Thomas Watson’s counsel on what to do before you go to church, so as to get the most out of church, via Paul Levy at Reformation 21.
1. Meditate on the Works of Creation
2. Meditate on God’s Holiness
3. Meditate on Christ’s Love in Redeeming us
- That Christ who was God should die
- That Christ should die for sinners
- That Christ should not only die for sinners, but die as a sinner
- That Christ should redeem us, when he could not expect to gain anything or to be advantaged at all by us
- That Christ should die so willingly
- That Christ should make salvation effectual to some, and not to others
- That Christ should love us with such a transcendent love
- That Christ’s love in our redemption should be everlasting
- Meditate on the Glory of Heaven