Daily Spurgeon
DAILY SPURGEON for April 9th *A.D. 2024 written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Happy Birthday, Kel.
*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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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.
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Statler Brothers Concert:
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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 Production. Heartwarming. Inspirational.
This powerful, inspirational docudrama faithfully recreates the times of C.H. Spurgeon and brings the “people’s preacher” to life as it follows his trials and triumphs with historical accuracy. Here is the intimate story 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 minister to London’s largest Baptist congregations and soon captures the love and respect of the nation. He goes on to become one of its most influential figures. This powerful, inspirational docudrama faithfully recreates the times of C.H. Spurgeon and brings the “people’s preacher” to life as it follows his trials and triumphs with historical accuracy. 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 — and sometimes controversial — life is highly relevant to the twenty-first century.
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The following two videos, by John Piper and Steve Lawson provide background to the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon by John Piper (58 min)
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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)
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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 participating in this year’s Christmas concert.
Christmas at the Shores 2023
Directed by Choirmaster Robert Perry. Enjoy.
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https://youtu.be/PXYCBV5HyG8?t=340
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https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley (FACEBOOK)
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A Prayer
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An Anecdote
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A promise from Faith’s Checkbook
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Selections from Morning & Evening
RECENT DEVOTIONS (FACEBOOK)
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Rejoice In The LORD Always tap to sing along, won’t you? Philippians 4:4
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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 when e-mails of Spurgeon’s Faith’s Checkbook, were sent to Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021). He shared them with others, and mailing list to receive them began to grow. This mailing list led to the creation of
dailyspurgeon.com a website that presents the Good News of Jesus Christ and supports Local Churches in making disciples 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 published.
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 feeding on GOD’S WORD in content written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon. and will expand, by God’s grace and with His help, 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 tell anyone who would listen,..
“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”
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Blessed ministries continue to flourish from Spurgeon’s home church, the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London begun by its congregation of 1650. (Brief History) The present church building was constructed in 1861. The congregation continues to be a vibrant, doctrinally sound, gospel preaching, Sacred Hymn honoring body of the Lord Jesus Christ.
… I love the promise of these Hymns:
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10 Things you may like to know about Charles Spurgeon
by: Michael Reeves
1. His ministry began in the year of his conversion as a young man.
Spurgeon was raised in a Christian home, but was converted in 1850 at fifteen years old. Caught in a snowstorm, he took refuge in a small Primitive Methodist chapel in Colchester. After about ten minutes, with only twelve to fifteen people present, the preacher fixed his eyes on Spurgeon and spoke to him directly:
“Young man, you look very miserable.” Then, lifting up his hands, he shouted, “Young man, look to Jesus Christ. Look! Look! Look! You have nothin’ to do but to look and live.”
Spurgeon later wrote, ‘Oh! I looked until I could almost have looked my eyes away [out].’ 1
The ‘Prince of Preachers’ was tricked into preaching his first sermon that same year. An older man had asked Spurgeon to go to the little village of Teversham the next evening, “for a young man was to preach there who was not much used to services, and very likely would be glad of company.” It was only the next day that he realized the ‘young man’ was himself.2
2. He was a man of hard work and huge influence.
He went on to preach in person up to thirteen times per week, gathered the largest church of his day, and could make himself heard in a crowd of twenty-three thousand people (without amplification). In print he published some eighteen million words, selling over fifty-six million copies of his sermons in nearly forty languages in his own lifetime.
3. He was self-consciously a theological and doctrinal preacher.
While Spurgeon is not known as a theologian as such, he was nevertheless a deeply theological thinker and his sermons were rich in doctrine, and dripping with knowledge of historical theology – especially that of the Puritans.
Some preachers seem to be afraid lest [for fear that] their sermons should be too rich in doctrine, and so injure the spiritual digestion of their hearers. This fear is superfluous. . . This is not a theological age, and therefore it rails at sound doctrinal teaching, on the principle that ignorance despises wisdom. The glorious giants of the Puritan age fed on something better than sermons of whipped creams and pastries which are now so much in vogue.3
4. He was pre-eminently a theologian and preacher of the cross.
Spurgeon’s was a cross-centered and cross-shaped theology, for the cross was “the hour” of Christ’s glorification (John 12:23–24), the place where Christ was and is exalted, the only message able to overturn the hearts of men and women otherwise enslaved to sin. Along with (Isaiah 45:22), one of Spurgeon’s favorite Bible verses was (John 12:32) : “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
He insisted on celebrating the Lord’s Supper every Sunday, and often during the week as well. He believed his preaching of the crucified Christ was the only reason why such great crowds were drawn to his church for so many years.
