“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Self-disclosure is a form of communication through which one person reveals himself or herself to another. Our... Continue Reading →
Jason Meyer: The God Who Comforts the Downcast
Dr. Jason Meyer just preached this sermon on August 16th. After listening to it, I thought I have to post this sermon to this blog. It just seems to encompass so many of the ideals of Boasting in Weakness. For example, in this sermon he addresses experiencing providentially ordained afflictions, receiving the comforting (strengthening) grace... Continue Reading →
Richard Baxter- “The Life of Joy”
No body can say it like the puritans said it! And among those puritan brothers I can't imagine a finer one than- pastor and brother- Richard Baxter. Read this nearly 250 word sentence to receive a strengthening word of grace from the dear Puritan pastor Richard Baxter! (Taken from "Motives to a Heavenly Life" in... Continue Reading →
1.min. 49 sec. on Prayer with David Platt
So yesterday's post was on prayer. Here is a 1 minute and 49 second sermon clip from David Platt on prayer. Specifically, it is a sermon clip dedicated to answering the question "Why is prayer necessary?" If I knew you personally, and I knew that you loved Jesus, and His glory more than anything- I... Continue Reading →
Weary in Prayer?
"Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” (Isaiah 35:3-4). When a succession of trials come into our lives, we can get worn-down;... Continue Reading →
Rock of Ages- Brooks Ritter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63T2ohi4xVE Brooks Ritter's version of Rock of Ages is great. I first heard of brother Brooks on Shai Linne's Lyrical Theology Part Two Doxology Album. On the album, Brooks is featured singing an amazingly beautiful rendition of the Doxology. So when I was praying about a hymn to post for this weekend, the Doxology... Continue Reading →
If It Is Soul-Destroying… It Is also Heart-Breaking.
Wretched: Matt Chandler: Maybe this is why you are depressed. I never thought about it - quite like this before - but, it is sooooo true: bad theology is really depressing. After all, anything that is soul-destroying is also heart-breaking. Todd Friel with his usual insightful candor, really powerful preaching from Matt Chandler, and a... Continue Reading →
William Cowper on Smooth Talkers…
Candid and generous and just. Boys care but little whom they trust. An error soon corrected - for who but learns in riper years. That man, when smoothest he appears, is most to be suspected?
His Work is Perfect
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He. Deuteronomy 32:4 When we say that God is holy we mean that God is perfectly morally pure, sinless, upright, and containing nothing exceptionable. God is never dishonest. He never lies, cheats,... Continue Reading →
