Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 Q & A 155 Q How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual means of enlightening, convincing, and humbling sinners; of driving them out of themselves, and drawing them unto Christ; …
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 38 Q & A 153 Q What does God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us by reason of the transgression of the law? A That we may escape the wrath and curse of God due to us by reason of the …
So, last Sunday night I finished preaching Psalms on Sunday nights. The Sunday evening congregation made it with me through all 150 Psalms, including one evening where Psalm 119 was read in its entirety. After Psalm 150 I returned to Psalm 119 and preached through its 22 sections. There were five or so of those …
If you’re attending worship with other Christians tomorrow and hearing a sermon, may it have this character: Preachers of the Word labor under three distinct requirements. First, they are to be faithful (pistoi). They are called to believe, and they are called only to believe. They are not called to know, or to be clever, …
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