The Ethics of Marriage

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Matt Jury under J. I. Packer

The Puritan ethic of marriage was first to look not for a partner whom you do love passionately at this moment but rather for one whom you can love as steadily as your best friend for life, then to proceed with God’s help to do just that.

J. I. Packer (1926 – )

HT: @CSLCHSnMore

Why Do You Pray?

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Matt Jury under Andrew Murray

Some people pray just to pray, and some people pray to know God.

Andrew Murray (1828-1917)

HT: @jeanestherjones

Humility in Problems

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Matt Jury under John Wesley

The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence, is the sum of a Christian man.

John Wesley (1703-1791)

HT: @sermonindex

Repentance Is a Public Matter

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Matt Jury under Sinclair Ferguson

Repentance is not a discrete external act; it is the turning round of the whole life in faith in Christ.

Sinclair Ferguson (1948- )

HT: challies.com

Sing We Now of Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Matt Jury under Music, Video

Revival Is Social

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Matt Jury under J. I. Packer

Revival is a social, corporate thing, touching and transforming communities, large and small.

J. I. Packer (1926 – )

HT: @LifeAction

God Is Not Helpless in Our Difficulties

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Matt Jury under Eric Liddell

Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. God’s love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working our His wonderful plan of love.

Eric Liddell (1902-1945)

HT: @billmounce

Pray Right Where You Are

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Matt Jury under Mary Slessor

If you are ever inclined to pray for a missionary, do it at once, wherever you are.

Mary Slessor, missionary to Nigeria (1848-1915)

HT: @TGC_IO

Faith Is Deliberate Confidence in God

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Matt Jury under Oswald Chambers

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.

Oswald Chambers (1874 – 1917)

HT: @CSLCHSnMore

No Training Necessary

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Matt Jury under D. Martin Lloyd-Jones

Once a man has the love of Christ in his heart you need not train him to witness; he will do it.

D. Martin Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981)

HT: @leadershipbookz

Life Is Worship

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

The Ethics of Marriage

The Puritan ethic of marriage was first to look not for a partner whom you do love passionately at this moment but rather for one whom you can love as steadily as your best friend for life, then to proceed with God’s help to do just that.

Why Do You Pray?

Some people pray just to pray, and some people pray to know God.

Humility in Problems

The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence, is the sum of a Christian man.

Repentance Is a Public Matter

Repentance is not a discrete external act; it is the turning round of the whole life in faith in Christ.

Sing We Now of Christmas

Revival Is Social

Revival is a social, corporate thing, touching and transforming communities, large and small.

God Is Not Helpless in Our Difficulties

Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. God’s love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working our His wonderful plan of love.

Pray Right Where You Are

If you are ever inclined to pray for a missionary, do it at once, wherever you are.

Faith Is Deliberate Confidence in God

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.

No Training Necessary

Once a man has the love of Christ in his heart you need not train him to witness; he will do it.