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Thomas Brooks: If we are sick, Jesus is a physician. If we thirst, Jesus is a fountain. If our sins trouble us, Jesus is our righteousness. If we stand in need of help, Jesus is mighty to save. If we fear death, Jesus is life.

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As often as the world rages, in order to disturb and put an end to the prosperity of Christ’s kingdom, we have only to remember that, in all this there is just a fulfillment of what was long ago predicted, and no changes that can happen will greatly disquiet us. John Calvin

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the church throughout the ages comes with the endless varieties of its language of faith, speaking in gratitude and praise: Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, and the sheep of Thy pasture Herman Bavinck

Jun 1

True grace will enable a man to step over the world’s crown, to take up Christ’s cross Thomas Brooks

A deacon should be a person where conflict and gossip go to die

The greatest difficulty in conversion is to win the heart to God, and the greatest difficulty after conversion is to keep the heart with God John Flavel

Going to New Orleans for the SBC? Join us for two 9Marks at 9 events: A Pastor: Gift or Office? "Does 'pastoring' refer to a gift all Christians have or an office reserved only for qualified men?" Mark Dever,

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However great thy guilt, however enormous thy transgression, if thou art now willing to be reconciled, God has made thee willing, and he would not have put the will if he did not intend to gratify it. Charles Spurgeon

"Let us pray" Moses Hall

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But the Scriptures know of both, and they shed their light over man and over mankind; and the contradictions are reconciled, the mists are cleared, and the hidden things are revealed. Man is an enigma whose solution can be found only in God

It exalts him too high, or it depresses him too far, for science does not know of his Divine origin, nor of his profound fall.

Herman Bavinck: Science cannot explain this contradiction in man. It reckons only with his greatness and not with his misery, or only with his misery and not with his greatness.

A holy sermon is but for an hour. A holy life is his perpetual sermon— a living, practical commentary of his doctrine— the gospel to the senses Charles Bridges

“Christ is love covered over with flesh” — Thomas Goodwin, The Heart of Christ

May 30

Keep the Word, and the Word will keep you John Flavel

Seeing a lot of helpful debates if Christians should meet on Christmas Sunday made me want to write this piece. Thanks to

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Jan 13

Encourage your church members to deliberately plan, arrange, and order their weeks and months so that they would be in the pews for those 52 Sundays. @sambkoo: buff.ly/3CKHcho

The Congregation as the Final, Earthly Appeal

May 29

The congregation as the final, earthly appeal

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May 29

The quest to consume more and more entertainment, and toys, and travels, and the money that buys them, is insatiable. It does not satisfy. A life devoted to consumption consumes life John Piper

Why New Testament Polity Is Prescriptive

May 29

This is a natural—and convenient—assumption for a generation of church leaders who have been trained to value innovation, creativity, efficiency, and productivity on the model of a successful corporation.

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Does the Bible tell us how to structure our churches? Yes.

Reordering your life to come to church might be one of the first steps to living in faithful obedience to King Jesus

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Resolve to go to church every Sunday

If you’re like me, you’re still scurrying to find some good new year resolutions. On the last day of 2021, I compiled a list of books that I wanted to finish and, in the process, I realized, “I don…

May 27

For the saint, heaven in all its blessedness and glory would be void and stale without God Herman Bavinck

May 27

These corruptions you see today, henceforth you shall see them no more forever, when you shall lay down your weapons of prayers, tears, and groans and put on the armor of light, not to fight but to triumph in. John Flavel

May 27

You tell me, Satan, that sin is pleasant. It may be, but are the grips of consciences and the flames of hell so too? John Flavel

May 26

Man is an enigma whose solution can be found only in God Herman Bavinck

Once again I find myself thanking the Lord for

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! Clarity and charity combine in this wonderfully edifying little volume. May we all be so careful and biblical with one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith.

May 26

This was fun to listen to.

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May 25

Twenty years ago, the Yembi Yembi tribe had no Christians and no written language. Today, they enjoy the ministry of a healthy local church and the Scriptures in their own tongue. Hear the amazing story in today’s episode with Nina and @BuserBrooks buff.ly/3MWR79h