Daily Spurgeon

DEVOTION for January 30th  *A,D, 2026. Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.

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Stephen, The first Martyr to be Recorded in Scripture:

 

1. Acts 6:5

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

In Context | Full Chapter                                                                                 

1. Acts 6:8

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

In Context | Full Chapter

1. Acts 6:9

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

In Context | Full Chapter 

1. Acts 7:59

And they stoned Stephen, [as he was] calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

In Context | Full Chapter 

1. Acts 8:2

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation [grieved] over him.

In Context | Full Chapter 

1. Acts 11:19

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

In Context | Full Chapter 

1. Acts 22:20

and when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I , [The Apostle Paul] also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment [clothes] of them that slew him.

Acts 7:60

Authorized (King James) Version

60 And he [Stephen] kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge [forgive them for they know what they do] And when he had said this, he fell asleep [died and went to Heaven forever.]

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The inspired preaching, teaching and writings of Charles Haddon Spurgeon are bedrock solid and saturated with God’s revealed Word, the Bible.  His  written publications continue to benefit readers with inspired Gospel preaching and sound biblical teaching from one whose life was poured out like a drink offering to The Lord Jesus Christ,  to whom Charlie was a fully devoted follower. His love of Jesus Christ manifested itself in his unequalled love for and his never-ceasing soul winning efforts toward unsaved multitudes.  From one who became known as The Prince of Preachers he remained humble always pointing to Christ, and Him crucified.

 

This  ministry continues to flourishes in London’s   Metropolitan Tabernacle.  (Brief History)   a church begun in 1650 with The building constructed by members of the congregation in 1861. It continues to thrive today.

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John Piper with… A summary of the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892

 This video is a brief summary of  the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon.  1834 -1892

 

(58 min)
URL:https://youtu.be/028S_gnFcJQ

 

The preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon continues to benefit thousands, worldwide,  through the publication and use of his printed sermons; sermons inspired, and saturated with the immutable, God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD.

 

His sermons are saturated with The Word of God, which is always present in his  preaching. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands in the sermons contained in the  63 volumes  of the  Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit  (CLICK THIS LINK and SEARCH TO FIND TEXT YOU’RE PREPARING TO PREACH)  The complete publication of his 63 volumes of  printed sermons from The God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD. The Holy Bible may be found here.

             

              Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s Conversion  In 1850,  in his own words.

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All versions and editions of Scripture [Bibles]  that are NOT  translated from the Textus Receptus [The (traditional) Received Greek Text] bring variant  readings that diminish expressions of glory or a diminution to the most Holy reverence due to Almighty GOD.  He has preserved and continues to preserve and protect HIS WORD the  immutable [incapability of mutation or changes] in the 1769 Edition of the 1611 King James Version  Bible [KJV]. This version is also known as the Authorized Version  [AV].  ALL GLORY is due and must be given to the Omnipotent [Almighty] and Omniscient [All-knowing] LORD of ALL.

 

The Geneva Bible was also translated from the Greek Textus Receptus including  comments favorable to the Protestant Reformation  from inspired, devoted,  faithful Christian men of GOD;        Puritan Believers known to be  beyond reproach.

This Bible was first brought to Plymouth Massachusetts  in the American Colonies by the Puritan Pilgrims guided by Captain Christopher Jones’s on the Mayflower sailing ship in 1620. A 1592 Edition of the Geneva Bible that belonging to a Mayflower passenger and the Governor of the Plymouth Colony (Later to become the State of   Massachusetts) by William Bradford and is on display at the Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the oldest continuously operating public museum in the United States.

 

The traditional Textus Receptus [Received (Greek) Text] unlike any other Greek Text was taken  from more than 5,321 original Majority (Greek Manuscript) Text [MT] that agree 99% with one another. Other variant readings stem from Greek translations invented by  either Westcott and Hort or Nestle and Aland. These fabricated Greek Texts were translated from only a handful [45] of Majority Text Manuscripts MT and  lack the  trustworthiness of  the inspired 1769 [1611] King James Version, KJV or the Geneva Bible and are the only two translations of the traditional, reliable, inspired, [GOD BREATHED] immutable and providentially and divinely protected Textus Receptus [TR]

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Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism Controversy

(1) URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s
             (169 mins.)  

 

The definitive and historical video documentary Bridge to Babylon (URL above) presents evidence that tracks the explosion of more than 100 new Critical Text editions of English translations of the Bible. The attempts to change the Bible by adding to, or taking away from the 1769 edition of the King James Version [KJV] of the Holy Bible will not prevail because GOD Himself preserves and protects His inspired [God Breathed, Spoken] , inerrant, immutable [incapability of any change] and infallible [incapable of error] Holy Word from any and all heresy, blasphemy, confusion , error, additions to, or subtractions from the WORD of GOD. The traditional text founded from the Greek Textus Receptus accounts for more editions and sales than any other Greek text or edition of the Holy Bible worldwide.

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 BCE/CE  vs.  BC/AD     Is there a difference?
defend the Truth.   Won’t you?

*A.D. does NOT mean “After Death” as many mistakenly believe. It is Latin for Anno Domini,  a  phrase adopted into English usage that means  “Year of [the] Lord”.  The complete  original phrase "anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi" means "in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ”.   A.D. together with B.C. Before Christ divides all history into before and after the birth of Jesus the Christ [Messiah].

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Can the Website  DAILYSPURGEON  be trusted? Is it trustworthy?

Is it of God?

YES, it can!    Yes, it is!     Here’s why.

