Daily Spurgeon
Devotion for September 8th *A. D. 2025
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Note: The New King James Version NKJV and all versions that are NOT translated from the Textus Receptus [Received Text] are inferior to the translations of the 1769 [1611] King James Version, KJV and the Geneva Bible. Only these two translations have remained faithful to the traditional Textus Receptus.
Only the Textus Receptus [Received Text] is sustained by more than 5,321 Majority Greek Text MT Manuscripts and stand in agreement with one another 99% . ALL OTHER readings have as their primary Greek source either Westcott and Hort’s or Nestle and Aland’s, Greek Texts fabricated from only a handful [45] of Majority Text Manuscripts and lack the trustworthiness produced in the inspired 1769 [1611] King James Version, KJV and the Geneva Bibles; the only two translated from the reliable, inspired and divinely protected Textus Receptus.
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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 Bridge to Babylon video presents historical evidence to account for the explosion of over 100 different English version translations of the Bible. The continuing attempts to replace, add or take away from the 1769 King James Version of the Holy Bible can not prevail because GOD Himself preserves and protects His inspired Holy Words
from all heresy, blasphemy, confusion , error additions, subtractions and changes.
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*A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”.
It abbreviates Anno Domini;
It’s a Latin phrase adopted into English that means:
“Year of our Lord."
BC/AD versus BCE/CE What’s the difference?​
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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.
I therefore and hereby confess, out-loud, that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh.
[All translations of the Bible that use a Greek text other than the traditional Textus Receptus translate by ignoring “ictin” (the Greek word for “is”). This omission causes a change in meaning from “is come” [is here] to “has come”.
This error is self-evident due to the fact that non-believers, false prophets and even heretics can, and frequently do, say that He “has come” in the flesh.
While this is true at face value, this meaning does not render a valid test that will discern between the Spirit of God and the spirit of antichrist.
The most well documented fact in all recorded human history is that Jesus. the Christ [Messiah] has come in the flesh. The essential question to be ascertained, however, is not whether the spirit [words or person] being tested confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh but, it is of essential importance, to discern whether Jesus Christ, “is here, from God, in the flesh.”
30 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 speak concerning Christ and the church.
Compare, here, scripture with scripture: “I speak concerning Christ and the church.” [the fleshly embodiment, here, of the body of Christ].
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Jusus The Mesiah [Christ] has always and Forever will exist as the eternal WORD of God. John 1:1-2
He was born of a virgin 2,025 years ago in Bethlehem,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His bride; the Church (the redeemed).
1 Timothy 3:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
May the Holy Ghost draw you to the Lord Jesus Christ to receive Him as your Savior and LORD and may you audibly acknowledge Him as such and therefore be acknowledged by Him to His Father in heaven; The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. “I and my Father are one”. You may then follow Him in your own baptism.
Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it to be so [Allow this]: for thus it becometh [is fitting and right for] us to fulfil all righteousness.”
Baptism is not essential for salvation. Remember, Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him. “Remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
The act of Baptism pictures the Lord’s death and resurrection and by extension through identification with Him, also pictures the believer’s death to self, atonement, and new, born-again life.
Baptism in the preaching of John the Baptist is that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and that Repentance from sin and the Baptism of atonement is required for salvation and is to be followed to fulfil all righteousness.
We Worship The Lord Jesus Christ (Messiah) in Spirit and in truth in prayer, Bible readings, scriptural meditation, gospel preaching, singing of sacred hymns and songs.
Daily Spurgeon, is dedicated to this purpose. This website is not intended, to take the place of gathering together in-person for fellowship and worship as a local body of believers and followers of Jesus Christ (The Messiah).
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately comprehending and declaring ] the word of truth.” [God’s immutable, infallible and inerrant Word.
To Be a fully devoted follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is my fervent desire. I have trusted and do now believe that he forgave all my sin when He died on the Cross. He died to save me eternally from sin to life everlasting.
I will, with His help, follow Him to invite and encouraging non-believers to repent , turn away from sin, look to Him alone and be saved.
