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The Signs & Causes of Depression - Puritan Richard Baxter

Luke 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction

Puritan John Owen Quotes on Sin and Temptation (Christian devotional)

"Be killing sin, or it will be killing you."

William Dyer - Oh! This is a Great Mystery! (Christian devotional)

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:       God was manifested in the flesh,       Justified in the Spirit,       Seen by angels,       Preached among the Gentiles,       Believed on in the world,       Received up in glory. Galatians 2:20... who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Kenneth Stewart Sermon - Two Gates, Two Paths, Two Destinations

Matthew 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - Mr. Fearing Comforted

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - Mr. Fearing Comforted John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

The Wilderness Wanderer - J. C. Philpot (Christian devotional)

Psalm 107: They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.

Oswald Chambers - Sin Is the Blood of Satan (Christian devotional)

1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Christian Worship Praise Song Lyric Video - A Message of Hope / Rich Moore

James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Kenneth Stewart Sermon - Holiness and Sexual Immorality

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality

Oswald Chambers - Critical / Contentious / Judgmental: Is this You? (Chr...

Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

J. R. Miller - Take all the Tangled Threads! (Christian devotional)

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord     will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;     they will run and not grow weary,     they will walk and not be faint. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

God and the Book of Revelation - Oswald Chambers (Christian devotional)

"The vision of socialism is magnificent; there are benedictions and blessings for mankind on the line of socialism which have never been yet; but if once the root is cut from Redemption, it will be one of the most frantic forms of despotic tyranny the human race has ever known."

John Angell James - Growing Worse?

John Angell James - Growing Worse?

J. R. Miller - A Christian is one who follows Christ (Christian devotional)

John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments."

The Death of an Infant - John Newton (Christian devotional)

Job 1:21 "...The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord."

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - Heaven and Hell

Matthew 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - Forgetters of God!

Psalm 9:17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,     all the nations that forget God. Revelation 20:15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

The Secret of Being Content - John MacDuff

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Do not be Afraid, Stand Still - Christian Worship Praise Song Lyrics / R...

Zechariah 4:6 ...'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the Lord... Exodus 14:13 ..."Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord... John 15:9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love...

John Owen - Set Your Mind on things Above, not on things on the Earth

Colossians 3:1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

J. R. Miller - Complete Christian Character (Christian devotional)

Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Oswald Chambers - Out of the Heart of Men Proceeds Evil (Christian devot...

Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders

Confessions - Augustine of Hippo (1 of 59)

The work outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the following 1000 years of the Middle Ages.

The Reason Why Israel Has Border Checkpoints

This video shows exactly why Israel must have border checkpoints. It’s literally a matter of life or death.

Jonathan Edwards - Pressing Into the Kingdom of God (Part 1 of 9)

"The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it." (Luke 16.16)

Dr. Brown Reaches Out to Vicky Beeching

Dr. Brown responds to statements made by Vicky Beeching, the well-known worship leader who has now come out as openly gay and supportive of committed homosexual relationships. Dr. Brown also interacts with British journalist Peter Ormerod.

Richard Sibbes - The Bruised Reed: The Reed and the Bruising (Forward / ...

Isaiah 42 1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Isaiah 23:9 The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. 1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?Isaiah 23:9 The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. 1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?John Newton - The Poor Worm Secretly Indulging Self-Applause (Christian ...

Isaiah 23:9 The Lord Almighty planned it,     to bring down her pride in all her splendor     and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. 1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

J. C. Ryle Sermon - Are You Fighting?

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

J. R. Miller - Life as a Ladder (Christian devotional)

Genesis 28:11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - An Instructive Truth (abridged)

Jeremiah 10:23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - Christ's Servant: His Duty and Reward

John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Puritan Christopher Love Sermon - Becoming A Spiritual Man (audiobook)

Romans 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

The Bible's First Promise - Charles Spurgeon Devotional: Faith's Checkbook

Genesis 3:15 King James Version (KJV)  15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Darkness, Fire, and Chains - Thomas Watson

Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked!     Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back     for what their hands have done.  Ecclesiastes 8:13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. Revelation 18:14 They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’  Luke 16:24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ Jude 1:13...for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. Revelation 20:15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment Mark 9:44 where ‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched. Revelation 14:11 And the s

Dr. Iain D. Campbell Sermon - The Barren Fig Tree

Luke 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Andrew Murray - Abraham -The Obedience Of Faith - The Holiest of All (10...

The Holiest of All is a devotional exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It was written towards the end of the nineteenth century and has since become a classic. Its pages lead the reader into a practical understanding of who Christ is, the power of his finished work on the Cross and his present intercession for believers. The author demonstrates how it is only a full understanding of who Jesus is and what he does for us that can bring us into a full and complete Christian life. (Summary by Christopher Smith)

Dr. Iain D. Campbell Sermon - Leaning on God in the Darkness

Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

A Cold Chill Fell Upon Their Hearts - John Angell James (Christian devot...

Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Andrew Murray - Working for God / That God may be Glorified (31/31)

Andrew MURRAY (1828 - 1917) Andrew Murray wrote "Working for God", a book of daily meditations for a month, as a sequel to "Waiting on God". The object of the book is, in Murray's own words, to remind all Christian workers of the greatness and the glory of the work in which God gives a share. It is the work of bringing people back to God -- but it must be done in God's way and in God's power. It is spiritual work, to be done by spiritual people. In this book we find valuable insights into the calling that all Christians have, to work for the Lord in some capacity or other. We also find how God's grace is sufficient, and that He can and will enable us to have fruitful lives; we really can trust God to show us how we can work effectively in His kingdom, perhaps in ways and with resources that we have not yet imagined! - Summary by Christopher Smith

Ye are Christ's - Spurgeon Devotional Morning & Evening Daily Readings (...

