“Open my eyes that I may see the wonderful things in Your law.” Psalm 119:18 “My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.” Psalm 119:81 “Even today I live every moment with the Bible. It is my constant companion. As a believer for fifty-six years, I have tested God’s Word and found it true. In more than five decades I have not encountered one situation in which I have not been able to...
The Man Everybody Wants to See “Open my eyes that I may see the wonderful things in Your law.” Psalm 119:18 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 INTRODUCTION: The tenth stanza of Psalm 119 is the Hebrew letter yodh. It is...
When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” ...
I. What are the issues we face? A. The pro-homosexual argument: Homosexuality is what a person is by nature. The homosexual desires flow out of what constitutes the essential “self.” Natural desires should be experienced and not denied or repressed. Because homosexual feelings are natural they should be celebrated and fully expressed. Homosexuals should be welcomed into the center of society and their lifestyle legitimized along with all other forms of natural sexual practices. It is harmful and even hateful to suggest that homosexuals...
Give Me That Book #3The Center That Holds us Together We are living in a day when those who are best, those who have good intentions, lack conviction. In other words they put up with evil. They don’t participate but neither do they stand up in protest. They simply escape to their cabins along a mountain stream to avoid all of the chaos and confusion. They simply do not care enough or are not sure enough to stand up against the...
God Declares His Glory! [Part One] Psalm 19 We are presently in a series in which I hope to produce a book and a seminar called, “Give Me That Book!” My purpose is both simple and selfish. I want to see and enjoy more of the glory of God. I believe that God wants me to see his glory and enjoy his glory. And because I believe that the place that His glory is most powerfully, and personally and practically revealed...
How to Win over Sin Psalm 19: 12-13 “The good fight of faith is at the root a fight for delight. It’s a fight to maintain satisfaction in God against all the enticements of the world and all the deceptions of the devil. The fight for faith in future grace is a fight for joy. Knowing this will help us understand what is happening to us when the temptations come. Diminishing delight is a summons to war.” John Piper Introduction: Psalm 19...
“What may seem to us as “accidents” are no such things in the universe governed by the providence of the true and living God. Prayers may be directed to this mighty and reigning King knowing that while he tenderly and compassionately hears the cries of his people, he “sits” in the unique position of knowing perfectly what is best and possessing unthwarted power to bring to pass what he wills. The world is not spinning out of control; in fact,...
The Happy Man and God’s Law: Psalm 1 Bill Bright was the founder of Campus Crusade. He was one of the most influential Christians leaders of the 20th century. He was saved in 1941 through the prayers of his mother. He attended Princeton and Fuller seminaries. It was while he was at Fuller Seminary that he felt the call of God to help fulfill the great commission to go into the world and preach the gospel. He began to witness on...
Give Me That BOOK: An Introduction When the renowned theologian Karl Barth visited America he held a widely reported news conference. One of the reporters asked this famous scholar what the most important lesson he had discovered in his many years of studying the nature and characteristics of God. He is reported to have responded: “Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so.” I think Barth’s confession is as profound as it is simple. A great scholar with...