
DEVOTION for April 11th *A.D. 2026.
Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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* Does it matter whether the Traditional abbreviations B.C. or A.D.
or the New Age inventions of B.C.E. or C.E. is used to fully describe Calendar dates?
Yes, it does. Significantly. Without question!
B.C. or A.D. are the abbreviations that stand for “Before Christ” and “Anno Domani” [Year of our Lord] A.D. Does NOT mean “After Death” as many erroneously have been taught.
B.C.E. or C.E are New Age inventions that stand for “Before Common Era” or “Common Era”. [These inventions are effort to eliminate the person of Jesus Christ, and to write Him out of History, altogether by not mentioning HIS NAME, at all].
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The Lord Jesus *Christ
* [Anointed Messiah]
was supernaturally Fathered by GOD, The Holy Ghost, and was then born of a virgin girl, named Mary 2026 years ago in Bethlehem of Judea.
He was crucified and His lifeless body was placed in a tomb and after three days, GOD brought Him back to life from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave.
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST is GOD’S INCARNATE WORD [His WORD made flesh] and His EVERLASTING [Once, For ALL] SACRIFICE for ALL Sin]. HE is The Lamb of God, God’s WORD in Human flesh.] The CHURCH is His Body, the BODY of *CHRIST,
(*The Messiah). The CHURCH is His espoused [Divinely promised and legally bound] Bride, to whom HE will return and wed.
The singular event of the birth of Jesus Christ establishes and defines time in all of Human History as being either Before or After HIS Birth.
John 1:1: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [AS His WORD is ETERNAL and IMMUTABLE it IS and WAS and FOREVER FOR EVER MORE SHALL BE] Jesus Christ is GOD’s [incarnate] WORD, MADE FLESH and is ONE with the FATHER.
I, and my Father are ONE. John 10:30
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WHO IS THE GOD OF THE BIBLE?
by David Hocking
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF HIS NAME?
(1 One) His Name is INCOMPREHENSIBLE!
Exodus 3:13-15 “13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called
Wonderful,
Counsellor,
The Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high, I cannot attain unto it.”
(2 Two) His Name is INFINITE!
Psalm 145:1-3
I will…for ever and for ever…
His greatness is unsearchable.
Romans 11:33
O the depth…
How unsearchable…
…His ways past finding out
(3 Three) His Name is INCORRUPTABLE!
(two issues: holy and eternal)
Psalm 72:17
“His Name shall endure for ever: His name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in Him: all nations shall call Him blessed.”
Psalm 99:3
“Let them praise Thy great and terrible name; for it is Holy.”
Psalm 111:9
“Holy and reverend is His name.”
Psalm 135:13
Thy Name, O LORD endureth for ever; and Thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.”
Psalm 145:21
“Let all flesh bless His holy Name for ever and ever.”
(4 Four) His name is IMMUTABLE! [Unchanged and unchangeable]
Malachi 3:6
“For I am the LORD, I change not.”
Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.”
(5 Five) His name is INCOMPARABLE! [Without Equal]
Deuteronomy 4:35
“Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightiest know that the LORD He is God; there is none else beside Him.”
Deuteronomy 4:39
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
(6 Six) His Name is INDESCRIBABLE! [No description can adequately describe HIM]
El, Eloah, Elyon, Elohim, Adon, Adonai, - Yah, Yahveh
(The Names for GOD used 10,952 times in the Bible!)
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To Abraham – His Name is El Shaddai [God Almighty, Abundant Provider, [Provider of More than Enough]
Genesis17:1 ,
And when Abram was ninety and nine (99) years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I Am, the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
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The Indestructible Book [GOD’s HOLY WORDS]
By Dr. David Brown
The WORDS of the 1769 Edition of The King James Bible, KJV were, for all time, Divinely Inspired, Inerrant, Infallible and Providentially Preserved and Protected eternal Words of GOD.
They are God-Breathed, [Spoken] Eternal WORDS of Almighty GOD. The same GOD who calls Himself “I AM” is Omni-Lingual, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Immutable, All-Wise, Omnipresent, Eternally and Supremely Holy. He is the One-and-Only Triune, Three-in-One GOD.
“I and my Father are one”. John 10:30
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1 John 5:7 This is the fundamental scripture of the essential tenet for the doctrine of the Trinity. [The Triune, [Three-in-One] GOD in-Three Persons (This verse has been omitted or Changed to diminish the authority and works of the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ or has been Removed entirely in Critical Text Translations by apostates that desire an untenable goal to allow a counterfeit scripture to support False Doctrine that gives rise to all manner of Cults, False Doctrines, False Teaching and Heresies brought forward by false Prophets, Agnostics, Gnostics, Atheists or Pagans.
Therefore, The incarnate WORD of GOD, [Jesus *Christ (*The Anointed MESSIAH) and His Father are ONE.] John 10:30
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, [Jesus Christ] and the Holy Ghost: and
these three are one. John 10:30
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, [Holy Ghost] and the Water [Living Water of the Father], and the Blood; [The Sacrificial Blood of Jesus Christ]: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son [The Lord Jesus *Christ
(* Anointed Messiah)].
GOD is THE GREAT “I AM” and Jesus Christ is The WORD made Flesh, GOD’s WORD is infinite and endures FOREVER, from Eternity Past through the never-ending,
Eternity Future.
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Why Cults, False Teachers and Heretics have tried to delete 1 John 5:7
from the Bible.
By Dr. Phil Stringer
By Dr. Phil Stringer
1 John 5:7 Is The Great Trinitarian Proof Text of The Bible. (For The immutable Doctrine of the Trinity.)
Daniel Webster [Author of the Famous Webster Dictionary] was once asked. “Does it not bother you [Mr. Webster] to believe in the Trinity since you cannot explain it?
His answer was, “What would bother me would be to have a God so small that I could fully explain HIM.”
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By Dr. David Sorenson
In addition to overwhelming evidence of authenticity from the 5,321 Majority Text Greek manuscripts, this link gives Translational Evidence that proves the age of the Textus Receptus to be older than Codices Sinaiticus or Vaticanus, The Primary source used by all Critical Text adherents.
Including Westcott and Hort, Nestle and Aland and the Codices Sinaiticus and *Vaticanus.
*The unique and final one-world Greek Text so deemed and sanctioned by the Catholic Church and The Vatican.
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The Lord Jesus *Christ
[*Anointed Messiah]
was supernaturally Fathered by the Holy Ghost, and was born of a teen-aged virgin girl called Mary 2026 years ago in Bethlehem of Judea.
He was crucified, and His lifeless body was placed in a tomb. After three days, GOD brought Him back to life again, raised HIM from the dead victorious over sin, death and the grave.
He was and is GOD’S Incarnate WORD and Everlasting SACRIFICE, The LAMB of GOD, [THE WORD of GOD made flesh.] The CHURCH is the BODY of *Christ,
*THE MESSIAH.
She [The CHURCH] is HIS espoused [Legally Bound] Bride, for whom HE will come again to Complete the Marriage in the Wedding Ceremony and Feast.
This singular event of The birth of Jesus Christ describes, defines and establishes all time in all Human History as being either Before or After His Birth.
John 1:1: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD. [AS His WORD is ETERNAL and IMMUTABLE it IS and WAS and FOR EVER (sic) SHALL BE]
Jesus Christ is GOD’s WORD, Made Flesh and is ONE with the FATHER.
I and my Father are One. John 10:30
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Genesis17:1
And when Abram was ninety and nine years old, (99) the Lord appeared to him, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
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The Indestructible Book [GOD’s HOLY WORDS]
By Dr. David Brown
The WORDS of the 1769 Edition of The King James Bible, were, immutably and forever, Divinely Inspired, Inerrant, Infallible and Providentially Preserved and Protected Words of GOD.
These WORDS are God-Breathed, [Spoken] Eternal WORDS spoken by Almighty GOD. The same GOD who calls Himself “I AM”, is Omni-Lingual, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Immutable, All-Wise, Omnipresent, Eternally and Supremely Holy. He is the One-and-Only Triune, Three-in-One GOD.
“I and my Father are one”. John 10:30
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1 John 5:7 Is the fundamental scriptural basis for the doctrine and essential tenet of the Trinity. [The Triune, [Three-in-One] GOD in-Three Persons (This verse has been omitted or Changed to diminish the authority and the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ or has been Removed entirely from all Critical Text translations by apostates that hold the untenable goal to support False Doctrine that gives rise to all manner of Cults, False Teaching and Heresies of false Prophets, Agnostics, Gnostics, Atheists and Pagans.
Therefore, The incarnate WORD of GOD, [Jesus *Christ
(*The Anointed MESSIAH) and His Father are ONE.] John 10:30
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, [Jesus Christ] and the Holy Ghost: and
THESE THREE ARE ONE. John 10:30
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, [Holy Ghost] and the Water [Life of the Father], and the Blood; [The Sacrificial Blood of Jesus Christ]: and these three AGREE IN ONE. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son, [The LORD Jesus *Christ
*(The Anointed Messiah)].
GOD is “I AM” and Jesus Christ is The WORD made Flesh, GOD’s WORD is infinite and will endure FOREVER, from Eternity Past through the never-ending Eternal Future.
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By Dr. Phil Stringer
1 John 5:7 Is The Great Trinitarian Proof Text of The Bible. (That establishes the immutable Doctrine of the Trinity.)
Daniel Webster [Writer of the Webster’s Dictionary] was once asked. “Does it not bother you to believe in the Trinity since you cannot explain it?
His answer was, “What would bother me would be to have a God so small that I could fully explain Him.”
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The Traditional Text: It's History & Manifestation
By Dr. David Sorenson
In addition to evidence of authenticity from the 5,321 Majority Text manuscripts, this link presents Translational Evidence that the Traditional Text is Inerrant, Infallible and is the Inspired [Word-by-Word, GOD-Breathed and moved the Prophets and Apostles to write what they were given by the Holy Ghost] Greek Text. Length: (33:56 minutes)
The Traditional Greek Text was printed by Desiderius Erasmus and was used in the FIRST Christian Church at Antioch. It was later called The Received Text [vis. Latin: The Textus Receptus TR].
Over Five Billion King James Bibles [NOT NEW King James Version Bibles] account for more sales world-wide than any other version or edition of the Holy Bible. This is more than all other Versions and Editions Combined.
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By Dr. David Sorenson
So, Dr. Sorenson, “I hear You are King James Only.”
No, I’m Traditional Text only. But if you come to the view and the conviction of being Traditional Text only, you will be Only King James.
The issue is not translational.
Marketing ploys by publishing companies that have little basis in reality would have us to believe that the new versions are:
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Easier to read.
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More modern.
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More accurate (Not true)
The most popular. (KJV is still the most popularly read Bible in America)
The issue comes down to the textual issue. By That, I refer to the underlying Greek text. I guess we could say texts, plural but particularly that of the New Testament. On the one hand is the Traditional Text from which the only major English translation is the King James Version of the Bible. The Traditional Text.
