Battle for God's Truth

#Spiritual #Revival , the Need of the #Church ! - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon Habakkuk 3:2 Lord, I have heard of your fame;     I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day,     in our time make them known;     in wrath remember mercy.

#Satan Considering the #Saints ! - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon Job 1:8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”

On the first day of #Ramadan 2017, jihadis in #Afghanistan blew up 18 people. CNN, reporting the attack, insisted that the jihadis were opposing the spirit of Ramadan. But if #Allah commands #Muslims to wage jihad, and Ramadan is a time for reflecting on Allah's commands, how can terrorist attacks be opposed to the spirit of Ramadan?

A Few Sighs from #Hell - #JohnBunyan #Sermon

#Love not the #World / Exposition of 1 John 2:15 - A. W. #Pink 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.

#Ramadan Bombathon Begins: Ramadan 2017 Edition #islam #muslim

The #Love of Many Shall Wax Cold - Matthew Henry ( #Bible #Commentary ) Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

#Sin as a power; the Law used as a fulcrum; the slave master; the aggravation of lawlessness; practical conclusions. Sins Nature and Character - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Sermon #Romans 7:8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.

How #Saints May Help the #Devil - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon Ezekiel 16:54 so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you have done in giving them comfort.

Characteristics of Christ's Disciples! - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my #disciples , if you love one another.”

#ChristianSong / Lyrics - Woe to those who call Evil Good, and Good Evil / Isaiah 5 The recent events in #Manchester , UK, inspired me to share this original song of mine. People in the UK, and indeed in America and all western nations, better wake up soon, or western civilization will cease to exist. Let us pray for revival. Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Satan's Schemes! - #GeorgeWhitefield #Sermon 2 Corinthians 2:11 in order that #Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

On the four-year anniversary of the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby by two converts to #Islam , a #Muslim suicide bomber named Salman Abedi attacked exiting fans at an #ArianaGrande concert in #Manchester , killing 22 and injuring 59 others. Can we understand this brutal attack? Only if we turn to the Muslim sources.

Contentment! - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

This Life is a Valley of Tears - James Meikle ( #Christian #devotional ) "In the world you have trouble and #suffering ." John 16:33

The Case of the #Christian Under the Hiding of God's Face - #Puritan Philip Doddridge "Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more?" ( #Psalm 77:7)

All blessings are through #Christ #Jesus; can God suffer; and does He suffer? God became man; yet retained the fulness of the Godhead; made sin upon the Cross; yet still the Son of God. Through Christ Jesus - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Sermon Ephesians 2:7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

James #Smith - All through the Journey of Life! (Christian #devotional reading) Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is #Christ and to die is gain.

The vindication of the Law; the preliminary 'law-work'; #lusts and sin; the tenth #commandment ; and Paul's knowledge of sin. The Purpose of the Law - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Sermon Romans 7:7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

Seven particular differences between the old life and the new; the external and the internal; understanding; letter and spirit; motive; liberty; power; progression to glory. In the #Spirit or in the Flesh? - Martyn Lloyd Jones #Sermon Romans 7:6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

Here is an original #song of mine with words taken from the #Bible . May even one person find it a blessing, to the glory of God. Behold, I am Coming Quickly! / Revelation 3 - #Christian #Worship Song with Lyrics 2013 Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. 12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. 13 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."' Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uph...

The Sin of Unbelief! - Charles Spurgeon Sermon Romans 9:15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Wrestling with #God in #Prayer - #Puritan William Gurnall

#Puritan Jonathan #Edwards #Sermon - A Farewell Sermon 2 Corinthians 1:14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are our's in the day of the Lord Jesus.

#Puritan John Owen - Indwelling #Sin #Psalm 57:7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Psalm 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

The completeness of the change for all Christians; our discharge from the Law's control; the aim of our deliverance; the new slavery; letter and spirit. #Life in the #Spirit - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Sermon Romans 7:6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

On The Nature of #Apostasy - A. W. Pink Arthur Walkington Pink (1886-1952) #evangelist and Biblical scholar #Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

The #War of  #Truth - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon 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.

