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Comfort for the sorely tempted ones

“Herein is comfort for the sorely tempted ones. There is still more to encourage them if they reflect that the Lord Jesus, though tempted, gloriously triumphed, and as he overcame, so surely shall his followers also, for Jesus is the…

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Sunday’s Sermon

Today’s message was part 7 in the series on Hebrews – “Suffering and Solidarity” (Hebrews 2:10-18). You can listen to or download it HERE.

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When in the course of human events…

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which…

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Our affliction and the afflictions of Christ

Over at Ref21 Joel Beeke has written an “open letter to true believers.” Dear believer, I desire to write you about something with which you are well acquainted: affliction. Much has been written on affliction by our forebears. A good…

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The best thing Christians have to give

‘What we offer the world is not ourselves or our moral example or our spiritual integrity. What we offer the world is our broken lives, saying, “We are sinners saved by grace.” What we offer the world is Jesus Christ…

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Faith and the Financial Crisis

Michael Haykin has written what is likely a very helpful little volume on trusting God during these days of financial tribulation: In God We Trust? “Michael Haykin puts today’s financial uncertainties in perspective with a helpful blend of historical and…

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I Still Need the Gospel

There is not a day that goes by that I do not need the Gospel of God’s grace in Jesus Christ. My daily failures confirm that reality all the more. I fail by doing and saying (and writing) things that…

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Jesus Christ our Mediator

“It doesn’t matter how complicated, how desperate, perhaps even hopeless your life has become. No matter how overwhelmed you may feel by your problems, if your trust is in Jesus Christ, you can be sure that he is praying for…