On the other hand, is the Critical Text sometimes called the eclectic text from whence all the other translations come. And some will say well there really is no difference between them. The difference you could amount to is just the footnotes in the bottom of a page. (This is Not true) He was not dishonest but just repeating what someone had told him.
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The Remarkable life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Testimony as told by Him. (The Prince of Preachers)
7 Writing tips from Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) who is considered
The most prolific Christian author in history. His work, including over 140 books and 63 volumes of collected sermons comprising 20–25 million words, constitutes the largest set of books by a single author in Christian history.
Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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A brief summary of the life of Charles Spurgeon
1834-1892 by John Piper (58 minutes)
Spurgeon sermons are saturated with The Word of God, and continue to bless thousands from the 63 volume set known as the
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Spurgeon’s Conversion In 1850, in his own words.
The preaching, teaching and writings of Charles Spurgeon
are saturated by The Revealed Word of GOD, the Holy Bible. His publications continue to benefit readers with sermons and Rightly Divided biblical teaching from one whose life was poured out like a drink offering to The Lord Jesus Christ, to whom Charlie [Charles Haddon Spurgeon] was a fully devoted follower. His love of Jesus Christ was manifested in a singular love for and a never-ceasing effort toward winning souls from the unsaved multitudes. From one who became known as The Prince of Preachers he remained humble always proclaiming and pointing to Christ, and Him crucified.
His ministry continues to thrive worldwide and
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(Brief History of the TABERNACLE) The Metropolitan Tabernacle of London began in 1650 with a building erected with Charles Spurgeon and members of the 1861 congregation .
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Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION for April 11th *A.D. 2026.
Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
PRAYER 15, April 11th Part 3 of 9: THE PEACE OF GOD.
ANECDOTE 249: April 11th MEMORY OF EARTH’S MERCIES A JOY IN HEAVEN.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: April 11th LOOK AND LIVE
-And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when he looketh [looks] upon it, shall live.
MORNING: April 11th "THE PLACE WHICH IS CALLED CALVARY." —Luke 23:33
EVENING: April 11th "FOR THERE STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT THE ANGEL OF GOD. " —Acts 27:23
A SINNER'S PRAYER April 11th
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PRAYER 15, April 11th Part 3 of 9 THE PEACE OF GOD.
O God, we pray again fulfill that covenant promise,
“I will take away the heart of stone out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.”
May we be very tender towards Thee; may we feel Thy faintest admonition; may even the gentlest breath of Thy Spirit suffice to move us; may we not be
“as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding; whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest [for fear that] they come near unto us,”
but may we be as children obedient to a father; may we yield our members cheerfully to the instruments of righteousness; may we have a natural desire wrought in the new nature towards everything that is pure and honest, unselfish and Christly [Christ-like].
[We ask this In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.]
(Attachment: PRAYER 15.doc)
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ANECDOTE 249: April 11th MEMORY OF EARTH’S MERCIES, A JOY IN HEAVEN.
I think Dr. [Isaac] Watts [Click for biography] is right when he says that we shall
“with transporting joys recount the labors of our feet.”
It is rather a small subject, and probably we shall far more delight to dwell on the labors of our Redeemer’s hands and feet; but still we shall remember all the way whereby the Lord our God led us, and we shall talk to one another concerning it. In heaven we shall remember our happy Sabbaths here below, when our hearts burned within us while Jesus himself drew near.
Since Jesus speaks after he has risen of the things that he said while he was with his disciples, we perceive that the river of death is not like the fabled Lethe, [name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion] which caused all who drank thereof to forget their past.
We shall arise with a multitude of hallowed [holy] memories enriching our minds. Death will not be oblivion to us, for it was not so to Jesus. Rather shall we meditate on mercies experienced, and by discoursing thereon [talking about them]
we shall make known to principalities and powers the manifold wisdom of God.
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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK April 11th LOOK AND LIVE by C.H. Spurgeon 1834—1892
-And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee [for yourself] a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when he looketh [looks] upon it, shall live
- Numbers 21:8
-Y Jehova dijo a Moises: Hazte una serpiente ardiente, y ponla sobre la bandera: y sera que cualquiera que fuere mordido y miraré a ella, vivirá - Numeros 21:8
This is a glorious gospel type [illustration]. Jesus, [who was] numbered with the transgressors [associated with sinners], hangs before us on the cross.
A look to Him will heal us of the serpent-bite [death-sentence] of sin; will heal us at once
-When he [we] looketh [look] upon it, he [we] shall live.-
Let the reader who is mourning [feeling condemnation from] his sinfulness, note [focus on] these words
-Everyone that looketh [looks] upon it shall live.-
Every looker will find this true. I have found it so.
I looked to Jesus and lived at once.I know I did.
Reader, if you look to Jesus you will live too. True, you are swelling with the venom [serpent’s poison], and you see no hope.
True, also there is no hope but this one. But this is no doubtful cure
-Everyone that is bitten, when he looketh [looks] upon it, shall live.-
The brazen [bronze] serpent was not lifted up as a curiosity to be gazed upon by the healthy; but its special purpose was for
those who were -bitten.-
Jesus died as a real Savior for real sinners. Whether the bite has made you a drunkard, or a thief, or an unchaste or a profane person, a look at the Great Savior will heal you of these diseases, and make you live in holiness and communion with God.
Look and live.
Prayer: Thank You Father that You instructed Moses, “To make a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole:
and it shall come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, [with the deadly bite] when he [looks] upon [the bronze serpent] he shall live.”
Lord Jesus, I look to You to save me. I believe you are God’s only begotten son, One with the Father and that You took my place on the cross and actually became sin so that Your sacrifice satisfied eternal salvation to ALL that would believe, when you said, Tetelestai! And Attested to the fact that my sin debt was forever
paid-in-full.
Not only did You pay my sin debt but You took upon yourself all sin of all time and actually became sin to satisfy God’s perfect judgement to redeem all sinners who would trust in Jesus Christ (The Messiah).
“It is Finished!”
Lord Jesus, You were lifted up and died on the Cross and raised from the dead so I could look to You and live. I believe that God raised You victoriously over sin , Satan and the grave, so that I could be made the righteousness of God in You. Thank You.
I celebrate You, the risen Lord during Passover (Easter) and every time a new birth takes place by trusting in You, THE RESURRECTION.
In your name, Lord Jesus, I pray, Amen.
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MORNING April 11th "THE PLACE WHICH IS CALLED CALVARY." —Luke 23:33
—Vinieron al lugar que se llama de la Calavera—Lucas 23:33
THE hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary; the house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross; the temple of heavenly blessing is founded upon the riven [split-apart] rock—riven by the spear which pierced His side. No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul [makes a happy heart] like Calvary's tragedy [the crucifixion of Jesus].
Is it not strange,
The darkest hour That ever dawned on sinful earth,
Should touch the heart with softer power,
For comfort, than an angel's mirth? [laughter]
That to the Cross the mourner's eye should turn,
Sooner than where the stars of Bethlehem burn?
Light springs [goes dark] from the midday-afternoon light [high-noon] of Golgotha, and every herb [plant] of the field blooms sweetly beneath the shadow of the once accursed tree.
In that place of thirst, grace has dug a fountain that ever gushes with waters pure as crystal, each drop capable of alleviating the woes of mankind. You who have had your seasons of conflict will confess that it was not at Olivet [The Mount of Olives] that you found comfort, not on the hill of Sinai, nor on [Mt.] Tabor;
but Gethsemane, Gabbatha, and Golgotha have been a means of comfort to you.
The bitter herbs of Gethsemane have often taken away the bitterness in your life, the scourge of Gabbatha has often scourged away your cares, and the groans of Calvary have put all other groans to flight.
Thus Calvary yields us comfort rare and rich. We never would have known Christ's love in all its heights and depths if He had not died; nor could we guess the Father's deep affection if He had not given His Son to die.
The common mercies we enjoy all sing of love, just as the sea-shell, when we put it to our ears, whispers of the deep sea whence it came; but if we desire to hear the ocean itself, we must not look at everyday blessings,but at the transactions of the crucifixion.
He who would know love, let him retire to Calvary and see the Man of sorrows die.
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EVENING April 11th FOR THERE STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT THE ANGEL OF GOD. " —Acts 27:23
Porque esta noche ha estado conmigo el ángel del Dios —Hechos 27:23
TEMPEST and long darkness coupled with imminent risk of shipwreck had brought the crew of the vessel into a sad case; one man alone among them remained perfectly calm, and by his word the rest were reassured. Paul was the only man who had heart enough to say,
"Sirs, be of good cheer."
There were veteran Roman legionaries [soldiers] on board and brave old mariners [sailors], and yet their poor Jewish prisoner had more spirit than they all.
He [Paul] had a secret Friend who kept his courage up. The Lord Jesus dispatched [sent] a heavenly messenger to whisper words of consolation in the ear of His faithful servant, so he wore a shining countenance [a facial expression of divine joy] and spake [spoke] like a man at ease.
If we fear the Lord, we may look for timely interventions when our case is at its worst. Angels are not kept from us by storms, or hindered [restricted] by darkness.
Seraphs [angels] think it no humiliation to visit the poorest of the heavenly family. If angel's visits are few and far between at ordinary times, they will be frequent in our nights of tempest and tossing [dangerous storms].
Friends may drop [abandon] us when we are under pressure, but our intercourse with the inhabitants of the angelic world will be more abundant; and in the strength of loving words, brought to us from the throne by the way of Jacob's ladder, we will be
strong to do exploits.
Dear reader, is this an hour of distress for you? Then ask for help. Jesus is the angel of the covenant, and if His presence is now earnestly sought, it will not be denied.
What that presence brings in heart-felt cheer [to] those who, like Paul, have had the angel of God standing by them in a night of storm when anchors would no longer hold and rocks were nigh [near], remember well.
0 angel of my God, be near,
Amid the darkness hush [quiet] my fear:
Loud roars the wild tempestuous [stormy] sea,
Thy presence, Lord, shall comfort me
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SERMONS AND SACRED PRAISES:
The Metropolitan Tabernacle (Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892)
SERMON: Securing God’s Attention Romans 10:9 with Peter Masters
Here is Paul magnificently explaining first, how not to gain the ear of God, and then how to do so - by understanding how He saves the soul and changes the life; also, how to approach Him. This is the way to find and know Him.
SERMONS: From The Metropolitan Tabernacle (Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892)
Securing God’s Attention Romans 10:9 with Peter Masters
Here is Paul magnificently explaining first, how not to gain the ear of God, and then how to do so - by understanding how GOD saves the soul and changes the life; also how HE is to be approached. This is the way to find Him and know Him.
I Shall Not Be Moved (Rockabilly) By the Million Dollar Quartet …be [be being] filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
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A Sinner’s Prayer.
