Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly, and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive, myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.
– Jonathan Edwards
Tag: New Year
Saturday Strands
Here are some loose strands for continuing to think about the new year:
Old Advice for a New Year – Cassie Achermann (TGC)
Throughout the centuries, pastors and theologians have used the opportunity of the new year to encourage believers. Let’s listen to their advice for the year ahead.
New Year’s Goal-Setting for People with Actual Lives – Joe Carter (TGC)
What we need isn’t a better to-do list but a better grid for making wise decisions across every domain of life, whether we’re planning our fitness goals or our prayer habits. Such a grid should work for anyone, in any season, pursuing faithfulness in any calling.
5 Habits for Better Prayer in 2026 – Blake Glosson (TGC)
Consider five habits or mindsets that can enrich your extended times of prayer.
The Resolution We Rarely Make – Erik Raymond
As you look ahead to a new year—with fresh goals and good intentions—hear again the invitation of Jesus. He does not offer a program of self-improvement, but a path of self-denial. It’s the path of life.
Flashback: Everlasting Significance
Everyone is searching for significance….
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping God with your local church!
Classic Quote
I wish my brothers and sisters, that during this year you may live nearer to Christ than you have ever done before.
– Charles Spurgeon
Saturday Strands
Here are some loose strands for our growth in the new year:
How Healthy Is Your Soul? Six Questions for a New Year – Scott Hubbard (DG)
So, at the end of a new year, on the edge of another, let’s stop to take some spiritual vitals. How healthy is your soul?
5 Habits That Changed My Life – Ian Harbar (Back Again)
Everyone is different, but if you find yourself struggling under the weight of life, I hope these habits are something you’ll consider as we move into the new year. They won’t solve every problem, but I’ve found that they have helped me bear life and increase my capacity for love.
The “Plus One” Approach to Church – Kevin DeYoung (Clearly Reformed)
Are you feeling disconnected, unhappy, or bored with your local congregation? Let me suggest you enter the “Plus One” program of church involvement.
How I Am Getting My Mind Back This Year – Wyatt Graham (TGC)
If our age’s pathology threatens to unmake what it means to be human—that rational and emotional structure based on deep structures of reality—then how can we—how can I—get our minds back this year?
Flashback: What Are You Seeking?
What are you seeking? This is Jesus’ question to two of John the Baptist’s disciples. It is also an important question for us to ponder as we end this year and begin a new year.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping God with your local church!
New Years Collection
Here are some good posts to help you review the past year and think about the new year:
End of Year Check-Up Questions For Christians – David Qaoud
9 Questions to Help You Steward All of Your Life for God’s Glory – Brad Hambrick
Resolution Principles – Brian Mikul (that’s me…)
How to Make Your Resolutions Stick – Mike Cosper (TGC)
10 Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Year (pdf) – Donald Whitney
Passion Points
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
3 Reminders as You Enter the New Year 2016 – Brian G. Najapfour
Ten Check Up Questions for the New Year – Kevin DeYoung
Advice for Another Year of Bible Reading – Bruce Ware (DG)
12 Promises for Perseverance in Bible Reading – Dave Zuleger (DG)
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping the Lord with your local church!
New Year’s Collection
It is time to ponder some new year’s resolutions! Here are some good posts as you reflect upon your life this past year, and how God might be leading you to grow in 2016:
Ten Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Year – Donald Whitney
One Big Tip to Make Your Resolutions Stick – Tim Challies
Striving for a More Intentional Life of Prayer – Erik Raymond
The Church Comes First – Nick Batzig
Behold Our God In 2015
Perhaps our greatest need as we begin a new year is to behold our God – to be reminded of who he is. Isaiah 41 gives us just the glimpse we need:
Our God Rules Over All (v1-7) – God raised up Cyrus to end the Babylonian empire and usher in the Persian empire so the people of Israel could return to their land. Indeed he rules over each generation that comes along – he is the first and the last. And our God will rule over this year. God has a plan for 2015, and he will fulfill his plan. He has a purpose for your life this year.
Our God Cares About Us and Helps Us (v8-20) – God has chosen his people to be his servants, and he will be with us in 2015. He will strengthen us in our weakness. He will help us in our trials. He will uphold us in our need.
Our God Knows The Future (v21-29) – The gods of the nations cannot tell the future – they are nothing, a delusion, empty wind. But our God predicted the coming of Cyrus about 200 years before he came onto the scene. Our God knows the future. He knows what will happen in 2015. Nothing this year will take him by surprise.
Our God rules over the coming year. He knows what the coming year will bring. He cares about us and will help us this year. So let us set our gaze upon him, and trust him with the 2015.
New Years Collection
Here are some good posts to consider as we enter the new year:
How To Make A New Year’s Resolution That Sticks – Tim Challies
10 Questions To Ask at the Start of a New Year – Donald Whitney
3 Reminders as You Enter the New Year 2015 – Brian Najapfour
A Holy and Happy 2015 To You – David Murray
Planning for the New Year – (My collection of new year links from last year)
Brian J. Mikul 