Who can resist his charms? One look of his eyes overpowers us. See with your heart those eyes when they are full of tears for perishing sinners, and you are a willing subject. One look at his blessed person subjected to scourging and spitting for our sakes will give us more idea of his crown rights than anything besides. Look into his pierced heart as it pours out its life-flood for us, and all disputes about his sovereignty are ended in our hearts. We own him Lord because we see how he loved.4
Regeneration, he saw, is a work of pure grace—and those the Lord regenerates, he will indwell.
5. He aimed his ministry and preaching at [sinners in need of] the new birth.
Regeneration was one of the “three Rs” (ruin, redemption, and regeneration) Spurgeon always sought to preach. And regeneration was something he always expected to see as he preached the gospel. A friend of his once came to him, depressed because for three months of ministry he had not seen a single conversion. Spurgeon slyly asked, “Do you expect the Lord to save souls every time you open your mouth?” Embarrassed, the man answered “Oh, no, sir!”
“Then,” Spurgeon replied, “that is just the reason why you have not had conversions:
‘According to your faith be it unto you.’ ” 5 Matthew 9:29
Regeneration, he saw, is a work of pure grace—and those the Lord regenerates, he will indwell. And “with such an indweller we need not fear, but that this poor heart of ours will yet become perfect as God is perfect; and our nature through his indwelling shall rise into complete meetness [readiness] for the inheritance of the saints in light.”6
6. He knew how to enjoy life.
Spurgeon loved life and saw the creation as a blessing from God to be enjoyed. For tired ministers, he recommended:
A day’s breathing of fresh air upon the hills, or a few hours’ ramble in the beech woods’ umbrageous [amazing] calm [sp. " calma asombrosa”],’ which ‘would sweep the cobwebs out of the brain of scores of our toiling ministers who are now only half alive. A mouthful of sea air, or a stiff walk in the wind’s face, would not give grace to the soul, but it would yield oxygen to the body, which is next best.’7
He couldn’t resist walking outside in thunderstorms (‘I like to hear my Heavenly Father’s voice in the thunder’), he is known for his cigar smoking, and he had a keen interest in botany. Like us all, Spurgeon was uniquely himself. Yet his big-heartedness and joy as he walked through his Father’s creation displays exactly the sort of life that will always grow from sound theology.
This introduction to Spurgeon’s life and ministry—organized around themes such as the centrality of Christ and the empowerment of the Spirit—will be an encouragement for readers to live for God's glory.
7. He was a mischievous, fun loving, joyful man.
'What a bubbling fountain of humor Mr. Spurgeon had!’ wrote his friend William Williams. ‘I have laughed more, I verily believe, when in his company than during all the rest of my life .
’8A whole chapter of Spurgeon’s ‘autobiography’ is entitled ‘Pure Fun,’ and he regularly surprised people who expected the zealous pastor to be dour and intense. Grandiosity, religiosity, and humbug could all expect to be pricked by his wit.
8. He was serious about joy.
Spurgeon’s humor and jollity [joviality] were not trivial or frivolous. For him, joy was a theological matter and a manifestation of that happiness and cheer which is found in Christ alone. He refused to take himself—or any other sinner—too seriously, believing that to be alive in Christ means to fight not only the habits and acts of sin but also sin’s temperamental sullenness, ingratitude, bitterness, and despair.