A person may come to Jesus by believing and (whole heartedly) praying like this:
“Lord Jesus, I’m a sinner. I’m lost and hopeless without You. I will never be able to save myself by my own merits. Without you and your death on the cross I would deserve and spend forever in Hell.
I know that me doing my best or being good (in my own opinion) and justifying my own behavior as "good" or "OK" will never save me.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I come to You right now. Lord Jesus. Please save me. I believe You died on the cross in my place to pay for my sin debt and put to death my sin nature. I know You always keep your word. Please save me. You say and it’s written in the Bible that you won’t reject anyone who comes to You. I'm coming to You now. Thank You for saving me.
I give myself (all of myself) to You, Lord Jesus. I declare that You are my Savior and Lord. I’m sorry for and I turn away from every sin (every bad thought, every bad word I have spoken and every bad thing I have ever done) and look to You free me from the penalty of sin, to keep me free from the power of sin and empower me overcome any temptation from sin’s presence. Thank you for forgiving all of my sins by dying on the cross to pay the punishment that I deserve. (I was a sinner by nature and by behavior). But now I'm washed clean by Your blood that was shed [poured out] for me at Calvary [at the cross].
Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and that You love me now and will always love me and will never reject or turn your back on me. I know You are the Way, the Truth and the Life and that no one can come to the Father other than by You.
Thank you Father that You have made a way for me to see myself as ungodly. But, because You are good You have made a way and given me the desire to come to You, to turn away from my sin and to trust in the Lord Jesus. You have forgiven me because He took my place and You have provided for me to be born again [born from above, born of the Holy Spirit].
You prompted this desire and faith to believe in Your only begotten Son who,gave up His life and died on the cross to pay my sin debt, not mine alone, but the sins of the whole world.
Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave and in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation. After You raised Him from the dead You gave Him a Glorified, [everlasting] physical body and after he was seen by many witnesses on earth You took Him up to reign with You in heaven.
I pray this in the name, of Your only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ with a grateful heart. Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and for sending the Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, for my guidance and solemn instruction into all truth., Amen.”
Thank You Holy Spirit of Truth, The Comforter, The Paraclete [true friend who is by your side and always has your back] for the new life in Jesus and the victory that comes when I recon myself dead indeed unto sin and alive unto God through Christ Jesus our Lord trusting You, Holy Spirit for Your empowerment to see this promise fulfilled. Romans 6:11
Thank you that you, Holy Spirit, always exalt [lift up] the Lord Jesus. John 16:8-11
With all my heart, I thank you Lord Jesus for saving me.
I ask now that You live Your life through me in Your name, Lord Jesus I pray, Amen.
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The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
Pray also that believers will be led… by the Holy Spirit to rightly divide and proclaim God’s WORD, providentially protected and preserved by God, Himself.
John 3:16:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in Heaven. Psalm 119:89
God is not the author of confusion. 1 Corinthians 4:33
God, Himself, providentially protects and preserves His WORD. All of His Word is inspired, [God-breathed], self-authenticating, immutable [unchanging and unchangeable], eternal, inerrant, infallible, infinite and all-powerful [omnipotent] Word.
MISSION PURPOSE:
, the purpose of The John Mark Publishing Company is to publish and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every creature, ministering God’s love to all, especially those in the household of faith. The Bible is God’s everlasting, inspired, (God breathed) inerrant, infallible, unchangeable, divinely protected and preserved Word of love and salvation to the entire world forever settled in heaven.
It is also the essence and foundation of this ministry as we aim to encourage a fully devoted discipleship demonstrating devotional vigor.
History: The preaching, teaching and writing of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, reveals God’s love through His WORD, rightly divided and conforming to all doctrines of Biblical Christianity. His work continues to benefit, bless and challenge readers through authentic Gospel preaching and sound biblical teaching. The Lord’s ministry through Charles Spurgeon continues to flourish from (Spurgeon’s) Metropolitan Tabernacle, (Brief History)
This Website is shared with the hope that growth in personal devotions and the edification of the church as well as fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ will be encouraged. We desire that the written Word of God will be the Living Word in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ to each and every reader.
To this end, DailySpurgeon.com offers Gospel preaching and engage in daily devotions, Bible study, meditation, prayer, and the singing of Sacred Praise and Worship music to The Lord Jesus Christ.
Adherence to Spurgeon’s calendared dates and original, unabridged text is carefully followed.
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Alterations to and alternative readings in Biblical Text were brought about by the Critical Greek Text of Westcott & Hort and was used to translate the: NIV, ESV, RSV and other Modern Language Translations. These Greek translations came from the Greek Codices Vaticanus and Sinaiticus. 90% is from Vaticanus and 8-9% from Sinaiticus and were the principle Texts used by Westcott and Hort to invent their Critical Greek Text. There are more disagreements than there are agreements between these two Codices of Vaticanus and Sinaiticus. .
From their inferior Greek Text, 17 verses are deleted out of the New Testament in following the Critical Text. 7,000 words in total are deleted.
Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are counterfeits that were overwritten in the 10th 11th and completely overwritten in the 15th centuries. There are more points of disagreement than there are points of agreement between them.
The Geneva Bible was also translated from the Traditional Greek Text, The Textus Receptus [The Received Text] including comments favorable to the Protestant Reformation from, devoted, faithful Christian men of GOD; Puritan Believers whose lives were beyond reproach.
This Bible was brought to Plymouth Massachusetts in the American Colonies by the Puritan Pilgrims guided by Captain Christopher Jones’s on the Mayflower sailing ship in 1620. A 1592 Edition of the Geneva Bible that belonging to a Mayflower passenger and the Governor of the Plymouth Colony (Later to become the State of Massachusetts) by William Bradford and is on display at the Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the oldest continuously operating public museum in the United States.
The traditional Textus Receptus [The Received (Greek) Text] unlike any other Greek Text was taken from more than 5,321 original Majority (Greek Manuscript) Text [MT] that agree 99% with one another. Other variant readings stem from Greek translations invented by either Westcott and Hort or Nestle and Aland. These fabricated Greek Texts were translated from only a handful [45] of Majority Text Manuscripts MT and lack the trustworthiness of the inspired 1769 [1611] King James Version, KJV or the Geneva Bible and are the only two translations of the traditional, reliable, inspired, [GOD BREATHED] immutable and providentially and divinely protected Textus Receptus [TR]
There is also translational evidence from Jerome’s Latin Vulgate that establishes The Traditional Greek Text as both the OLDEST and the BEST. [Unlike the Counterfeit proofs offered with The Critical Test].
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Can this Website DAILYSPURGEON be trusted? Is it trustworthy?
Is it of God?
YES, it can! Yes, it is! Here’s why.
1 John 4:1-3
Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everyone or !everything] you hear but be testing the spirit [voice] whether it is of God: because many false prophets have gone [come] out into the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesses [avows] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come[who came] out of God, is of God: and every spirit that confesses not [doesn’t audibly avow] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Therefore I do confess, that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh.
[All translations of the Bible that use Greek translations other than the Traditional AKA the faithful Textus Receptus do not have the Greek word “ictin”. This word means “is” in English] and its exclusion causes the meaning of its translation, “is here” to change to “has” come.
This mistake is self-evident because non-believers, false prophets, atheists and even heretics can, and frequently do, affirm that Jesus Christ “has come” [in the flesh].
While this is a true statement, taken at face value, the meaning of “has come” is clearly not the same as “is here”. When “has” come is the meaning the test God has given in His Word to discern whether words being analyzed are from the Spirit of God or the spirit of antichrist is made void.
One of the most well documented facts in all human history is that Jesus The Christ [The Anointed Messiah] “has” come in the flesh. However, the essential question is not whether the spirit [a spoken or written word] confesses that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh but, whether this confession affirms that Jesus Christ, “is come” [is here], in the flesh.
Please Compare and consider [Meditate upon] this scripture with other related scriptures. Precept upon precept, Line upon line…
Isaiah 28:10-14
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Ephesians 5:30-32
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.32 This is a great mystery: but I [The Apostle Paul] speak concerning Christ and the church. [The Church body and Bride of CHRIST]
“I speak concerning Christ and the church.” [the fleshly embodiment, here and now, of the body of Christ]. Because followers of Jesus Christ are members of the incarnate Body of Christ [The Church] I freely affirm and avow that Jesus Christ is hereNot “Has come”] in the flesh.
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Which Bible Is The Best? (57 minutes) David Hocking
David’s Summary (8 minutes) The problem behind Bible translations is not English. The issue is what Greek text was being used. I believe the true Author is The Holy Spirit. I believe this is the Word of God… We need to understand that The word of GOD in and of itself is power. Power to change your life and through the work of the Holy Spirit can produce the New Birth. We are born again of an incorruptible seed of the Word of God which liveth and abideth forever.
- David Hocking
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THE WORDS of GOD Are :
Immutable, [unchangeable and, incapable of mutation or change]
Inspired, [God breathed, spoken],
Infallible,[Incapable of failing, making a mistake or being wrong]
Inerrant [Without error]
Self-Authenticating [The Bible is considered to be self-authenticating because proponents who believe it to be so know it contains inherent divine qualities—Such qualities are unity, majesty, power, and internal consistency—that reveal its divine origin, that convinces readers of its truth without relying on external historical proof or church testimony.
This concept, championed by the Reformation, know that the Holy Spirit illuminate:
the "heavenliness of its matter," the "efficacy of its doctrine," and the "majesty of its style" within the text itself, allowing God's Word to be received directly, the same way as seeing God's glory in Christ.]
Divinely Protected and Providentially Preserved:
Psalm 12:6-7: 6 The words of the Lord are pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them [Thy Words] (Note Plural), O Lord, thou shalt preserve them [Thy Words] from this generation for ever. (KJV).
Isaiah 40:8: 8 The grass withereth, [withers] the flower fadeth [fades] :but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (KJV).
Matthew 5:18: 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (KJV).
Matthew 24:35: 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (AKJV).
1 Peter 1:23: 23 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (KJV).
1 Peter 1:25: 25 but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. (KJV).
Psalm 119:89: 89 For ever, [sic] O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven, Psalm 119:89). (KJV).
The Authorized King James Version (AKJV) also known as The King James Version, Edition of 1769 (KJV), The Authorized Version (AV) and The Geneva Bible are faithful Translations from the preeminent, [surpassing all others], Traditional Greek Text which predates the name given to the Textus Receptus [The Received Text] TR, and is superior to all modern Critical Text translations rendered from inferiorGreek Sources that include: (Westcott & Hort, Nestle & Aland, and Codices Vaticanus, Sinaiticus and Alexandrus).
John 1:1: 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God.
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John 1:1-3 1In the beginning was he Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in he beginning with God. 3 all things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.