 

1 John 4:1-3

Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everyone or !everything] you hear but be testing the spirit [voice] whether it is of God: because many false prophets have gone [come] out into the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesses [avows] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come[who came] out of God, is of God: and every spirit that confesses not [doesn’t audibly avow] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Therefore I do audibly confess,  that Jesus Christ is come  [is here]  in the flesh.

 

[All translations of the Bible that use  Greek translations other than the traditional and faithful Textus Receptus do not contain the Greek word “ictin”.  This word  means “is” in English] and  its exclusion causes the meaning of its English equivalent, “is here” to change from “is” come” [“is”   here] to “has” come.

 

This error is self-evident because non-believers, false prophets, atheists and even  heretics can, and frequently do, affirm that Jesus Christ “has come”   [in the flesh].

 

While this is a true statement, taken at face value, the  meaning of  “has come” is clearly not the same as “is here”. When “has” come is the meaning   the test God has given in His Word to discern whether the words being analyzed are from the Spirit of God or the spirit of antichrist is negated.

 

One of the most well documented facts in all human history is that Jesus The Christ [The Anointed Messiah]  “has” come in the flesh. However, the essential question  is not whether the spirit [a spoken or written word] confesses that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh but, whether this confession affirms that Jesus Christ, “is come” [is here],  in the flesh.

 

Please Compare and consider [Meditate upon] this scripture with other related scriptures.  Precept upon precept, Line upon line… 
Isaiah 28:10-14

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 Ephesians 5:30-32

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: but I [The Apostle Paul]  speak concerning Christ and the church.  [The body and Bride of CHRIST]

 

“I speak concerning Christ and the church.” [the fleshly embodiment, here and now,  of the body of Christ]. Because  followers of Jesus Christ are members of the incarnate Body of Christ [The Church] I affirm and avow that Jesus Christ is here

 

[Not “Has come”] in the flesh.

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Which Bible Is The Best?  (57 min.) David Hocking

 

THE  HOLY WORD of GOD is :
 

Immutable, [unchangeable and, incapable of mutation or change] 
Inspired, [God breathed, spoken],

Infallible,[Incapable of failing, making a mistake or being wrong]  

Inerrant [Without error]

Self-Authenticating  [The Bible is considered to be self-authenticating because proponents who believe it to be so know it contains inherent divine qualities—Such qualities are unity, majesty, power, and internal consistency—that reveal its divine origin, that convinces readers of its truth without relying on external historical proof or church testimony.

This concept, championed by the Reformation, know that the Holy Spirit illuminate:
the "heavenliness of its matter," the "efficacy of its doctrine," and the "majesty of its style" within the text itself, allowing God's Word to be received directly, the same way as seeing God's glory in Christ.]

 

Providentially Protected and Divinely Preserved

Psalm 12:6-7:   6 The words of the Lord are pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them [Thy Words] , O Lord, thou shalt preserve them [Thy Words] from this generation for ever. (AKJV).

 

Isaiah 40:8: 8 The grass withereth, [withers] the flower fadeth [fades] :but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (AKJV).

 

Matthew 5:18: 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (AKJV).

 

Matthew 24:35: 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (AKJV).

 

1 Peter 1:23: 23 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.  (AKJV).

 

1 Peter 1:25: 25 but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.  (AKJV).

 

Psalm 119:89:  89 For ever,[sic] O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven, Psalm 119:89).  (AKJV).

 

The Authorized King James Version (AKJV)  also known as The Authorized Version (AV) and The Geneva Bible are the only faithful English Translations from the preeminent, [surpassing all others], traditional Greek translation of the Textus Receptus [Received Text] that self-authenticates. It’s superior to all translations  that use Critical Text translations from other Greek Codices, (Westcott and Hort, Nestle and Aland, Vaticanus, Sinaiticus or Alexandrus).

 

John 1:1: 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Which Bible Is The Best?  (57 min.) David Hocking

 

David’s Summary  

(8 min.) The problem behind Bible translations is not English.  The issue is what Greek text was being used.   I believe the true Author is The Holy Spirit. I believe this is the Word of God… We need to understand that The word of GOD in and of itself is power. Power to change your life and through the work of the Holy Spirit can produce the New Birth. We are born again of an incorruptible seed of the Word of God which liveth and abideth forever.

- David Hocking

 

John 1:1-3    1In the beginning was he Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in he beginning with God. 3 all things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.

 

1 John 4:1-3  

 (AKJV) The Authorized Version AKJV Translation was faithfully translated by fully consecrated,  and dedicated men of faith, beyond reproach, preeminent linguists, language scholars who were fully devoted followers of  The Lord Jesus Christ.   The 1611 King James translation is from the inerrant, inspired and immutable Textus Receptus [Received Text]:

 

Psalm 119:89  ל   (Lamed)  For ever, [sic] O  Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

 

“Thy Word” is The Inspired and Ultimate Stare Decisis [A Latin phrase used in Legal terminology  that establishes the principle of “Legal Precedence” that means to stand by things decided, and with reference to Holy Scripture, to uphold all things God-Breathed [Inspired] and therefore eternally and immutably decided]

 

4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth [says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 

Therefore, I now confess that “Jesus Christ is here in the flesh.”  

 

[All other English translations of the Bible that use Greek manuscripts other than the Textus Receptus erroneously renders the English translation “Has come”.

      

 This Translation error is because inferior Greek manuscripts do not include the Greek word  “ictin”  (This is The Greek word for is that is found only in the Majority Text of the Textus Receptus) and therefore  the failure  to correctly translate “ictin” [Is Here] into English.

