No man preaches that sermon well to others, who doth not first preach it to his own heart.
HT: challies.com
Category Archives: John Owen
Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise
We are never nearer Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at His unspeakable love.
HT: @revjohnowen
Eye Has Not Seen…
The glory of seeing Christ will be a thousand times more than anything we can imagine.
HT: @revjohnowen
God Doesn’t Despise Small Things
Know that God despiseth not small things. He takes notice of the least breathings of our hearts after him when we ourselves can see nor perceive no such thing. He knows the mind of the Spirit in those workings which are never formed to that height that we can reflect upon them with our observation. Everything that is of him is noted in his book, though not in our ours . . . even whilst his people are sinning, he can find something in their hearts, words or ways, that pleaseth him; much more in their duties. He is a skillful refiner, that can find much gold in that ore where we see nothing but lead or clay. He remembers the duties which we forget, and forgets the sins which we remember.
Hot Water Draws the Tea out of the Bag; It Doesn’t Put the Tea in the Bag
Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.
HT: @revdaveharvey
The Glory of Christ
The glory of kings is in the wealth and peace of their subjects; the glory of Christ is in the grace and holiness of his subjects.
HT: @johnpiper
Our Two Greatest Concerns
To reveal God to men; and to direct men to come to the enjoyment of God. These are the only two great concerns of our nature.
HT: @JohnPiper
What Is Holiness?
Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out the gospel in our souls.
HT: @CSLCHSnMore
Jesus Values Believers
He parted with the greatest glory, he underwent the greatest misery, he doth the greatest works that ever were, because he loves his spouse, — because he values believers.
What can more, what can farther be spoken? How little is the depth of that which is spoken fathomed! How unable are we to look into the mysterious recesses of it! He so loves, so values his saints, as that, having from eternity undertaken to bring them to God, he rejoices his soul in the thoughts of it; and pursues his design through heaven and hell, life and death, by suffering and doing, in mercy and with power; and ceaseth not until he bring it to perfection.
John Owen, Communion with God (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 2004), 139.
The Pastor’s First Duty
The first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the Word.
HT: @tc4cp