We trust that all believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing that He will sustain, guide and build us up as we are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Daily Spurgeon is a collection of devotional writings, prayers, sacred hymns and literature and encouragement by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, that rightly divides the Gospel [Good News] of JESUS the CHRIST [MESSIAH] to save the lost and encourage all believers [followers of Jesus Christ].
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Why Have Traditional Gospel Hymns Endured for so many years? (From Blogger: Notorius Meddler)
… be [be being filled, right now] 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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SACRED MUSIC :
CLASSICAL Oratory:
Handle’s Messiah (Complete Performance of World’s most Beloved Sacred Christmas Oratory by The King’s College, U.K.) Hear Isaiah’s words through the music mentioned in today’s ANECDOTE selection)
SACRED PRAISE:
Child of The King from Gaither Studios
(came to mind from today’s FAITH’S CHECKBOOK)
I Shall Not Be Moved by Johnny Cash
I Love You Lord with Jared Reynolds
In loving tribute to the memory of Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) who would just start singing this beautiful praise when we were together, often, riding to church.
I Will Make You Fishers of Men (Children’s choir)
I Put My Trust in You (I Walk by Faith) - Maranatha Praise Band by Chris Falson
SACRED HYMNS:
(Click and Sing-along Hymn to accompany today’s MORNING Selection)
Holy, Holy, Holy - Christian Choir Hymn with Lyrics
1,099,902 views Mar 13, 2010
We're Marching to Zion with Jim Hill, Gaither TV
He Is Able to Deliver Thee Sing-along won’t you?
Standing on the Promises by Alan Jackson with Lyrics
The Old Rugged Cross … by Alabama
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The Lord’s Supper: In Remembrance of Me ...to accompany (Communion)
Call to Worship: The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:9-13 by Andrea Bocelli
Sacred Praise: Highly Exalted by Acappella
Sacred HYMN: Then Came the Morning by Guy Penrod Gaither’s Easter Special
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TOP 12 PRAISES
Jesus Loves the Little Children (2) in (5) five Languages
I Love You Lord with Jared Reynolds
Blessed Be The Name of the Lord with Guitar chords/lyrics by Matt Redman…
Lead Me Guide Me with Elvis Sing-along, won’t you?
Trees of the Field with Bill and Gloria Gaither
The Love of God Lyrics and Congregation
I Love You Lord with Jared Reynolds
Create in Me a Clean Heart by the Maranatha Singers with Lyrics
God Will Take Care of You Oakridge Boys
Just a Little Talk With Jesus by The Oak Ridge Boys
Mary Did You Know? with Mark Lowry, Guy Penrod and David Phelps
MORE FAVORITES: (Sing-along, won’t you?)
I Waited For The Lord on High by Maranatha
In The Garden by Elvis Presley
Bringing In The Sheaves with Marshal Hall and Friends
Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior by Gaither Music TV Congregation
Seek Ye First The Kingdom of God Islington Baptist Church Sing-along won’t you?
Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior by Gaither Congregation
Seek Ye First The Kingdom of God Islington Baptist Church
Send The Light Altar of Praise Men’s Chorale Written by Charles H. Gabriel 1890
Holy, Holy, Holy - Christian Choir Hymn with Lyrics
Do, Lord, Do Remember Me with Mauldin Harmony Arrangement
God Bless America by Sandi Patty with Lyrics
Standing on the Promises by Alan Jackson with Lyrics
God Will Take Care of You Oakridge Boys
The Old Rugged Cross by Tennessee Ernie Ford Composition History
The Old Rugged Cross by Merle Haggard
Handle's MESSIAH Complete Two Hour Performance of World’s most Beloved Sacred Christmas by American BACH Soloist in the Grace Cathedral.
The Love of God Guy Penrod, Gaither Congregation
Send The Light Altar of Praise Men’s Chorale Written by Charles H. Gabriel 1890
The Twenty Third Psalm The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want… Complete Scripture of 23rd chapter beautifully Sung.
Shout To The Lord broadcast from TV show American Idol
It was a blessing when American Idol included this hymn for millions, around the world.
