I. What is Prayer? The apostle Paul, in his first Epistle to Timothy, 2:1, enumerates four species of prayer, saying, “I exhort, therefore, that first of all supplication, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men.” The first includes prayers against evil things; the second, petitions for […]
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The power of blessing is seen in the lives of all creatures. While suffering and sorrows are ever present in the world. Grace and mercy are seeing in every sunrise, star, flower, grain of sand and infant cry. Blessings within the curse of fallen humanity remains the greatest gift apart […]
Hebrews 2:8–15 (KJV) 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made […]
Evening, April 8 “I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.”—Psalm 23:4 Behold, how independent of outward circumstances the Holy Ghost can make the Christian! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we […]
THE ABIDING COMFORTER “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said,” “And I will ask the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever.” — John 14:16 When one beloved earthly friend is taken away — how the heart is drawn out towards […]
Beloved, Below are the reflections of a past saint, John Newton, once the slave trader, and by his own witness a partaker in many evils, Newton heard the Gospel message and began the process of sanctification which produced in him many noteworthy works. Hymns of praise including “Amazing Grace” and […]