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DAILY SPURGEON  for  April 20th  *A.D. 2024 written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

*A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”, a common mistake.  It is an abbreviation from the Latin  words Anno Domini;  a shortened term, actually meaning:   “Year of our Lord”. 

 

BCE/CE or  BC/AD   What’s the difference? Open this link…   Won’t you?

 He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago, is alive today, and is coming soon

for His  bride; the Church of the born-again redeemed.

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FEATURED INTERVIEW on TBN with Former Saddleback Pastor,  Rick Warren.

URL:

https://www.tbnplus.com/c/sy/sMW1pnGB?episodeId=EJGY0J8Q&play=1

 

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  

It has become my heart-felt song to all my thirteen children and one of my favorite songs too.

URL:  https://youtu.be/rkscNqCCDl0

 

Statler Brothers Concert:

Do You Remember These  (The Good Old Days)

URL: https://youtu.be/6zTBebFb0v0?t=360

 

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FEATURED BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEOS  : 

 

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       ―a Wonderful video of insight into the heartwarming and inspirational life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon who is known, world-wide  as the “people’s preacher”.

 

It follows his trials and triumphs with historical accuracy pointing always to Jesus Christ and proclaiming, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh [takes] away the sin of the world.”

 

Here is an intimate account of one of the greatest preachers in the history of the church. We follow him from his youth where, as a young preacher he is called Charlie, boy preacher of the Finns. to become the minister to London’s largest Baptist congregation and soon captures the love and respect of Great Britan and goes on to become one of its most influential figures.

 

Made by the award-winning Christian Television Association and filmed on location in England, Scotland, France and Germany, this film vividly captures the spirit and message of a man whose eventful  —sometimes controversial—  life is highly relevant to the twenty-first century.

 

URL:
https://www.google.com/search?q=documentary+of+charles+spurgeon+with+grandson&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS825US825&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAECMYJxjqAjIJCAAQIxgnGOoCMgkIARAjGCcY6gIyCQgCECMYJxjqAjIJCAMQIxgnGOoCMgkIBBAjGCcY6gIyCQgFECMYJxjqAjIJCAYQIxgnGOoCMgkIBxAjGCcY6gLSAQ0xNTEzOTcwNTFqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4d8e1dc0,vid:cKYQW5KB40U,st:0

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 The following two videos, by John Piper and Steve Lawson provide the background context for  the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

 

The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon   by John Piper (58 min)
URL:

https://youtu.be/028S_gnFcJQ

 

The preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon continues to bless and benefit thousands, worldwide,  through the publication and use of his printed sermons; sermons inspired, prepared and delivered in the God-breathed inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD itself.

 

Who is Charles Haddon Spurgeon?  by Steven Lawson  (38 min)

URL:

https://youtu.be/PNzpbk4P6Gc

 

The Preserved, Immutable, Infallible and Inerrant WORD OF GOD was saturated  into and always  proclaimed in the preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands through the publication of his printed sermons; sermons inspired, prepared and delivered in the God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD.

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John-Michael participated in this year’s Christmas concert.
Christmas at the Shores 2023

Directed by Choirmaster Robert Perry. Enjoy.
URL:
https://youtu.be/PXYCBV5HyG8?t=340


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TODAY'S  DEVOTION
URL:

https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley     (FACEBOOK)

 

  • A Prayer

  • An Anecdote

  • A promise from Faith’s Checkbook

  • Selections from  Morning & Evening

 

RECENT DEVOTIONS  (FACEBOOK)
URL:

https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley
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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  that proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ [The Messiah], and  the great commission for believers to go into  all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

 

This ministry was begun as  e-mails of  Spurgeon’s  Faith’s Checkbook,  were sent to Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021) by his dad. He shared them with others, and a mailing list of daily recipients began to grow. The mailing list is now used to send dailyspurgeon.com  a website that publishes the Good News of Jesus Christ and supports Local Churches in making followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. To this end devotional content from the writings of  Charles Haddon Spurgeon. (1834 – 1892) known as The Prince of Preachers is presented.

We are grateful to  the Lord for providing dailyspurgeon.com   and trust that it will continue to honor the LORD by encouraging a whole-hearted devotional vigor of Love, and oneness with Jesus Christ through the study and obedience of GOD’S WORD. All content is selected for this ministry has been  written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon. We pray that many will be born-again  and built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ, by God’s grace and with His help, sustain a ministry that was begun with my beloved son, Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021)  honored here as one to whom honor is due.

 

Jon would  often  testify that...

 

“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”

 

We add our, “Amen”.

 

Two Hymns of condolence:  

’Till We Meet Again. .

Does Jesus Care? Gaither Music TV  (A Guaranteed SURE CURE for "PITY PARTIES"!)

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A thriving  ministry continues  from Spurgeon’s home church, the  Metropolitan Tabernacle begun in London in 1650.   (Brief History)  The present  church building was constructed in 1861to support a congregation that continues as a  vibrant, doctrinally sound, Gospel preaching, Sacred Praise and Hymn singing body of believing Disciples, devoted to and following  the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Is dailyspurgeon.com   or any other spoken or written communication to be trusted? 

