O’ Magnify The Lord With Me Pastor Jesse Gistand Lord’s Day Sermon 07/27/2008 – 74m 2 Chronicles 23:1-20 Comment: In this message we see the preeminence of Christ, the importance of faithful witnessing and preaching, the rightful ecclesiastic/civil authority established by God, the evils of Jezebelian religion, and the need to stand firm for biblical…
Category: Evangelism & Preaching
TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things (Part Two)
TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things (Part Two) By Curt Wildy Introduction to Part Two In Part One, we covered the need to always be willing to hear, with spiritual ears to hear, and with attentiveness and impartiality of mind (as the Lord enables), what…
TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things (Part One)
TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things By Curt Wildy Lord willing, this three part series will clearly evidence the following four doctrinal (interpretational/hermeneutical) truths: In Scripture, trying the spirits (1 John 4:1-2); discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10); trying words (Job 34:2-3); Searching the scriptures daily (Acts 17:11);…
Preaching Christ
Preaching Christ By George Wright, Beccles U.K. Published January 1866 The ministry of the Gospel is an institution of grace, adapted and designed for the in-gathering of the elect unto CHRIST, and for their edification and joy of faith. Their salvation, in subservience to the manifestation of the glory of the LORD, is the end of it;…
Eight Years’ Labour in the Ministry at Leicester (An Excerpt)
An Excerpt From Eight Years’ Labour in the Ministry at Leicester By A Watchman On The Walls (William Garrard) Leicester, March 29, 1850 BRETHREN— The apostle saith “In all things I am instructed.” And if we watch the Lord’s hand, in providence, without, and the work of His Spirit within, and see the end of…
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth? (Part One)
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: Walk as children of Light (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the…
The Preacher/Evangelist as Distinguished from the Elder/Pastor/Bishop
The Preacher/Evangelist as Distinguished from the Elder/Pastor An Important Distinction for the Growth and Maturity of God’s Quickened Elect Evangelist / Pastor The unregenerate do not need to hear about adorning the doctrine of Christ because, until they hear and believe the Truth, after receiving both life and God-given ‘ears to hear’ to do so,…
Scripture: As With the Water, The Word
Previous to today, over the last few days, I was thinking about how water in the Bible represents both life/salvation and death/judgment. The same element is associated with both eternal life (e.g. “the fruit producing “rivers of water” in Psalm 1:2-3; “the washing of water by the word” in Ephesians 5:26, etc.) and eternal judgment (the flood,…
Regeneration – What is it, When is it, and Why Does it Matter?
Regeneration What is it, When is it, and Why Does it Matter? I. INTRODUCTION: Some may wonder concerning regeneration (what it is, when it occurs, etc.) why it even matters. It matters because God took the time to speak extensively about this subject in His word. It also matters because the wrong understanding of it…
Four Faithful Facts (Regeneration & Gospel Proclamation)
Four Faithful Facts Concerning Regeneration and Gospel Proclamation (1) The True Gospel always accompanies true salvation (i.e. regeneration and conversion). (2) Salvation only and always occurs in the light of true Gospel revelation (either previously or contemporaneously received). (3) Where there is no revelation of the Gospel, there is no true salvation (no true regeneration,…
Spiritual Wrestlings 