Rock of Ages Tennessee Ernie Ford with brief introduction written by Augustus Montague. Toplady, music by Thomas Hastings. 1762
189,225 views Jul 22, 2014 &
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Allison Durham Speer and Steve Amerson written by Helen Howarth Lemmel in 1922 inspired by a tract entitled Foccused, written by the missionary Isabella Lilias Trotter. Lemmel first published the hymn in England as a pamphlet in 1918, 260,442 views Sep 20, 2012
My All in All Gaither Homecoming
Christ Arose ! by Kingdom Quartet Written by Robert Lowry 1874
Just As I Am by Metropolitan Tabernacle Congregation London U.K.
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Sung at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022.
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We pray that you will NOW trust [believe in] the Lord Jesus Christ [The Messiah] as your personal, and only Lord and savior, and worship Him in Spirit and truth.
The aim of this website is to encourage and support believers to have greater love and a stronger devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ. To this end, devotional support is offered through prayer, praise, and gospel preaching of God’s Word.
To the non-believer, is proclaimed The Good News that Jesus Saves and pray that they will trust in HIM and publicly confess their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to be born again.
Join in, won’t you? with family, friends and others to pray, hear and heed the gospel of Jesus, and to sing hymns and praises worshiping God in spirit and in truth to God’s glory. Ephesians 5:18-20
As fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ, we encourage one another to:
• Pray with our heavenly Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
• Be obedient to the eternal, inspired, immutable, inerrant, infallible, revealed and protected Word of God, revealed through Jesus Christ, the living Word; 1 Peter 1:23
• Be [Be being] filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
• Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together as the manner of some is;
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 worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob through trust in and obedience to His only begotten Son, God’s Word made flesh, the Lord Jesus Christ, [the Messiah] the Lamb of God and to follow Him in proclaiming God’s Gospel of eternal life to every creature. John 3:16
To this end, Audio, Video, Praise and Printed resources are freely offered here in the name of Jesus Christ, [The Messiah].
The Audio content includes Sacred Music, The Pilgrim’s Progress and Gospel preaching of sermons, prayerfully selected, to present daily devotionals with the prayer that the lost will be saved; encouraged, challenged, built-up and that all who visit the website will grow in grace and be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.
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Preaching is from The Metropolitan Tabernacle (London, U.K.) by Pastor, Dr. Peter Masters or invited guests including the narration of recorded Sermons preached by Charles Haddon Spurgeon who is still known as The Prince of Preachers.
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Where will you spend E T E R N I T Y ?
HEAR THIS LAST RECORDRD MESSAGE from Billy Graham:
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7kULLmtL0
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Jesus Christ is The Messiah. HE has existed from eternity past to eternity future [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His bride; the Church
[All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
FEATURED GOSPEL MUSIC
Elvis in Spirit and Ever Lasting Life
URL: https://youtu.be/SbryzR_3dR4
If That Isn’t Love Gaither Premiere
URL:https://youtu.be/unfOWRtg81U?t=2982
Love Without End George Strait performing George W Bush’s favorite
Note: It has become my heart-felt song to all of my children too.
URL: https://youtu.be/rkscNqCCDl0
Statler Brothers Concert:
Do You Remember These (The Good Old Days)
URL: https://youtu.be/6zTBebFb0v0?t=360
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BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEO of Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892:
C.H. Spurgeon The Peoples Preacher ( 70 min.) Historically accurate Feature Film of the one called The Prince of Preachers
2,018,939 views May 14, 2020 ―a video into the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, widely known first as the “people’s preacher” who was later known as “The Prince of Preachers”.
This Documentary Video follows the trials and triumphs of Charles Spurgeon with a keen historical accuracy always pointing to Jesus Christ to proclaim,
“Behold the Lamb of God which taketh [takes] away the sin of the world.”
It’s an intimate account of one of the greatest preachers in the history of the church. We follow him from his youth where, as a young preacher he is called Charlie, boy preacher of the Finns. to become the minister to London’s largest Baptist congregation and soon captures the love and respect of Great Britan to become one of its most influential and enduring figures.
