Author: Brian

Follower of Jesus, Husband, Dad, Grandpa, and Pastor

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 64-65

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Creator, Father God, we pray
Show forth your zeal and might
Your presence may we know today
Turn back the evil night

We plead O Lord your grace impart
A new work now begin
Revive and soften every heart
And forgive every sin

We cry to you and on you wait
For your final answer
Your just judgment will be the fate
For each wicked sinner

But blessings for those who repent
Who seek the Lord’s mercy
Saved by Jesus whom you have sent
To save us, set us free

Behold the new heaven and earth
Our hope none can destroy
For peace will reign, sin’s doom reversed
We’ll dwell in endless joy

– From a sermon on Isaiah 64-65
(To the tune of “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”)

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

3 Helpful Instructions on Keeping a Journal – Tim Challies
…a simple plea to Christians to maintain a journal that records specific instances of God’s compassion and care.

How I Started Praying the Bible– Donald Whitney
I simply spoke to the Lord those things prompted verse-by-verse in my reading of the psalm. If a verse didn’t suggest anything to pray, I would go to the next verse. 

3 Compelling Reasons Why We Must Deal with Our Sinful Anger – Robert Jones (BCC)
Why should we seek to uproot our sinful anger and replace it with godly fruit? In one sense, we must deal with it simply because God commands it…

How Should Christians Comment Online?– Jon Bloom (DG)
…we must heed Jesus’s warning: “on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak” (Matthew 12:36). This caution makes commenting serious business to God.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day!

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Here are some helpful posts on the Planned Parenthood video and the atrocities so chillingly discussed over a salad:

Planned Parenthood Uses Late-Term Abortions to Harvest Fetal Organs – Justin Taylor

Planned Parenthood: How Much Longer?– Jonathan Parnell (DG)

Planned Parenthood and the Atrocity of Corpse-Selling – Russell Moore

“A Lot of People Want Intact Hearts These Days” — Planned Parenthood, Abortion, and the Conscience of a Nation – Albert Mohler

How to Talk to Your Pro-choice Friends About the ‘Fetal Parts’ Video – Joe Carter (TGC)

The Devil is in the Details – Erik Raymond

This Kind Cannot Be Driven Out by Worldview Training and Legislation: The Place of Prayer and Fasting for the Pro-Life Movement – Justin Taylor

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 63-64

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MusicNotes

Behold our holy mighty Lord
Just King of Righteousness
Behold the vengeance of His sword
His treading the winepress

Remember our Lord’s steadfast love
His goodness, compassion
His Holy Spirit from above
His wond’rous salvation

Redeemer Father God we pray
Show forth your zeal and might
Your presence may we know today
Turn back the evil night

We plead O Lord your grace impart
A new work now begin
Revive and soften every heart
And forgive every sin

– From a sermon on Isaiah 63-64
(To the tune of “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”)

Family Collection

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Here are some good posts for parents on teaching the Bible to your children:

How to Soak the Next Generation in God’s Word – Jani Ortlund

5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids Theology – Aaron Earls

Helping Children Benefit from the Sermon – Erik Raymond

Teach Your Child to Have Devotions – Ryan Higginbottom

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 62

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Our hope is found in nothing less
Than Christ coming one day
And then we’ll dwell in righteousness
In all we do and say

Instead of ruin – great beauty
Made splendid in His sight
He loves and rejoices in me
In us our Lord delights

Pass thru the gates, in this hope dwell
And to our Savior cling
Prepare the way, His gospel tell
And pray for his coming

– From a sermon on Isaiah 62
(To the tune of “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”)

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Here are some more helpful posts to help Christians think through the recent Supreme Court’s decision on “same-sex marriage.”

Everything Has Changed and Nothing Has Changed: The Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage – Albert Mohler

Why the Gay Marriage Debate Was Over in 1950 – Joel Miller

How Christians Can Show Countercultural Resolve on Marriage – Jennifer Marshall (TGC)

Dear Christian Friends: Remember you are not Home – Erik Raymond (TGC)

How Should You Talk to Your Children About Same-Sex Marriage? – Russell Moore

40 Questions for Christians Now Waving Rainbow Flags – Kevin DeYoung