2 Timothy 3 CONTEXT: The last letter was written by Paul while awaiting execution in Rome. He writes to encourage Timothy who is leading the church at Ephesus. John Gill comments on the Chapter as follows: In this chapter, the apostle delivers out a prophecy of the last days, showing how perilous the times will … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/14/2022
Jeremiah 17:9-10, John 16:8-11 Spurgeon’s statement makes 5 unmistakable declarations: Human will on its own is deprave, evil and set toward mischief The Holy Spirit is critical to man’s reconciliation with God The Holy Spirit convicts men of their depravity No man will ever seek Christ on his own accord No man will ever accept … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/13/2022
Say what? Masters champion Scottie Scheffler ‘cried like a baby’ just hours before claiming his first major at Augusta National Scheffler — the picture of calm, cool and collected was anything — but in the hours leading to the final round at Augusta National Golf Club. Scheffler held a three-stroke lead heading into the final … More Masters Champion Calms Nerves By Remembering God in Control
In this past Wednesday’s devotional, our main text came from 1 John 3:16, with the theme of, we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. The above quote from George Whitefield echoes that sentiment with a twist. Here it is being applied directly to Chaplains, Elders, Ministers, Pastors, those who serve the church. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/011/2022
Citizen Tom Welcome to Conservative commentary and Christian prayers from Gainesville, Virginia. That’s OUTSIDE the Beltway. Relief print of Daniel’s prayer by Edward Poynter, 1865. Daniel 6 describes how Daniel prayed even though threatened with death, while Daniel 9 records a prayer that he prayed.(from Prayer in the Hebrew Bible) A PATTERN OF PRAYER — PART 1 citizentom.com/2022/02/16/a-p… A PATTERN OF PRAYER — PART 2 citizentom.com/2022/03/03/a-p… … More A PATTERN OF PRAYER — PARTS 1-3
Can you imagine the national backlash if the sign read Fasting from Blackness? This is not only UNBIBLICAL, it is just plain stupid. It has nothing to do with Christianity, the Gospel, or the indwelling Holy Spirit’s Guidance. First United Church of Oak Park is a merger of two liberal denominations: Church of Christ and United … More No celebration of anything ‘white’ in the lead-up to Resurrection Day
REVELATION 5 CONTEXT: Before we get into the specifics of chapter 5, a brief refesher on the Book of revelation itself. It is written in a style with lots of allegory, metaphor, and symbolism used to describe historic and prophetic events. This should never be confused for actual/literal descriptions of historical events. With that in mind, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/07/2022
1 JOHN 3 CONTEXT: Matthew Henry comments on the chapter as follows: The apostle admires the love of God in making believers his children. (1,2) The purifying influence of the hope of seeing Christ, and the danger of pretending to this, and living in sin. (3-10) Love to the brethren is the character of real … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/06/2022
A trendy, new hashtag tempts Christians to look wise in the world’s eyes. “There are 293,026 posts on Instagram utilizing the hashtag #deconstruction,” reported apologetics writer Alisa Childers earlier this year. “The vast majority are from people who’ve deconverted from Christianity, become progressive Christians, embraced same-sex marriage and relationships, rejected core historic doctrines of the faith, or … More ‘I Am the Master of My Faith’: How Dumping Christianity Is Trending
Genesis 37-50 Joseph’s Story is full of very interesting characters and story plots. Behind it, all is the overarching theme of God’s Sovereignty; Genesis 50:20, but one is remiss if we depend on that as the only verse upon which to hang the sovereign banner. Gen 37: Joseph’s Dream Gen 37: The Plot against Joseph … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/05/2022
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