1 Corinthians 3:23 And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

Asahel Nettleton - Indecision in Religion

1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

A. W. Pink - A Life-giving Stream for Parched Pilgrims (Christian devoti...

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Prayer: A Means of Reformation, a Means of Grace - Dr. Carl R. Trueman

Prayer: A Means of Reformation, a Means of Grace - Dr. Carl R. Trueman

J. C. Philpot - Sovereign Supreme Disposal (Christian devotional)

Ephesians 1:22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (1 of 30)

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (1 of 30)

Christian Hymn with Lyrics - All For Jesus (choir)

All for Jesus, all for Jesus! All my being's ransomed powers: All my thoughts and words and doings, All my days and all my hours. Let my hands perform His bidding, Let my feet run in His ways; Let my eyes see Jesus only, Let my lips speak forth His praise. Worldlings prize their gems of beauty, Cling to gilded toys of dust, Boast of wealth and fame and pleasure; Only Jesus will I trust. Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus, I've lost sight of all beside; So enchained my spirit's vision, Looking at the Crucified. Oh, what wonder! how amazing! Jesus, glorious King of kings, Deigns to call me His belovèd, Lets me rest beneath His wings.

Oswald Chambers - The Cross of Christ

"The majority of present-day preachers understand only the blessings that come to us from the Cross, they are apt to be devoted to certain doctrines which flow from the Cross. Paul preached one thing only, the crucified Christ..." Oswald Chambers - The Cross of Christ

John Newton - I am Sure I Cannot Endure to the End!

Jeremiah 32:40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.

Book of Acts - Audio Bible Reading (New Testament / NASB)

Book of Acts - Audio Bible Reading (New Testament / NASB)

Walid Shoebat and the Gospel: Quick Response

A real quick reply to Walid Shoebat’s article of 8/10/2014

J. R. Miller - The Goal of Living in this World (Christian devotional)

Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

The Art of Living a Christian Life - J. R. Miller (Christian devotional)

1 John 2:6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

Martin Luther - Concerning Christian Liberty - (2 of 4) The Freedom of F...

"'Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth' (Rom. x. 4), and 'The just shall live by faith' (Rom. i. 17). For the word of God cannot be received and honoured by any works, but by faith alone. Hence it is clear that as the soul needs the word alone for life and justification, so it is justified by faith alone, and not by any works. For if it could be justified by any other means, it would have no need of the word, nor consequently of faith."

Christian Hymn with Lyrics - A Mighty Fortress is our God

The one hymn that most symbolizes the Protestant Reformation is "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." In it, Martin Luther proclaims his confidence in God and rallies all Christians to war against evil. Basing his words on Psalm 46, he victoriously states "We will not fear, for God has willed His truth to triumph through us." Those persecuted and martyred for their convictions during the Reformation sang these words. Luther understood the power of evil: After he posted his ninety-five theses on the door of Wittenberg's Castle in 1517, he faced years of trials and persecution, he was excommunicated from the Roman church, and he continually faced threats against his life and his freedom. Other reformers had been persecuted and burned at the stake. But he also knew "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in danger" (Psalm 46:1) and so he wrote "A Mighty Fortress is our God," proclaiming boldly that "the prince of darkness grim, we tr

John MacDuff - Not Forsaken ( Audio reading with Text )

2 Corinthians 4:8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

Oswald Chambers - Love Where You Are Not Respected (Christian devotional)

1 Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps

What does the UN teach Palestinian children at UNRWA schools?

What does the UN teach Palestinian children at UNRWA schools? (H/T to Israel Resource News Agency, Center for Near East Policy Research)

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - The War of Truth

Exodus 17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Oswald Chambers - The Boycott of Mediocrity ( Blessed are ye, when men s...

Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

A. W. Pink - Eternal Security (1 of 15)

Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Charles Spurgeon Devotional: Faith's Checkbook - One a Majority

Joshua 23:10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Apostates

Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Puritan John Owen - How Shall Faith act on Christ for the Killing of you...

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Luke 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; Acts 5:31King James Version (KJV) 31 Him hath God exalted with his rig

John Owen - I Will Continually Look to Him

John Owen (1616-1683) John Owen was by common consent the weightiest Puritan theologian, and many would bracket him with Jonathan Edwards as one of the greatest Reformed theologians of all time.

Puritan Thomas Watson - Heart Purity (Christian audiobook)

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

The Glorious Gospel of Christ - James Smith ( Inspirational )

2 Corinthians 4:4 "...the glorious gospel of Christ..."

Home! - Horatius Bonar ( Audio Reading with Text )

1 Corinthians 13:2 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - The Sinner's End

Psalm 73:17-18 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels

Oswald Chambers - The Worker Among the Two-Faced

Matthew 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

William Dyer - The Great Day of His Wrath has Come

Revelation 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Gather not my Soul with Sinners - Spurgeon Devotional Morning & Evening ...

Psalm 26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners...

Love Not The World - Matthew Henry ( Audio Reading )

1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Character of Saints - Torrey's Topical Index ( Audio Reading )

Character of Saints - Torrey's Topical Index ( Audio Reading )

Puritan Thomas Watson - The Art of Divine Contentment (1 of 8)

Proverbs 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! Luke 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Mark of the Beast: Looks like a Lamb but Talks like a Dragon - Oswald Ch...

Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.