Tag: Holy Spirit

Devotional – “The Exclusivity of the Gospel” – 10/21/2025

October 21, 2025

October 16, 2025 by Steve The Exclusivity of the Gospel Charles Spurgeon, et al. The message of the gospel stands as a divine declaration of absolute truth in a world that hates absolutes. In an age intoxicated with pluralism and compromise, few doctrines are more offensive to human pride than the exclusivity of the gospel. Yet Scripture is crystal … More Devotional – “The Exclusivity of the Gospel” – 10/21/2025

Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part V” – 10/20/2025

October 20, 2025

We continue our series of excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.” These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. Directive Two: Spend Every Day with … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part V” – 10/20/2025

Friday Feature Quote – “{True} Repentant Sinners” –

October 17, 2025

INTRO Romans 8:26 says that the Spirit helps with “groanings which cannot be uttered.” What are these groanings? Whose groanings are they? The common Puritan interpretation of Romans 8:26 attributed such groanings to the person praying by the help of the Holy Spirit, and not immediately to the Holy Spirit (compare Romans 8:15 and Galatians … More Friday Feature Quote – “{True} Repentant Sinners” –

Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part IV” – 10/15/2025

October 15, 2025

We continue our series of excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.”1 These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. In beginning a time of prayer, Henry advised directing prayers … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part IV” – 10/15/2025

Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part III” – 10/13/2025

October 13, 2025

We continue our series of excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.”1 These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. Directive One: Begin Every Day with God David wrote in … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part III” – 10/13/2025

Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part II” – 10/08/2025

October 8, 2025

We continue our series of excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.”1 These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. Directions for Praying All Day Henry wrote in his … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part II” – 10/08/2025

Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part I” – 10/07/2025

October 7, 2025

I am changing things up for a bit when I post excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.” These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part I” – 10/07/2025

Devotional/Study – “Carnal Christians” – 10/06/2025

October 6, 2025

If you are anything like me, being called a “Carnal Christian” is akin to being called cursed at. I believed that the two terms were completely incompatible. How could a “Christian”, someone with the indwelling Holy Spirit, live a carnal life? It just did not compute. You can go across America on any given Sunday … More Devotional/Study – “Carnal Christians” – 10/06/2025