“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”-- Psalm 46:10 “Pray without ceasing.” -- 1 Thessalonians 5:17 In the year 1722, a young man sat down and wrote these words as part of a large document. RESOLVED, That I will do… Continue reading A New Year’s Resolution…or Two
Author: Stanford Murrell
The First Assassination Attempt on the Life of Christ
Jesus Proclaims Himself to be the Messiah After His baptism by John in the river Jordan, Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, was compelled by the Spirit into the desert where He was tempted for forty days and nights. Because He ate nothing during these days of prayer and fasting, Satan found another opportunity… Continue reading The First Assassination Attempt on the Life of Christ
The Deceiver Deceived
The Story of Jacob Preparing to Go Home AN EXPOSITION OF GENESIS 31:1-18 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. Of all the Old Testament characters, Jacob is… Continue reading The Deceiver Deceived
The Graciousness of Charles Spurgeon
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Col. 4:6). Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834. He died at the age of 57 on January 31, 1882 after a remarkable ministry that continues into the 21 century by the… Continue reading The Graciousness of Charles Spurgeon
Calvinist, Arminians, and Robots
One of the many false charges against Calvinist is that we make men robots by proclaiming the sovereignty of God and free grace in salvation. The charge is unfair. The charge is baseless and might actually be reversed. Consider the evidence. The word “robot”, first used in 1923, comes from the Latin word “orbus” which… Continue reading Calvinist, Arminians, and Robots
How to Step Out into Spiritual Freedom
The Desperate Condition of the Natural Man “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” John 8:36. There are a variety of Scriptural images that portray the plight of the natural man, a reference to the person who is born of Adam, born of the flesh, but not yet born… Continue reading How to Step Out into Spiritual Freedom
Four Signs of Salvation
In John 3:2 the Bible records the story of a man named Nicodemus. “The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.” A man cannot regenerate himself,… Continue reading Four Signs of Salvation
