James 1:1-2:26

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 27 CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CONCLUDED) John 7:32-53 The following is a general Outline of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The Pharisees’ attempt to apprehend Christ: verse 32. 2. Christ’s words to their officers: verses 33, 34. 3. The mystification of ... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 30 June 2013 2 Sam 11 1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried stil... Read More

James 1:1-3 - "... My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials ..." This is not the same James who was one of Christ's disciples; he was Jesus' half-brother. He had probably been the bishop of the church of Jerusalem. He wrote this letter to the twelve scattered tribes. Despite h... Read More

Though some say that the New Testament was written 100-300 years after Christ died, the truth is that it was written before the close of the first century by those who either knew Christ personally, had encountered him, or were under the direction of those who were His disciples. In the article When... Read More

CONFESSION OF FAITH 1655 (VARIOUS PARTICULAR BAPTIST CONGREGATIONS IN THE MIDLANDS OF ENGLAND) This post-reformation Particular Baptist Confession of Faith predates most of the confessions in current circulation. It illustrates those issues which concerned these believers at that time and shows link... Read More

This verses are just a summary of what has gone before. It is remarkable how much we may be found amongst the circumstances in which we are placed - having God in them, but still amongst them - or how much we may get out of them all, in spirit, into that to which we are called by grace. The very hym... Read More

Preached at Providence Chapel, Cranbrook, on Wednesday evening, August 19, 1846, by Joseph Philpot "In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto--a nation meted out and trodden under foot, ... Read More

Many in our land are praying for revival, and the prayer movement is ongoing. All of us agree that the Bible is our one real Prayer Book. We are also acquainted with the concept that the best way to pray is to "pray the Scriptures." That means we "plead the promises"--pray God’s language--pray God’s... Read More

Reside as aliens (3927) (parepidemos from para = near by and here implies a transitory sense describing one who passes near but on to something beyond + epidemos = stranger, epidemos from epi = in or among + demos = a people) Parepidemos is used 3 times in the NT (Heb 11:13; 1Pet 1:1; 2:11) and is t... Read More

Bondservant (1401) (doulos from deo = to bind) (Click additional notes on doulos) was an individual bound to another in servitude and conveys the idea of the slave's close, binding ties with his master, belonging to him, obligated to and desiring to do his will and in a permanent relation of servitu... Read More