christianity, we must awaken the collision. The possibility of offense must be again preached to life. Only…
get out there and share!
Some simple encouragements to get out there and share the good news with somebody. You can do it. Yes you. You can. http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2014/09/wearing-christianity-on-your-s.php http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/two-big-reasons-evangelism-isn-t-working
a couple of links
The next time you hear somebody say (or hear yourself say) “I don’t feel connected at church. Church is just not meeting my needs.” http://www.ordinarypastor.com/?p=14622 The way ahead is always service through humility. God knows what he is doing with and through the church. We need to trust him, and, most often, get to work. If you are feeling…
He must increase — our churches must decrease
Yes and amen to this post by Pastor Jared Wilson — We all talk a big game about the glory of God, but it is a rare church that takes God’s glory seriously as the purpose of everything. I preached on the servant-hearted harmony and burden-bearing of Romans 15 to my church last Sunday,…