 

 The Authorized King James Version AKJV also known as The Authorized Version AV and the Geneva Bible stand alone in making and giving the correct translation: “is here”.

 

This  error: “has come” is self-evident, because non-believers, false prophets and even heretics  can, and sometimes will,  make the confession that He “has come” in the flesh. This is no surprise because the birth of Jesus Christ is the most well documented fact in all of recorded history.  Indeed, it is a true and factual statement that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Yet, while this is, a true and factual statement, the meaning in scripture has now been erroneously changed. The new and erroneous meaning is that now even if He “has come” in the flesh  the confession that JESUS CHRIST IS HERE IN THE FLESH is impossible for THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST who is the creator of all heresies  to confess. Without it, Don’t  believe anything  that is said or written.

 

NEITHER does it provide for the test for believers to discern whether a spirit [voice or written words being read or heard] are from God or from the Antichrist.  It is  true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, but it’s essential that the confession that Jesus Christ,  “IS HERE IN THE FLESH” Be confessed  [be spoken].

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By Reading, comparing and meditating on any specific Scripture together with other relevant Scriptures, God’s Word clarifies and self-authenticates:

 

Therefore we study:
1 John 4:1-3 with Ephesians 5:30-32

 

1 John 4:1-3

Authorized (King James) Version

1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 

Ephesians 5:30-32

30: for we are members of his [Jesus Christs’]  body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and His bride the church.

 [We are members of His body, flesh and bones, one flesh with Him, as His bride the church].

He was born of a virgin 2026 years ago, and HE lives today,

and He is coming soon for His bride; The Church.

 

 "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:

God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,                                                      

believed on in the world, received up into glory.  "1 Timothy 3:16
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Why Have Traditional  Sacred Hymns Endured for Such a Long aTime? 
 

Because God preserves and protects His Word. The lyrics in Sacred hymns are divinely God breathed [Inspired and Spoken by God] words and are therefore infinite, immutable and eternal.

 

(Text from Blogger: Notorius Meddler)
… be being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19

 

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  (Hear and be blessed by this  SACRED MUSIC, Won’t you?)

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Our prayer is that you have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord, or that you will do it now,  right now. 

 

Sing-along and Pray this Hymn wholeheartedly,  won’t you?
 

All To Jesus I Surrender

(49,592,993 views Jul 31, 2007)

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The aim of dailyspurgeon.com

 is to win souls and to encourage all believers to have greater love to and to become a fully devoted follower of the Lord Jesus Christ,  [The Messiah].

 

Good News, (in song):   Jesus Saves,   He Lives!  and  Great Is Thy Faithfulness   (Tap to sing-along. Give voice to the truth, won’t you?) 

 

Join in, won’t you? to pray, hear and heed the gospel of Jesus Christ (Messiah), and  sing hymns and praises to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

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YOU MAY DESIRE TO:

• Pray to the Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
• Read, Hear, believe and obey the eternal, inspired (God breathed) , immutable, inerrant, infallible and providentially preserved and protected written Scripture, The everlasting Word of God, revealed in His Holy Bible by The Holy Ghost and embodied in The Lord Jesus Christ, the living Word made flesh; 1 Peter 1:23
• Be [to 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 Jesus; Ephesians 5:18-19
• Not forsake the assembling of yourself together with other members of the Body of Christ [The Church] as the manner of some is; Hebrews 10:23-25  
 
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- Jesus Christ  Matthew 18:19-20    

You are invited to come to the only true God. The God of  Abraham, Isaac and Jacob through His only begotten Son, who is GOD’S  WORD, made flesh, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God and to follow Him, because He is The Way, The Truth and The Life:  no man cometh unto the Father but by me [Him]   John 14:6-7

 

Receive God’s divine Gift of eternal love and  life.   John 3:16

 

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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To this end, please receive Preaching, Sacred music, Sacred Literature and Devotional content that are offered here in the name of The Lord Jesus Christ, [The Messiah].

 

Preaching is from The Metropolitan Tabernacle (London) by Pastor, Dr. Peter Masters, Charles Spurgeon other Reformed Preachers are prayerfully selected to focus on  \daily devotional topics so that sinners will be saved and believers will be  encouraged, challenged and built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ.  We pray that all believers who visit the website and will become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ fully conformed to the image of  The Messiah, Jesus Christ.

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Daily Devotions from dailyspurgeon.com  by Charles Haddon Spurgeon will include a selection from all of these publications each day:
 

• C.H. Spurgeon Prayers

• Spurgeon’s  Illustrative Anecdotes

• Faith’s Checkbook

• Morning

•  & Evening

 

It should be the  desire of every born-again  believer to worship God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength, in Spirit and in truth.   

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

 

To this end, Heavenly Father, we pray that You will bless all who visit this website and bring  many to confess the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.  We ask this in Jesus’ name,  Amen.

  DailySpurgeon.com

 

This Website does not replace nor can it be a substitute for the in-person, personal assembling of ourselves together. Hebrews 10:23-27  

 

Rather, the Website’s  purpose is to save lost sinners and to teach and encourage believers through God’s Word and prayer to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ [The Anointed Messiah] in personal discipleship an00d worship  of the Lord Jesus as we are being conformed to His very image. 

“For whom God did foreknow he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son…” Romans 8:29

 

We are, instructed in the Word of GOD to assemble,  praise and worship God. Thus, we must assemble and worship the Lord Jesus Christ and exhort [encourage] and provoke one another to do good works.

