The true work of the Holy Spirit happens through the word. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 Salvation happens through the scripture! Sanctification happens through the scripture! Hope of glory happens through the scripture! Understanding of sound doctrine happens through the scripture! The knowledge of scripture make you an effective evangelist and disciple! Everything happens through the word of God and that’s a beautiful thing! Soli Deo Gloria…
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 and that’s a beautiful thing! Soli Deo Gloria Lenny
I argue that the primary reason we misinterpret the Bible is not because the Holy Spirit has failed to do His work, but because we have failed to do ours. R.C. Sproul It is not the work of the Spirit to tell you the meaning of Scripture, and give you the knowledge of divinity, without your own study and labour, but to bless that study, and give you knowledge thereby… To reject study on…
The best evidence of the Bible’s being the word of God is to be found between its covers. It proves itself. (Charles Hodge) How did the early Church ever function without the “expertise” we have today? Yet those Christians turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6), and they did it without any celebrity testimonies, without modern management techniques, without psychotherapy, without mass media, and without most of the means the contemporary church seems to…
Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 I read those words this morning during my time in the word and I couldn’t help but to think of my Mom who always told me to, with great eagerness examine the Scriptures Acts 17:11, to diligently present myself before God as a workman, work hard at it, as not to be ashamed before God. 2 Timothy 2:15. To grow in…
You have heard the famous proverb before haven’t you? Iron Sharpens Iron, So one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17, I have heard it so many times that we ought to listen to every one that speaks no matter what they say, we could learn something right? This is true we can and we should listen, because the idea here behind this proverb is that people grow from interacting and fellowship with other people. It is…
I recently came across these two pictures of steaks, one being marinated and the other, what it produced and I couldn’t help but think that’s what the word of God does to us, it gets deep into our beings. When the richness of God’s word is always on our minds and at the tip of our tongues to share with people it’s a beautiful thing! So when Paul says Let the word of Christ richly…
Just a quick thought from Church this week, in Sunday school while studying Romans we looked at Colossians 3:1-17 and I was drawn to verses 16 and 17 which read… 16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in…
If I am going to be honest here, I wasn’t in Church, instead an ice pick was in me or at least that’s how my sinus headache felt when I woke up to start my day. I thought I would be able to get rid of it, but that didn’t happen. I can tell you this I missed being there and I really missed my Romans class and the fellowship of the saints… So…
I was recently reading The John MacArthur Pastor’s Library on Preaching, you can buy them Here. Chapter 19, the very last chapter is on frequently asked questions about Expository Preaching, I found the last one to be very interesting and MacArthur quotes an unknown parishioner answering the last question. What is the ultimate key to effective preaching? Very simply, stay in your study until you know that the Lord will gladly accept what you have prepared to…
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