Produced 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 life is highly relevant to the present.
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This additional video, by John Piper also provides an introduction for the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 1834 -1892
(58 min)
URL:
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 from the immutable, God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD itself.
His sermons are saturated with The Word of God, and always proclaimed in the preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands through the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit
URL: metropolitantabernacle.org
the publication of his printed sermons; sermons, prepared and delivered from The God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD. The Holy Bible.
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John-Michael sang in Christmas at the Shores 2023
Directed by Robert Perry.
Presented by South Shores Church
Dana Point, California. 92675
URL:https://youtu.be/PXYCBV5HyG8?t=340
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https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley (FACEBOOK)
· Prayer
· A Spurgeon Anecdote
· A promise from Faith’s Checkbook
· Selections from Morning & Evening
RECENT DEVOTIONS (FACEBOOK)
URL:https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley
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Rejoice In The LORD Always tap to sing along, won’t you? Philippians 4:4
URL:https://youtu.be/8Rs1SeuBgU0
Thank You LORD for dailyspurgeon.com a website that proclaims Jesus as the the Christ [Messiah and Anointed King] to all the world .
This website ministry has grown from a simple beginning of sending e-mails of the daily promises from Charles Spurgeon’s Faith’s Checkbook to John Michael’s son, Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021). When Jon Edward shared them with Others they asked to be added to the mailing list. This mailing list continues to be used to distribute dailyspurgeon.com and we trust it will continue to encourage fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ to greater vigor in their personal devotion of Love, obedience and oneness with Jesus Christ through the empowerment and obedience of GOD’S WORD by the Holy Ghost.
These Multiple Devotional publications by Charles Spurgeon are now brought together day by day at
URL:
https://www.dailyspurgeon.com/
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These were written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon over 200 years ago from scriptures that ; yet timely inspiration, eternal relevance and encouragement today. We pray that many will be born-again and be built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ, by God’s grace and mercy. May God be pleased to sustain this ministry begun with a beloved son, Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) honored here as one to whom honor is due.
Jon Edward loved and would often say:
“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”
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Hymns of comfort:
Does Jesus Care? Gaither Music TV (A Guaranteed SURE CURE for "PITY PARTIES"!)
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A thriving ministry continues from Charles Spurgeon’s home church, the Metropolitan Tabernacle begun in London in 1650. (Brief History) The present church building was constructed in 1861to support a congregation of vibrant, doctrinally sound, Gospel preaching, Sacred Praise and Hymn singing body of believing and devoted Disciples; followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Is dailyspurgeon.com trustworthy?
There are three primary Greek texts from which translations are made.
Westcott & Hort and Nestle & Aland created their own Greek text rather than using the traditional Textus Receptus, rendered from the 5,321 extant Greek manuscripts, known as the Majority Text.
Instead,they used their own Greek translations that they created with the use of only a handful [45] Greek manuscripts hand picked from the 5,321 Majority Texts.
Their Greek translation has allowed variant and misguided readings and diminishes honor and glory due only to GOD and is therefore faulty.
Translations other than King James overlook the original Greek verb “ictin” [To be] [is] (third person singular) that is translated 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]. (When it’s ranslated aright from the Received Text (TR) in the King James Version only)
This error occurs because the modern critical Greek text, created by Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland DO NOT follow the MT [Majority Texts] of 5,321 Greek manuscripts that affirm substantial majorityagreement with one another. The TR [Textus Receptus] is rendered from this overwhelming body of agreement from Majority Text of primary manuscript sources.
Both Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Aland have omitted the verb “is”, from the Greek text. This error may be described as res ipsa loquitur meaning the thing speaks for itself.
Therefore, the alternate Greek fabrications generated by these two sources are not actually translations at all but their own creations.
How do we know?
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.
However, it fails to deliver a valid hypothesis, proffered and inferred in the contextfor scriptural discernment. The failure here to establish a logical and rhetorically sound rubric to judge the question of whether spirits [words] are from God or from false prophets and the spirit of antichrist is absent.