Such worship may take place through, congregational singing of sacred hymns and spiritual songs, reading, preaching and obeying God’s Word, sharing Christian love and fellowship, agreeing together  with  specific public prayer requests, and reading and exhorting one another in the Word, to provoke one another to love and serve and bear witness with one another in the Holy Ghost.

 

Admonition: Online streaming does not satisfy personal interaction or the warm fellowship of in-person assemblies of  brothers and sisters who are in Christ Jesus. Electronic media cannot substitute for the warm inter-personal love, fellowship, commitment, and compassion, nor does it provide for a kind and comforting touch or embrace of another believer.  e.g. Laying on of hands, 1 Timothy 4:14;  the right hands of Christian fellowship, Galatians 2:9; or an embrace, Acts 20:1; or greeting with a holy kiss,

1 Thessalonians 5:26.

 

 

We give thanks to the Lord, for DailySpurgeon.com  and pray that it will continue to be an instrumentality to build up fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.  These followers will be taught to be disciples themselves and will then teach others to be disciples.  (Fully devoted followers of The Lord Jesus, The Christ [The Anointed  Messiah]. )

We pray that you will also be a radiant inspired instrumentality of God to share the good news of Jesus Christ with every one, encouraging them to become the very image of Jesus Christ. 

 

This ministry was begun as daily e-mails of Faith’s Checkbook by Charles H. Spurgeon were sent to Jon Edward Riley.  Jon shared these messages with others and soon over 300 were added to the mailing list through his witness as he witnessed and  sharing  his testimony with them.

Jon was called home by his loving Father in Heaven on January 16, 2021 leaving a legacy of this Website to minister to all who will  benefit in this labor of Love to the glorify God and His Eternal Kingdom. ALL Glory belongs to God, alone.

 

Jon is honored here; giving honor to whom honor is due.  Romans 13:7    

 

We pray that many will be born again, challenged, encouraged, and built-up to become fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and be conformed to His image; that they might be the firstborn among many brethren.  Romans 8:28-29.

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A HEARTFELT  PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR ARIKARA INDIAN BRAVES  
A video… by Jon Edward Riley, [“White Owl”] Giving honor to whom honor is due.

(February 12, 1971- January16, 2021)

…from  a well beloved, Indigenous Brave, and in remembrance of him, my beloved son; comes his heartfelt prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord.
 

with…“ A Joyful Heart of Freedom” WAR CRY!     ( at video’s end)    June 15, 2020 

 

…This is a Video of tribute that  honors all Indigenous Braves  that gave Military Service and the families of Native-American Scouts from White Shield, North Dakota  who served in the armed services of The United States of America defending. …the land of the free and the home of the Brave.

 

The Video is from…INDIAN SCOUT POST NO 1 Burial grounds, White Shield, North Dakota.

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 Jon loved to say, “I’m a blood-bought, born-again Child of God!” to anyone he happened to meet or to anyone who would listen.

… Jon’s  testimony lives on from one who, by grace, through faith was forever accepted in the Beloved; who’s loving ways brought the good news of Jesus to many. and one who is now present with the LORD  in glory forever.  One who, one day, we’ll  meet again. 
Amen. 

Jon  would sometimes just sing-out some of the following songs on the way to church, or sometimes just singing along with the Elvis Gospel CD that was always in our F-150’s CD player while riding with his Dad or,

Best of all, when  an inspired,  spontaneous praise from the Lord would just pop out from his joyful, creative, redeemed and loving heart.

 

Some Songs Jon Loved to Sing:

I Love You Lord    by the Gaither choir

I Love You Lord  Universal Music Group

 I  LOVE  You  Lord   by Jared Reynolds
Where No One Stands Alone   Gaither Vocal Band

Lead Me  & Rock-a My Soul   by Elvis and friends

He Knows Just What I Need  by Elvis

How Great Thou Art    with  Elvis
Lead Me & Rock-a My Soul   Elvis and friends
Lead Me, Guide Me  by Elvis

It Is No Secret   by Elvis written by Stuart Hamblen

 

The following recordings were discovered several months  after Jon was called home on January 16th 2021.  It’s such a blessing, to hear Elvis sing the Gospel message in song but, of course, it doesn’t  compare with the Glory of being in the actual presence of the LORD.

LIFE    by Elvis         

 

       *I Can Only Imagine being present with the LORD,  or hearing the completed song the Lord completed with Jon when he arrived; a song known only to the Lord,  to Jon and the few who heard Jon sing it here. Lyrics remembered  from him singing:   "See my Jesus, Walkin' on duh Waduh"…  an original, inspired song from our beloved  Jon, himself a true and renown original.

 

* Click and sing:

 

 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE   with Wynonna Judd.

 

LOVE WITHOUT END, AMEN  (A Father’s Love) by George Strait honoring George H.W. Bush  (41st President) A favorite song of the President.

 

It’s also my sincere  message of love to all  my children, grand-children and great grand-children  and all loved ones.

  

…Jon would always say “Later”; [as in, see-ya later] instead of “good bye”.  It was the only farewell greeting he would ever use when parting company with a friend; and, everyone was Jon’s friend.

 … He would never  say “good-bye”.

Now, as we remember the sound of him saying “Later”, it rings true in a  new and deeper meaning and it brings a joy and comfort to the hearts of those whom he loved so well; those who love him still and will forever more.

 

… and how much sweeter to us now, are the promises in these two Hymns:  

 ’TILL WE MEET AGAIN. (sing along, won’t you?)

