Philippians 2 Chapter CONTEXT from Gill’s Exposition of the Whole Bible: Philippi was a Roman colony, and the chief city of one part of Macedonia, Acts 16:12, it is by Appianus called Datos which was its original name; and by Diodorus Siculus it is called Crenidae a, from, the fountains about it; and it took its … More Sunday Sermon Series – 02/26/2023
Matthew 5 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: This chapter, and the two that follow it, are a sermon; a famous sermon; the sermon upon the mount. It is the longest and fullest continued discourse of our Saviour that we have upon record in all the gospels. It is a practical discourse; there is not much of … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/22/2022
Bible Verses on Wisdom I came across this quote some time ago and never got around to using it until now. It amazes me how smart folks think they can be, I am not talking about mental IQs here but big-picture, worldview-type smarts. You can take a worldly person with a 180 IQ (a real … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/16/22
In the modern world, Mr. Twain’s humorous remarks have sadly become the normality of society. There are those who seek power, those who have power, and those whose rights are trampled by the first two. Of course, BIBLICALLY the chief end of man can be summed up differently. Here the Westminster Catechism does an excellent … More Devotional thought for Today – 06/24/2022
LUKE 9 CONTEXT: For this chapter, Matthew Henry breaks it down as follows: I. The commission Christ gave to his twelve apostles to go out for some time to preach the gospel and confirm it by miracles (v. 1-6). II. Herod’s terror at the growing greatness of our Lord Jesus (v. 7-9). III. The apostles’ … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/19/2022
PSALM 51 CONTEXT: First we will look at C.H. Spurgeon’s explanation: TITLE. To the Chief Musician. Therefore not written for private meditation only, but for the public service of song. Suitable for the loneliness of individual penitence, this matchless Psalm is equally well adapted for an assembly of the poor in spirit. A Psalm of David. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/06/21
The Ten Commandments or the Law of God Series Deuteronomy 5:11 and Exodus 20:7 Maybe it is just me, but the above modern translation, (1st time I saw it was this study) of this Third Commandment leaves something lacking. It says You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God… Misuse could mean … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/08/21
The Ten Commandments or the Law of God Series When we ended yesterday’s devotional, we were looking at Keach’s Baptist Catechism of 1677. The final Q&A was: 49. What doth the preface to the ten commandments teach us? The preface to the ten commandments teacheth us that because God is the Lord, and our God … More Devotional Thought for Today – 10/30/21
Galatians 5 CONTEXT: Chapters 3 and 4 of Galatians are all about Theology and the final chapters (5 and 6) the application of that in a person’s life. Matthew Henry describes this Chapter as an earnest exhortation to stand fast in the liberty of the gospel. (1-12) To take heed of indulging a sinful temper. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 06/17/2021
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