Namely, “has come” is such a wide-spread belief held to be historically true by all, it does not provide a sound standard to discern whether a spirit [spoken or written words] are from God or the spirit of Antichrist.
Almost anyone [or any spirit] can declare that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But as you can see, this does not resolve the issue of whether something should or should not be believed or followed. Why? Once again, because almost anyone can and often does confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. This is an insufficient standard. The standard must be whether the confession that Jesus is here alone, gives an efficacious standard to discern truth from error.
Again, while it is true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, this alone is inadequate to discern truth from error. “Has come” does not mean the same thing as “is come [is here], from God, in the flesh” and therefore fails to be efficacious for true spiritual discernment as outlined in 1 John Chapter 4: 1-3.
Furthermore, as we compare Scripture with scripture in 1 John 4:1-3 and Ephesians 5:30-32
we comprehend God’s message regarding the body of Jesus Christ being in the Flesh vis-à-vis The Body of Christ, The Corporate Church.
Compare 1 John 4:1-3 with Ephesians 5:30-32
1 John 4:1-3 Authorized (King James) Version
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Ephesians 5:30-32
Authorized (King James) Version
30 for we are members of his [Jesus Christ’s] body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery:
but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[So, we are members of His body, flesh and bone, [we are] one flesh with Him, The Body of Christ is (In the flesh); and is the incarnate Body of believers].
He was born of a virgin 2024 years ago and He lives today.
He’s coming again, for His bride; the Church [Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].
When a believer considers that they are members of the body of Christ [The Church] , they should acknowledge and readily confess that…
“Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh,” because We are the Body of Christ; The Church, in the flesh! Amen.
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THE BEST BIBLE TRANSLATION:
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 (57 min.)
David’s Summary (8 min.) The problem is not with 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 sacred, scriptural lyrics.
Why Have Traditional Gospel Hymns Endured for so many years?
URL: https://www.randyspecktacular.com/2008/09/old-gospel-hymn.html
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… be being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
SACRED 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
A Mighty Fortress written by Martin Luther with Steve Green
Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
Amazing Grace by Guy Penrod, Gaither Voice Band
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Blessed Assurance by the Isaacs
Blessed Assurance by Sounds like Reign
Blessed Assurance by Gaithers with Larry Ford and Lillie Knauls
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Chosen Generation Medley: We Are Able, Power in The Blood, Are You Washed, Victory In Jesus, Houston Covenant Church.
Christ Receiveth Sinful Men Traditional with Lyrics
Grace, Grace God’s Grace by Gaither Choir
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I Will Sing of My Redeemer by Gaither Music TV
If That Isn’t Love Love Can Turn The World Gaither Premiere
Jesus Saves by The salvation Army Choir
Jesus Saves Temple Baptist Church Powell, Tennessee
Johnny Cash sings I Shall Not Be Moved
Just A Little Talk With Jesus by Gaither Choir
Let Others See Jesus in You (Me) by BB McKinney
I Shall Not Be Moved Elvis and The Million Dollar Quartet
More About Jesus by The Blackwood Brothers
Oh, The Blood of Jesus, Nothing But The Blood, Near The Cross Medley by Gaithers
Onward Christian Soldiers Salvation Army Band
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship from 1869 of Hymn by Fanny J. Crosby
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Rescue The Perishing 1869 by Fanny Crosby with Altar of Praise Chorale S E Simonte
Mary Did You Know? Gaither Music TV by Mark Lowery
O Little Town of Bethlehem Gaither Vocal Band
It Is No Secret by ELVIS
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood by The Hymn Club
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Redeemed by Guy Penrod Bill and Gloria Gaither
Rock of Ages Antrim Mennonite Choir
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Standing on the Promises of God by Gaither Voice Band
Surely Our God Is Able by Gaither Congregation
Sweet Hour of Prayer “An Old Farmer praying” by Jimmy Dean (from a wheel chair)
The Love of God by Gaithers with Gardner, Penrod and Phelps
The Love Of God by the Gaither congregation
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
There’s Within My Heart a Melody by Gaither Congregation with Jake Hess
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus by Casting Crowns
Trust and Obey Vagle Brothers written1887 by Daniel Towner music John Sammis.
