Prayer Quote of the Week

On February 26, 2015 By BrianIn Prayer Quotes

I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than the intensity of your prayer.

– Charles Spurgeon

Trials

On February 25, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

Only as we fear God will we submit to the trials He sends or allows. And only as we deeply apprehend his love for us in Christ will we find the courage to bear up under them.

– Jerry Bridges in The Fruitful Life

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 48

On February 24, 2015April 18, 2017 By BrianIn Isaiah Hymns

Amazing grace – he draws us near
Though we are slow to learn
We’re slow to see and slow to hear
His law and love we spurn

Our God will do what he declares
So that we might believe
And patiently our sins he bears
Our praises to receive

Our redemption he will perform
With joy let us proclaim
He teaches us – let us conform
And praise His holy name

– From a sermon on Isaiah 48
(To the tune of the “Amazing Grace”)

Passion Points

On February 21, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

The Hopelessness and Hope of the Greatest Commandments – Jon Bloom (DG)

The Most Glorious Cure – Kevin DeYoung

12 Questions To Ask When Viewing a Film – John Frame (via Justin Taylor)

God Wants His Children To Enjoy Creation – David Murray (DG)

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day!

Sermon Songs: Isaiah 46-47

On February 17, 2015April 18, 2017 By BrianIn Isaiah Hymns

Praise to the Lord – the God who’s true
Rest in his care – He’ll carry you
Believe in Him – His counsel stands
He’s first – submit to his commands

– From a sermon on Isaiah 46-47
(To the tune of the “Doxology”)

Unleashed

On February 16, 2015March 21, 2015 By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

When ministers of the gospel faithfully preach the Word of God and focus upon the person and work of Christ, the same power that brought worlds into existence is unleashed upon the people of God in corporate worship.

– J. V. Fesko in The Fruit of the Spirit Is…

Who Carries Who?

On February 16, 2015March 21, 2015 By BrianIn Book of Isaiah, Idolatry

In Isaiah 46, the Babylonians must carry their gods around. And still today people carry their gods around. It might be money. It might be a technological gadget. It might be anything that we live for, that we trust in, that we center our lives around, that we look to for significance and satisfaction and security. And we carry it.

In contrast, the one true God carries us. He carried us in the womb. He has carried us through life through the good and the bad. He will carry us in old age. At death, he will carry our souls to Himself. And at the resurrection, he will carry us to the new earth.

You can carry around a man-made god or you can rest in the God who carries you.