(KJV) The Authorized Version AV Translation was faithfully translated by fully consecrated, and dedicated men of faith, beyond reproach, preeminent linguists, language scholars who were fully devoted followers of The Lord Jesus Christ. The 1611 King James translation is from the inerrant, inspired and immutable Textus Receptus [Received Text]:
Psalm 119:89 ל (Lamed) For ever, [sic] O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
“GOD’S LIVING Word” is The Infinitely Inspired and Ultimate Stare Decisis [The Legal Latin Term that expresses the principle of “Legal Precedence”. It means to stand by things decided, and to uphold all things God-Breathed [Inspired] and therefore eternally, Divinely and immutably decided FOREVER]
4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth [says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Therefore, I now confess that “Jesus Christ is here in the flesh.”
[All other English translations of the Bible that use Greek manuscripts other than the Textus Receptus erroneously renders the English translation “Has come”.
This Translation error is because inferior Greek manuscripts do not include the Greek word “ictin” (This is The Greek word for is that is found only in the Majority Text of the Textus Receptus) and therefore the failure to correctly translate “ictin” [Is Here] into English.
The Authorized King James Version AKJV also known as The Authorized Version AV and the Geneva Bible stand alone in making and giving the correct translation: “is here”.
This error: “has come” is self-evident, because non-believers, false prophets and even heretics can, and sometimes will, make the confession that He “has come” in the flesh. This is no surprise because the birth of Jesus Christ is the most well documented fact in all of recorded history. Indeed, it is a true and factual statement that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Yet, while this is, a true and factual statement, the meaning in scripture has now been erroneously changed. The new and erroneous meaning is that now even if He “has come” in the flesh the confession that JESUS CHRIST IS HERE IN THE FLESH is impossible for THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST who is the creator of all heresies to confess. Without it, Don’t believe anything that is said or written.
NEITHER does it provide for the test for believers to discern whether a spirit [voice or written words being read or heard] are from God or from the Antichrist. It is true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, but it’s essential that the confession that Jesus Christ, “IS HERE IN THE FLESH” Be confessed [be spoken].
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By Reading, comparing and meditating on any specific Scripture together with other relevant Scriptures, God’s Word clarifies and self-authenticates:
Therefore we will read and meditate on:
1 John 4:1-3 with Ephesians 5:30-32
Authorized (King James) Version
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
30: for we are members of his [Jesus Christs’] body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and His bride the church.
[We are members of His body, flesh and bones, one flesh with Him, as His bride the church].
He was born of a virgin 2026 years ago, and HE lives today,
and He is soon returning for His bride, The Church.
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory. "1 Timothy 3:16
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Why Have Traditional Sacred Hymns Endured for Such a Long aTime?
Because God preserves and protects His Word. The lyrics in Sacred hymns are divinely God breathed [Inspired and Spoken by God] words and are therefore infinite, immutable and eternal.
(Text from Blogger: Notorius Meddler)
… be being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
Our prayer is that you have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord, or that you will do it now, right now.
Sing-along and Pray this Hymn wholeheartedly, won’t you?
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The aim of dailyspurgeon.com is to win souls and to encourage all believers to have greater love to and to become a fully devoted follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, [The Messiah].
The Good News, (in Gospel song): Jesus Saves, He Lives! and Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Tap to sing-along. Give voice to the truth, won’t you?)
Join in, won’t you? to pray, hear and heed the gospel of Jesus Christ (Messiah), and sing hymns and praises to worship Him in spirit and in truth.
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Sing “If I Needed You” with Joey and Rory
UR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2WrfeHK3Yw
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The aim of this Website is to encourage believers to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ [The anointed Messiah and King].
• Pray to the Heavenly Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; to the only begotten Son, Jesus [The Christ [The anointed Messiah], and to The Holy Ghost [Spirit]. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
• Read GOD’s WORD, Hear, believe and obey the eternal, inspired (God breathed) , immutable, inerrant, infallible and providentially preserved and protected written Scriptures, The everlasting Word of God, revealed in His Holy Bible by The Holy Ghost and embodied in The Lord Jesus Christ, the living Word of GOD that is here in the flesh; 1 Peter 1:23
• Be [always being] filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord Jesus; Ephesians 5:18-19
• Not forsake the assembling of yourself together with other members of the Body of Christ [The Church] as the manner of some is; Hebrews 10:23-25
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- Jesus Christ Matthew 18:19-20
You are invited to come to the only true God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob through His only begotten Son, who is GOD’S WORD, made flesh, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God and to follow Him, because He is The Way, The Truth and The Life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me [Him] John 14:6-7
Receive God’s Gift of eternal love and eternal life. John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
To this end, please hear the Preaching, Sacred music, Sacred Literature and Devotional content that are offered here in the name of The Lord Jesus Christ, [Anointed Messiah]. Amen.
Preaching is from The Metropolitan Tabernacle (London) by Pastor, Dr. Peter Masters, Charles Spurgeon other Reformed Preachers are prayerfully selected to focus on \daily devotional topics so that sinners will be saved and believers will be encouraged, challenged and built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ. We pray that all believers who visit the website will become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ fully conformed to the image of Jesus Christ, The Messiah.
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It should be the desire of every born-again believer to worship God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength, in Spirit and in truth.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately sharing] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
To this end, Heavenly Father, we pray that You will bless all who visit this website and bring many to confess the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. We ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
This Website can not replace nor can it be a substitute for the in-person, personal assembling of ourselves together as is the manner of some. Hebrews 10:23-27
Rather, its purpose is to save lost sinners and to teach and encourage believers through God’s Word and prayer to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ [The Anointed Messiah] in personal discipleship and worship of the Lord Jesus as we are predestined to be conformed to His very image.
“For whom God did foreknow he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son…” Romans 8:29
We are, instructed in the Word of GOD to assemble, praise and worship God. Thus, we must assemble and worship the Lord Jesus Christ and exhort [encourage] and provoke one another to do good works.
Such worship may take place through, congregational singing of sacred hymns and spiritual songs, reading, preaching and obeying God’s Word, sharing Christian love and fellowship, agreeing together with specific public prayer requests, and reading and exhorting one another in the Word, to provoke one another to love and serve and bear witness with one another in the Holy Ghost.
Warning: Online streaming cannot satisfy personal interaction or the warm fellowship of in-person assemblies of brothers and sisters who are in Christ Jesus. Electronic media cannot substitute for the warm inter-personal love, fellowship, commitment, and compassion, nor does it provide for a kind and comforting touch or embrace of another believer. e.g. Laying on of hands, 1 Timothy 4:14; the right hands of Christian fellowship, Galatians 2:9; or an embrace, Acts 20:1; or greeting with a holy kiss,
We give thanks to the Lord, for the Website DailySpurgeon.com and pray that it will continue to be an instrumentality of The Lord Jesus to build up fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ [Anointed Messiah] . These followers will be taught to be disciples themselves and will then teach others to be disciples.
We pray that you will also be a radiant messenger of God to share the good news of Jesus Christ with every one, encouraging them to believe in Christ Jesus and to become the very image of Jesus Christ.
This ministry was begun as daily e-mails of Faith’s Checkbook by Charles H. Spurgeon were sent to John -Michael’s son, Jon Edward Riley. Jon shared these messages with others and soon over 300 were added to the mailing list through his witness as he witnessed and shared his testimony with them.
Jon was called home by his loving Father in Heaven on January 16, 2021 leaving a legacy of this Website to minister to all who will benefit in this labor of Love to the glorify God and His Eternal Kingdom. ALL Glory belongs to GOD, alone.
Jon is honored here; giving honor to whom honor is due. Romans 13:7
We pray that many will be born again, challenged, encouraged, and built-up to become fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and be conformed to His image; that they might be the firstborn among many brethren. Romans 8:28-29.
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A HEARTFELT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR ARIKARA INDIAN BRAVES
A video… by John-Michael’s son, Jon Edward Riley, [“White Owl”] To whom he Gives honor to whom honor is due.
(February 12, 1971- January16, 2021)
…from a well beloved, Indigenous Brave, and in remembrance of him, my beloved son; comes his heartfelt prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord.
Concluding with…“ A Joyful Heart of Freedom” WAR CRY! ( at video’s end) June 15, 2020
…This is a Video of tribute that honors all Indigenous Braves that gave Military Service and the families of Native-American Scouts from White Shield, North Dakota who served in the armed services of The United States of America defending. …the land of the free and the home of the Brave.
The Video was recorded at…INDIAN SCOUT POST NO 1 Burial grounds, White Shield, North Dakota.
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Jon loved to say, “I’m a blood-bought, born-again Child of God!” to anyone he happened to meet.
… Jon’s testimony lives on from one who, by grace, through faith was forever accepted in the Beloved; who’s loving ways brought the good news of Jesus to many. and one who is now present with the LORD in glory forever. One who, one day, we’ll reunite..
Jon would sometimes just sing-out some of the following songs on the way to church, or just singing along with the Elvis Gospel CD that was always in our F-150’s CD player while riding with his Dad or, Best of all, when an inspired, spontaneous praise from the Lord would just pop out from his joyful, creative, redeemed and loving heart.
Some of Jon’s Favorites:
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I Love You Lord Universal Music Group
I LOVE You Lord by Jared Reynolds
Where No One Stands Alone Gaither Vocal Band
Lead Me & Rock-a My Soul by Elvis and friends
He Knows Just What I Need by Elvis
How Great Thou Art with Elvis
Lead Me & Rock-a My Soul Elvis and friends
Lead Me, Guide Me by Elvis
It Is No Secret by Elvis written by Stuart Hamblen
The following recordings were discovered several months after Jon was called home on January 16th 2021. It’s such a blessing, to hear Elvis sing the Gospel message in song but it can’t compare with the Glory of being in the presence of the LORD for all eternity.
LIFE by Elvis
*I Can Only Imagine being present with the LORD, or hearing the completed song the Lord completed with Jon when he arrived; a song known only to the Lord, to Jon and the few who heard Jon sing it here. Lyrics remembered from him singing: "See my Jesus, Walkin' on duh Waduh"… an original, inspired song from our beloved Jon, himself a true and renown original.
* Click and sing:
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE with Wynonna Judd.
LOVE WITHOUT END, AMEN (A Father’s Love) by George Strait honoring George H.W. Bush (41st President) A favorite song of the President.
It’s also my sincere message of love to all my children, grand-children and great grand-children and all loved ones.
…Jon would always say “Later”; [as in, see-ya later] instead of “good bye”. It was the only farewell greeting he would ever use when parting company with a friend; and, everyone was Jon’s friend.
… He would never say “good-bye”.
Now, as we remember the sound of him saying “Later”, it rings true in a new and deeper meaning and it brings a joy and comfort to the hearts of those whom he loved so well; those who love him still and will forever more.
… and how much sweeter to us now, are the promises in these two Hymns:
’TILL WE MEET AGAIN. (sing along, won’t you?)