DOES JESUS CARE?    Gaither  Music TV

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A SERMON TO  COMFORT  THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING:       

No Tears in Heaven    Revelation 7:17  by Christian Sermons & Audio, August 6th 1865  by C. H. Spurgeon, recorded by Charles Koelsch.  ca. 2018

 

https://youtu.be/ehLMtrzuEVw   (Copy and paste for link to Spurgeon’s message:

“No Tears in Heaven”.

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The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, U.K. 
 Brief History  of The Metropolitan Tabernacle in London with Founder Charles Spurgeon from 1853 to 1892

 

TODAY’S WEB PAGE from:   The Metropolitan Tabernacle  that live-streams  church services in real time from London.  Please visit this Website to  Live-stream prayer, scripture reading, singing of sacred hymns and gospel preaching,

 

Sunday *11.00 am  

 

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FEATURED SERMONS:

God Appeals to Reason  Isaiah 30:15-21   with Dr. Peter Masters

Before conversion, the claims of God mean nothing to us, but when God's Word speaks to our hearts, [by the Holy Spirit] the challenge becomes inescapable [and Irresistible ]. Self-searching begins, and the kindness of God's forgiving love is grasped as never before. Here is God's reasoning with souls.

 

God Gave them Up  by Alistair Begg

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SERMONS by Dr, Peter Masters, Pastor,  METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, LONDON, U.K.

 TEACHING SERMONS 
Christ Prepares His Church

The call of the disciples, their unique role, and the care and patience of Christ in their training. Then the preparation of the church for extreme and persistent opposition, the reasons why demons were cast out, the unpardonable sin, and the supreme mark of true conversion.

Mark 3.13

Dr Peter Masters | 11:00am | December 2022

 

 

   GOSPEL SERMONS

  

Dr Peter Masters   6:30 pm | December 2022

    God Keeps His Promises

2 Corinthians 1.20

The goodness of God is fully demonstrated in the promises He makes in the Bible. That the Creator and Sovereign God should deign to give promises to us is amazing. Here are the major promises, how Christ makes them possible, and how we receive them.

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HISTORIC  SERMONS: from Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis Tennessee

  “Pay Day Someday”  A historic sermon by Robert G. Lee, venerable, beloved former pastor. 

"The Root of Bitterness” by Adrian Rogers, formerly the three-term President of The Southern Baptist Convention and founder of the Love Worth Finding Broadcast Ministry

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Sanctify Them Through Thy Truth      John 17:17    Dr. Peter Masters, Pastor
Sanctification (purification, consecration and commitment) by the Word is the will of Christ for His own, and here we turn to the first three of the Ten Commandments to challenge our souls. How should these be applied today in our lives and churches?
 

Closeness to Christ    2 Timothy 2:10-12   Dr.  Peter Masters

In this hostile world, believers cannot live successfully and fruitfully without Christ being with their spirits. Here is why the soul is also called the spirit, and what it means for Christ to be with our spirit. Examples and counsels for securing His nearness.

 

Good Friday Sermon 6:30 pm Friday April
Behold the Man   December 11th     John 19.5     Dr. Peter Masters

‘Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!’

What Is the Gospel  by the late Dr. R. C. Sproul
Christians are called to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but in our day there is confusion about the content of the Gospel. The biblical Gospel is challenged not only by Roman Catholics and liberals, but by those who claim to be evangelical. In this lecture, Dr. R. C. Sproul will clarify exactly what the Gospel is and what it is not.

The Years the Locust Has Eaten    Joel 2:21-27   Message by Charles Haddon Spurgeon from the Series: Truth Stranger Than Fiction, delivered on Lord’s day Evening May 30, 1896  

Recording by: Gavin Childress  44:24 minutes

    304,103 views Jan 5, 2017

Thy Hand Was Heavy Upon Me  Psalm 32:3-4  by Charles H. Spurgeon

(Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings) - Preached on May 6. 1860 by C.H. Spurgeon at Exeter Hall. Recorded by Charles Koelsch,  Christian Sermons and Audio Books ca. 2018
The Phenomenon of Love Isaiah 63.7   Dr. Peter Masters  
The nature and scope of human love is impressive, but Divine love, made visible in history and, supremely in the atoning sacrifice of Christ, is limitless, freely bestowed and certain toward all who find Him. Here are the 'loving-kindnesses of the Lord' they experience.
Living for the Flesh or for the Spirit  Romans 8.5-6     Dr. Peter Masters
There are two classes of people in the Bible, those who focus on 'the flesh', and those who relate to the Spirit. Here are the characteristics and goals of each, and how God can free us from the captivity of flesh to know communion with Himself.
Mutual Debts in Marriage    1 Corinthians 7:3    Dr. Peter Masters  15 January 2012
A key word has slipped out of some modern translations – the marital debt of benevolence, meaning goodwill and kind benefits. Here are seven debts each has to the other in Christian marriage, a sevenfold bond and blessing to the crowning earthly friendship of life’s journey. Are we paying what is ‘due’?

God’s Order for Man and Women   1 Corinthians Ch 11   Dr. Peter Masters
Paul answers the question on the roles of husbands and wives and affirms conformity to the dress code of head coverings in Greek society at that time. With Calvin and major confessions we show that the ‘message’ of clothing may change in other ages and lands.