Come Thy Fount (lyrics & chords) Chris Rice
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus withThe Living Stones Quartet by Helen Howarth Lemmel 1922
Angles We Have heard On High by Christendom College & Schola Gregoriana
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Gaither Congregation
Worthy is the Lamb. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
SACRED PRAISES:
Away in a Manger by Phil Wickham…
Away In a Manger, Traditional Version by Casting Crowns
Because He Lives Gaither Choir
Bless the Lord, O My Soul by Bill an Gloria Gaither Congregation
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Camp Meeting Tonight (…On The Old Camp Ground) by Mississippi John Hunt (Library of Congress)
Everything Is Beautiful (Jesus Loves the Little Children) by Ray Stevens
Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin by Sovereign Grace Music
Hallelujah, What a Savior A Cappella by the Nelons
He Has Made Me Glad Sing with music only, voices or both (choose R/L or both ear buds)
He Touched Me by Elvis Presley
Holy Spirit Breathe on Me with Anne Jernigan
How Great Thou Art by the Statler Brothers
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I See the Lord by Gaither Vocal Band
I See The Lord by Chris Falson
I Shall Not Be Moved (Rockabilly) By the Million Dollar Quartet
I Shall Not Be Moved The Statler Brothers
I Shall Not Be Moved by Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash
I Shall Not Be Moved Statler Brother’s Quartet
I Then Shall Live by Bill Gaither
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
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If That Isn’t Love Love Gaither Premiere
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Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know by Alvin Slaughter
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Lead Me, Guide Me by Elvis
Majesty By The Gaither Congregation
Majesty Gaither Voice Band
Near To The Heart of God by the Mennonite Choir
Nothing But The Blood by Buddy Greene, (Harmonica) Gaither
O The Blood of Jesus by Glory Kim
Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh The Blood of Jesus by Gaither Congregation
Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship A hymn from 1869 by Fanny J. Crosby
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
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Redeemed, Redeemed by Gaither soloists
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
Standing on the Promises of God by Praise Praise
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Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - Woodlands TX Methodist Church
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The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
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This Train Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis
Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet Gaither Music with Amy Grant
To God Be The Glory Congregation (with lyrics
Vaya Con Dios Bilingual English & Spanish by Julio Iglesias James 4:8
We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
We’re Marching To Zion Gaither Congregational Singing
We”re Marching to Zion by Issac Watts Sing with The Hymn Club Sing-along won’t you?
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (…I’ll be there) the Gaithers
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Where We'll Never Grow Old by Jim Reeves
Worthy Is The Lamb with Gaither vocal Band
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
You Are My All In All Gaither Voice Band
You Never Let Go by Guy Penrod
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SPECIAL SPURGEON SERMON: “Why Men Cannot Believe in Christ” [Christ Jesus]
Note: This Sermon was referenced in the Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday, August 14th 2024 at South Shores Church and is featured here as an unabridged Audio recording of Sermon
# 1245 preached originally by Charles Spurgeon in 1875 from his home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London.
FEATURED SERMON from Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle (London)
How [Jesus] Christ Builds Our Faith John 14:1-14 with Dr. Peter Masters, Pastor
The day before Calvary, with the disciples, Christ gives a fourfold remedy for their deficiencies. They must grasp the necessity of faith, the heavenly objective, His pivotal atonement, and His equality with the Father. Only then can they fulfil their commission.
Daily Spurgeon and Devotion for September 8th *A. D. 2025
*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” in English)
The Lord Jesus, who is God in human fl esh, was born of a virgin 2018 years ago,
He lives today and will live forevermore and He’s coming soon,
Today’s Contents:
PRAISE:
This Little Light of Mine by Elvis (Click or Tap for audio. Sing-along won’t you? Today’s PRAISE music came to mind from today’s MORNING selection)
DEVOTION SELECTIONS:
PRAYER 8, Part 1: September 8th A PRAYER FOR HOLINESS.
