Archives for January 2022

PRAYER POINTS C.J. Mahaney | Revelation 20:11-15 | "Living This Day For That Day"These written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence, earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, st...

"At my ordination I was charged 'to prepare the dying for their death.' Although the intention here may have been the narrower one of ministry to those near the point of death, the charge has wider implications. All Christians ought to be engaged in preparing one another for their deaths and for suffering, so that when suffering comes we may be so shaped by God's Word that...

Psalm 103 PRAYER POINTS "Rehearsing His Mercies" - Brian ChesemoreThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are opp...

Hebrews 1:1-4 PRAYER POINTS"The Doctrine of Jesus Christ" - Mark PraterThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. Long ago, at many times andin many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,2 butin these last dayshe has spoken to us byhis Son, whom he appointedthe heir of all things,through whom a...

Editors' note: The following article first appeared in the hardcover version of our Statement of Faith, given to Sovereign Grace pastors at our 2021 Pastors Conference. The year 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Sovereign Grace family of churches (SGC). We are delighted to celebrate with the publication of this special edition of SGC's new Statement of Faith. This ...

OVERVIEW OF THE SERMON:In Galatians 4:4-7, Paul describes how God has redeemed us through adoption. First, God sovereignly makes us children through Christ's redeeming death. Second, adoption gives us an eternal inheritance and the privilege of being God's blood relatives. In response to this adoption, we should gratefully enjoy and obey God. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: A...

CJ has recommended D.A. Carson's "For the Love of God", which comes in two volumes. Carson follows Robert Murray-M'Cheyne's one-year reading schedule, taking you through the entire Bible, while reading the New Testament and Psalms twice. This plan includes Carson's brief commentary on the daily readings, and those resources can be found on PDF for free below. If you like a...