Christ wishes his people to be happy. When they are perfect, as he will make them in due time, they shall also be perfectly happy. As heaven is the place of pure holiness, so is it the place of unalloyed [pure] happiness; and in proportion as we get ready for heaven, we shall have some of the joy which belongs to heaven, and it is our Savior’s will that even now his joy should remain in us, and that our joy should be full.9
9. He suffered from depression.
Spurgeon was full of life and joy, but also suffered deeply from depression as a result of personal tragedies, illness, and stress. Today he would almost certainly be diagnosed as clinically depressed and treated with medication and therapy. His wife, Susannah, wrote, “My beloved’s anguish was so deep and violent, that reason seemed to totter in her throne, and we sometimes feared that he would never preach again.”10
Spurgeon believed that Christian ministers should expect a special degree of suffering to be given them as a way of forming them for Christlike, compassionate ministry. Christ himself was tempted in all points like as we are yet without sin. (Heb. 4:15) (Heb. 2:16–18). It is weak and suffering people that God sometimes uses to minister to the weak and suffering.
10. He was emphatically Christ-centered [Christ Saturated]. [He Always Preached Christ and Christ Crucified]
Spurgeon saw theology much like astronomy: as the solar system makes sense only when the sun is central, so systems of theological thought are coherent only when Christ is central. Every doctrine must find its place and meaning in its proper relation to Christ [Himself].
“Be assured that we cannot be right in the rest, unless we think rightly of HIM. . . . Where is Christ in your theological system?” 11
Spurgeon’s view of the Bible, his Calvinism, and his view of the Christian life are all deeply Christocentric–and even the above astronomical analogy may be too weak to capture quite how Christ-centered Spurgeon was in his thinking.
For him, Christ is not merely one component—however pivotal—in the bigger machinery of the gospel. Christ himself is the truth we know, the object and reward of our faith, and the light that illumines every part of any true theological system.
He wrote, ‘He himself [Jesus Christ] is Doctor and Doctrine, Revealer and Revelation, the Illuminator and the Light of Men. He is exalted in every word of truth, because he is its sum and substance. He sits above the gospel, like a prince on his own throne. Doctrine is most precious when we see it distilling from his lips and embodied in his person.
Sermons are valuable in proportion as they speak of him and point to him. 12
Bibliography:
C. H. Spurgeon’s Autobiography, Compiled by His Wife and His Private Secretary, 1834–1854, vol. 1 (Chicago: Curts & Jennings, 1898),106.
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C. H. Spurgeon’s Autobiography, Compiled from His Diary, Letters, and Records, by His Wife and His Private Secretary, 1834–1854, vol. 1 (Chicago: Curts & Jennings, 1898), 200.
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C. H. Spurgeon, The Sword and Trowel (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1865–1891), 125–26.
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C. H. Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, 63 vols. (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1855–1917),* vol. 23, 269.
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C. H. Spurgeon’s Autobiography, Compiled from His Diary, Letters, and Records, by His Wife and His Private Secretary, 1834–1854, vol. 2:151.
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C. H. Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, 63 vols. (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1855–1917),* vol.18:225.
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C. H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, Addresses Delivered to the Students of the Pastors’ College, Metropolitan Tabernacle (New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1889) vol. 1, 172.

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William Williams, Personal Reminiscences of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (London: Passmore & Alabaster,
1895),, 17–18. -
C. H. Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, 63 vols. (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1855–1917),* vol. 51:229.
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Charles Ray, “The Life of Susannah Spurgeon,” in Morning Devotions by Susannah Spurgeon: Free Grace and Dying Love (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2006), 166.
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C. H. Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry: Addresses to Ministers and Students (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1900), 364.

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C. H. Spurgeon, The New Park Street Pulpit Sermons, 6 vols. (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1855–1860),1:vi.
By Michael Reeves (PhD, King’s College, London) is president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Bridgend and Oxford, United Kingdom. He is the author of several books, including Delighting in the Trinity; Rejoice and Tremble; and Gospel People.
Is dailyspurgeon.com a trustworthy website?
Is it true? Is it of God?
Here’s how this is scripturally discerned:
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 the mystery of God’s message regarding Jesus Christ being in the Flesh.
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); the actual 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 [All Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].
Every time a believer considers the fact that they are a member of the body of Christ, they should acknowledge and readily confess that…
Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh, bodily; We are the Body of Christ; The Church, in the flesh! Amen.
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BEST BIBLE VERSION:
GOD’S WORD is Infallible, without error and Immutable, It is Inspired [God breathed], Self-Authenticating and Providentially Protected and Preserved by GOD Himself.