Things Only Believers See   1 Corinthians 2:9   Dr. Peter Masters
Sunday Morning 13 February 2022
The apostle impresses upon us the spiritual blindness of the unconverted state to the wonders revealed in the Gospel, including future glories (described here). Here also is the meaning of 'comparing spiritual things with spiritual,'   judging all things and living the mind of Christ
Jesus Christ Himself  (Text only)   Ephesians 2:20
Preached on March 15th  1883 by Charles Haddon  Spurgeon
Keeping Alive the Spirit   Ephesians 2:22    Dr. Peter Masters
Sunday Morning 11 April 2021 (March 17 Sermon) 
In the building of a spiritual family the work of the Holy Spirit is the vital power. Here several Holy Spirit verses in Ephesians are explored (including 'Be filled with the Spirit') to show the different activities of the Spirit in the Christian life.

The True Source of Power     with  Dr. Peter Masters
Sunday Morning 23 January 2022 
For the Gospel to be credible, (the Corinthians [and many today] erroneously taught), we need  conspicuous personalities or preachers. Here Paul proclaims the true source of spiritual power, the preaching of the cross of Christ, and why it is foolishness to the perishing and power to the saved. 
Why The Cross? 1958 by Billy Graham (38 min)

Two questions answered from The Bible:

Who crucified Jesus?

Why did Jesus die on the cross?
The Question of Questions \  Isaiah 53  by John MacArthur
The Authority of the Bible and the Uniqueness of Jesus the Savior
Living on the Word    Deuteronomy 8:3  Audio message by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Delivered on March 15th 1883, recorded by Charles Koelsch  51:04 minutes Christian Sermons and Audio books 160,059 views Aug 30, 2017
 

 

WHAT IS  REFORMED THEOLOGY?

  “It’s just a nickname for Biblical Christianity”. 

― Charles Spurgeon

 

Q & A   PANEL DISCUSSION: with Steve Lawson, John MacArthur,  &  the late, R.C. Sproul
Why Are So Many Against Reformed Theology?  What is it, anyway? 
 

 

 

PERSONAL TESTIMONIES: 

 

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?  (Check it out, won’t you?)

 

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

 

A Former Mormon Tells their Conversion Story (61 minutes) to Sean McDowell

35,159 views Streamed live on May 19, 2021

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SERMONS: from Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle (London, UK)

 

He Loved and Gave Himself   with Dr. Peter Masters

The enduring amazement of Paul the Apostle shines through these famous words, urging us to explore and ponder the glorious Person of Christ and the way in which He 'gave Himself', or handed Himself over, to the work of redeeming His people.

SING: O, How I Love Jesus (medley)    By Gaither Vocal Band

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DEVOTION  for January 29th  *A.D. 2026 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.

*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.

BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a  difference?​

Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you? 

 

Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago,    was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and   He, Himself, is coming again.

DAILY SPURGEON  and DEVOTION for January 30th  *A,D, 2026. Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.

 

PRAYER 6. Part 3 of 5  January 30th  *A,D, 2026. Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon  Spurgeon 1834-1892.

THE WONDERS [of]  CALVARY. [The Crucifixion] 
ANECDOTE  181: January 30th    NEED OF SPIRITUAL EXERCISE 
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: January 30th  A HEAVENLY ESCORT
 
-And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest.
— Genesis 28:15
MORNING: January 30th   "When thou hearest [you hear] the sound of a going [something stirring] in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt [you shall] bestir thyself [“Up and at ‘um.”].” 
—2 Samuel 5:24
EVENING:"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance."   — Ephesians 1:11
A SINNER’S PRAYER January 30th 

PRAYER 6  Part 3 of  5 January 30th  THE WONDERS [of]  CALVARY. [The Cross]

       

O Spirit of God, we love Thee this day, especially for dwelling in us. How canst [can] Thou abide in so rude [endure so impolite] a habitation. How canst [can] Thou make these bodies to be Thy temples, and yet Thou dost [do] so, for [those] which let Thy name be had in reverence so long as we live.

       

O Lord, we would delight ourselves in Thee this day [today]. Give us faith and love and hope that with these three graces we may draw very near to the Triune [Three-In-One] God.

 

Thou wilt [will] keep us, Thou wilt [will] preserve us, Thou wilt [will] feed us, Thou wilt [will] lead us, and Thou wilt [will]  bring us to the mind of God, and there, wilt [will] Thou show us Thy love, and in the glory everlasting and boundless, there wilt [will] Thou make us know and taste and feel the joys that cannot be expressed.

 

But [Just] a little longer waiting and we shall come to the golden shore; but [just] a little longer fighting and we shall receive the crown of life that fadeth [fades]  not away.

[Thank You for this in Your name Lord Jesus, Amen] 

(Attachment: PRAYER 6.doc)

ANECDOTE  181: January 30th    NEED OF SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

       

Some men seem as if they only had to meet one form of trial. They remind me of the Indian Fakir;  [an itinerant Hindu magician]  he holds his arm straight up; that is the triumph of his strength. Now, God does not exercise a believer’s limbs [un] till they grow stiff; but he exercises them in every way, that they may become supple, so that, come what may, he is ready to achieve any exploit [mission].

 

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK  January 30th  A HEAVENLY ESCORT   by  C.H. Spurgeon
 

-And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest [go]— Genesis 28:15

-Y he aqui, yo soy contigo, y te guardaré por donde quiera que fueres-  Genesis 28:15 
 

Do we need journeying mercies? Here are choice ones

 

—God’s presence and preservation [protection]—.

In all places we need both of these, and in all places, we shall have them if we go at the call of duty, and not merely according to our own fancy [impulse or whim].

Why should we look upon removal [moving] to another country as a sorrowful necessity when it is laid upon us by the divine will [of God]  ? 