Is it true?     Is it of God? 

Apply this Scripture to discern if it is, or is not.

1 John 4:1-3  Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [voice] you hear but be testing the spirits [voices] whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit [voice]  of God: Every spirit [voice] 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 [voice] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 

Therefore, we should [must] test every voice [spirit] whether it is from God, bonified and trustworthy to be believed only if it  confesses [says]  that… 

“Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh having come from God .”  

[All English translations of the Bible other than King James have  erroneously translated from two alternate Greek texts created by Westcott & Hort or Nestle & Alland as “Has come” rather than“Is come” [Is Here] which is the correct translation following the Greek Majority Text and the Textus Receptus].  The majority of manuscripts MT of the 5,321 individual Greek manuscripts that are preserved, protected, inerrant, infallible and immutable manuscripts and are in overwhelming agreement with one another and are the source from which the Textus Receptus is taken

All Modern Critical  translations ignore the original Greek verb “ictin” [To be] [is] (third person singular) that is in virtually all Majority Texts MT and  subsequently in the Textus Receptus [Received Text] therefore they fail to correctly translate  the Greek verb  as, “Is come” [Is here].  (as does the KJV) 

This  error occurs  because the  modern critical Greek text, created by Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland DO NOT follow the  MT [Majority Texts] from which  the TR  [Textus Receptus] is rendered and both have omitted the verb “is”, from the Greek text. This error show itself as a  res ipsa loquitur [a point of law meaning the thing speaks for itself].

 Therefore, the alternate translations generated from the two alternate Greek fabrications are not correct. Why not? Because non-believers and false prophets can indeed, and often do, affirm that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. Practically anyone can  make this confession as the  birth of Jesus Christ is considered by virtually all respected historians to be the most well documented fact in history. That He has come is generally acknowledged by nonbelievers and believers alike.   However, here’s the point. There is a huge difference between “Has come” and “Is Here”. “Has come” falls 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 not surprising nor is it, per se, a false statement. Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. However, this  fails to present a  Rubric necessary 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. But, it falls short of delivering the promised hypothesis for discernment proffered and inferred. 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 glaring by its absence.

Namely, it does not provide a sound hypothesis to discern whether a spirit [spoken or written words]  are from God or the spirit of Antichrist.

Virtually anyone [or any spirit] may avow that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But as you can see, this does not resolve the issue of whether something should or should not be believed as true or followed. Why?  Once again,  because virtually anyone and everyone can and often do confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. This leaves absent a valid and efficacious discernment.

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  is a failed attempt to represent itself as efficacious for true spiritual discernment as outlined in 1 John Chapter 4: 1-3.

Further, as we  compare  Scripture with  scripture in 1 John 4:1-3 and  Ephesians 5:30-32 

we comprehend God’s message regarding  Jesus Christ  being in the Flesh vis-à-vis His Church Body

Compare  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 members of His body, flesh and bone, [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 2024 years ago.  He lives today,

and He’s coming soon,  for His bride; the Church [Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].

 

When a believer considers the fact that they are a member of the body of Christ [The Church] , they should acknowledge and readily confess 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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Is It The Best?   By David Hocking

 

David’s Summary  (8 min.) The problem is not English, but whether the best Greek text was used as the Primary source for the translation.

TRADITIONAL and  CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
By Blogger, Notorius Meddler

We Sing Sacred Music that’s loved and has been passed down through the ages and we also, embrace new Sacred Praise and Worship Music that magnifies and glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ by using doctrinally sound, faithfully divided and proclaimed scripture rendered accurately into musical 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  and Most Performed Christmas ORATORY: 

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

 

OTHER CHILDREN’S  FAVORITES:

God Is So Good Children’s Chorus
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
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

 

SACRED HYMNS:  (Sing, won’t you?

 

The Fanny Crosby Story (45 minute video of world’s most prolific Hymn writer of all time)  


Christ Arose!     by Kingdom Quartet Written by Robert Lowry 1874

Oh, the Blood of Jesus   Bill & Gloria Gaither (Medley)

The Old Rugged Cross Hymn from Whitewell Metroplitan Tabernacle, Belfast Sunday Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022

Jesus Saves Temple Baptist Church Powell, Tennessee

Christ Receiveth Sinful Men Traditional with Lyrics 

Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022

When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder  Gaither Congregation
Oh The Blood of Jesus  by Gaither Congregation
I Will Sing of My Redeemer by Gaither Music TV 

Surely Our God Is Able by Gaither Congregation 

If That Isn’t Love Love Can Turn The World Gaither Premiere

The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band 

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

Praise Him, Praise Him   by Loma Linda University Church

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 

Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary   by Gaithers  

Grace, Grace God’s Grace by Gaither Choir

Onward Christian Soldiers Salvation Army Band

Amazing Grace by Guy Penrod, Gaither Voice Band

Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall

Blessed Assurance by the Isaacs

Blessed Assurance by Sounds like Reign
Blessed Assurance  by Gaithers with Larry Ford and Lillie Knauls