For ever, O Lord, thy word is Settled in Heaven, Psalm 119:89
The Authorized King James Bible AKJV
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.
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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 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:
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?
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:
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 publicly that HE alone is your Lord and Savior.
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This website makes no attempt to 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 is merely a resource to develop a deeper devotion to the Lord Jesus in an abiding love with HIM according to s
Scripture, God’s Holy Bible.
“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
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 SERMONS:
The Marriage Bond 1 Corinthians 7:1 By Dr. Peter Masters
The abiding bond of marriage is established with its ‘debt’ of love, care and pleasure, and its concept of headship blended with partnership. Also explained is Paul’s divinely inspired marriage teaching (often contested), the circumstances of divorce, and how the Lord is proved in marriage.
Finding True Freedom Luke 13:11 with Peter Masters
Healing the bent-over woman in the synagogue, the Lord declares her 'loosed' rather than healed, showing the miracle to be a picture of our release (at conversion) from all the moral and spiritual limitations that bind us away from God. Here is true conversion.
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COMMITMENT TO THE WORD OF GOD and
PAYDAY SOMEDAY
(R.G. Lee’s Signature Sermon)
URL:
… A Peerless Pulpiteer (Text only) 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
Good Friday ServiceTn Friday 29 March 2024 | 11:00am
Behold the Lamb of God!
'The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.'
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Easter Sermon Sunday 31 March 2024 | 11:00am
The Resurrection is a Saving Truth
The Lord's famous words to Martha, 'I am the resurrection and the life,' are required by him to be believed for salvation. Here are the life-giving features of the resurrection, and how these revived the flagging faith of doubting disciples.
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Bible StudyTng dy Wednesday 27 March 2024 | 7:30pm
The Glory of Christ
'But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre [authority]of thy kingdom.'
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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
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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 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
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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 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Part 6 Vanity Fair
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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.
1 A Visit from Secret 4:50 Audio
2 Good News 2:25 Audio
3 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio
4 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio
5 Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio
6 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio
7 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio
8 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio
9 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio
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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
16 Old-Honest Called 1:41 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 9th Written and calendared by Charles Haddon. Spurgeon
Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
URL:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Charles-Haddon-Spurgeon.html
PRAYER 15, Part 1: THE PEACE OF GOD.
ANECDOTE 247: No Strife in Heaven.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: April 9 PRESERVED TO WORKS END
-The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome -Acts 23:11[jM1]
MORNING :If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? -Luke 23:31
EVENING: “I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me. " -Psalm 23:4
A SINNER'S PRAYER
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PRAYER 15, Part 1 of 9
THE PEACE OF GOD.
OUR Father, we stand not afar off [far away] as Israel did in Sinai, nor does a veil hang dark between Thy face and ours; but [instead] the veil is rent [split] by the death of our Divine Lord and Mediator, Jesus Christ, and in His name we come up to the mercy seat all blood besprinkled [sprinkled] , and here we present our prayers and our praises accepted in Him.
We do confess that we are guilty; we bow our heads and confess that we have broken Thy law and the covenant [Thy divine promise] of which it is a part. Didst [Did] Thou deal with us [If You had dealt with us] under the covenant of works none of us could stand [be justified]. We must confess that we deserve Thy wrath [anger] and to be banished forever from Thy presence. But Thou hast [have] made a new covenant, and we come under its divine shadow; we come in the name of Jesus [Christ].
He is our High Priest; He is our righteousness; He is the well-beloved in whom Thou art [are] well pleased.
Holy Spirit, teach us how to pray. Let us know what we should pray for as we ought [should]. Our first prayer is:
Be Thou adored; reign Thou over the whole earth; hallowed be Thy name.
We desire to see all men submit themselves to Thy gracious government. We wish especially that in the hearts of Thine own [people] there may be an intense love for Thee and a perfect obedience to Thee.
[We ask this In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.]
(Attachment: PRAYER 15.doc)
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ANECDOTE 247: No Strife in Heaven.
An old Scotch [Scottish] elder had been disputing with his minister at an elders meeting. He said some hard things, and almost broke the minister’s heart. Afterwards he went home, and the minister went home too.
Next morning the elder came down, and his wife said to him,
“Eh, Jan! ye look very sad this morning. What’s the matter wi ye [with you]”
“Ah!” said he,
“you would be sad, too, if you had had such a dream as I’ve had.”