 

In all lands the believer is equally a pilgrim and a stranger; and yet in every region

 

the Lord is His dwelling place,

 

even as He has been to His saints in all generations. We may miss the protection of an earthly monarch, [King] but when God says,

 

-I will keep thee-,

 

we are in no real danger. This is a blessed passport for a traveler, and a heavenly escort for an emigrant. 

 

Jacob had never left his father’s room before: he had been a mother’s boy, and not an adventurer like his brother. Yet he went abroad, and God went with him. He had little luggage, and no attendants; yet no prince ever journeyed with a nobler bodyguard.
Even while he slept in the open field,

 

angels watched over him, and the Lord God spoke to him.

 

If the Lord bids us go, let us say with our Lord Jesus,

 

-Arise, let us go hence-. [let’s go, sp: Vámanos]

 
Prayer: Thank you Father that You will be with me and keep [protect] me wherever I  go  In Jesus name, Amen.

 

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… and pray for souls to be saved and believers to be strengthened

The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.  2 Peter 3:9

Pray also that believers will be led… led                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          by the Holy Spirit to rightly divide and proclaim God’s Word providentially protected and preserved by Almighty God, Himself.

 

John 3:16:   

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

This Translation is from  the Textus Receptus (TR)  [Received Text] and is an example of the overwhelming majority of extant Greek texts MT that is in substantial [99%] agreement with the Majority Text MT and avoids inferior, ambiguous readings of the variant readings of all other Critical Texts  codices of Alexandrius, Sinaiticus and Vaticanus. There is substantial disagreement and missing texts among these codices which do not even agree with one another,  They are created from incomplete codices and introduce the modern biblical criticism theory that embraces ambiguities, uncertainties and variant readings [interpretations] and holds to the indefensible theory that older and shorter textual readings are superior. These are found to result in a multitude of new English translations and contain doctrinal compromises that nuance-away or otherwise diminish  the highest glory due to God Almighty.  The Textus Receptus TR is the traditional New Testament Greek source reflected in the Authorized King James Translation AKJV also known as the Authorized version AV and the Geneva Bible. These are the ONLY ENGLISH translation that come directly from the time tested and superior Textus Receptus.

 

For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in Heaven. Psalm 119:89

God is not the author of confusion. 1 Corinthians 4:33­­

God, Himself, providentially protects and preserves His WORD. All of His Word is inspired, [God-breathed], self-authenticating, immutable [unchanging and unchangeable], eternal, inerrant, infallible, infinite and all-powerful [omnipotent] Word.

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  "When thou hearest [hear] the sound of a going [something stirring] in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt [shall] bestir  [wake] thyself...” —2 Samuel 5:24

Y cuando oyeres un estruendo que irá por las copas de los morales, entonces te moverás; porque Jehová saldrá delante de ti…  2 Samuel 5:24
 

1. HE members of Christ's Church [universal church of all believers] should be prayerful, always seeking the unction [anointing] of the Holy One [HOLY GHOST] to rest upon their hearts, that the kingdom of Christ may come, and that

 

His "will be done on earth, even as it is in heaven.”
 

But there are times when God seems especially, to favor Zion [His chosen people] and such seasons ought to be to them like

 

"the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees." We ought then to be doubly prayerful, doubly earnest, wrestling more at the throne than we have been used to doing.

 

Action should then be and vigorous. The tide is flowing—now let us pull heart­ily for the shore. 

 

O for Pentecostal outpourings and Pen­tecostal labors.

  

Christian, in yourself there are times "when thou hearest [hear] the sound of a going [the faintest stir] in the tops of the mulberry trees."

 

You have a peculiar power in prayer. The Spirit of God gives you joy and gladness. The Scripture is open to you; the promises are applied. You walk in the light of God's countenance [God’s  smiling  face]. You have peculiar freedom and lib­erty in devotion, and more closeness of communion [fellowship] with Christ than usual. 

 

Now, at such joyous periods when you hear the

 

"sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees,"

 

is the time to bestir yourself; now is the time to get rid of any evil habit, while God the Spirit helps your infirmities. 

 

Spread your sail; but remember what you sometimes sing—

 

 I can only spread the sail; 
Thou! Thou! [You!]  must breathe the auspicious gale
[You must create the favorable winds].
 

Only be sure you have the sail up. Do not miss the gale for want [lack] of preparation for it. Seek help of God, that you may be more earnest in duty when made more strong [stronger] in faith; that you may be more constant in prayer when you have more liberty at the throne; that you may be more holy in your conversation while you live more closely with [Jesus] Christ [The Messiah].  

 

EVENING    January 30th   "IN WHOM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE." —Ephesians 1:11

WHEN Jesus gave Himself for us, He gave us all the rights and privileges that went [comes] with Himself. Therefore, as eternal God, He has essential rights to which no creature may venture to pretend; yet, as the mediator, Jesus, the federal Head of the covenant of grace, He has no heritage apart from us. 

 

All the glorious consequences of His obedience to death are the joint riches of all who are in Him, and on whose behalf, He accomplished the divine will. 

 

See, He enters into glory, but not for Himself alone, for it is written,

 

"Whither [where] the Forerunner [Jesus Christ] is for us entered [entered for us]."
(Hebrews 6:20).

 

Does He stand in the presence of God?

 

"He appears in the pres­ence of God for us" (Heb. 9:24). 

 

Consider this, believer. You have no right to heaven in yourself:

 

YOUR RIGHT LIES IN [JESUS] CHRIST.

 

If you are pardoned, it is through His blood.

 

If you are justified, it is through His righteousness.

 

If you are sanctified it is because He is made of God unto you sanctification.

