Relationship Barriers

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Matt Jury under Roy Hession

Everything that comes as a barrier between us and another, be it ever so small, comes as a barrier between us and God.

Roy Hession, The Calvary Road, p. 36

God Made Us To Worship Him

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Matt Jury under A. W. Tozer

It is a fact that God made us to worship Him, and if we had not fallen with Adam and Eve, worship would have been the most natural thing for us. Sinning was not the natural thing for Adam and Eve, but they disobeyed and fell, losing their privilege of perfect fellowship with God, the Creator. Sin is the unnatural thing; it was never intended by God to be our nature. Men and women who are out of fellowship with God, the Creator, still have an instinct toward some practice of worship.

A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)

My Contribution to Redemption

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Matt Jury under William Temple

The only thing of my very own which I contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be redeemed.

William Temple (1881-1944)

Instruments in the Hands of God

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Matt Jury under Uncategorized

Ministers are mere instruments in the hands of God. The doctrines which they preach are not their own discoveries, and the power which renders their preaching successful is not in them.

Charles Hodge, A Commentary on 1 & 2 Corinthians, p. 51

Abide with Me

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Matt Jury under Music, Video

The Risk of Discipleship

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Matt Jury under Mark Dever

We should desire boldness for helping others grow in Christ. We ought to risk ourselves in order to be of service to others.

Mark Dever, Preaching the Cross, p. 36

Eternal Consequences to Everything in Life

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Matt Jury under J. C. Ryle

There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

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Worship and the Knowledge of God

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Matt Jury under D. Martin Lloyd-Jones

Knowledge of God comes before any particular blessing that we may desire from Him. The goal of our seeking and all our worship and all our endeavour should not be to have a particular experience; it should not be to petition certain blessings; it should be to know God Himself — the Giver not the gift, the source and fount of every blessing, not the blessing itself.

Martin Lloyd-Jones, Great Doctrines of the Bible

A Good Book

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Matt Jury under Warren Wiersbe

A good book is like a seed: it produces fruit that has in it seeds for more fruit. It is not a picture on the wall: it is a window that invites us to wider horizons.

Warren Wiersbe

God’s Favorite Method To Make Christ Known

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Matt Jury under Andrew Blackwood

God makes Himself known today supremely in Christ, that He does so through the Scriptures, and that His favorite method of making known the Christ who speaks in the Scriptures is through preaching.

Andrew Blackwood, The Fine Art of Public Worship, p. 2

Life Is Worship

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. (Psalm 29.2)

Author Archives: Matt Jury

Relationship Barriers

Everything that comes as a barrier between us and another, be it ever so small, comes as a barrier between us and God.

God Made Us To Worship Him

My Contribution to Redemption

The only thing of my very own which I contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be redeemed.

Instruments in the Hands of God

Ministers are mere instruments in the hands of God. The doctrines which they preach are not their own discoveries, and the power which renders their preaching successful is not in them.

Abide with Me

The Risk of Discipleship

We should desire boldness for helping others grow in Christ. We ought to risk ourselves in order to be of service to others.

Eternal Consequences to Everything in Life

There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.

Worship and the Knowledge of God

A Good Book

A good book is like a seed: it produces fruit that has in it seeds for more fruit. It is not a picture on the wall: it is a window that invites us to wider horizons.

God’s Favorite Method To Make Christ Known

God makes Himself known today supremely in Christ, that He does so through the Scriptures, and that His favorite method of making known the Christ who speaks in the Scriptures is through preaching.