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As I walked down the aisle trying to find the next item on my grocery list, I saw a familiar face. He recognized me at the exact same moment and we both smiled and walked toward one another with excitement. As I approached, I instinctively started to put out my right hand to greet him…
From the blog this week: The Holy Spirit and Common Grace Rest “It fit her neck so precisely, yet now, exhausted, she realized that the weight she had so carefully balanced for so long was not worth it. She wanted out so badly.” America Was Never Our Home: How Christian Exiles Love a Nation Like…
The second volume of “Great Doctrines of the Bible” by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (MLJ) focuses on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. We examined the person and the deity of the Holy Spirit in the first two chapters, now we’ll begin looking at the work of the Spirit in chapter 3 entitled, “Creation and…
From the blog this week: What Can Stop the Church? Some resources from around the web to encourage your growth in grace…click the links below. Do the Next Small Thing “We are not called to change the world on our own. We are called to be faithful.” COVID: A Blessing in Disguise for the American…
Can Satan stop God’s church? No. Can evil stop God’s church? No. Can an evil dictator or communist government? No. Can the action of unbelievers? No. Can the immorality of a nation? No. Can unjust or immoral laws? No. Can government overreach? No. Can a pandemic? No. “And I tell you, you are Peter, and…
You’ve likely seen the movies. People are going about their daily life and then all of a sudden many just disappear. A pile of clothes is all that remains where there had been a person. Cars that previously had drivers now move on empty and uncontrolled. Chaos ensues as people try to figure out what…
From the blog this week: The Deity of the Holy Spirit Pruning “While the severed branches and dead portions of the rosebush piled up, I had to tell myself I was doing what was best for the roses. In order for the blossoms to increase, the bush must shed the dying and diseased branches. The…
Today we’ll continue our study of “Great Doctrines of the Bible” by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (MLJ) by looking at chapter 2 (vol. II), “The Deity of the Holy Spirit.” In the previous chapter, MLJ argued for the personality of the Holy Spirit. Next, he will demonstrate the biblical teaching of the Spirit’s deity. This, MLJ teaches,…
From the blog this week: Lead Me to the Rock 5 Myths about Hell “Hell is a place of punishment by God; sinners who have committed treason against an infinite God will remain in the place of torment where they shall only be able to continually hate the God they hated in their previous life.”…
The ocean is both beautiful and terrible. It’s beautiful to watch the waves and see their power as they barrel their way to the shore. The same power that provides so much beauty is also the very thing that makes them dangerous. I can’t imagine being on a stalled boat stuck between the waves and…