Since the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation has once again come round this seems appropriate for the occasion.
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From Every Sin
“He shall save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).
LORD, save me from my sins. By the name of Jesus I am encouraged thus to pray. Save me from my past sins, that the habit of them may not hold me captive. Save me from my constitutional sins, that I may not be the slave of my own weaknesses. Save me from the sins which are continually under my eye that I may not lose my horror of them. Save me from secret sins; sins unperceived by me from my want of light. Save me from sudden and surprising sins: let me not be carried off my feet by a rush of temptation. Save me, LORD, from every sin. Let not any iniquity have dominion over me. hou alone canst do this. I cannot snap my own chains or slay my own enemies. Thou knowest temptation, for Thou wast tempted. Thou knowest sin, for Thou didst bear the weight of it. Thou knowest how to succor me in my hour of conflict; Thou canst save me from sinning and save me when I have sinned. It is promised in Thy very name that Thou wilt do this, and I pray Thee let me this day verify the prophecy. Let me not give way to temper, or pride, or despondency, or any form of evil; but do Thou save me unto holiness of life, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me abundantly
Earworm Wednesday: Wicked Game ~ Daughtry
And now a song despised by my children. Known as the “whiney” song in my house Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game is covered by Daughtry. And if you listen closely you can hear the howls of anguish from my children.
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If, and a Triple Promise
“If My people, which are called by My Name, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Called by the name of the LORD, we are nevertheless erring men and women. What a mercy it is that our God is ready to forgive! Whenever we sin let us hasten to the mercy seat of our God, seeking pardon. We are to humble ourselves. Should we not be humbled by the fact that after receiving so much love we yet transgress? O LORD, we bow before Thee in the dust and own our grievous ingratitude. Oh, the infamy of sin! Oh, the sevenfold infamy of it in persons so favored as we have been! Next, we are to pray for mercy, for cleansing, for deliverance from the power of sin. O LORD, hear us even now, and shut not out our cry. In this prayer we are to seek the LORD’s face. He has left us because of our faults, and we must entreat Him to return. O LORD, look on us in Thy Son Jesus, and smile upon Thy servants. With this must go our own turning from evil; God cannot turn to us unless we turn from sin. hen comes the triple promise of hearing, pardon, and healing. Our Father, grant us these at once, for our LORD Jesus Christ’s sake.
Earworm Wednesday: I’d Rather Go Blind ~ Gov’t Mule.
Written by Ellington Jordan with co credit going Billy Foster and Etta James. Etta James recorded it in 1967 and it was released in 1968. It is considered a blues and soul classic.
Here is an excellent cover by Gov’t Mule and a thank you to Wes for suggesting this.
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The Leadership of Our Guide
“Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth” (John 16:13).
Truth is like a vast cavern into which we desire to enter, but we are not able to traverse it alone. At the entrance it is clear and bright; but if we would go further and explore its innermost recesses, we must have a guide, or we shall lose ourselves. The Holy Spirit, who knows all truth perfectly, is the appointed guide of all true believers, and He conducts them as they are able to bear it, from one inner chamber to another, so that they behold the deep things of God, and His secret is made plain to them. What a promise is this for the humbly inquiring mind! We desire to know the truth and to enter into it. We are conscious of our own aptness to err, and we feel the urgent need of a guide. We rejoice that the Holy Spirit is come and abides among us. He condescends to act as a guide to us, and we gladly accept His leadership. “All truth” we wish to learn, that we may not be one-sided and out of balance. We would not be willingly ignorant of any part of revelation lest thereby we should miss blessing or incur sin. The Spirit of God has come that He may guide us into all truth: let us with obedient hearts hearken to His words and follow His lead.
Earworm Wednesday: Tainted Love~Pomplamoose
And now covering the Gloria Jones/Soft Cell version I give you for your listening pleasure Pomplamoose singing Tainted Love.
Movie Review: The American Gospel: Christ Alone
Producer: Brandon Kimber, Ralph McGreevy, Martin McGreevy, Shawn Rech, Greg Robb, Theresa Wylie
Director: Brandon Kimber
Writer: Brandon Kimber
Cast: Katherine Berger, Russell Berger, Marshall Brandon, Dan Burgoyne, Matt Chandler, Bryan Chapelle, R. Scott Clark, Ray Comfort, Kenneth Copeland, Sean Demars, Mark Fever, Michael Durham, Mike Gendron, J.D. Greear, Don Green, Jackie Hill-Perry Benny Hinn, Costi Hinn, Michael Horton, Phil Howell, Phil Johnson.
This documentary has been on my list of must see movies for quite some time now. I was finally able to watch the movie yesterday evening.
The plot of the documentary is simple: What is the core gospel of Christianity as defined by scripture and what does the American Gospel consist of and is it the same?
Here the American Gospel is defined broadly as the word-faith ministeries such as Joel Osteen’s ministry, Benny Hinn’s ministry, and others.
The documentary looks at the teachings of Christ and the apostles as found in the Bible and compares them to what the word-faith teachers regarding healing, suffering, and money. The contrast between scripture and them is obvious and radically different than what is espoused by the word-faith teachers.
I think this is an important film that needs to shown in every church to let church goers see exactly what is being fed to thousands of people everywhere that these programs are broadcasted. Whether you are in Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, or Billings Montana you can be bombarded by these heretical teaching. And the more people know what the real Gospel is and what it does and doesn’t do the better.
So go watch this movie, invite friends over and then talk with them about the Gospel.
Five stars
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To Glorify Christ Jesus
“He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you” (John 16:14).
The Holy Ghost Himself cannot better glorify the LORD Jesus than by showing to us Christ’s own things. Jesus is His own best commendation. There is no adorning Him except with his own gold. The Comforter shows us that which He has received of our LORD Jesus. We never see anything aright till He reveals it. He has a way of opening our minds and of opening the Scriptures, and by this double process He sets forth our LORD to us. There is much art in setting forth a matter, and that art belongs in the highest degree to the Spirit of truth. He shows us the things themselves. This is a great privilege, as those know who have enjoyed the hallowed vision. Let us seek the illumination of the Spirit; not to gratify our curiosity, nor even to bring us personal comfort, so much as to glorify the LORD Jesus. Oh, to have worthy ideas of Him! Groveling notions dishonor our precious LORD. Oh, to have such vivid impressions of His person, and work, and glory that we may with heart and soul cry out to His praise! Where there is a heart enriched by the Holy Ghost’s teaching there will be a Savior glorified beyond expression. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly light, and show us Jesus our LORD!
Earworm Wednesday
I know that its been an interesting few weeks. I have been recuperating from surgery for over a month and it may have looked like that I have given up on you the readers. But…