 

If you shall be kept from falling, it will be because you are preserved in Christ Jesus.

 

And if you are perfected at the last, it will be because you are com­plete in Him. 

 

Thus, Jesus is magnified [exalted], for all is in Him and by Him.

 

Thus, the inheritance is made certain [guaranteed] to us, for it is obtained in Him. 

 

Thus, each blessing is the sweeter, and even heaven itself the brighter, because
it is Jesus our Beloved "in whom" we have obtained [received] all.

 

Where is the man who can estimate our divine portion? Weigh the riches of Christ in scales and His treasures in balances, and then think of counting the treasures which belong to [all] the saints.

 

Reach the bottom of [Jesus] Christ's sea of joy, and then hope to understand the bliss which God has prepared for them that love Him.

 

Leap over the boundaries of [Jesus] Christ's possessions, and then dream of a limit to the inheritance of the elect. 

 

"All things are yours, for ye [y’all] are Christ’s [you-all belong to Jesus Christ]
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A SINNER’S PRAYER:  January 30th   … FOR WHOSOEVER:
 
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 lost.  I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross to pay my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity in Hell. My nature and behavior  has been sinful 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 sorry for each and every sin I have ever done and look to You to forgive 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, as God’s  sacrifice for my sin.

Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me,  I trust You to be my Savior and Lord.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins. I want  to follow You from now on.

You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross.

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

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

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.

Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and Holy Spirit for Your comfort and guidance in all things.

With all my heart, thank you Lord Jesus for saving me. In your name, I pray, Amen.

Please allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7 
 

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Please allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner.

7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Luke 15:7

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SACRED LITERATURE

 

• Seven reasons to read (or listen to) the Pilgrim’s Progress

URL:  https://openthebible.org/article/seven-good-reasons-to-read-pilgrims-progress/#:~:text=It's%20a%20classic

 

 

Daily Audio recordings of Episodes in The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan to provide a blessing from listening to this Sacred Literature classic. You may also choose to read short selections to your little ones before bed time  each night.
 

They will love the time you spend with them and “Christian”, The Pilgrim Protagonist and main character.

 

Pilgrim’s Progress is the world’s most famous allegory and is second only to the Holy Bible as the all-time, world-wide best seller. It’s also claimed by some to be the world’s first English novel as it predates  Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Caruso published in 1719
It blesses and has encouraged and instructed pilgrims of all ages for centuries.

 

ORIGINAL: The Pilgrim’s Progress  Pub. by Logos in 1853  from the 1678 Original 

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

 

The Pilgrim Progress is the world’s most widely published and most famous Allegory, It was commonly found among he scant possessions in the cabins of the early American Pioneers. It was  loved and  read, second only to the Holy Bible, God’s Word, of guidance, encouragement and comfort. It’s also considered, by some, to be the world’s first English novel and is the most published book of all time. other than the Bible. There were 1,300 editions printed before 1938, 250 years after the author's death. It remains among the world’s most famous literature.

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You may choose to read, or  listen to, or share  with a little one, Pilgrim’s Progress as a bed time story.

It will bless, strengthen, encourage and instruct all pilgrims (readers and seekers) of all ages for a life-time.

 

Index to the 533 Scriptural  References cited in The Pilgrim's Progress    A.D. 1687 

        John Bunyan did not write nor hold to a world view of any kind. His inspired work, The Pilgrim’s Progress, known as the world’s most  allegory,  does not subscribe to any world view at all  but proclaims God’s view on everything revealed and forever settled in Heaven Psalm 119:89 in The Holy Bible. 

 

John Bunyan merely, yet ardently believed God’s Word;  That it is God-breathed [inspired by God], Self-authenticating, Providentially-protected and propagated  immutable [unchanged and unchangeable] , inerrant [without error] , infallible [incapable of being mistaken or of being wrong], indestructible  and eternal written Word from GOD Himself for ever settled in Heaven.

 

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ADULT AUDIO: (Work in Progress)

The Pilgrim’s Progress   by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn -6 ½ hours)

Preface: Bunyan’s letter​     

Episode 01: The City of Destruction      

Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable      

Episode 03: The Swamp of Despond

Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman

Episode 05: The Narrow Gate

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 CityE

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CHILDREN’S VIDEO (ENJOY WITH YOUR LOVED ONES) 

Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.

DANGEROUS JOURNEY    

Part 1 The Slough of Despond [The Swamp]

Part 2 The Interpreter’s House

• Part 3 The Hill Difficulty

Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon

Part 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Part 6   Vanity Fair

Part 7 Doubting Castle

Parts  8  & 9   The Dark River and  The Celestial City

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PART II of PILGRIM’S PROGRESS – CHRISTIANA, The SEQUEL  (Enjoy this “Old English” dialect)

AUDIO: These files will advance to and play the next recording automatically, if not paused.                

1 Part II 04   A Visit from Secret   4:50 Audio

2 Part II 05 Good News 2:25 Audio

3 Part II 28 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio

4 Part II 29 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio

5 Part II 31 Meeting Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio

6 Part II 01 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio

7 Part II 02 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio

• 8 Part II 04 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio

9 Part II 09 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio

10 Part II 11 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 Audio

11 Part II 12 Beulah Land 3:20 Audio      

12 Part II 14 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 Audio

13 Part II 15 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 Audio

14 Part II 16 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 Audio

15 Part II 19 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 Audio

16 Part II 20 Old-Honest Called 1:41 Audio

17 Part II 21 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 Audio

18 Part II 22 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 Audio

19 Part II 23 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 Audio

20 Part II 24 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 Audio

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