Devotional Thought for Today – 09/14/2022

CONTENTMENT AND JOY PHILIPPIANS 2 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ (v. 1-11), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course (v. 12, 13), and to … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/14/2022

Sunday Sermon Series – 09/11/2022

OOOPS! forgot to hit Publish yeaterday! Getting old is not for the fainthearted. JOHN 16 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: Persecution foretold. (1-6) The promise of the Holy Spirit, and his office. (7-15) Christ’s departure and return. (16-22) Encouragement to prayer. (23-27) Christ’s discoveries of himself. (28-33) In the past, we have written many Devotionals about … More Sunday Sermon Series – 09/11/2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 09/07/2022

COLOSSIANS 2 Today I read two reports, BARNA STUDY: Non-Denominational Pastors Far Outpace Other Groups Regarding Biblical Worldview and BARNA SURVEY: ONLY 4% OF EXECUTIVE PASTORS HAVE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW+ WHY THIS IS that greatly disturbed me, and should likewise every true Christian. Our text for today from the AMP Bible reads: See to it that … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/07/2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 09/06/2022

2 TIMOTHY 1 Chapter CONTEXT from John Gills’s Commentary: In this chapter, after the inscription and salutation, the apostle expresses his great affection for Timothy, and highly commends him; exhorts him to various things relating to his office, as a preacher of the Gospel; and concludes by taking notice of the kindness shown him by … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/06/2022

Prayer Focus Update September 2022

Prayer Focus Update is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information and for inclusion in church magazines. It is available in various formats on the Barnabas Aid website or can be sent through … More Prayer Focus Update September 2022

Revive Us Again: LEARNING FROM THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING

ABSTRACT: As a young pastor, Jonathan Edwards yearned for revival — and in time, God was pleased to bring revival, first in 1734, and then into the 1740s as the Great Awakening spread through the Western world. Edwards watched hundreds of formerly apathetic neighbors become earnest seekers of God; he saw evening revelries become gatherings for … More Revive Us Again: LEARNING FROM THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING