Contra Sunday – Faith on Wednesday
Posted in Andrew Alexander Bonar, Gospel, Preaching, Presbyterian, Robert Murray M'Cheyne on Feb 25th, 2010
“June 15.—Day of visiting (rather a happy one) in Carronshore. Large meeting in the evening. Felt very happy after it, though mourning for bitter speaking of the gospel. Surely it is a gentle message, and should be spoken with angelic tenderness, especially by such a needy sinner.”
Posted in Christian Living, Wednesday on Feb 24th, 2010
I thought this would an easy post. It’s not. This week’s sermon resonated with me in ways that are really not open for public airing. Suffice to say, I’m currently in the wilderness. It opened up for me on Wednesday evening last week as I came home from work and Kid’s Club. Without getting into [...]
I was reading John MacArthur’s Ashamed of the Gospelthis morning, and was profoundly moved by some quotes he had from a sermon by Spurgeon – Holding Fast the Faith. It resonated (both Spurgeon and MacArthur) strongly with the call to an identification, acceptance, and embracing of the wilderness as seen in Sunday’s sermon. I was [...]
Posted in Character, Christian Living, Mark, Sermon, Suffering, Sunday on Feb 21st, 2010
Today was a ‘swap Sunday’ where the guys at our two sites swap pulpits. The same rules apply – My notes on his sermon; mistakes are attributable to me by default; no comments today. Intro: A vacation in 2002 took in South Dakota and was much enjoyed. All the usual suspects were there; Mt. Rushmore, [...]
So I figured out what is not fun. Mostly, for me today, it’s a 3.5 foot solid steel bar embedded nicely in the front of my car – running all the way up and punching into the radiator. In a similar vein, collecting it at 60 mph on the freeway is likewise not [...]
Posted in Gospel, Mark, New Testament, Sermon, Sunday on Feb 14th, 2010
It’s been a while, but basically, I wanted to prove the concept to myself and then wait out the end of our Ten Commandment series, the usual ‘State of the Church’ and ‘Sanctity of Life Sunday’ sermons and pick up fresh with the Gospel of Mark. That time is here! There’s no way for you [...]
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