ANECDOTE 40: September 8th Yoked with Christ.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: September 8th FEAR HAS ITS PLACE
-Happy is the man that feareth [the Lord] always- Proverbs 28:14
MORNING: September 8th "I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not." —Jeremiah 33:3
EVENING: September 8th "And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment. " —Revelation 4:4
A SINNER’S PRAYER
PRAYER 7, Part 7: September 8th LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE THEE.
ANECDOTE 39: September 8th “Bleating of the Sheep”
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: September 8th BROKEN AND SMOKING
-A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench -Isaiah 42:3
MORNING: September 8th "From Me is thy fruit found." —Hosea 14:8
EVENING: September 8th "The exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead." —Ephesians 1:19, 20
A SINNER’S PRAYER
PRAYER 7, Part 7of 7 September 8th
LET ALL THE PEOPLE PRAISE THEE.
Our heart seems as if it had not anything else to ask for when it reaches to this; yet would we go back a moment and say: Lord, forgive us our sins; Lord, sanctify our persons [set myself apart for Your purposes] ; Lord, guide us in difficulty; Lord, supply our needs. [May] The Lord teach us; [May] the Lord perfect us; [May] the Lord comfort us; [May] the Lord make us meet [fit] for the appearing of His Son from heaven! And now we come back to a theme that still seems to engross our desires. Oh! that [Jesus] Christ might come. Oh! that His word might be made known to the uttermost ends of the earth! Lord, they die, they perish, they pass away by multitudes! Every time the sun rises and sets they pass away! Make no tarrying [don’t delay], we beseech Thee. [earnestly beg You] Give wings to the feet of Thy [Your] messengers, and fire to their mouths, that they may proclaim the Word with Pentecostal [Supernatural] swiftness and might. Oh! that Thy [Your] kingdom might come, and Thy [Your] will be done on earth as it is in heaven, for Thine [Yours] is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.
[In the name of the Lord Jesus Amen.] PRAYER 7.doc attached
ANECDOTE 39: September 8th “Bleating of the Sheep”
If you learn of Jesus you will have rest from the fear of men. I recollect, before I came to London, being at a prayer-meeting where a very quaint brother prayed for me that I might be delivered from the “bleating of the sheep.”
I understood it after awhile, he meant that I might live above the fear of man, that when such a person said “How much we have been edified to-day,” I might not be puffed up; or if another said, “ How dull the discourse was to-day,” I might not be depressed. You will be delivered from “the bleating of the sheep ” when you have the spirit of [Jesus Christ] the Good Shepherd.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK September 8th BROKEN AND SMOKING C.H. Spurgeon 1834 – 1892
-A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench -Isaiah 42:3
-No quebrará la caña cascada, ni apagará el pabilo que humeare: - Isaias 42:3
Then I may reckon upon [count on] tender treatment from my Lord. Indeed, I feel myself to be at best as weak, as pliant, as worthless as a reed. Someone said, -I don’t care a rush for you-; and the speech, though unkind, was not untrue. Alas! I am worse than a reed when it grows by the river, for that at least can hold up its head. I am bruised, sorely, sadly bruised. There is no music in me now; there is a rift [bruise] which lets out all the melody. Ah, me!
Yet Jesus will not break me; and if he will not, then I mind little what others try to do. O sweet and compassionate Lord, I nestle down beneath thy protection, and forget my bruises! Truly I am also fit to be likened to -the smoking flax,- whose light is gone, and only its smoke remains. I fear I am rather a nuisance than a benefit. My fears tell me that the devil has blown out my light, and left me an obnoxious smoke, and that my Lord will soon put an extinguisher upon me. Yet I perceive [understand] that though there were snuffers [used to put out candles] under the law, there were no extinguishers; and Jesus will not quench me; therefore, I am hopeful. Lord, kindle me anew, and cause me to shine forth to thy glory, and to the extolling of thy tenderness.
Prayer: Thank You Heavenly Father, for Your protection toward me and all those who are weak and barely flickering, in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen.
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… and pray to the saving of souls and strengthening of believers.