#Simon, #Satan has Desired to have you to Sift you as Wheat - Hugh #Martin

The #Life of Asahel Nettleton – Thomas Sullivan The 2nd Great Awakening and the #ministry of Asahel Nettleton.  A look into the techniques of counseling the awakened in the inquiry meeting. The encounters with Charles Finney and the New Measures. #revival

The #Sin of Unbelief! - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon 2 Kings 7:19 The officer had said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” The man of God had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

The Vain Self-Flatteries of the #Sinner - #JonathanEdwards #Sermon "For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful." [Psalm 36:2]

How to Think About #Sin - Oswald #Chambers (Audio Reading with Text) "According to the #Bible , sin in its final analysis is not a defect but a defiance, a defiance that means death to the life of God in us...According to the Bible, sin is doing without God. Sin is not wrong doing, it is wrong being, DELIBERATE and emphatic independence of God. "The Bible distinctly states that sin is not the natural result of being a finite being, but a definite stepping aside from what that finite being knew to be right."

The privileges of our marriage; our possessions in #Christ ; His love and care; fruit; the purpose of the union. Union: its Privileges and Purpose - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Sermon Romans 7:4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for #God .

Thomas Goodwin – Conviction Prior to Conversion and Bitterness of Sin After This is a reading from the Collected Works of Thomas Goodwin. The Work of the Holy Spirit in our Salvation. Goodwin mentions what the awakened sinner will be made aware of before he is reconciled. The drawing of that sinner to Christ at his conversion, and his attitude to his sin after his conversion.

Matthew Henry was a 17th and early 18th Century #minister of the #Gospel in Chester, England, and died in 1714. Quoting Charles #Spurgeon : "First among the mighty for general usefulness we are bound to mention the man whose name is a household word, Matthew Henry. He is most pious and pithy, sound and sensible, suggestive and sober, terse and trustworthy...."

#Union with #Christ in His death to the Law; the old husband and the new; loyalty to the new husband; an indissoluble relationship Union with Christ: its Nature - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Sermon Romans 7:4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

The #Prayer of Jabez! - Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon 1 Chronicles 4:10 #Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

#Christians Urged to #Awake out of #Sleep - Asahel Nettleton “And that knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep.” (Romans 13:11)

Law in general; the indirect approach; marriage as a picture of the unbeliever's relationship to the Law; four reasons for choosing this illustration; the nature of our death to the Law. Not Subject to the Law - Martyn Lloyd-Jones Romans 7:1 Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives? 2 For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him. 3 So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man. 4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

Day Is at Hand - Charles #Spurgeon #Devotional Faith's Checkbook #Revelation 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.

The correct approach to a controversial chapter; the purpose of the chapter; a bird's-eye view; the relevance of the teaching; three mistakes made by Christians. The #Christian and God's Law - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Romans 7:1 Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the #law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives?

#Puritan John #Owen - How Shall Faith act on Christ for the Killing of your #Sin ? #Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

#Puritan Jeremiah #Burroughs - The Rare Jewel of #Christian Contentment

#Christian #Medical #Fellowship Conference 1971 Discussion on #Healing - Martyn Lloyd-Jones #DivineHealing #FaithHealing

A. W. #Tozer #Sermon - What Does It Mean to Accept #Christ ? John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name

J. R. #Miller - We Blunder and Stumble in our Holiest Endeavors ( #Christian #devotional reading) Acts 13:36 "Now when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed."

J. R. Miller - Will Worrying make Matters any Better? ( #Christian #devotional reading) #Matthew 6:27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

E. M. Bounds - A Praying Pulpit Begets a #Praying Pew ( #Christian #devotional ) #prayer

#Comfort for #Suffering #Saints - Jerome Zanchius (Christian #devotional)

Charles #Spurgeon #Sermon - The Desire of the #Soul in #Spiritual Darkness  Isaiah 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Personal application of the consolation; #loving #God ; the effectual call; tests of our calling. Loving God: the Test - Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon - Martyn Lloyd Jones #Sermon Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

Teach Me How To #Pray , #Mother - J.R. #Miller Luke 11:1 "Lord, teach us to pray..." 2 So He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Our Father...' "

#Puritan John #Owen - The Love of Christ Constrains Us ( #Christian devotional) 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died; James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.