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A.W. Pink

The Satisfaction of Christ Studies in the Atonement 11. Its Application

A.W. PinkThe Satisfaction of Christ Studies in the Atonement 11. Its Application "If the righteous scarcely [literally "with difficulty"] be saved where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" (1 Pet. 4:18). It seems that comparatively few of the Lord’s people have an adequate conception of the obstacles i... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Expository Thoughts On Luke - Luke 13:10-17

J.C. RyleA CRIPPLED WOMAN HEALED We see in these verses a striking example of diligence in the use of means of grace. We are told of a "woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could not straiten up." We know not who this woman was. Our Lord's saying that she was "a d... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Expository Thoughts On Luke - Luke 2:36-40

J.C. RyleTHE ADORATION OF ANNA The verses we have now read introduce us to a servant of God whose name is nowhere else mentioned in the New Testament. The history of Anna, like that of Simeon, is related only by Luke. The wisdom of God ordained that a woman as well as a man should testify to the fact that Me... Read More
John Gill

Of the Life of God.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 7 OF THE LIFE OF GOD. Having considered the attributes of Simplicity, Immutability, Infinity, Omnipresence, and Eternity, which belong to God, as an uncreated, infinite, and eternal Spirit; and which distinguish him from all other spirits; I shall now proc... Read More
John Gill

The Dejected Believer's Soliloquy. A Discourse Occasioned by the Decease of Mrs. Ann Button.

John GillTHE DEJECTED BELIEVER’S SOLILOQUY. A Discourse, occasioned In, the Decease of Mrs. Ann Button. PSALM 40:11 Why art thou cast down, O my Soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. The Psalmist (who, it is... Read More
John Gill

The Glorious State of the Saints in Heaven.

John GillTHE GLORIOUS STATE OF THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN. A Sermon, Preached at a Wednesday’s Evening Lecture, in GREAT EAST-CHEAP, Dec. 31, 1755. PSALM 84:11 The Lord will give Grace and Glory. The only word in this passage I shall insist upon, is Glory; by which I understand the glorious and happy state of the ... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

God's Call to the Life Above (Psalm 125:1-2)

T. Austin-Sparks"They that trust in the Lord Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So the Lord is round about his people, From this time forth and for evermore." Psalm 125:1-2 Psalms 120 to 134 form a little volume of their own, called the Psalms... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Creation and Consecration of the Ark

T. Austin-SparksWe are occupied at this time with the greatness and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, and we are seeing how that greatness and glory is represented to us in the Old Testament by means of the ark of the covenant. We have begun to look at the journeys of the ark through the wilderness and into the land,... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Mercy-Seat

T. Austin-SparksWe go on with the next thing about the ark, and that is the mercy-seat. There rested upon the ark this solid plate of gold which was called the mercy-seat. It is mentioned twenty-three times in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament it is taken up as referring to the Lord Jesus. It is so set fo... Read More
Book Of Common Prayer 1979

Consecration of a Church or Chapel

On the day appointed, the clergy and people gather with the bishop in a place apart from the church or chapel. When all are ready, the Bishop says the following or similar words Through the ages, Almighty God has moved his people to build houses of prayer and praise, and to set apart places for the ... Read More

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