Speak To The Rock Pastor Jesse Gistand Audio sermon 11/05/2006 – 67m Numbers 20:1-13 Numbers 20:1-13 Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation:…
Category: 03. Gospel Adorning
The Preaching of the Cross
The Preaching of the Cross But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14 The Christian is instructed to deny himself and to bear his cross daily as he follows Christ. This is…
The Life of Saving Faith
The Life of Saving Faith Pastor Jesse Gistand Audio sermon 03/02/2014 – 64m Hebrews 11:1-4 Hebrews 11:1-4 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things…
Compassion and Condemnation
Compassion and Condemnation What is true compassion and what is true condemnation? What does it mean to have biblical compassion on another and what does it mean to condemn another? To condemn another is to effectively judge them as lost, damned. It is also to esteem yourself as being intrinsically superior to another and/or to…
Gross Darkness
Gross Darkness Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. 16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.…
The Bible on Strife and Contention – Part One
The Bible on Strife and Contention Part One Much has been said on the need to avoid discord amongst the brethren — and rightly so. This has been a matter laid heavily on my heart recently, partly out of true conviction and partly out of what I perceive to be a serious misunderstanding concerning the matter.…
The Heart Of The Righteous Studieth To Answer
The Heart Of The Righteous Studieth To Answer The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things Proverbs 15:28 The heart it says; not the hearts but the heart. The righteous have but one heart, the inner man created after the image of God, yoked to…
Heaven
Heaven We live in a cursed world; sin has introduced all manner of ugliness and vileness. The wrath of God against sin brings forth calamity after calamity. Yet even in this cursed state, there is no shortage of beauty. There is beauty in faces, beauty in places, beauty in poem, and prose, and dialogue. We…
Waiting and Understanding
Personal Blog 3 Waiting and Understanding 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord… Personal blog 3 of over 700 posts; what does that say? I guess I cannot really analyze it at this point; too many of my thoughts now revolve around the reality that I have never personally known anyone who has died in…
The Cup and The Baptism (Part One)
Republishing today (from June 4, 2012) in preparation for Parts 2 and 3 on Baptism.
Spiritual Wrestlings 