A Mighty Fortress written by Martin Luther with Steve Green

The Love of God   by Gaithers with Gardner, Penrod and Phelps
The Love Of God   by the Gaither congregation

Oh, The Blood of Jesus, Nothing But The Blood, Near The Cross  Medley by Gaithers

Standing on the Promises of God by Gaither Voice Band

Trust and Obey  Vagle Brothers written1887 by Daniel Towner music John Sammis. 
Come Thy Fount (lyrics & chords) Chris Rice

Jesus Saves by The salvation Army Choir

I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir

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                           

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 

There’s Within My Heart a Melody by Gaither Congregation with Jake Hess 

Just A Little Talk With Jesus by Gaither Choir

Sweet Hour of Prayer “An Old Farmer praying” by Jimmy Dean (from a wheel chair)

Let Others See Jesus in You (Me) by  BB McKinney
Worthy is the Lamb. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir 
I Shall Not Be Moved  Elvis and The Million Dollar Quartet

Johnny Cash sings I Shall Not Be Moved

Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus     by Casting Crowns

More About Jesus    by The Blackwood Brothers

Rock of Ages   Antrim Mennonite Choir

Chosen Generation  Medley:  We Are Able, Power in The Blood, Are You Washed, Victory In Jesus, Houston Covenant Church.

 

SACRED  PRAISE:

Beneath the Cross of Jesus   Congregational Sung at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022

The Fanny Crosby Story (45 min. video of world’s most prolific Hymn writer of all time) 

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I Know

I’ve Got Peace Like a River by Phoenix Children’s Choir

Tell Me The Story of Jesus by Carman

Jesus Is All the World to Me Chonda Pierce (Stand up Comedy and Classic Hymn by William Lamartine Thompson 1904)
I Love To Tell The  Story by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Where We'll Never Grow Old   by Jim Reeves

 I See The Lord by Chris Falson

Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - Woodlands TX Methodist Church

Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche 

We Shall Behold Him   by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?

The Wings of a Snow White Dove with Loretta Lynn & Chrystal Gayle 

O The Blood of Jesus by Glory Kim

The Old Rugged Cross by Johnny and June Carter Cash

Near To The Heart of God by the Mennonite Choir 

The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band

(1) Vaya Con Dios Bilingual by Julio Iglesias James 4:8

Sweet Hour of Prayer by Guy Penrod

Praise Him, Praise Him written by Fanny Crosby

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord written by Fanny Crosby

The Love of God by Gaither, Penrod, Phelps, Gardner

We Shall Behold Him   by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?

To God Be The Glory Congregation (with lyrics

Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - The Woodlands Methodist Church

Holy Spirit Breathe on Me with Anne Jernigan 

You Are My All In All Gaither Voice Band

I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation 

I Shall Not Be Moved The Statler Brothers

Redeemed, Redeemed by Gaither soloists

Majesty Gaither Voice Band

Bless the Lord, O My Soul by Bill an Gloria Gaither Congregation

When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (…I’ll be there) the Gaithers

Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal 

I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation 

I Shall Not Be Moved by Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash

Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal 

I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation 

I Shall Not Be Moved Statler Brother’s Quartet

This Train Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis

I Shall Not Be Moved (Rockabilly) By the Million Dollar Quartet
Redeemed by Gaither soloists 

Standing on the Promises of God by Praise Praise

Nothing But The Blood by Buddy Greene, (Harmonica) Gaither

Oh The Blood of Jesus by Gaither Congregation

We’re Marching To Zion Gaither Congregational Singing

We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

I’ve Just Seen Jesus       Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti (Gaither) 

The Name of the Lord    Gaithers

Hallelujah, What a Savior A Cappella by the Nelons

It Is Well With My Soul by Guy Penrod and David Phelps

He Has Made Me Glad Sing with music only, voices or both (choose R/L or both ear buds)

If That Isn’t Love Love   Gaither Premiere

Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band 
Praise Him, Praise Him   by Loma Linda University Church

Ring the Bells of Heaven    by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir 

The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band 

Praise Him, Praise Him   by Loma Linda University Church

How Great Thou Art    by the Statler Brothers

Praise Him, Praise Him  by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him  Bombay Christian Fellowship A hymn from 1869  by Fanny J. Crosby 
Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin   by Sovereign Grace Music

You Never  Let Go      by Guy Penrod 

O Happy Day Ewin Hawkins, Anthony Brown & Combined Choirs, FBC of Glenarden

The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference by Guy Penrod, Gaither Singers

Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers 

Away in a Manger by Phil Wickham… 
Traditional Version   by Casting

Majesty   By The Gaither Congregation  

Jesus Messiah by The Gaither Vocal Band

I See the Lord  by Gaither Vocal Band

Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins Singers

Worthy Is The Lamb  with Gaither vocal Band

I Then Shall Live by Bill Gaither 

I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
He Touched Me by Elvis Presley

Because He Lives Gaither Choir

Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know by Alvin Slaughter

Lead Me, Guide Me by Elvis

I’ll Fly Away    by Gaither Congregation 

Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet Gaither Music with Amy Grant

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INVITATION

You are invited to confess and turn away from of all your sins, look in faith to Jesus Christ
[The  Messiah] and confess openly and publicly that HE alone is your Lord and Savior.

