Spencer DeBlog (Page 30)

I almost shared this in Sunday’s sermon but it didn’t make the final cut. It is John Bunyan’s narrative describing that even Jesus had to pass through temptation… Then I saw in my dream, that when they were got out of the wilderness, they pre…

I had a great week offline and away. It was great to be back here at RBC yesterday. Here is a quick top seven from the last few days… Praying Psalm 40:16 in corporate worship. May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love …

I am offline for the next ten days or so. Will post the next update November 28 or 29.

Praying with Faith, some biblical counsel from David McIntyre: At our recent elder’s retreat I gave each of the men a copy of David McIntyre’s little book called The Hidden Life of Prayer. It is filled with wise counsel about prayin…

Some recent highlights… Our elders spent the day together on Saturday in prayer and planning. The Lord is placing in our hearts an increasing zeal toward local outreach and evangelism. Sunday evening I taught the marriage mentoring class. …

The song Sam sang during the offertory, ‘Rise Up’ was from an album by Ben Shive. The whole disc it is taken from is worth checking out, you can read more about it here: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/03/04/recomm…

What to do with the sermon you heard yesterday. Robert Murray MCheyne in a letter to his congregation – Many among you, I fear, are like the hard wayside, so that, when the seed falls, it cannot get into your hearts, and the devil plucks …

28 new members will be welcomed into Racine Bible Church this Sunday. These participated in our first ever crash-course-membership-weekender in September. The list is filled with names who are already serving the church, faithfully and fruitfully, i…

Last night I attended a debate at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The question was ‘Is social justice essential to the mission of the church?’ Jim Wallis argued yes and Albert Mohler argued no. It was a very interesting contrast in sty…

This is from the letters of John Newton. He is writing to a friend who just had surgery… My dear Sir, I hope to be informed in due time, that the Lord has given you full health and cure. He has preserved me hitherto from the hands of…