Daniel 5:17-31 Daniel has been asked by King Belshazzar to explain the handwriting on the wall. Daniel’s primary message is that the Most High God is ‘ruler over the realm of mankind’ and secondarily ‘He sets over it whomever He wishes’. You could say thirdly that man’s response to the Most High God’s dominion influences … More Morning Readings: Daniel 5:17-31 & 2 Corinthians 9
Psalm 82: Is a plea for God who is the judge of all the earth to Judge the world in righteousness. One righteous judgement is to defend the poor and fatherless and the outcast and poor (vs. 3-4) and the last righteous judgement is that God will give the heathen their inheritance. Psalm 83: Is … More Evening Psalm Reading: 82-85
In the Consecration of Bishops service in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer the Bishop to be consecrated is asked a series of questions which all center around the Word of God. The Archbishop asks the follow series of questions: What do you see in all of these questions? Fidelity to the Holy Scriptures. There … More The battle: the Word vs…….
Articles XIX of the 39 Articles of the Church of England reads: XIX. OF THE CHURCH “THE visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ’s ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite … More Theology of the English Reformers: The Primacy of Preaching
Rev. Whitefield essentially uses this verses Luke 14:22-24 to make 3 points: The verses read, “22 And the slave said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may … More GW Sermon #33: The Gospel Supper
In the study of Rev. George Whitefield and the Church of England as it was constituted in the 16th Century the Word of God was central to their faith and views of God. The 16th Century reformation was a movement from the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church to the Word of God or as … More The Word was central to the Church of England
Jesus in the New Covenant, ‘…this cup is the new covenant in My blood…’ (I Cor 11:25), establishes the power for us to become new creatures which means living souls without sin. As He, the Apostles Paul, Peter and John and James teach in the New Testament they describe life without sin. Life without sin is … More Christianity is normal
Psalm Summary Psalm 32: King David defines the blessed man: How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,Whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,And in whose spirit there is no deceit! (Psalm 32:1-2) When he hid his sin he was in torment but he confessed his sin and … More Evening Psalm & Scripture Reading: August 6, 2023
Rev. George Whitefield’s sermon entitled: A Penitent Heart will be summarized here. If we could rightly consider, “how heinous and aggravating our offenses are” to a holy God we would pursue every avenue possible to refrain and repent of them. However we don’t. When we do repent but are in the next temptation overcome by … More GW Sermon #32: A Penitent Heart.
Author Nigel Scotland in his publication entitled “The Supper” depicts The Supper (the Eucharist, Communion, the Lord’s Supper) as containing an evangelistic component as seen in the execution of The Supper in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. In the Forward to the publication Series Editors Mark Burkhill and Gerald Bray say this about the … More The Supper – an evangelistic sacrament
Views from an Evangelist 