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This website can never replace the in-person Church gatherings with other believers to worship, hear Gospel preaching, enjoy Christian fellowship, provoke good works and join together in prayer, and the study of God’s Word in the  presence of and in fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

It's a resource to help develop a deeper devotion to the Lord Jesus in an ever deepening and abiding love of  HIM according to Scripture, God’s Holy Bible.

1 John 4:19   ― We love Him because He first loved us.

 

“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [understanding  and sharing] the word of truth. [The Holy Bible] ”   2 Timothy 2:15

   

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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
•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


Copy and paste this URL if link fails:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt+18%3A20&version=AKJV

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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

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TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM   From  “A Native Thang” [sic] North Dakota (click for video)

URL:
https://www.facebook.com/100010348029573/videos/1184240418597548/

This is The heart of Freedom from a Native Son, thanking the Lord and Honoring the Military Service of Native American Scouts, and all Veterans …of the land of the free and the home of the Brave.

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As Jon remembered veterans, we remember him: Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) who would, on occasion, 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”; as in [see’ya later] instead of “good bye”. It was his unique way to bid farewell … He would never say “good-bye”. Now,  remembering the sound of his voice saying “Later”, it rings true with a  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 always will.

… we are reminded of the promise of the Hymn:

 

’Till We Meet Again. Amen.

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GOD’S INSPIRED, INERRANT, INFALLIBLE  and  IMMUTABLE  WORD OF GOD AND…
 

STILL THE  WORLD’S MOST POPULAR  BIBLE

BY: SARAH PRUITT

UPDATED: JULY 13, 2023 

URL:
https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular

For more than  400 years is The Authorized King James Bible. (KJV) It is immutable, inerrant, infallible and eternal. It will endure for ever, protected and preserved by God HIMSELF.

 

GOD’S HOLY WORD is

 For ever Settled in Heaven Psalm 119:89
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TODAY’S SERMON:

  The Role of Faith in Spiritual Work   Joshua 1:6   By Dr. Peter Masters

 

The literal history of Joshua, showing the pastoral parallels for our spiritual lives today in chapter 1. Here is Joshua's momentous call, the certain promise of instrumentality, the effort needed, the necessity of a focus for faith, and other principles often neglected yet so vital today.

 


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COMMITMENT TO THE infallibility and inerrancy of the WORD OF GOD and

 

PAYDAY SOMEDAY
(R.G. Lee’s Signature Sermon)

URL:  https://youtu.be/0mstq4QTyrQ
          

A Peerless Pulpiteer  (Biographical Text)  was Dr. Robert G. Lee, Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis Tennessee
URL:

https://christianindex.org/stories/rg-lee-a-peerless-pulpiteer,1680

 

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,” published in 1930, in which Dr. Lee stated the following regarding the HOLY BIBLE: (KJV)


“All [Prophets and Apostles] who wrote are immortalized by their writing of this great Book, 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. R.G. Lee preached a sermon called Payday Someday over 1,200 times. 

Why was it so powerful? Why was it requested and preached so many times? 

Come and see, Won’t you?

 

 

SERMON CLASSICS:

Why The Cross? 1958 Billy Graham (38 min)

Powerful, heavyweight, urgent message for the present day.

Who crucified Jesus?

Why did Jesus die on the cross?

 

Be Filled with the Spirit   Ephesians 5:18 with Dr. Peter Masters Metropolitan Tabernacle:

Living on the Word    Deuteronomy 8:3   (Christian Sermons and Audio books) Delivered on March 15th 1883 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, recorded by Charles Koelsch.  

 

COMFORT IN  GRIEF
No Tears in Heaven    Revelation 7:17   (Christian Sermons and Audio books)  Delivered on August 6th 1865  by Charles Haddon  Spurgeon Audio recorded by Charles Koelsch.

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MOST RECENT SERMONS from London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle  by Dr. Peter Masters, Pastor

 

Teaching Sunday 14 April 2024 | 11:00am

The Believer’s Mentality

1 Peter 4.1

Peter here brings out the new mentality of believers through conversion, and how they have done with sin and the world, to conduct their precious remaining years to God's glory. Here is the distinction between today's worldly evangelicalism and a truly godly lifestyle.

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 Gospel Sermon   Sunday 14 April 2024 | 6:30pm

“To Whom Shall We Go?”

John 6.68

A message tracking the enthusiastic pursuit of Christ by many who wanted a materialistic, earthly return to prosperity, while He proclaimed His purpose - spiritual and eternal life to all who depend on Him as divine Saviour, and His redeeming work on Calvary.