DOES JESUS CARE? Gaither Music TV
Where will you spend E T E R N I T Y ? by Billy Graham
HEAR HIS LAST RECORDRD MESSAGE:
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7kULLmtL0
Traditional Text is Inerrant, Infallible and is the Inspired [Word-by-Word, GOD-Breathed and moved the Prophets and Apostles to write by the Holy Ghost] Greek Text. Length: (33:56 minutes)
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The Counterfeit Critical Greek Text of Westcott and Hort
By Dr. David Sorenson
TRADITIONAL and CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
By Blogger, Notorius Meddler
We Sing Sacred Music that is loved and has survived through the ages and we also, embrace new Sacred Praise and Worship Music that magnifies and glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ with doctrinally sound, rightly divided and boldly proclaimed scriptural lyrics.
Why Have Traditional Gospel Hymns Endured for so many years? URL: https://www.randyspecktacular.com/2008/09/old-gospel-hymn.html
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… be being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
SACRED MUSIC:
Handle’s Messiah A Complete Performance of World’s most Beloved Christmas Oratory by American BACH Soloists at the Grace Cathedral. [Libretto is exclusively from Old Testament book of Isaiah].
BABY’S FIRST SONGS:
Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band
CHILDREN’S FAVORITES:
Praise Him, Praise Him All Ye Little Children Hillsong Kids
What a Wonderful World by Luis Armstrong
Noah’s Arky Arky by the Cedarmont Kids
Away in a Manger by The Gaither Studio
Away in a Manger by Gaither Vocal Band
Away in a Manger by Phil Wickham…
Away In a Manger, Traditional Version by Casting Crowns
O Be Careful Little Eyes What You See by the Cedarmont Kids
Jesus Loves Me All three verses
Children’s Medley with Rosemary Siemens with children singing
This Little Light Of Mine Cedarmont Kids
A Mighty Fortress written by Martin Luther with Steve Green
Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
Amazing Grace by Guy Penrod, Gaither Voice Band
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Blessed Assurance by the Isaacs
Blessed Assurance by Sounds like Reign
Blessed Assurance by Gaithers with Larry Ford and Lillie Knauls
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Chosen Generation Medley: We Are Able, Power in The Blood, Are You Washed, Victory In Jesus, Houston Covenant Church.
Christ Receiveth Sinful Men Traditional with Lyrics
Grace, Grace God’s Grace by Gaither Choir
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I Will Sing of My Redeemer by Gaither Music TV
If That Isn’t Love Love Can Turn The World Gaither Premiere
Jesus Saves by The salvation Army Choir
Jesus Saves Temple Baptist Church Powell, Tennessee
Johnny Cash sings I Shall Not Be Moved
Just A Little Talk With Jesus by Gaither Choir
Let Others See Jesus in You (Me) by BB McKinney
I Shall Not Be Moved Elvis and The Million Dollar Quartet
More About Jesus by The Blackwood Brothers
Oh, The Blood of Jesus, Nothing But The Blood, Near The Cross Medley by Gaithers
Onward Christian Soldiers Salvation Army Band
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship from 1869 of Hymn by Fanny J. Crosby
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Rescue The Perishing 1869 by Fanny Crosby with Altar of Praise Chorale S E Simonte
Mary Did You Know? Gaither Music TV by Mark Lowery
O Little Town of Bethlehem Gaither Vocal Band
It Is No Secret by ELVIS
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood by The Hymn Club
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Redeemed by Guy Penrod Bill and Gloria Gaither
Rock of Ages Antrim Mennonite Choir
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Standing on the Promises of God by Gaither Voice Band
Surely Our God Is Able by Gaither Congregation
Sweet Hour of Prayer “An Old Farmer praying” by Jimmy Dean (from a wheel chair)
The Love of God by Gaithers with Gardner, Penrod and Phelps
The Love Of God by the Gaither congregation
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
There’s Within My Heart a Melody by Gaither Congregation with Jake Hess
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus by Casting Crowns
Trust and Obey Vagle Brothers written1887 by Daniel Towner music John Sammis.
Come Thy Fount (lyrics & chords) Chris Rice
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus withThe Living Stones Quartet by Helen Howarth Lemmel 1922
Angles We Have heard On High by Christendom College & Schola Gregoriana
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Gaither Congregation
Worthy is the Lamb. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Because He Lives Gaither Choir
Bless the Lord, O My Soul by Bill an Gloria Gaither Congregation
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Camp Meeting Tonight (…On The Old Camp Ground) by Mississippi John Hunt (Library of Congress)
Everything Is Beautiful (Jesus Loves the Little Children) by Ray Stevens
Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin by Sovereign Grace Music
Hallelujah, What a Savior A Cappella by the Nelons
He Has Made Me Glad Sing with music only, voices or both (choose R/L or both ear buds)
He Touched Me by Elvis Presley
Holy Spirit Breathe on Me with Anne Jernigan
How Great Thou Art by the Statler Brothers
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I See the Lord by Gaither Vocal Band
I See The Lord by Chris Falson
I Shall Not Be Moved (Rockabilly) By the Million Dollar Quartet
I Shall Not Be Moved The Statler Brothers
I Shall Not Be Moved by Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash
I Shall Not Be Moved Statler Brother’s Quartet
I Then Shall Live by Bill Gaither
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I’ll Fly Away by Gaither Congregation
I’ve Just Seen Jesus Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti (Gaither)
If That Isn’t Love Love Gaither Premiere
It Is Well With My Soul by Guy Penrod and David Phelps
Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know by Alvin Slaughter
Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band
Jesus Messiah by The Gaither Vocal Band
Lead Me, Guide Me by Elvis
Majesty By The Gaither Congregation
Majesty Gaither Voice Band
Near To The Heart of God by the Mennonite Choir
Nothing But The Blood by Buddy Greene, (Harmonica) Gaither
O The Blood of Jesus by Glory Kim
Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh The Blood of Jesus by Gaither Congregation
Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship A hymn from 1869 by Fanny J. Crosby
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Praise Him, Praise Him written by Fanny Crosby
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord written by Fanny Crosby
Redeemed, Redeemed by Gaither soloists
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
Standing on the Promises of God by Praise Praise
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - The Woodlands Methodist Church
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - Woodlands TX Methodist Church
Sweet Hour of Prayer by Guy Penrod
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
The Love of God by Gaither, Penrod, Phelps, Gardner
The Name of the Lord Gaithers
The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference by Guy Penrod, Gaither Singers
The Old Rugged Cross by Johnny and June Carter Cash
The Wings of a Snow White Dove with Loretta Lynn & Chrystal Gayle
This Train Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis
Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet Gaither Music with Amy Grant
To God Be The Glory Congregation (with lyrics
Vaya Con Dios Bilingual English & Spanish by Julio Iglesias James 4:8
We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
We’re Marching To Zion Gaither Congregational Singing
We”re Marching to Zion by Issac Watts Sing with The Hymn Club Sing-along won’t you?
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (…I’ll be there) the Gaithers
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Where We'll Never Grow Old by Jim Reeves
Worthy Is The Lamb with Gaither vocal Band
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
You Are My All In All Gaither Voice Band
You Never Let Go by Guy Penrod
DEVOTION for April 11th *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-18929
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
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Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written on and calendared for the exact date of April 11th by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
PRAYER 15, Part 4: THE PEACE OF GOD.
ANECDOTE 254: Hope “The Swimming Thought”.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: CLOSE FELLOWSHIP
-And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith [says] the Lord- Jeremiah 31:34
MORNING: "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint." Psalm 22:14
EVENING: "Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. " —Psalm 25:18
A SINNER'S PRAYER
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DEVOTION for April 11th by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
PRAYER 15, Part 4 of 9
THE PEACE OF GOD.
O, Spirit of God dwell in us. Is not this also a covenant promise? “I will put My Spirit within thee, and I will make thee to walk in My ways.” Dwell with us Holy Spirit; rule over us Holy Spirit; transform us to Thy own likeness, O Holy Spirit! Then shall we be clean; then shall we keep the law. We would offer a prayer to Thee for those who are quite strange to the work of the Spirit of God, who have never owned their God, who have lived as if there were no God.
Open their eyes that they may see God even though that sight should make them tremble and wish to die.
O! let none of us live without our God and Father.
[We ask this In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.]
(Complete Prayer in e-mail: PRAYER 15.doc)
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ANECDOTE 254: Hope “The Swimming Thought”.
You know what the New Zealanders call hope; in their language they call it
“the swimming thought,”
because it always floats and never sinks. You cannot drown it; it always keeps its head above the wave. When you think you have drowned the Christian’s hope, up it comes all dripping from the brine, and cries again,
“ Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him!”
Hope is the nightingale that sings in the night; faith is the lark that mounts up towards heaven; but
hope is the [song of the] nightingale that cheers the valley in the darkness
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FAITH'S CHECKBOOK: April 11 CLOSE FELLOWSHIP C.H. Spurgeon 1834—1892
-And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith [says] the Lord- Jeremiah 31:34
-Y no enseñarán mas ninguno a su projimo, ni ninguno a su hermano, diciendo: Conoce a Jehova: porque todos me conocerán, desde el mas pequeno de ellos hasta el mas grande, dice Jehova- Jeremias 31:34
Truly, whatever else we do not know, we know the Lord. This day [Today] is this promise true in our experience, and it is not a little one. The least believer among us knows God in Christ Jesus. Not as fully as we desire; but yet truly and really we know the Lord. We not only know doctrines [teachings] about Him, but we know HIM. He is our Father and our Friend. We are acquainted with Him personally. We can say,
-My Lord, and my God.-
We are on terms of close fellowship with God, and many a happy season do we spend in His holy company. We are no more strangers to our God, but the secret of the Lord is with us. This is more than nature could have taught us.
Flesh and blood has not revealed God to us. Christ Jesus has made known the Father to our hearts.
If, then, the Lord has made us know Himself, is not this the fountain of all saving knowledge?
To know God is eternal life.
So soon as we come to acquaintance with God we have the evidence of being quickened into newness of life. O my soul, rejoice in this knowledge, and bless thy God all this day! [All day long.]
Prayer: Thank you Lord that we shall no more teach our neighbor, and everyone his brother to Know the Lord: because they shall all know the Lord, from the least of them unto the greatest of them. God bless you as you faithfully tell others the good news of Jesus Christ, today. Remember, we celebrate Easter [Passover] every time a soul is saved. The lost in sin are [as we were] resurrected from the dead because Jesus Christ is the RESURRECTION. We celebrate new life in HIM every day and for every redeemed, born-again child of God. Praise the Lord!
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MORNING April 11
"I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint." —Psalm 22:14
—Heme escurrido como aguas, Y todos mis huesos se descoyuntaron —Salmos 22:14
Did earth or heaven ever behold a sadder spectacle of woe [sadness] !
