Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we acknowledge our sin to You, bowing beneath the weight …
Public Spirited Brick Throwers
The cash for clunkers program is a variation on a theme, one that highlights the economic illiteracy of our times, and the greediness of our leaders and people. Free money — who could be against that? Well, me, for starters. Here is the theme. Henry Hazlitt (Economics in One Lesson) pointed out what he called …
Daily Bread
Book 3/Chapter 20 The fourth petition (section 44) 1. What do we do in the second half of the prayer? 2. What is the fourth petition? 3. What do some who entrust their souls to God still struggle with? 4. When our storehouses are stuffed and our cellars full, what should we still do? The …
Three Petitions
Book 3/Chapter 20 The first petition (section 41) 1. What is the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer? 2. What are we always bidden to be concerned for in our prayers? The second petition (section 42) 1. What is the second petition? 2. What relation does the second petition have to the first? 3. How …
Shutting the Gate of Prayer
Book 3/Chapter 20 The Lord’s Prayer (section 34) 1. The Lord’s Prayer is a table of what? Six petitions (section 35) 1. How many petitions does Calvin divide the Lord’s Prayer into? 2. How are those six divided? In calling Him Father (section 36) 1. What are we doing when we call God Father? 2. …
The Great Value of Music
Sorry — got a day behind. Should be caught up later today. Book 3/Chapter 20 Public temples (section 30) 1. What do we need to have since there needs to be common prayers for believers? 2. Public prayer is lawful provided what? 3. Do the buildings make prayers more holy? Singing (section 31) 1. Does …
Creation on Tiptoe
Sorry I got out of the sermon plug groove. Don’t know what happened. But here is a link to last week’s message on the coming glory. And I just finished the outline for next’s Lord’s Day. The passage is overwhelming– Romans 8:19-27.
Too Deep for Words/Romans XXIX
INTRODUCTION: The glory welling up with us is the future of the creation, and it is the future of the entire creation. This is a much neglected passage, perhaps because the view from here is so stupefying. We don’t quite know how to take it in—but that is all right because the Spirit will help …
The Grace of Disgrace
GRACE & PEACE “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because …
Evil Skews Everything
Sorry for the category this is under. Closest I have. In the course of our discussions of Medicare, and inconsistent Christian use of the same, I made a passing reference to Medicare use by “hobbyist” midwives. Discussion on this point rapidly developed into its very own sideshow, deteriorating rapidly from the point about government aid …