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 Bible StudyTng  dy Wednesday 3 April 2024 | 7:30pm

When Grace Slips Away

Hebrews 2.1

'Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.'

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PERSONAL  TESTIMONY OF FORMER ISLAMIST:
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
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SACRED LITERATURE:
 

THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS   by  John Bunyan  is the most famous Allegory, world-wide and the Most widely Published Book of all time and was printed in over 200 Languages. It has NEVER,  since 1698, been  out-of-print.

 

Only The King James Bible was more widely published than The Pilgrim’s Progress.

 

ONLINE PRINT LIBRARY: (No Enrollment Fee or Registration required)

 

BUNYAN’S  ORIGINAL of 1678: The Pilgrim’s Progress  Published in 1853  by Logos  

REVISED VERSION:              The Pilgrim’s Progrefs  [sic] 1999 by Barry E. Horner 

OLD ENGLISH  PRINT: The Pilgrim’s Progress  Part II   AKA  Christiana 
(Christian’s wife, Christiana and children; their dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired country.)

 

 Pilgrim Progress is the world’s most famous Allegory, It and the Bible were commonly the only books to be found in the cabin of early American Settlers and were  loved and  read more than any book, second only to the Holy Bible.  It’s  also considered, by some, as being the world’s first English novel. It’s likely the most published book other than the Bible of all time. There were 1,300 editions printed before 1938,  250 years after the Bunyan’s death. Hence, the world’s most famous Allegory.

 

 Comment on Pilgrim’s Progress by Charles H. Spurgeon from the Spurgeon Sermon 
“Christ in You”.
 

Spurgeon:  Christ in us is Christ reigning." reminds me 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 [happy melodies] , for the king himself was come. Up to the castle of the heart [main castle]  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, The Messiah;  our liberty to be absolutely under his sway.

 

 Spurgeon Sermon: Christ in You, Preached May 13, 1883 Scripture: Colossians 1:27  From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Volume 29   (cit. II. THE SWEETNESS OF THIS MYSTERY, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU, § 5)

 

You may choose to read, listen or share Pilgrim’s Progress with your little ones as a bed time story.   It will bless, strengthen, encourage and instruct pilgrims of all ages and will create precious and enduring memories in little ears. 

 

Spurgeon read it for the first time as a precocious five year old reader and would returned to read it over 100 times during the course of his remarkable ministry as a Baptist pastor who is  known as The Prince of Preachers .

 

Link here for the Complete Index of the  Bible Scriptures that saturates The Pilgrim’s Progress by  John Bunyan preferring God’s view to all  “World Views”. 

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ADULT AUDIO: PART I

The Pilgrim’s Progress  by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn)

 

Preface: Bunyan’s letter​     

Episode 01: The City of Destruction      

Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable      

Episode  Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman

Episode 05: The Narrow Gate

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 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

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ILLUSTRATED VIDEO  (Recommended Bed Time Story)

Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.

 

DANGEROUS JOURNEY    

Part 1 The Slough [Swamp] of Despond 

Part 2 The Interpreter’s House

Part 3 The Hill Difficulty

Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon

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.
               

A Visit from Secret  4:50  Audio  

Good News  2:25  Audio

Mount Charity  1:01  Audio

Fool  & Want-Wit    1:16  Audio

Valiant-For-Truth  1:41 Audio

Valiant Does Battle 5:51  Audio

Valiant’s Story  3:35  Audio

Which Way To Go  1:30  Audio

Stand-Fast’s 'Wife'   6:02  Audio

10 Stand-Fast’s Story   1:37  Audio

11 Beulah Land  3:20  2018  Audio

12 The Postman’s Visit  1:57  2018  Audio

13 Christiana’s Blessing  5:55  Audio

14 Christiana Goes Over The River  1:20  Audio 

15 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell   2:10  Audio                                                                          

17 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword  2:27 Audio  Bequeath   (Definition) 

18 Stand-Fast’s Will   3:56  Audio   

19 Christiana Nears The City  1:01  Audio 

20 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry   4:45  Audio 

DEVOTION  for  April 21st  written and calendared  by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon ? 

URL:https://www.gotquestions.org/Charles-Haddon-Spurgeon.html

 

PRAYER: 16, Part 4 of 8: HE EVER LIVETH.

ANECDOTE 259: Humility in Prayer.

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: April 21   BY FAITH NOT [BY] FEELING

-The just shall live by faith - Romans 1:17

MORNING: "That through death He might destroy him that had the power of death."

Hebrews 2:14

EVENING: "Fight the Lord's battle. " —1 Samuel 18:17

A SINNER'S PRAYER

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PRAYER 16, Part 4 of 8   HE EVER LIVETH.

