Clik here to view.
The outward expression of an inward reality
“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A deceived heart
“Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them” (Deuteronomy 11:16 ESV). The warning to guard their heart comes back up again (see 8:11-17). It seems...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Singular devotion, first affection
““If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
God, give us believing hearts
“And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: “You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, the great trials...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The need for new hearts
“And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. And you shall...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Remember
“So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Fruit of Faith
It seems that most people in the south claim the name of Christ. People have prayed prayers, walked aisles and stirred the waters of baptism. But, how can we know if we really are His children?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ultimate Affections (1 John 2:15-17)
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Practice of Mortification
I recently read this in Sinclair Ferguson’s book, In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life. I thought that it was very good and was worth the time to post it. I hope that you enjoy it! “The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
God’s children forsake sin (1 John 3:4–10)
“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Truly Transformational Small Groups & Relationships
“We’d rather work a formula than submit to a process that will be scary and unknown, even if it will ultimately change our hearts and character. So don’t give in to the temptation to just “do”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Owen on Romans
John Owen writes in the Introduction to Calvin’s Commentary on Romans: “We have set before us in this Epistle especially two things, which it behoves us all rightly to understand — the righteousness of...
View Article
