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The River Of Life
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. Revelation 22:1 “This river is the river of God’s pleasures, as it is...
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Don’t Quench The Spirit – John Ortberg
John Ortberg explains the process by which giving in to temptation can become part of a dysfunctional Christian life, from Temptation: How Not To get Hooked, Chapter 12 of The Me I Want To Be: The...
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Best. Theologically Literate Papal Protest. Ever.
The visit of the bishop of Rome to Scotland drew lots of comment around the blogopshere. Presbyterians generally look back to our Confession of Faith from 1646, with its identification of Pope of Rome...
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Pentectost: 23 Songs Of The Holy Spirit – New Album From Cardiphonia
Cardiphonia is a music recording collective. Pentecost is their latest project. (Timely, too, Pentecost is this Sunday) From the bandcamp download page: Pentecost Songs: A collection of songs and...
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Open My Eyes That I May See – Sunday Songs
I thought I’d include another song which we sang at Hervey Bay Presbyterian last Sunday. Open My Eyes That I May See would be a good hymn for before the Bible reading/sermon in a worship service. It’d...
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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 13
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 13 Chapter 8 – Of Christ the Mediator (Paragraphs 1-2) I. It pleased God, in his eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, his only begotten...
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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 25
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 25 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Paragraphs 1-4) I. Good works are only such as God has commanded in his holy Word, and not such as, without the warrant...
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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Cont.) (Paragraphs 1-4) V. We can not, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life, at the hand of God, because...
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Where The Earth Is Prosperous, But The Spirititual Ground Is Barren
Jared C Wilson provides a quote that pertains to the New England territory of the USA, once a place of revival, now renowned as a region of spiritual deadness. It reminds of Mount Gambier. So many...
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Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 20
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 20 53. Q. What do you believe concerning the “Holy Spirit”? A. First, that, with the Father and the Son, he is equally eternal God; second, that God’s Spirit is also...
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Come Down, O Love Divine – Sunday Songs
Come Down, O Love Divine is a hymn with a pentecost theme. Richard Frederick Littledale’s translation of Bianco da Siena’s lyric speaks of a desire for the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit. Coupled...
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Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 25
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 25 65. Q. Since, then, faith alone makes us share in Christ and all his benefits, where does such faith originate? A. The Holy Spirit creates it in our hearts by the...
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The Shy One (via David Cook)
The third in a three-part series (part one; part two) on vital issues in systematic theology by David Cook, current moderator-general of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. An excerpt: The Holy...
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Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 17
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 17 Q & A 30 Q How does the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ? A. The Spirit applies to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by...
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The Christian’s Everyday Companion For Life
Back to the Border Watch after a colleague submitted an article while I was busy last week. This week’s article starts in reality TV and ends up with the Holy Spirit. It also makes use of a thought...
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Our Blest Redeemer, Ere He Breathed – Sunday Songs
Here’s a choice from the ‘God: The Holy Spirit’ section of the hymnbook. As with a lot of older hymns there are a variety of verse settings and lyric changes around. The tune ST CUTHBERT seems to be...
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The Effective Power In Worship (via Terry Johnson)
Terry Johnson on the power that will produce fruit in corporate worship tomorrow, or any another day. All Christian ministry must understand that faithful and fruitful results are possible only by the...
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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 13
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 13 Chapter 8 – Of Christ the Mediator (Paragraphs 1-2) I. It pleased God, in his eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, his only begotten...
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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 25
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 25 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Paragraphs 1-4) I. Good works are only such as God has commanded in his holy Word, and not such as, without the warrant...
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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Cont.) (Paragraphs 1-4) V. We can not, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life, at the hand of God, because...
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