“Weel, and what did ye dream about?”
“Och! I dreamed I had been at an elders meeting, and I said some hard things and grieved the minister; and as he went hame sic. I thought he died and went to heaven. A fortnight [14 nights] after, I thought I died, and that I went to heaven, too. And when I got to the gates of heaven, out came the minister and put out his hand to take me, saying, Come alang, sic. Jan, there’s nae sic. strife up here, and I’m happy to see ye. sic.”
[So, then] The elder went to the minister to beg his pardon directly, but he found he was dead; and he laid it so to heart that within a fortnight the elder himself departed. And I should not wonder if he did meet the minister at heaven’s gates, and hear him say,
“Come alang, Jan! there’s nae strife up here.”
It would be good for us to recollect that there is no strife up there. Glorified saints have not strife among themselves ; and we should love one another more in brotherly kindness if we thought
more of heaven and more of our blessed Jesus.
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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK APRIL 9 PRESERVED TO WORKS END C.H. Spurgeon
-The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome -Acts 23:11
-Presentandosele el Senor, le dijo: Confia, Pablo; que como has testificado de mí en Jerusalem, asi es menester testifiques tambien en Roma- Hechos 23:11
Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just [right] now in danger? Then remember that
you are immortal till your work is done.
If the Lord has more witness for you to bear [carry out], you will live to bear [complete] it. Who is he that can break the vessel which the Lord intends to use again?
If there is no more work for you to do for your Master, it cannot distress you that He is about to take you home, and put you where you will be beyond the reach of adversaries.
Your witness-bearing for Jesus is your chief concern, and you cannot be stopped in it till it is finished: therefore be at peace. Cruel slander, wicked misrepresentation, desertion of friends, betrayal by the most trusted one, and whatever else may come, cannot hinder the Lord’s purpose concerning you.
The Lord stands by you in the night of your sorrow, and He says,
-Thou must yet bear witness for me.-
Be calm, be filled with joy in the Lord. If you do not need this promise just now, you may very soon. Treasure it up [Save it up for later]. Remember also to pray for missionaries, and all persecuted ones, that the Lord would preserve them even to the completion of their life work.
Prayer: Thank you Lord that You stand by us and will continue to do so until our work on earth is done. In Your name Lord Jesus I pray, Amen.
Note: God bless you as you faithfully witness [tell others] of the good news of Jesus Christ. Remember, we acknowledge and celebrate the Resurrection every time a soul is saved. The lost in sin are resurrected from the dead because Jesus Christ IS The Resurrection. It is NOT past. We celebrate HIM every day. Praise the Lord!
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MORNING April 9
"If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? " —Luke 23:31
Porque si en el árbol verde hacen estas cosas, ¿en el seco, qué se hará? —Lucas 23:31
AMONG other interpretations of this suggestive question, the following is full of teaching:
"If I, the innocent substitute for sinners, suffer thus, what will be done when the sinner himself—the dry tree—shall fall into the hands of an angry God?"
When God saw Jesus in the sinner's place, He did not spare Him [from the punishment and death on the cross as the sacrifice for the sin of all mankind]; and when He finds the unregenerate without Christ,He will not spare them [Neither will He spare them].
O sinner, Jesus was led away by His enemies: so shall you be dragged away by fiends [demons] to the place appointed for you. Jesus was deserted of God; and if He, who was only imputedly [made to be] a sinner, was deserted, how much more shall you be?
"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani?"
What an awful shriek [scream]! But what will be your cry when you say,
"O God! O God! Why hast Thou forsaken me?"
and the answer shall come back,
"Because ye have set at *naught [ignored] all My counsel [guidance], and would [have] none of My reproof [rebuke]: I also will laugh at your calamity; “I will mock when your fear cometh.”
If God spared not His own Son, how much less will He spare you [Because God didn’t spare His own son [Jesus Christ], He will even less spare you]!
What whips of burning wire will be yours when conscience strikes you with all its terrors. You richest, you merriest, you most self-righteous sinners—who would stand in your place when God will say,
"Awake, O sword, against the man that rejected Me; smite him, and let him feel the pain forever"?
