Hope you had a good Thanksgiving giving thanks to God for our many blessings! Here are a few good posts for your weekend reading:
Kevin DeYoung gives us four helpful principles for generous giving.
Bobby Jamieson asks what corporate worship is for (hint: it is more than worship).
Bill Clem argues that gospel community is all about imaging God to each other.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day applying these three posts!
Here are some good posts to read and ponder this weekend:
A great quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, speaking of revival through a more determined quest for Christ.
John Piper reminds us that Christ must be the center around which our entire lives revolve.
Matthew Wynne writes of the joyful path of the pilgrim.
Finally, as we prepare to gather in our local churches tomorrow, consider J. C. Ryle’s words on how we should approach the preaching of God’s Word.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshipping our great God with his people.
Well it has been another busy week, and I haven’t had much chance to blog. Hopefully more next week. In the meantime, here are three good posts for your weekend reading:
Voddie Baucham talks about the line between prosperity and idolatry.
Paul Tautges shares 6 tips and one challenge from Susan Heck on memorizing Scripture.
Finally, Jared Wilson shares an eye-opening story from John Phillips about the incredible privilege we have as Christians to draw near to God.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day celebrating our great God and Savior!
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
We can get so distracted in life. Justin Taylor points us back to the one thing.
David Powlison reminds us that there are two ways to do life – the Psalm 23 way and the anti-Psalm 23 way.
J.C. Ryle calls us to learn the Bible so we can recall it in our time of need.
Finally, a prayer by Augustine.
Have a great Lord’s Day celebrating our Savior with His people!
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
The Parable of the City Dog and the Country Dog – Trevin Wax. You’ll just have to read it to find out the meaning of the parable. May we become more like the Country Dog!
Prayers of confession can be hard for many reasons. Not least is finding words. Lancelot Andrews gives us words in his prayer of confession and hope.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. I am always amazed at the stuff Christian retail comes up with for people to give to their pastors. Brad Whitt suggests ten things to give your pastor to show your appreciation that he will really appreciate. As a pastor, I would heartedly agree.
Finally, R. C. Ryle gives us four thoughts on true worship. It is much more than singing hymns and choruses on Sunday morning.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day with your local church family.
Some good posts for your weekend reading:
Loving God with our Minds
How Internet Habits Can Cripple Book Reading – Tony Reinke
How To Prioritize What You Read – Tony Reinke
Family
Seven Steps To Family Worship – Crossway
Prayers
Prayer Regarding our Stuff – Scotty Smith via Tim Challies
Prayer for God to Direct My Will – Filaret of Moscow via Trevin Wax
Ryle Quotes To Ponder
Recognizing your Helplessness to Pray Better
Put Into Practice Your Godly Convictions
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day with your local church worshipping our great God!
The week started with a wonderful pastors conference that I hope to blog about next week. The rest of this week was catch-up. One of these weeks I’ll get back to blogging daily. In the meantime, here are some posts for your weekend reading:
Faith
Mark Altrogge (well, actually his wife) asks the important question: “What are you believing about God right now?”
Erik Thoennes discusses the differences between absolute beliefs, convictions, opinions, and questions.
Tim Challies quotes Michael McKinley on ways you can know that you are not of the faith.
Prayer
Trevin Wax shares two helpful prayers:
Have a great Lord’s Day exalting our great God!
This week, I want to share some good posts about what I call Passion Habits. Passion habits are those things we do because of our passion for God and compassion for people. These are habits ideally motivated by Christ’s passion for us. Passion habits are traditionally called spiritual disciplines. They might be habits we do individually or corporately or both. So here are some good thoughts about some of these habits:
Scripture – J. C. Ryle points to the necessity of being often in the Word.
Prayer – Trevin Wax shares what the Romanian church has taught him about corporate prayer. We can learn much from their example.
Worship – Kevin DeYoung shares why his church worships the way they do.
Service – Jon Bloom encourages us to serve in the shadow God places you.
Evangelism – Mark Altrogge considers ways to influence people toward Christ.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshipping the Lord with your local church.
The best laid plans…. I had every intention of blogging daily using the schedule I mentioned a few weeks ago, but it has been a busy week. We’ll see how next week goes. In the meantime, here are some good posts from around the web:
Glorifying God
Kevin DeYoung considers how being part of a local church glorifies God.
Jeff Brewer suggests 15 ways that college freshmen can seek to glorify God. With slight re-application this list would be useful for all of us!
Passion for Christ
A great excerpt from J. C. Ryle on what loving Jesus looks like. Challenging!
Justin Taylor quotes John Piper and Ryle considering how our love for Christ should intersect with our desire for heaven.
God’s Blessings
Mark Altrogge reminds us of our incredible blessings in Christ.
Mark then shares a great story from Spurgeon’s life of God’s daily care for us.
Church
Finally, as you prepare to gather with your local church tomorrow, consider these helpful ideas for getting the most out of the sermon from Nancy Leigh DeMoss.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day feeding on God’s Word!
Here are some good reads for your weekend:
Gospel
Mark Altrogge ponders the suffering of our Savior. Meanwhile, here is another post refuting the idea that we are worth dying for. (See my post from earlier this week here.)
Idolatry
Here is a helpful interaction with Johan Herman Bavinck’s thoughts on three common idols – money, honor, and pleasure.
Family
Matthew Barrett gives us an interesting look at Martin Luther’s marriage to Katherine Von Bora as he brings out the idea that marriage is a context for growth in character.
Church
Finally, R.W. Glenn shares nine things you should pray for your pastor.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshipping the Lord with your church family!
Brian J. Mikul 