The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Pray also that believers will be taught by the Holy Spirit to rightly divide God’s eternal Word preserved by God, Himself
Vis. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten [supernaturally fathered] Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but may be having eternal life. John 3:16 vis. Textus Receptus [Received Text] (overwhelming majority of extant New Testament Greek texts absent codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, often in dispute with one another and with frequent editions being required to address unsettled and uncertain changes and denominational bias created to bolster certain particular doctrine).
MORNING September 8th
"From Me is thy fruit found." —Hosea 14:8
—De mí será hallado tu fruto — Oseas 14:8
Our fruit is found from our God as to union [being connected]. The fruit of the branch is directly traceable to the root. Sever [separate] the connection, the branch dies, and no fruit is produced. By virtue of our union with Christ we bring forth fruit. Every bunch of grapes have been first in the root, it has passed through the stem, and flowed through the sap vessels, and fashioned itself externally into fruit, but it was first in the stem; so also every good work was first in Christ, and then is brought forth in us. O Christian, prize this precious union to Christ; for it must be the source of all the fruitfulness which thou canst [you can] hope to know. If thou wert [you were] not joined to Jesus Christ, thou wouldst [you would] be a barren bough [dry branch] indeed.
Our fruit comes from God as to spiritual providence. When the dew-drops fall from heaven, when the cloud looks down from on high, and is about to distil its liquid treasure, when the bright sun swells the berries of the cluster, each heavenly boon may whisper to the tree and say, "From me is thy fruit found." The fruit owes much to the root-that is essential to fruitfulness -but it owes very much also to external influences. How much we owe to God's grace-providence! in which He provides us constantly with quickening [life giving], teaching, consolation, strength, or whatever else we want [lack] . To this we owe our all of usefulness or virtue.
Our fruit comes from God as to wise husbandry [skillful cultivation]. The gardener's sharp-edged knife promotes the fruitfulness of the tree, by thinning the clusters, and by cutting off superfluous [unnecessary] shoots [buds and blooms]. So is it, Christian, with that pruning which the Lord gives to thee. "My Father is the husbandman. Every branch in Me that beareth not [doesn’t bring] fruit He taketh [takes] away; and every branch that beareth [bears] fruit He purgeth [prunes] it, that it may bring forth more fruit."
Since our God is the author of our spiritual graces, let us give to Him all the glory of our salvation.
EVENING September 8th
[Glory to] "The exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead." —Ephesians 1:19, 20
IN the resurrection of [Jesus] Christ, as in our salvation, there was put forth nothing short of a divine power. What shall we say of those who think that conversion is wrought by the free will of man, and is due to his own better-ness [self-improvement]of disposition? When we shall see the dead rise from the grave by their own power, then may we expect to see ungodly sinners of their own free will turning to Christ.
It is not the word preached, nor [is it] the word read in itself: all quickening power proceeds from the Holy Ghost [Spirit]. This power was [and is eternally] irresistible. All the soldiers and the high priests could not keep the body of Christ in the tomb; Death himself could not hold Jesus in his bonds [grasp]. Even so the power put forth in the believer when he is raised to newness of life is irresistible.
No sin, no corruption, no devils in hell nor sinners on earth, can stay [hold back] the hand of God's grace when it intends to convert a man [person]. If God omnipotently [infinitely powerful] says, "You will," man will not say, "I will not." Observe that the power which raised Christ from the dead was glorious. It reflected honor to God and wrought dismay in the hosts [armies] of evil.
So, there is great glory to God in the conversion of every sinner. It was everlasting power. "Christ being raised from the dead dieth [dies] no more; death hath no more dominion over Him." So we, being raised from the dead, go not back to our dead works nor to our old corruptions [sinful habits], but we live unto God.
"Because He lives we live also." "For we are dead, [to sin] and our life is hid with Christ in God." "Like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in new ness of life." Lastly, in the text, note the union of the new life to Jesus. The same power which raised the Head works life in the members [body].
What a blessing to be quickened [made alive] together with [Jesus] Christ!