In soul and body, our Lord felt Himself to be weak as water poured upon the ground. The placing of the cross in its socket had shaken Him with great violence, had strained all the ligaments, pained every nerve, and more or less dislocated all His bones. Burdened with His own weight, the august [robust] [Jesus Christ] felt the strain increasing every moment of those six long hours. His sense of faintness and general weakness were overpowering; while to His own consciousness He became nothing but a mass of misery and swooning sickness [fainting]. When Daniel saw the great vision, he thus describes his sensations,
"There remained no strength in me, for my *vigor was turned into corruption, and I retained no strength:"
how much more faint must have been our greater Prophet [the Lord Jesus] when He saw the dread vision of the wrath of God, and felt it in His own soul!
To us, sensations such as our Lord endured would have been insupportable, and kind unconsciousness would have come to our rescue; but in His case, He was wounded, and felt the sword; He drained the cup and tasted every drop.
"O King of Grief! (a title strange, yet true to Thee of all kings only due)
O King of Wounds! how shall I grieve for Thee, Who in all grief preventest [prevents] me!" As we kneel before our now ascended *Savior’s throne, let us remember well the way by which He prepared it as a throne of grace for us; let us in spirit drink of His cup, that we may be strengthened for our hour of heaviness whenever it may come.
In His natural body every member [part] suffered, and so must it be in the spiritual; but as out of all His griefs and woes His body came forth uninjured to glory and power, even so shall His mystical body [His bride, the Church] come through the furnace with not so much as the smell of fire [smoke] upon it.
* English (USA) spelling
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EVENING April 11
"Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. " —Psalm 25:18
-Mira mi aflicción y mi trabajo [dolor]: Y perdona todos mis pecados. —Salmos 25:18
IT is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas [prayers] concerning our sins—when, being under God's hand, we are not wholly taken up with our pain, but remember our offenses against God. It is well, also, to take both sorrow and sin to the same place. It was to God that David carried his sorrow: it was to God that David confessed his sin.
Observe, then, we must take our sorrows to God.
Even your little sorrows you may roll upon God, for He counts the hairs of your head; and your great sorrows you may commit [give] to Him, for He holds the ocean in the hollow of His hand.
Go to Him, whatever your present trouble may be, and you shall find Him able and willing to relieve you. But we must take our sins to God too. We must carry them to the cross, that the blood may fall upon them, to purge [take] away 0ther guilt, and to destroy their defiling power. The special lesson of the text is this: we are to go to the Lord with sorrows and with sins in the right spirit.
Note that all David asks concerning his sorrow is
"Look upon mine affliction and my pain,"
but the next petition, vastly more express, definite, decided, plain is
"Forgive all my sins."
Many sufferers would have put it,
"Remove my affliction and my pain, and look at my sins."
But David does not say so. He cries,
"Lord, as for my affliction and my pain, I will not dictate to Your wisdom. Lord, look at them, I will leave them to You, I should be glad to have my pain removed, but do as You will;
but as for my sins, Lord, I know what I want with them; I must have them forgiven; I cannot endure to lie under their curse for a moment."
A Christian counts sorrow lighter in the scale than sin; he can bear that his troubles should continue, but he
cannot support the burden of his transgressions [sins].
Praise Him, Praise and Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord Two of the thousands of Hymns written by Fanny Crosby
The Fanny Crosby Story (45 minute video of world’s most prolific Hymn writer of all time)
A SINNER’S PRAYER:
A person may come to Jesus by believing in Him and (earnestly)
praying like this:
“Lord Jesus, I’m a sinner. I’m lost and hopeless without You. I will never be able to save myself by my own merits. Without you and your death on the cross I would deserve and spend forever in Hell.
I know that me doing my best or being good (in my own opinion) and justifying my own behavior as "good" or "OK" will never save me.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I come to You right now. Lord Jesus. Please save me. I believe You died on the cross in my place to pay for my sin debt and put to death my sin nature. I know You always keep your word. Please save me. You say and it’s written in the Bible that you won’t reject anyone who comes to You. I'm coming to You now. Thank You for saving me.
I give myself (all of myself) to You, Lord Jesus. I declare that You are my Savior and Lord. I’m sorry for and I turn away from every sin (every bad thought, every bad word I have spoken and every bad thing I have ever done) and look to You free me from the penalty of sin, to keep me free from the power of sin and empower me overcome any temptation from sin’s presence. Thank you for forgiving all of my sins by dying on the cross to pay the punishment that I deserve. (I was a sinner by nature and by behavior). But now I'm washed clean by Your blood that was shed [poured out] for me at Calvary [at the cross].
Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and that You love me now and will always love me and will never reject or turn your back on me. I know You are the Way, the Truth and the Life and that no one can come to the Father other than by You.
Thank you Father that You have made a way for me to see myself as ungodly. But, because You are good You have made a way and given me the desire to come to You, to turn away from my sin and to trust in the Lord Jesus. You have forgiven me because He took my place and You have provided for me to be born again [born from above, born of the Holy Spirit].
You prompted this desire and faith to believe in Your only begotten Son who,gave up His life and died on the cross to pay my sin debt, not mine alone, but the sins of the whole world.
Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave and in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation. After You raised Him from the dead You gave Him a Glorified, [everlasting] physical body and after he was seen by many witnesses on earth You took Him up to reign with You in heaven.
I pray this in the name, of Your only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ with a grateful heart. Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and for sending the Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, for my
guidance and solemn instruction into all truth., Amen.”
Thank You Holy Spirit of Truth, The Comforter, The Paraclete [true friend who is by
your side and always has your back] for the new life in Jesus and the victory that comes when I recon myself dead indeed unto sin and alive unto God through Christ Jesus our
Lord trusting You, Holy Spirit for Your empowerment to see this promise fulfilled.
Romans 6:11
Thank you that you, Holy Spirit, always exalt [lift up] the Lord Jesus. John 16:8-11
With all my heart, I thank you Lord Jesus for saving me and
I now pray that You live Your life, Lord Jesus through me. In Your name, Jesus, Amen.
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Note: This Sermon was referenced in the Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday, August 14th 2024 at South Shores Church and is featured here as an unabridged Audio recording of Sermon # 1245 that was preached originally by Charles Spurgeon in 1875 from his home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, U.K.
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Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everything you hear] but [continually] be testing the spirit whether it is of God: because many false prophets have come out in the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesseth [confesses, says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come out of God, is of God: and every spirit [voice] that confesseth not [doesn't confess] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Hence, I confess [declare and affirm] "Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh."
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He has always existed from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem, the WORD made flesh,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His *bride, the Church
[*All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
Let me invite you to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and to publicly confess [declare] Him as such before men [publicly]. He will therefore be able to acknowledge and confess you before His Father in Heaven. He is The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Following your public confession, You also invited to follow Him in believer’s baptism by immersion.
Jesus came from Galilee t o Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it to be so [Allow this]: for thus it becometh [is fitting and right for] us to fulfil all righteousness.”
Baptism is not required for salvation. Remember, what Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him:
“Remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
And then, Jesus said to him:
“Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
Baptism pictures the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection and the believer’s new birth.
It bears witness with John the Baptist who preached that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and exhorted Repentance from sin and the Baptism of atonement. Therefore, the act of baptism is not required for salvation but it is an act of obedience to fulfil all righteousness.
Romans 6:3-5:
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
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This website is not intended, were it possible, to take the place of in-person, physical gatherings of believers for Gospel Preaching, congregational praise and worship and Christian fellowship of local Church bodies of believers.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately proclaiming] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Following the Lord Jesus Christ in His purpose for us is our aim. We trust Him for our salvation, guidance, strength and our eternal destiny. We desire to and will, with His help, follow Him in soul winning by use or any instrumentality He may choose. We invite and encourage non-believers to turn away from sin, look to Him and be saved.
We trust that all believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing that He will sustain, guide and build us up. We are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
includes daily devotions by Charles Spurgeon of:
A Prayer,
An Anecdote,
Faith’s Checkbook [God’s Promises]
Morning and Evening [Devotions]
Sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892 and Sermons by Peter Masters preached at The Metropolitan Tabernacle during Worship services that always include sacred congregational singing to be an encouragement to believers to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
INTERVIEW with Former Pastor of Saddleback Church, Rick Warren. “Receiving God’s eternal love for you!”
URL:https://www.tbnplus.com/c/sy/sMW1pnGB?episodeId=EJGY0J8Q&play=1
Behold, therefore: Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh. 1ohn 4:1-3
He was born of a virgin 2,021 years ago, is alive today,
and is coming soon for His bride; the Church (All believers).
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
SACRED HYMNS: (Sing along, won’t you?)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Words and Music by Martin Luther (1529)Translated by Frederick H. Hedge (1852) Christian Sermons and Audio Books
Marvelous Grace by the Pilgrim Mennonite Mission Choir
Grace, Greater than Our Sin by The Gaithers
WELCOME:
You are invited to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord, then to worship Him in Spirit and in truth; through prayer, reading, meditating on and obeying His Word, the Holy Bible brought in Gospel preaching, and the singing of psalms, sacred hymns and spiritual songs.
Worship God in spirit and in truth.
• Pray with our heavenly Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
• Hear and obey the eternal, inspired, immutable, inerrant, infallible, revealed and protected Word of God, revealed through Jesus Christ, the living Word; 1 Peter 1:23
• Be [Be being] filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
• Forsake not Gathering in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. - Jesus Christ
Matthew 18:20
DailySpurgeon is a Website to inspire and support believers in the worship of God; the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jacob. Daily content is offered that include Audio, Video and Print selections. Video content consist of sermons from Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle (London, U.K.) and of praises including Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Devotional selections are by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and consist of: prayers. anecdotes, “Faith’s Check Book” and “Morning and Evening” devotional messages.
The joy of every believer, is full when we Love and worship Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and that we do so in Spirit and in truth. He blesses us as we study, meditate and act upon His Word. We will not forsake the gathering together to worship, hear God’s Word, and sing Psalms, sacred hymns and spiritual songs in person.
To this end, Heavenly Father, we pray You will bless all who visit DailySpurgeon.com . We ask that You bring nonbelievers to faith in Christ Jesus and that You will inspire fervent devotion, and active discipleship in each believer to Your glory. We ask this in Jesus name and for His sake, Amen.
The website is not intended to replace the gathering with other believers to worship, and to hear face-to-face Gospel preaching, enjoy fellowship, and join together in prayer, and the study of God’s Word in the presence of the Lord Jesus and with fellowship of other believers.
Rather, it is a resource that may be useful in developing a more active personal discipleship and a more fervent personal devotion to the Lord.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [analyzing and sharing] the word of truth.”
We thank thee Lord for providing dailyspurgeon.com to expand the e-mail ministry that was begun with Jon Edward Riley 1971-2021 and his Dad, John Michael.
We honor Jon’s memory here, giving honor to those whom honor is due; those who honor the Lord Jesus. Romans 13:7
Jon loved to tell his testimony: “I’m a blood bought, born-again child of God.”
