Let us all be reminded of the good counsel that the Westminster Larger Catechism provides about hearing sermons:
Question 160: What is required of those that hear the word preached?
Answer: It is required of those that hear the word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence, preparation, and prayer; examine what they hear by the [...]
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Duties of Sermon-hearers
Posted in Scripture, preaching, worship, tagged church, preaching, sermon on October 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Love the church…
Posted in CPCC, Calvin, love, worship, tagged Calvin, church, life, Ministry, religion, worship on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr Derek Thomas recently wrote of his love for the church – I couldn’t agree more! Ponder his warm, even passionate words…
“Love me, love my dog,” they say, and my poor dog has been sick all summer and continues to be in bad shape. But it is not dogs I am writing about here; [...]
We think too much of ourselves…
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Human nature, tagged church, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Human nature on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…and not enough of our God!
Here is a great, heart-piercing excerpt from a sermon from Ephesians 1 by Martyn-Lloyd Jones published in God’s Ultimate Purpose (temporarily out of print):
The Bible is God’s book, it is a revelation of God, and our thinking must always start with God. Much of the trouble in the Church today [...]
A great Father’s Day
Posted in America, CPCC, Christianity, Culture, Current Events, Personal, worship, tagged church, family, Fathers Day, worship on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday was one of the best Father’s Days I’ve had — with all seven kids (and a wonderful wife) treating me like a king, and showing old dad lots of love. There were some great gifts for me (including a homemade rap music dvd about me), and a menu to make your mouth water [...]


