By grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone
Using 2 Corinthians J.I. Packer reflects on his experience of weakness and the Christian life in his new book, Weakness Is the Way. For a man of 86 years who has spent over 60 years in Christian ministry, writing, and teaching, I think we might want to stop and listen to what he has to […]
If Paul, Silas, and Timothy needed the prayer of the saints in 1 Thessalonians 5:25, surely your pastor needs your prayers as well. Paul closes this letter as he began with an emphasis on prayer. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God […]
Don’t miss the opportunity to a take a free 13-week course taught by R.C. Sproul called, Poets, Prophecy, and Wisdom Bible Survey. The course is designed to give a “panorama of biblical truth and a starting point to help you understand the content of the Bible.” The course is designed to follow along with pastors […]
As Pastor Rich takes this week off from writing his blog to enjoy this Christmas Season with his family, I wanted to let you know about his book that was released last week. The book, Prepare to Meet Your God, contains his nine expository sermons of the Old Testament book of Amos. These sermons will […]
Today we know him as E.M. Bounds. Edward McKendree Bounds was trained and apprenticed as an attorney, but instead of pursuing a legal career, he entered the ministry in 1859, when he was in his early twenties. His books on praying are still in print today because “Edward McKendree Bounds did not merely pray well […]
One of the newest study Bibles on the market is The Henry Morris Study Bible (Master Books, New Leaf Publishing Group, 2012). The hardcover lists for $39.99 with a genuine leather edition at almost twice as much. At the present time, ChristianBooks.com is offering them at 35% off list price. Henry Morris (1918-2006), was the […]
You didn’t pray for your Pastor last week. You may not even have asked God to prepare your heart for the preaching of the Word on Sunday. (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5) You were sleepy in church because you stayed up too late the night before. Maybe you were even late for church (as always ?). And […]
(Pastor Rich Hamlin is on vacation with his family this week and Lord willing will return next week.) The Puritans abounded in preachers like Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), Richard Baxter (1615-l691), John Owen (1616-1683), Thomas Watson (d. l686), John Flavel (1627-1691), Jonathan Edwards (1702-1758), and that later Puritan, “prince of preachers,” Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). One […]