 

How very often Thou shewest [show] Thy mighty power. O Lord, we bless Thee that the voice of God has called many to [Jesus] Christ. Those that are hardened have felt a softness stealing [quietly coming] over their spirits; those who were careless have been compelled to sit down and think; those that were wrapped up in earthly things have been compelled to think of eternal things; and [in] thinking, have been disturbed, and driven to despair, but afterwards led to Thee, even to Thee, dear Savior, who wast [were] lifted high upon the cross that by Thy death sinners might live.

 

But, Lord, we next would pray that Thine own people should know somewhat of the quickening of the Spirit of God. Lord, we thank Thee for the very least life to God, for the feeblest ray of faith and glimmering of hope. We are glad to see anything of [Jesus] Christ in any man; but Thou hast [have] come, O Savior, not only that we might have life, but that we might have it more abundantly, so our prayer is that there may be abundance of life.

[In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.]

(Attachment: PRAYER 16.doc) 

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ANECDOTE 259: Humility in Prayer.

When we come to God, our prayers are little broken things; we cannot put them together; but our Father, he will hear us. Oh! what a beginning is “Our Father,” to a prayer full of faults, and a foolish prayer perhaps, a prayer in which we are going to ask what we ought not to ask for !

 

“Father, forgive the language! forgive the matter!”

 

As one dear brother said the other day at the prayer meeting, he could not get on in prayer, and he finished up on a sudden by saying,

“Lord, I cannot pray to-night as I should wish; I can not put the words together; Lord, take the meaning, take the meaning,”

and sat down.

 

That is just what David said once,

“Lo, all my desire is before thee”,  not my words, but my desire. 

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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK APRIL 21  BY FAITH NOT FEELING C.H. Spurgeon 1834 -1892

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -The just shall live by faith - Romans 1:17

- El justo vivirá por la fe- Romanos 1:17

 

I shall not die. I can, I do believe in the Lord my God, and this faith will keep me alive. I would be numbered among those who in their lives are just; but even if I were perfect, I would not try to live by my righteousness; I would cling to the work of the Lord Jesus, and still live by faith in Him and by nothing else.

If I were able to give my body to be burned for my Lord Jesus, yet I would not trust in my own courage and constancy, [integrity] but still would live by faith.

-Were I [If I were] a martyr at the stake [to be burned alive]  I would plead my Savior’s name; and Intreat [ask] a pardon for His sake, And urge [plead] no other claim. 

 

To live by faith is a far surer and happier thing than to live by feelings or by works. 

 

The branch, by living in the vine, lives a better life than it would live by itself, even if it were possible for it to live at all apart from the stem. To live by clinging to Jesus, by deriving all from Him, is a sweet and sacred thing. If even the most just must live in this fashion, how much more must I who am a poor sinner!

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lord, I believe. I must trust Thee wholly. What else can I do? Trusting Thee is my life. I feel it to be so. I will abide by this even to the end. Thank you Lord that

The just shall live by faith

Prayer: Thank You Lord that The just shall live by faith and for Martin Luther, and others who You moved to act on this Word that brought Your Reformation. Thank You that the life I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me. In His name I pray, Amen.

Galatians 2:15-17

 

15  We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles [not Gentile sinners],

 

16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

 

17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

 

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth [lives] in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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MORNING April 21

 

"That through death He might destroy him that had the power of death. " —Hebrews 2:14

—Para destruir por la muerte al que tenía el imperio de la muerte, —Hebreos 2:14

 

O CHILD OF God, death has lost its sting because the devil's power over it is destroyed.

 

Then cease [stop] fearing death. Ask grace from God the Holy Spirit, that by an intimate knowledge and a firm belief of your Redeemer's death, you may be strengthened for that dreadful hour. Living near the cross of Calvary you may think of death with pleasure, and welcome it when it comes with intense delight. It is sweet to die in the Lord: it is a covenant blessing to sleep in Jesus. Death is no longer banishment; it is a return from exile, a going home to the many mansions where the loved ones already dwell. The distance between glorified spirits in heaven and militant saints on earth seems great; but it is not so.

 

We are not far from home—a moment will bring us there. The sail is spread [raised up and full of wind]: the soul is launched upon the deep [ocean]. How long will be its voyage? How many wearying winds must beat upon the sail before it will be reefed [anchored]  in the port of peace? How long will that soul be tossed upon the waves before it comes to that sea that knows no storm? Listen to the answer,

 

"Absent from the body, present with the Lord."

The ship has just departed, but it is already at its haven. It did but spread its sail and it was there. Like that ship of old on the Lake of Galilee, a storm had tossed it; but Jesus said,

 

"Peace, be still,"

 

and immediately it came to land. Think not that a long period intervenes between the instant of death and the eternity of glory. When the eyes close on earth they open in heaven. The fire horses are not an instant [a single second] on the road.

 

Then, O child of God, what is there to fear in death, seeing that through the death of your Lord its curse and sting are destroyed? Now it is but a Jacob's ladder whose foot is in the dark grave, but its top reaches to glory everlasting. 