… his testimony as a forgiven, redeemed sinner, now and forevermore a child of God and forever accepted in the Beloved Son of God, and in the Glory of His presence now, and forever.
Amen.
I Will Sing Of The Mercies Of The Lord Forever by Cedarmont Kids
He Hideth My Soul by Gaither Music Video
He Arose by Isbaptist Toronto
He Lives by First Baptist Atlanta,
SPECIAL MUSIC:
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Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
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The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:9-13 Andrea Bocelli
…be filled with the spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM A “Native Thang” from North Dakota (click/tap for video)
The heart of Freedom from a Native Son, Thanking the Lord and Honoring the Military Service of Native American Scouts and all Armed Service Veterans of the United States of America. …the land of the free and the home of the Brave.
Remembering Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) who would sometimes just bust-out singing the following songs; sometimes, on the way to church sometimes just singing along with the Elvis Gospel CD that was always kept in the truck’s CD player or, even better, a song the Lord would spontaneously put in his joyful and loving heart.
I LOVE You Lord by Jared Reynolds
How Great Thou Art with Elvis
Lead Me & Rock-a My Soul by Elvis and friends
…Jon always said “Later”; [see-ya-later] instead of “good bye”. It was his standard greeting to bid farewell … He would never say “good-bye”. Now, as we remember the sound of him saying “Later”, it rings very true as to its new and deeper meaning and it brings a joyfulness and comfort to the hearts of those he loved so well; those who love him still and will forever more.
… we are reminded of the promise of the Hymn:
’Till We Meet Again. Amen.
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GOD’S WORD
From The Metropolitan Tabernacle (C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892) Live-streamed worship services from London.
SERMON:
Life’s Greatest Mental Block John 7:6 with Dr. Peter Masters
The scribes of Christ's day were accomplished men, but a strange fog clouded their reaction to Him. Though amazed at Him and His teaching, they refused to listen. Here is why, and how the same mental block shuts off many from God today.
TESTIMONY OF A FORMER MUSLIM
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
FEATURED MUSIC
Elvis in Spirit and Ever Lasting Life
URL: https://youtu.be/SbryzR_3dR4
If That Isn’t Love Gaither Premiere
URL:https://youtu.be/unfOWRtg81U?t=2982
Love Without End George Strait performing George W Bush’s favorite
Note: It has become my heart-felt song to all of my children too.
URL: https://youtu.be/rkscNqCCDl0
From Statler Brothers Concert:
Do You Remember These [jM1] (The Good Old Days)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMILE… SOME MIGHT LOL Laugh out Loud!
URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=do+you+remember+these+youtube&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS825US825&oq=do+you+remember+these+youtube&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgoIBBAAGKIEGIkFMgoIBRAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBhAAGIAEGKIE0gEJMjI4MjJqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3b61ac64,vid:puGQsQux80k,st:0
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BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEO of Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892:
C.H. Spurgeon The Peoples Preacher ( 70 min.) Historically accurate Feature Film of the one called The Prince of Preachers
2,018,939 views May 14, 2020 ―This video of the life and ministry of Charles Haddon
Spurgeon, who was known in his teens as the “people’s preacher” and later became known as “The Prince of Preachers”.
This Documentary follows Charles Spurgeon’s life accurately portraying him faithfully preaching Jesus Christ, “ The Lamb of God which taketh [takes] away the sin of the world.”
It presents an intimate account of one of the greatest preachers in the history of the Christian faith. He is followed from his youth where, as a young preacher he was called Charlie, Boy preacher of the Finns and soon become the minister to London’s largest Baptist congregation. He captured the love and respect of Great Britan to become one of its most influential and enduring figures.
The video was produced by the award-winning Christian Television Association and filmed on location in England, Scotland, France and Germany, vividly capturing the spirit, purpose and legacy of a man whose life and Christian ministry continues to be extremely relevant and instructive to the present day.
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These additional videos, by John Piper and Steve Lawson provide more background context to the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 1834 -1892
The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon by John Piper (58 min)
URL:
The preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon continues through his many published writings to bless and benefit thousands, worldwide, through their publication on the Internet and in print of his sermons. Additionally, His Commentaries, Personal Devotions and Lectures to My Students; constitute an unparalleled legacy of and inspired Biblical sermons, prepared, delivered and always saturated in the God-breathed inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD.
Who is Charles Haddon Spurgeon? by Steven Lawson (38 min)
…an introduction by Steven Lawson, formerly Pastor of Trinity Bible Church, Dallas, Texas.
URL:https://youtu.be/PNzpbk4P6Gc
The Preserved, Immutable, Infallible and Inerrant WORD OF GOD saturated the preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands through the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, a publication of his printed sermons;, prepared and delivered from the God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD. The Holy Bible.
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Jesus Christ [Messiah- Anointed King] has always existed, from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem, the WORD made flesh,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His *bride, the Church
[*All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
You’re invited to receive the Lord Jesus Christ [The Messiah] as your Savior and Lord and to publicly confess your trust in Him so He will then be able to acknowledge you before His Father, The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Jesus answered him and said, “Suffer it to be so [to let this happen]: for thus it becometh [is in accord with] us to fulfil all righteousness.”
Baptism is not required for salvation. Remember, Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him.
“Remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
And Jesus said to him,
“Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
The act of Baptism pictures the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection and the believer’s death to self, burial, and resurrection to walk in newness of life.
It bears witness to the preaching of John the Baptist who preached that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and exhorted Repentance from sin and the Baptism of atonement. Therefore, the act of baptism is not required for salvation but as John preached it is is to be followed to fulfil all righteousness
This website is not intended, were it possible, to take the place of the personal and physical gathering of believers fellowship or congregational worship in local bodies of believers.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately comprehending and sharing] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Following the Lord Jesus Christ in His purpose for us is our desire. We trust Him for our salvation, guidance, strength and our eternal destiny. We desire to and will, with His help, follow Him in soul winning by use of DailySpurgeon or any instrumentality He may bestow. We invite and encourage non-believers to turn away from sin, look to Him and be saved.
We trust that believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing that He will sustain, guide and build us up as we are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
DailySpurgeon.com website consists of devotional writings, prayers, sacred music and sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and the current Pastor ofThe Metropolitan Tabernacle Peter Masters, who rightly proclaim God’s Word. Sermons and sacred congregational music seek to save lost souls and to encourage believers to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
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The Preserved, Immutable, Infallible and Inerrant WORD OF GOD saturated the preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands through the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, the publication of his printed sermons; sermons, prepared and delivered from the God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD. The Holy Bible.
John-Michael Riley, web director of
dailyspurgeon.com and South Shores choir member sang in the 2024 Christmas concert. Click below and Enjoy.
Directed by Ray Medina, Minister of Music
South Shores Church
Dana Point, California. 92675
URL:https://youtu.be/PXYCBV5HyG8?t=340
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Rejoice In The LORD Always tap to sing along, won’t you? Philippians 4:4
URL:https://youtu.be/8Rs1SeuBgU0
Thank You LORD for dailyspurgeon.com a website that proclaims Jesus, the Christ [Messiah and Anointed King] to all the world .
This website ministry grew from a beginning of sending e-mails from Charles Spurgeon’s Faith’s Checkbook a book of daily promises from Scripture to John Michael’s son, Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021). When Jon shared them with others, they asked to be added to this mailing list. This mailing list grew to over 400 and continues to be used in the distribution of the website content Our prayer is that it will continue to encourage followers of Jesus Christ in vigorous personal devotions of Love, obedience and oneness with Jesus Christ through the study of and obedience to GOD’S WORD empowered by the Holy Ghost.
Devotional contents by Charles Spurgeon are brought together daily at dailyspurgeon.com
These devotional contents were written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon over 200 years ago yet continue to have a significant relevance today.
We pray that many lost souls will be born-again and then be built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ. May God sustain, guide and protect this ministry begun with John Michael’s beloved son, Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) honored here as one to whom honor is due.
Jon Edward loved to say,
“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”
…then, he would tell them about JESUS and his love. John 3:16
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A ministry was begun in London in the 1600’s and continues to this day from Charles Spurgeon’s home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle
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Is dailyspurgeon.com trustworthy?
Is it true? Is it of God?
We should apply the following Scripture to everything we hear/read to discern whether what we are hearing or reading is of God and therefore whether or not it should be believed.
1 John 4:1-3 Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [word] you hear but be testing the spirits [words] whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Here’s how you know if it is the Spirit [voice] of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come from God, is of God: and every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Therefore beloved, we must test every voice [written or spoken] to discern whether it is from God or not. By applying these scripture verses we can determine with certainty if the scriptural standard that protects believers from believing false prophets has been met. We can thereby identify false witnesses and determine not to believe or follow them. The voice [spirit] being tested should not be believed unless it confesses [states] that…
“Jesus Christ is here, in the flesh having come from God .”
Two Greek manuscripts that were cobbled together by Westcott & Hort and Nestle & Aland do not make this confession nor do they follow the Textus Receptus rendered from 5,321 extant Greek manuscripts, which agree overwhelmingly with each other known as as the Majority Text. The 5,321 Majority Text is the source from which the trusted Textus Receptus was rendered.
Instead, these two purveyors of Greek texts used their own Greek translations that they invented by hand picking only 55 of the 5,321extant Greek manuscripts. When these 55 Manuscripts did not contain the text being translated, they inserted their own invented and unfounded Greek text.
Their invented Greek translation presented variant readings different than the Textus Receptus [Received Text] in many places. One example from 1 John, Chapter 4 where all English translations other than the King James version overlook the original Greek verb “ictin” [To be] [is] (third person singular) that is translated in substantially all Majority Texts MT and subsequently in the Textus Receptus [Received Text] and therefore have failed to correctly translate the Greek verb as, “Is come” [Is here]. (correctly Translated from the Textus Receptus [Received Text (TR)] in the King James Version)
This error occurs because the modern critical Greek text, created by Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland DO NOT follow the MT [Majority Texts] of 5,321 Greek manuscripts that affirm substantial agreement with one another. The TR [Textus Receptus] is rendered from an overwhelming agreement found among the Majority Text of 5,321 primary Greek manuscript sources.
Both Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland ignore the verb “is”, from their invented Greek text and place “has come” instead.
This error may be legally described as res ipsa loquitur a latin phrase that means “the thing speaks for itself”.
Therefore, the Greek inventions generated by these two sources are not actually translations, even though they are introduced as translations, but actually represent their own Greek language inventions unsupported by the reliability of the Majority Texts and the Textus Receptus.
How do we know?
We know because both non-believers and false prophets assert that Jesus Christ
“has come” in the flesh. Practically anyone can make this confession as the birth of Jesus Christ is considered by historians to be the most well documented fact in all of human history.
