Tag Archives: Christianity

True Godliness is a Gift of God – Willem Teellinck

True godliness is a gift of God by which man is made willing and able to serve God. He no longer lives according to the lust of the flesh, as the ungodly do, but according to the will of God, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Wisdom of God Appears in Afflictions – James H. Aughey

“The wisdom of God appears in afflictions. By these He separates the sin which He hates, from the son whom He loves. By these thorns He keeps him from breaking over into Satan’s pleasant pastures, which would fatten him indeed, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

James Smith – I will Uphold you with My Righteous Right Hand (Christian devotional reading)

James Smith – I will Uphold you with My Righteous Right Hand (Christian devotional reading) James Smith playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=096D74E48C1F1243 Link to my “Christian Devotional Readings” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christian-Devotional-Readings/196846270398160?ref=hl A Treasury of Ageless, Sovereign Grace, Devotional Writings http://www.gracegems.org/ Isaiah 41:10 New … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

John MacDuff – And will He Feed His Birds, and Starve His Children? (Christian devotional reading)

John MacDuff – And will He Feed His Birds, and Starve His Children? (Christian devotional reading) John MacDuff playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=229C974C428D7BE8 A Treasury of Ageless, Sovereign Grace, Devotional Writings http://www.gracegems.org/ Matthew 6:26 New International Version (NIV) 26 Look at the birds … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A. W. Pink – The Doctrine of Man’s Impotence (1 of 14)

A. W. Pink – The Doctrine of Man’s Impotence (video playlist): http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzOwqed_gET1YW_L-z1OPxkdylbk-ts6R A. W. Pink Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=10C95ED824AA4503 Link to my “Christian Devotional Readings” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christian-Devotional-Readings/196846270398160?ref=hl http://www.sermonaudio.com John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Dwelling on the Past – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“To dwell on the past simply causes failure in the present. While you are sitting down and bemoaning the past and regretting all the things you have not done, you are crippling yourself and preventing yourself from working in the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Prayer and Fasting – Andrew Murray

“Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

John Flavel (Puritan) – The Christian View of Death

John Flavel – The Christian View of Death John Flavel (1628-1691) Excerpt from Meet the Puritans by Dr. Joel Beeke and Randall J. Pederson John Flavel (or Flavell) was born in 1628 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He was the son of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Happy Exchange! – Thomas Brooks

Thomas Brooks play list: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BAF41AECFA38A4CE Thomas Brooks (1608-1680), Nonconformist Puritan preacher and author. Thomas Brooks was born in 1608. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1625, where such New England Puritans as Thomas Hooker, John Cotton, and Thomas Shepard were … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Doctrine that Tends to their Carnal Commodity – Richard Baxter

“Naturally, men are prone to spin themselves a web of opinions out of their own brain, and to have a religion that may be called their own. They are far readier to make themselves a faith, than to receive that … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment