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“The unchangeableness of the divine purpose is a necessary consequence of the unchangeableness of the divine nature.”

Johann Keil
Pastor
Hildesheim, Germany

Quoted in John Blanchard, Gathered God: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians

“We are to evangelize not because it is pleasant, not because it is easy, not because we may be successful, but because Christ has called us. He is our Lord. We have no other choice but to obey him.”

Leighton Ford
President, Leighton Ford Ministries
Charlotte, North Carolina

Quoted in John Blanchard, Gathered God: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians

“As a race we are not even stray sheep, or wandering prodigals merely, we are rebels with weapons in our hands. Our supreme need from God, therefore, is not education of our conscience … but our redemption.”

P. T. Forsyth
Scottish Theologian
Principal of Hackney College, London

Quoted in John Blanchard, Gathered Gold: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians

“Jesus is with us! His authority rests with his Church! Let us possess and use it with humility and energy.”

R. Kent Hughes
Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
Glenside, Pennsylvania

Mark: Jesus, Servant and Savior

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Saints Reading Scripture

Posted on27 May 202127 May 2021AuthorDoug Van MeterLeave a comment

Over the years at our various Christmas carols evenings, children, men, and women have read portions of Scripture interspersed with the singing of hymns. No one blinked an eye. Why would they? At some point, we stopped using children in this part of the program, Read More …

The Names of God: Yahweh Tsidkenu

Posted on15 May 2021AuthorStuart Chase

In the New Testament, Jesus presented himself as the Good Shepherd who came to give his life for his sheep (John 10:1–21). He did this because the religious leaders had left the people of Israel “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36), Read More …

The Names of God: Yahweh Roi

Posted on8 May 202115 May 2021AuthorStuart ChaseLeave a comment

Psalm 23 has long been one in which God’s people have found deep and abiding comfort. It is a favourite psalm, for example, at funerals. There is good reason for this. While the psalm does not offer any particular insight into the circumstances of its Read More …

The Names of God: Yahweh Machsi

Posted on30 Apr 202130 Apr 2021AuthorStuart Chase

In early 2020, when it became clear that COVID-19 was going to spread very quickly, various forms of lockdown were implemented across the world. In the Christian world at that time, perhaps no text of Scripture was more frequently cited than Psalm 91. In this Read More …

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