That He has come is generally acknowledged by nonbelievers and believers alike. However, here’s the point. There is a huge difference in meaning between “Has come” and “Is Here”. “Has come” is woefully short of the essential and clear meaning of the confession “Is Here”.
Just because something “has come” it can not be assumed, inferred or deduced that it also “is here”.
The “has come” assertion is generally held. It is not, per se, a false statement. Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. However, this falls short of presenting a logical rubric to discern whether the sprit [voice] being tested [tried] is from God or from false prophets in the spirit of antichrist.
Again, the expression “has come” rather than “is come” [is here] is not, per se a false statement.
However, it fails to deliver a valid hypothesis, by which spiritual understanding can be discerned. The failure here to establish a logical and rhetorically sound rubric to judge the question of whether spirits [words] are from God or from false prophets and the spirit of antichrist is absent if “has come” is the favored reading.
Actually, “has come” is such a wide-spread belief held to be historically true by all, yet, it does not provide a sound standard to discern whether a spirit [spoken or written words] are from God or the spirit of Antichrist.
Almost anyone [or any spirit] can declare that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But as you see, this does not resolve the issue of whether something should or should not be believed as true or followed. Why? Once again, because almost anyone can and often does confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But, his is an insufficient standard. The standard must be whether the confession that Jesus is here alone, gives an efficacious standard to discern truth from error.
Again, while it is true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, this alone is inadequate to discern truth from error. “Has come” does not mean the same thing as “is come [is here], from God, in the flesh” and therefore fails to be efficacious for true spiritual discernment.
Further, as we compare Scripture with scripture in 1 John 4:1-3 and Ephesians 5:30-32
we comprehend God’s message regarding the body of Jesus Christ being in the Flesh vis-à-vis The Body of Christ, The Corporate Church.
Compare Scripture with Scripture: 1 John 4:1-3 with Ephesians 5:30-32
1 John 4:1-3 Authorized (King James) Version
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Ephesians 5:30-32
Authorized (King James) Version
30 for we are members of his [Jesus Christ’s] body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[So, we are flesh and bone members of His body, We are] one flesh with Him, The Body of Christ is (In the flesh); and is the incarnate Body of believers.
He was born of a virgin 2025 years ago and He’s alive today.
He’s coming again soon, for His bride; the Church [Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].
When a believer considers the fact that they are members of the body of Christ [The Church] , they will see and acknowledge that…
“Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh,” because We are the Body of Christ; The Church, in the flesh!
Amen.
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THE BEST BIBLE TRANSLATION:
Why KING JAMES is Best by Steven Houck
Even though [it is said that the] King James Version has its weaknesses, it is an excellent translation and by far the best version available today. We must not be taken in by the modern versions and their claims. Our 400 years old Bible is to be preferred above all others because it is better than them all.
1) It was translated by men who are unsurpassed in their knowledge of Biblical studies.
2) The translators were pious men of God who believed in the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.
3) It is the mature fruit of generations of English translations as well as the careful work of its translators.
4) The King James Version is based upon the Received Text rather than the critical Greek text of modern versions. [vis. Sinaiticus and Vaticanus.]
5) It is a word-for-word translation which faithfully and accurately reflects the originals [of the Majority Texts, MT].
6) The language is one of reverence and respect which gives honor [and greater glory] to the majesty of its Author.
7) Of all the English versions of today, it alone is the Bible of the Reformation.
8) Our spiritual forefathers thought so highly of it that they were willing to suffer and even die for it.
9) It is the version which has been recognized for generations and generations as the Bible God has given to His English-speaking Church.
The 10th reason why it is best is added here by DailySpurgeon.com
10) The 1611 KJV is the work of 54 translators selected and organized into seven companies. (2), from Westminster (2), from Cambridge, (2), from Oxford and (1) from London. The work was done openly allowing each company to receive inquiries or comments during the course of the work. When an issue of disagreement arose, it was addressed in Prayer and discussion was continued until the difference was resolved unanimously and without objection.
What Bible is The Best? by David Hocking Reviews the HISTORY and Original Source of the Bible
David’s Summary (8 minutes) The problem is not English, but what Greek text was used to render the English translation.
Commitment to the Word of God
Long before the Conservative Resurgence, Dr. R.G. Lee was the Southern Baptist champion of biblical infallibility and inerrancy. In his sermon, “The Word of God – Not Broken and Not Bound,” first published in 1930, Dr. Lee proclaimed, “All who wrote are immortalized by their writing of this great Book [The Holy Bible],
… “supernatural in origin, divine in authorship, human in penmanship, infallible in authority, infinite in scope, universal in interest, personal in application, regenerative in power, inspired [God breathed] in totality.”
Dr Robert G. Lee preached a sermon (click here) Payday Someday over 1,000 times and was the Senior Pastor of one of the first Megachurches, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee,
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Christ [Messiah, the anointed King] Jesus, The LORD GOD, was born of a virgin 2024 years ago, is here in the flesh today and will live forevermore, time without end and
He’s returning soon,
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Rejoice In The LORD Always tap to sing along, won’t you? Philippians 4:4
URL:https://youtu.be/8Rs1SeuBgU0
Thank You LORD for dailyspurgeon.com a website that proclaims Jesus, the Christ [Messiah and Anointed King] to all the world .
This website ministry grew from a beginning of sending e-mails of promises from Charles Spurgeon’s Faith’s Checkbook a book of daily promises from Scripture to John Michael’s son, Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021). When Jon shared them with others, they asked to be added to this mailing list. This mailing list grew to over 400 and continues to be used in the distribution of the website contents. Our prayer is that it will continue to encourage followers of Jesus Christ in a more vigorous personal devotion to Love, obedience and oneness with Jesus Christ through the study of and obedience to GOD’S WORD empowered by the Holy Ghost.
We pray that many will be born-again and built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ. May God sustain, guide and protect this ministry begun with John Michael’s beloved son, Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) honored here as one to whom honor is due.
Jon Edward loved to say,
“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”
…then, he would tell them about JESUS and his love. John 3:16
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Hymns to comfort:
When We All Get to Heaven Terry Blackwood and Gaither Congregation
Band (Sing along, won’t you?)
I Love You Lord by Jared Reynolds
In loving memory of Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) who would sometimes just bust-out singing this beautiful praise; often, on the way to church.
Does Jesus Care? Gaither Music TV (A Guaranteed SURE CURE for "PITY PARTIES"!)
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A thriving ministry continues from Charles Spurgeon’s home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle begun in London in 1650. (Brief History) The present church building was constructed in 1861 to accommodate a vibrant congregation of Gospel hungry members fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ [The Messiah].
SACRED LITER[jM1] ATURE:
ORIGINAL: The Pilgrim’s Progress Pub. by Logos,1853 from 1678 Original by John Bunyan
REVISED TEXT by Barry E. Horner: The Pilgrim’s Progrefs [sic]...
in Pilgrim’s Progress. (The World’s most widely circulated Allegory by John Bunyan, also credited, by some, as being the world’s first English novel.
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"Christ in us is Christ reigning." reminds me [Spurgeon's comment] of Mr. Bunyan’s picture of [the town of] Mansoul, …when the Prince Immanuel laid siege to it, and Diabolus from within the city strove to keep him out. It was a, hard time for Mansoul then; but when at last the battering rams had broken down the gates, and the silver trumpets sounded, and the prince’s captains entered the breach, then on a day the prince himself did ride down the city’s streets, while liberated citizens welcomed him with all their hearts, hung out all their streamers, and made the church towers rock again as the bells rang out merry peals [melody] , for the king himself was come. Up to the castle of the heart he rode in triumph, and took his royal throne to be henceforth the sole lord and king of the city.
Christ in you is a right royal word. Christ swaying his scepter from the center of your being over every power and faculty, desire and resolve, bringing every thought into captivity to himself, oh, this is glory begun, and the sure pledge of heaven. Oh for more of the imperial sovereignty of Jesus; it is our liberty to be absolutely under his sway.
ADULT AUDIO Episodes and CHILDREN’S VIDEO Story Parts:
You may choose to read or listen to Pilgrim’s Progress as a bed time story.
It’s the world’s most famous allegory and is the all-time, world-wide best seller second only to the Bible. Some believe it to be the world’s first novel written in English.
It will bless, encourage and instruct pilgrims (readers and seekers) of all ages for a life-time.
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ADULT AUDIO:
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn -6 ½ hours)
Preface: Bunyan’s letter​
Episode 01: The City of Destruction
Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable
Episode 03: The Swamp of Despond
Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman
Episode 05: The Narrow Gate
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Episode 06: The House of the Interpreter
Episode 07: The Cross
Episode 08: Simple, Sloth & Presumption
Episode 09: Formalist & Hypocrisy
Episode 10: The Hill Difficulty
Episode 11: Timorous & Mistrust
Episode 12: The Palace Beautiful
Episode 13: Battle with Apollyon
Episode 14: The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Episode 15: Christian Meets Faithful & Talkative
Episode 16: Mr. By-ends Town of Fair Speech
Episode 17: The Hill Lucre [Gain and Greed]
Episode 18: By-path Meadow Vain Confidence
Episode 19: Doubting Castle
Episode 20: The Delectable Mountains
Episode 21: Ignorance Conceit
Episode 22: The Flatterer​
Episode 23: Atheist
Episode 24: The Enchanted Ground
Episode 25: Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims
Episode 26: Beulah Land
Episode 27: The River of Death
Episode 28: The Celestial City
The Pilgrim's Progress is probably the most published books in the English language of all time, other than the Bible; 1,300 editions have been printed before 1938, 250 years after the author's death; It’s the most famous Allegory ever written.
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CHILDREN’S VIDEO (Illustrated Adaptation)
Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.
DANGEROUS JOURNEY
Part 1 The Slough of Despond [The Swamp]
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Part 2 The Interpreter’s House
Part 3 The Hill Difficulty
Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon
Part 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Part 6 Vanity Fair
Part 7 Doubting Castle
Parts 8 & 9 The Dark River and The Celestial City
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PART II – CHRISTIANA, The SEQUEL (Enjoy this “Old English” dialect)
AUDIO: These files will advance to and play the next recording automatically, if not paused.
1Part II 04 A Visit from Secret 4:50 Audio
2 Part II 05 Good News 2:25 Audio
3 Part II 28 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio
4 Part II 29 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio
5 Part II 31 Meeting Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio
6 Part II 01 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio
7 Part II 02 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio
8 Part II 04 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio
9 Part II 09 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio
10 Part II 11 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 Audio
11 Part II 12 Beulah Land 3:20 Audio
12 Part II 14 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 Audio
13 Part II 15 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 Audio
14 Part II 16 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 Audio
15 Part II 19 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 Audio
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16 Part II 20 Old-Honest Called 1:41 Audio
17 Part II 21 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 Audio
18 Part II 22 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 Audio
19 Part II 23 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 Audio
20 Part II 24 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 Audio
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