The following article was written by Jon Bloom, co-founder of Desiring God. As all of us get older (day by day!), we ask this question and only God will give us direction towards the meaning and end of life. It’s been ten years since my father died. A decade. Already? Nearly 20 percent of my lifetime has passed since I last saw him. Where did the time go? We Are Marvels We all intuitively discern that our…..
The Book of Leviticus in the Old Testament describes the laws given by God to Moses for the people of Israel after God rescued them from the Egyptians. Much of this law reflected hygienic issues that modern medicine copes with efficiently. Some laws related to the sacrificial system instituted by God for the ongoing forgiveness of sins. Fortunately, the death and resurrection of Jesus is the perfect substitute for these imperfect rituals. Quite a deal of Leviticus deals with…..
Today, 2 September 2020, is a day of shame for the State of Victoria and, by implication, for Australia. In the early hours of this morning, the Upper House of the Victorian Parliament voted to extend the Labor Government’s State of Emergency legislation for another six months. The vote was 20-19 and the majority was only possible because a ‘Green’ politician, an ‘Animal justice Party’ politician and a ‘Reason Party’ (formerly called the ‘Sex Party’) politician sided with the left-wing…..
The other day I read a comment from John Piper which is an insight into one of the ways that everyone, believers and unbelievers alike, lives their life. We praise what we enjoy because the delight is incomplete until it is expressed in praise. Just think about the ordinary activities of life. People attend (or, at the moment!) watch football games. The full expression of their delight is in cheering (praising) their team when it kicks a…..
Great is Thy Faithfulness is one of the best known Christian hymns. Yet it has a strange origin. Lament has been the cry of people throughout history in times of disaster. In the present coronavirus predicament there is plenty about which to express lament. It is a passionate expression of grief or regret. There are family or friends who have died or are sick, massive inconvenience to employment and daily living, the restrictions on freedom of movement,…..
As Melbourne and Victoria entered six weeks of Stage 3 and 4 COVID lockdowns, six members of The Gospel Coalition in Australia, Victoria Committee were asked how they’re praying for their city and State – prayers for Victoria we might all like to take up over the coming weeks. ‘I’m praying for three things. First, that God will have mercy on us and bring relief to the many people who are stressed, anxious and suffering. Second, that God will use…..
Notice, finally, that it was expedient for the fortifying of faith. This is immeasurably important. Jesus knew the terrible hazards His cause would have to meet. He foresaw the deadly menace of the ruthless principalities and powers. He knew that history, right on to the end of time, would fling the frightful challenge of the trumpeting success of fraud and force and arrogant wickedness full in the face of those who trusted in righteousness and truth and love. Is not…..
Notice, in the third place, that it was expedient for the energising of evangelism. Take the magnificent metaphor in which Paul expressed the function and responsibility of the early Church: ‘Ye are the Body of Christ.’ Obviously, if their Master had not passed into the unseen, that challenging conception could never have arisen. Had He tarried in their midst, a visible presence, It could never have occurred to them to say that they were Christ’s eyes, to look out in…..
Notice, in the second place, that it was expedient for the universalising of the Gospel. Consider how Christianity began. A Child is born to a peasant woman; a young Man toils at a bench; half a dozen fishermen suddenly leave their boats and nets; among a few out-of-the-way villages a fire of religious revival is kindled, flares up, and dies away; a table is spread for a family meal in an upper room; in the obscurity of a wooded glade…..
J S Stewart was regarded as one of the greatest preachers (and scholars) of the twentieth century. His sermons have been preserved. I will provide this one in four parts. From time to time, I will include others in this blog. These sermons were written before or during World War II. ‘He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were continually in the temple, praising and…..
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