Read Acts 2:42-47. Acts 2 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling […]
Quote from Jonathan Edwards: All the Graces of Christianity Connected
Excerpts from Charity and Its Fruits by Jonathan Edwards. True thankfulness is no other than the exercise of love to God on occasion of his goodness to us. So there is love in a true and childlike fear of God; for a childlike fear differs from a slavish, for a slavish fear has no love […]
Lord’s Supper – Mercy
It’s Communion Sunday and we are about to take the Lord’s Supper. But before we do, since we talked today about mercy, I want to distinguish between grace and mercy. We often lump grace and mercy together, but there is a difference. Grace is when God gives you favor that you don’t deserve. The ultimate […]
Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 4 of 4)
How can we be merciful? First, you have to see how much sin you have been pardoned by a Holy God. Second, you have to see that the same sins that you see in others are in you. Take for example a sin like sexual harassment. Let’s say the person guilty of sexual harassment is […]
Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 3 of 4)
The next relational blessing is related to meekness. v7– 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. I think you can see how these 8 qualities are all connected. Christians ought to progress in all 8 of these areas simultaneously. If you are poor in spirit, if you understand how impoverished you […]
Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 2 of 4)
When you hear the word “meek,” what comes to mind? You’re probably thinking doormat. A guy who gets struck on the cheek and he’s too chicken to fight back so he turns and offers his other check. People have a notion that Christians are so wimpy. A couple of weeks ago, I was making a […]