Monthly Archives: December 2014

Top 10 Posts of 2014

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As always the reading guides for The Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer, The Incomparable Christ by Sanders, and A Call to Prayer by Ryle are very popular download pages.

Here are the Top 10 most read posts from 2014.

#10 — There Is One Mediator

#9 — The Reasonableness of Faith

#8 — On This Day the Earth Shall Ring

#7 — Jesus Christ Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit, and Born of the Virgin Mary

#6 — The Reason Why Christ Suffered

#5 — My Soul, Wait Thou Only upon God

#4 — Free Stuff Friday: Nehemiah — By God’s Grace You Can Make a Difference

#3 — Beware of Empty Orthodoxy

#2 — Christian, Don’t Live in an Ivory Tower

#1 — Learning to Obey God One Choice at a Time

Here are the Top 10 all time most read posts.

#10 — Worship Is at the Heart of Obedience to God

#9 — Thou Art Coming to a King

#8 — Christian, Don’t Live in an Ivory Tower

#7 — Amazing Grace Shall Always Be My Song of Praise

#6 — Man Will Always Disappoint

#5 — God Uses Broken Things

#4 — An Old Quaker Prayer

#3 — Learning to Obey God One Choice at a Time

#2 — Brokenness before God

#1 — The Importance of Music in the Church

Jesus Christ Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit, and Born of the Virgin Mary

Posted on by under J. C. Ryle

[Commenting on Mt. 1:18-25]

These verses begin by telling us two great truths. They tell us how the Lord Jesus Christ took our nature upon Him, and became man. They tell us also that His birth was miraculous. His mother Mary was a virgin.

These are very mysterious subjects. They are depths, which we have no line to fathom. They are truths, which we have not mind enough to comprehend. Let us not attempt to explain things which are above our feeble reason. Let us be content to believe with reverence, and not speculate about matters which we cannot understand. Enough for us to know, that with Him who made the world nothing is impossible. Let us rest in the words of the Apostles’ Creed:

“Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary.”

J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on Matthew

HT: Reformed Quotes

A Festival of Nine Carols & Lessons — Free Stuff Friday on Monday

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I didn’t have the time to post this on Friday last week (for Free Stuff Fridays), so I will post it today for all those pastors and music/worship leaders frantically trying to come up with a service for Christmas Eve because they have also been extremely busy in the Christmas season. This will also be great for a family looking to do something special on Christmas Eve or during the Advent season.

This is a Festival of Nine Carols and Lessons, all ready-made and ready to go, complete with a narration manuscript and Gospel invitation at the end. The numbers are for our Christmas song book, but the hymns and carols are easily found on the internet or in most hymnals.

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If you use this, please make a comment to let me and others know how, where, and when you used it to encourage us all.

The Christmas Psalms