Jesus was spit upon: sinner, what shame will be yours! We cannot sum up in one word all the mass of sorrows that met on the head of Jesus who died for us, therefore it is impossible for us to tell you what streams, what oceans of grief must roll over your spirit if you die as you now are. You may die [just] so, you may die now.
By the agonies of Christ, by His wounds and by His blood, do not bring upon yourselves the wrath to come!
Trust in the Son of God, and you will never die.
* English (USA) spelling
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EVENING April 9
"I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me. "—Psalm 23:4
—No temeré mal alguno [ninguno]; porque tú estarás conmigo —Salmos 23:4
THE Holy Ghost can make the Christian independent of outward circumstances! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we may be, when the world shakes to and fro, and the pillars of the earth are removed!
Even death itself, with all its terrible influences, has no power to suspend the music of a Christian's heart, but rather makes that music become more sweet, more clear, more heavenly, until the last kind act that death can do is to let the earthly strain [notes] melt into the heavenly chorus, the temporal joy into the eternal bliss [joy]! Let us have confidence, then, in the blessed Spirit's power to comfort us.
Dear reader, are you looking forward to poverty?
Fear not;
the divine Spirit can give you, in your want [need], a greater plenty than the rich have in their abundance. You do not know what joys may be stored up for you in the cottage around which grace will plant the roses of contentment.
Are you conscious of a growing failure of your bodily strength? Do you expect to suffer long nights of languishing and days of pain? 0 be not sad! That bed may become a throne to you. You little know [don’t know much] how every pang that shoots through your body may be a refining fire to consume your dross [impurity]—a beam of glory to light up the secret parts of your soul.
Are eyes growing dim? Jesus will be your light. Do ears fail you? Jesus' name will be your soul's best music, and His person your dear delight.
Socrates used to say, "Philosophers can be happy without music" and Christians can be happier than philosophers when all outward causes of rejoicing are withdrawn.
In You, my God, my heart shall triumph,
come what may of ills without!
By Your power, 0 blessed Spirit, my heart shall be exceedingly glad, though all things should fail me here below.
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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: … FOR WHOSOEVER: [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
The John Mark Publishing Company, P.O. Box 21, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693, U.S.A. or e-mail: dailyspurgeon@aol.com. Write us, won’t you?
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 is to be Christlike. We desire to fulfill the Great Commission in taking the GOOD NEWS of Salvation by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ [The Messiah] to every creature, making and baptizing disciples in the name of God the Father, Jesus the Christ and the Holy Ghost.
The Published Titles from Spurgeon that are included exclusively each day in the Devotion 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.
Disclaimer: The John Mark Publishing Company does not praise or exalt Charles H. Spurgeon beyond the honor due him. He didn’t need or want it when he was on earth and would have no need or desire for it now. Our aim is to lift up and glorify the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and to preach HIM and Him crucified.
Precaution: These Messages and prayers alone will not substitute for continual fellowship with the Lord Jesus. Neither do they replace personal reading, meditation, prayer and fasting over God's divinely preserved and eternal Word. (The King James version (KJV), known also as the Authorized Version (AV), is the preferred English Bible because its accuracy and fidelity to the Greek Textus Receptus [received text] and the Hebrew Masoretic Text) avoid doctrinal and editorial weaknesses found in many contemporary editions.
Prayer Selection by Spurgeon must not be offered as a substitute for personal, intimate fervent, heart-felt, prayer. It is intended rather, to warm the hearts of those who are in prayer seeking a season of authentic two-way, heart-to-heart fellowship and prayer with the Father, His Son and the Holy Spirit. Read from the NT Book of Romans Chapter 8.
Preaching Preparation: Find a sermon by Charles H. Spurgeon from the same scripture(s) of the sermon you’re now preparing.
New Testament
URL:
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Old Testament
URL:
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DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE by the Millennium Bible Institute
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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
Authorized (King James) Version:
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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VIDEO To explain the explosion of over 100 English Translations of the Holy BIBLE URL:
https://youtu.be/vIC5rUbs_-E?si=hLdDxc580z-dvPdi
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.
-Psalm 119:89 Authorized (King James) Version
1 Corinthians 14:33 Authorized (King James) Version
33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
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