In heaven we shall appear, not in armor, but in robes of glory. But here our arms are to be worn night and day. We must walk, work, sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ.

William Gurnall

Times are bad, God is good.

Richard Sibbes

Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.

John Calvin

Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be content with a superficial knowledge.

David Brainerd

“There is not an atom of the universe in which God’s power and divinity are not revealed.” Herman Bavinck

9 ways we should read the Bible:

1. Prayerfully (Ps 119:18)
2. Meditatively (Josh 1:8)
3. Contextually (2 Tim 2:15)
4. Regularly (Ps 1:2)
5. Humbly (James 1:21)
6. Obediently (James 1:22)
7. Expectantly (Heb 4:12)
8. Reverently (Isa 66:2)
9. Persistently (Matt 4:4)

When the civil authority trespasses the limits of its authority, it is the duty of the church to condemn such a violation.

John Murray

When I was young, I was sure of many things; now there are only two things of which I am sure: one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Savior.

John Newton

The spiritual development of man is not a human achievement but a work of divine grace. Man deserves no credit whatsoever.

Louis Berkhof

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”

Psalm 122:6

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God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

C. S. Lewis

'When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?' Psalm 8:3–4

Today is the perfect day to meditate on this verse:

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” Psalm 19:1

They do not love Christ who love anything more than Christ.

Thomas Brooks

God isn't just for emergencies.

The blood of Jesus is the believer's:

Redemption (Eph 1:7).
Propitiation (Rom 3:25).
Cleansing (Heb 9:14).
Forgiveness (Heb 9:22).
Access to God (Eph 2:13).
Reconciliation (Col 1:20).
Justification (Rom 5:9).
Sanctification (Heb 13:12).

Manger empty.
Cross empty.
Tomb empty.

Throne occupied for eternity!

The Father planned it,
The prophets foretold it,
The disciples doubted it,
The soldiers denied it,
The empty tomb proved it,
The angels proclaimed it,

JESUS IS RISEN!

The message of the early church was a RISEN Christ! Proclamation of the resurrection is our mandate, message, and mission!

Acts 2:24, 31
Peter’s sermon at Pentecost

Acts 3:15
Peter’s speech at the temple

Acts 4:10
Peter’s speech to the Sanhedrin

Acts 4:33
The apostles’…