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The Apostles (October 12)
As John, one of the apostles, wrote toward the end of the apostolic age, “Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father” (1 John 2:24).
Everywhere in Every Church (October 11)
Today, if we go back to the teaching of the apostles and use that as our template, the congregations that you and I worship with will resemble congregations in the New Testament in the very same ways that those congregations resembled one another.
What the Son of God Came to Give Us (October 12)
God did not show Himself to be dependable just so that we might sleep better at night. The demonstration of God’s perfect power and love leads us to trust Him, but we are led to trust Him so that we might once again obey Him!
Faith and Love Firmly Fixed (October 11)
Without any doubt, the single greatest thing that can stabilize our attitude toward God is meditation on the constancy with which He loves us. His faithfulness to us does not wax and wane. He continues to love us faithfully even on our worst days.
The Kingdom of Self (October 12)
We were created to live within God’ will, but we have rebelled against our King and tried to set up our own kingdom. In this “kingdom of self,” the rule is “Not Thy will but mine be done.” Free to choose, we have often chosen our own will over God’s.
Imagine a Final, Ultimate Loss of Hope (October 11)
If we persist in our rebellion against God, despite His pleas for us to do otherwise, we are setting ourselves up for eternal despair. In hell, there will be no more chance of “reaching forward” — no chance of ever being anything but lost.
Penitence (October 12)
While the penitent attitude involves a broken heart, there is more to it than that. Sorrow is often merely self-centered, but real penitence goes beyond sorrow to an acknowledgment of the evil and a commitment to make correction.
Functionality (October 11)
“Work is not primarily a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do” (Dorothy L. Sayers). So we ought to want to be as functional as possible for as long as possible. As Richard Cumberland said, “It is better to wear out than to rust out.”
DFBS 142 — God always keeps His promises and fulfills His purposes
It helps to remember that the whole universe was created by a God who is eternal. The comforting thing about God’s eternal nature is not merely that He exists eternally, but that His character is eternal: God is changelessly faithful to us!
DFBS 141 — We show our interest in God by the way we listen to gospel preaching
A seemingly little thing like our listening habits during the worship service can be a significant indicator of what is in our hearts. If the sermon seems dry and unappealing, it may be because we have no thirst for righteousness.
September 2024
The last volume published was “Obeying the Gospel,” which discussed becoming a Christian. “Walking in Christ,” then, will look at how obeying the gospel plays out in our daily lives after we begin following Christ. And the last volume, of course, will be “Going Home.”
July 2024
During the hours given to me, I’m going to give the devil all the grief that I can. I will keep pursuing my writing goals diligently — but if my opportunity runs out before I finish, I will raise my Ebenezer and be thankful God carried me as far as He did.