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EVENING April 21

 

"Fight the Lord's battle. " —1 Samuel 18:17

—Y dijo Saúl á David: solamente que me seas hombre valiente, y hagas las guerras de Jehová.

—1 Samuel 18:17

 

THE sacramental host [army] of God's elect is warring still [continuing to fight] on earth, Jesus Christ being the Captain of their salvation. He has said,

 

"Lo! I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."

 

Hark to the shouts of war! Now let the people of God stand fast in their ranks, and let no man's heart fail him [lack courage]. It is true that just now in England the battle is turned against us, and unless the Lord Jesus lifts His sword, we know not what may become of the church of God in this land; but let us be of good courage, and be strong in Christ.

 

There never has been a day that Protestantism seemed to tremble more in the scales than now that a fierce effort is being made to restore the Romish antichrist to his ancient seat. We greatly want a bold voice and a strong hand to preach and publish the old gospel for which martyrs bled and confessors [witnesses of the truth] died.

 

The Savior is, by His Spirit, still on earth; let this cheer us.

He is ever in the midst of the fight, and therefore the battle is not doubtful. And as the conflict rages, what a sweet satisfaction it is to know that the Lord Jesus, in His office as our great Intercessor, is prevalently pleading for His people!

 

0 anxious gazer [stressed-out on-looker], look not so much at the battle below, for there you will be enshrouded [covered] in smoke, and amazed with garments rolled in blood; but lift your eyes yonder where the Savior lives and pleads, for while He intercedes, the cause of God is safe.

 

Let us fight as if it all depended upon us, but let us look up and know that all depends on Him.

 

Now, by the lilies of Christian purity, and by the roses of the Savior's atonement, by the roes [small deer] and by the hind [red, female deer] of the field, we charge you who are lovers of Jesus, to do valiantly in the Holy War, for truth and righteousness, for the kingdom and crown jewels of your Master.

 

Onward! "for the battle is not yours but God's." 

 

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Note: JM witnessed the last moments of his *Daddy’s life on earth and heard him say “Amen” repeatedly and continuously affirming his own life and testimony of God’s goodness to him and his agreement for his imminent departure and to be present with his Lord Jesus. Amen... Amen… Amen!

*Charles Dumah Riley, Sr. 1897 – 1987  ("C. D." as his beloved and loving wife referred to him. She incorporated “CD” into her personal signature when she would sign checks from their JOINT CHECKING ACCOUNT with  “Mrs. CD Riley”)  [Mrs. C.D. Riley]

 

His one, never changing, prayer of thanksgiving before every meal was always the same.

It was always prayed  with complete  gravity and reverence through the unique sound of his voice as he intoned a deep Bass voice of prayer: 


“Accept our thanks for these and all other blessings, we Humbly ask in Thy name, Amen.” 

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"The Amen. "—Revelation 3:14

—He aquí dice el Amén —Apocalipsis 3:14

 

Sing: Amen with Harry Belafonte

URL: https://youtu.be/pewcFXNf1M4

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Note:

JM witnessed the last moments of his *Daddy’s life on earth and heard him say “Amen” repeatedly and continuously affirming his own life and testimony of God’s goodness to him and his agreement for his imminent departure and to be present with his Lord Jesus. Amen... Amen… Amen!

*Charles Dumah Riley, Sr. 1897 – 1987  ("C. D." as his beloved and loving wife referred to him. She incorporated “CD” into her personal signature when she would sign checks from their JOINT CHECKING ACCOUNT with  “Mrs. CD Riley”)  [Mrs. C.D. Riley]

 

His one, never changing, prayer of thanksgiving before every meal where he was present and without fail at all every day family meals:

(Offered with all gravity and reverence through the unique sound of his voice when he prayed)

He intoned with a deep Bass voice to pray: 

 

“Accept our thanks for these and all other blessings, we Humbly ask in Thy name, Amen.” 

 

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A SINNER’S PRAYER:   … FOR WHOSOEVER: [For One and all]

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved     … pray like this, won’t you?   

“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am hopeless.  I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross for my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity condemned to Hell. I have been  self-centered from birth.  Please forgive me.

I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m guilty and sorry for each and every sin I have done and look to You to forgive me of them all. 
I look to You, alone  Lord Jesus to save me.
I call on You,  Lord Jesus, right now to save me.  You died on the cross for me, because of my sin  and You say,  “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21.

 

Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me,  I trust You, to  be my Lord and Savior from now on.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins.  I ask You to abide in me and give me the desire to always follow You.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross.  Even the sins of the whole world.

Thank you,  Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me even before I was born and that You still love me now. I love You too.
 

Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You have called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting  in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

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. Romans  8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [Holy Ghost, Comforter, Spirit of Truth]
 

Thank You for saving me heavenly Father. With all my heart, thank you Father for saving me in Jesus’ name,  Amen.


Allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Won’t you? Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7

 

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You too can cast your cares on the Lord…

Call on Him. As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.. ...Psalm 55:16

Trust Him. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass ... Psalm 37:5

Come to Him. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest..  Matthew 11:28

Give Him the burden.  Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22]

 

 
MISSION STATEMENT:

Our aim, with God;w help,  is to be Christlike in all that we think, do and say. We desire to fulfill the Great Commission by taking the GOOD NEWS of Salvation by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ [The Messiah] to every creature, and to make disciples and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son  and the Holy Ghost.
 
The Published Titles written by Spurgeon are included each day in DailySpurgeon.com

 Devotions are:

·       C.H. Spurgeon Prayers

·       Spurgeon’s  Illustrative Anecdotes

·       Faith’s Checkbook

·       Morning & Evening

These titles are selected from the inspired body of work created from the preaching and writing of Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892. He created an excellent  legacy of gospel preaching and exposition and is known as the “Prince of Preachers”.  Spurgeon has been and is today widely read with great benefit from the 1800’s to this present time. He is the beloved founder of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, England (Still thriving TODAY through the faithful preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.)  [Click to live-stream current gospel preaching in real time each Sunday from London by Dr. Peter Masters, Metropolitan Tabernacle pastor since 1970.
       Prayer: Lord Jesus, please bless Your disciples toward the winning of many souls, and help us to be loving and compassionate toward all who are in need, especially those in the household of faith. I pray this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and for His sake, Amen.     

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This is a fact filled video to present the truth  for those who seek to learn about and use the providentially protected, preserved and immutable Holy Bible that is both inerrant and infallible and gives God the utmost praise, and the greatest glory due to GOD, HIMSELF, alone. Praise and worship are rightfully insisted upon and commanded in God’s  inspired [God-Breathed (Spoken) Word from God himself. 
HOLY WORDS  that were given by God through the Holy Ghost, word by word, to His  Holy Prophets and Apostles and comprise all eternal Holy Scripture. (Matthew 5:18)

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HOW HAS  THE MAJORITY TEXT AND  THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS BEEN PROVIDENTIALLY PROTECTED AND PRESERVED? 

 

THE INSPIRED, GOD BREATHED, IMMORTAL WORDS, WERE  UTTERED, WORD-BY-WORD, TO THE  HOLY PROPHETS AND APOSTLES, WHO WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST ARE PROTECTED AND PRESERVED IN HOLY SCRIPTURE THAT WAS  WRITTEN WORD-FOR-WORD IS IMMUTABLE, INERRANT, AND INFALLIBLE AND IS FOR EVER SETTLED IN HEAVEN BY GOD HIMSELF IN THE SELF AUTHENTICATING WORD OF GOD, ITSELF. 

 

Authorized (King James) Version:

 

ל  Lamed

89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

 Psalm 119:89


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21For the prophecy [prophecies] came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.  
2 Peter 1:21

 

Authorized (King James) Version:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 
John 1:1

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See that God is not the author of confusion in a remarkable...

VIDEO That will explain the how the Man-made explosion of over 100 English Translations of the Holy BIBLE occurred.    

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 Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort  (Text only)

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https://www.febc.edu.sg/v15/article/def_the_INSIDE STORY_of_westcott_and_hort

 

In 1870, The Anglican Church of England passed a resolution to revise the English Bible. The New Testament revision committee which finally consisted of 25 scholars (though only about 16 eventually attended the meetings) which included Westcott and Hort. The committee worked for ten years in the Jerusalem chamber, and these two scholars swept the Revision Committee along with them after work commenced. In fact, the “Cambridge trio” (Westcott, Hort and Lightfoot) colluded with others to dominate the meetings with their views of the text and to defeat any who opposed them. Their *letters reveal this conspiracy:

* Letters from close relatives are quoted in the Inside Story above

The only voice defending the Textus Receptus was Dr Scrivener, probably the foremost scholar of the day in the manuscripts of the Greek New Testament and the history of the Text. But he was systematically outvoted by the Cambridge trio and outdone by Hort’s powerful debating skill. When the revision was completed, the revision committee had altered the Greek Text in 5,337 places,

thus violating the original rule that had been set for the committee of not altering the Greek Text unless absolutely necessary to do so.

 

Link above, for The complete Inside  Story of Westcott and Hort.
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CONCLUSION

In conclusion, let it be said that no matter how good any modern version of the New Testament is in other ways, it is clearly blemished if the work of Westcott and Hort is present in it. The presence of their work means that it is based on a defective text. Those who want to honor the Word of God must not promote the use of any of these versions by the church, not because the content of the version is evil in itself, but because the attitude of being contented to use a blemished version rather than an existing unblemished one, dishonors God. If God has taken the trouble to preserve for His people a good Greek text of the New Testament for 18 centuries, how dishonoring it would be to Him if His people now chose instead to change over to a version that is based on a defective text.

 

Let the biblical story of Nadab and Abihu be a lesson to all:

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled” (Lev 10:1–6).

– Published in The Burning Bush, Volume 4 Number 1, January 1998

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 For ever,  O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
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1 Corinthians 14:33  Authorized (King James) Version

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