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How to Abide and How to hear God’s will

Communion Order taken largely from a Communion Liturgy published by R. Kent Hughes. (Hughes, R. Kent. The Pastor's Book (pp. 447-449). Crossway.)

I will never forget Ted Stone

I remember well going to speak to the minister and telling him that I hoped I had found the Savior, and begging him to ask me such questions as he thought fit to test me. The true pilgrim never wishes to enter the house Beautiful if he does not have a right to be there; he is afraid that he may be guilty…

If in reading the history of the first Christian centuries you are asked to point out the men to be envied for their joy, you would point to the believers in Jesus. There is a room in Rome that is filled with the busts of the emperors. They look like a collection of prizefighters and murderers, and scarcely…

THE STORY I was born in 1725, and I died 1807. The only godly influence in my life, as far back as I can remember, was my mother, whom I had for only seven years. When she left my life through death, I was virtually an orphan. My father remarried, sent me to a strict military school, where the severity…

I have read of a competition of certain young plowmen who were set to plow for a prize. Most of them made very crooked work of it. After they had ended, one of the judges said, “Young man, where did you look while you were ploughing?” “I kept my eyes on the plow handles, sir, and saw what I had to hold.”…

A simple Welsh friend believed that our Lord must have been a Welshman, “Because,” said he, “He always speaks to me in Welsh.” To me it has often seemed as if the well-beloved of my soul had been born in my native village, had gone to my school, and had passed through all my personal experiences, for…

# Philippians 1:3–8 ## Opening: Paul’s Thanksgiving As we move on this morning in our study of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we find Paul following his normal pattern of thanksgiving and prayer. This week we will look at his statement of thanksgiving about the Philippians, and next week we will look…

# Philippians Lesson 1 ## Intro to the Study of Philippians I’ve been given the privilege of teaching the opening weeks of this study through the book of Philippians. Before we get to the text of Philippians I am going to take a few minutes to refresh your memory of the background of the Philippian churches…

Kara Tippett took a question posed by Martin Luther, “What will you do in the mundane days of faithfulness?” and intended to write a blog with topics like the daily grind of laundry, screaming kids, and getting dinner on the table. She would write of living by faith through the everyday weariness and…

In You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times, Max Lucado writes about a time his wife was transparent when someone asked how she was doing. He writes, “Years ago Denalyn battled a dark cloud of depression. Every day was gray. Her life was loud and busy—two kids in elementary school,…

When Kim Phuc Phan Thai was a 9-year-old child her war planes dropped bombs and napalm on her village in Vietnam. A journalist snapped a picture of the girl, naked, running from the village, screaming in pain from the napalm burning her neck, back, and arms. You have probably seen the photo. It became…

Much of the Pixar movie Inside Out? takes place inside Riley’s head, an 11-year-old girl, with five emotions: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust embodied by characters who help Riley navigate her world. Early in the film, Joy admits that she doesn’t understand what Sadness is for or why it’s in Riley’s…

# Philippians 1:9-11 ## Opening — Paul’s Prayer This morning we conclude our look at the opening section of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. In verses 1–2, we have the opening salutation which identifies the author, Paul, and with him Timothy—The young man he has mentored. It also identifies the recipients—all…

Chicago police identified a severely injured and unconscious man they found in as Alonzo Bennett. All they had for identification was an old mug shot, but Bennett’s family assented to the identification. Soon thereafter the hospitalized man died without regaining consciousness. The family planned a barbecue…

Ben Shapiro is fond of saying: “Facts don’t care about your feelings.” There is a similar axiom, that says, “Cash doesn’t care about your deservingness.” Don’t worry about money, because money isn’t worried about you. Jesus spoke of the fickleness of lady Lucre this way: “moth and rust destroy. . . thieves…

One of the necessities of sewer and drain systems is that they flow freely to move the waste down system, and not back up into homes and businesses, and potentially damaging the environment. But sometimes they get blocked. It recently took Thames Water workers 3 weeks to clear a 40 ton “Fatburg,” in…

With every new administration, there is hope that change will make a difference, even if it simply means trying out a new strategy. At the beginning of this year as President Trump took office, he had great hope that his son-in-law Jared Kushner, himself a Jew, would be able broker peace in the Middle…

As wildfires ravaged California in 2018, the city of Paradise was essentially destroyed. Amidst the fire and destruction, families fled their homes, leaving everything behind. The Copsey family was one of the many families that left as the fire raced toward their home. In their haste, they were unable…

Jennifer Sinclair is the principal of a Nebraska public elementary school. This Christmas she decided all the references to Christmas must go. She banned all Christmas decorations, songs, and references. She even tossed out the candy canes, because she said their J shape honors Jesus. The principal told…

Aveen Ismail was forced to flee Syria with her husband and three children during the civil war in 2011. Now nearly 600 miles from her home she has had to adjust to a foreign land. Aveen is one amongst the 11 million immigrants displaced by the Syrian war, her story is not unique. But what is unique is…

When we think about precious stones or minerals, diamonds or gold come to mind, not pearls. Most people are unaware of the high value that a rare or valuable pearl can reach. In 2006, a Filipino angler made an amazing discovery in the sea off the coast of the Palawan Island, in the Philippines. He discovered…

Film star Pierce Brosnan has experienced loss that has shaped his life, according to Alex Bhattacharji in Esquire. His first wife, Cassandra, died from ovarian cancer in 1991 and their daughter, Charlotte, to the same disease in 2013. A year ago, ovarian cancer also claimed the life of his producing…

# Philippians 3:17–21 ## Opening So far in this chapter Paul has warned against the Judaizers, and any who would place their confidence in who they are, or what they have done and not the finished work of Christ alone. By way of rebuking this idea, Paul gives his own longs list of “fleshly” qualifications…