Friday, August 31, 2018

The Parallel Development of Good and Evil in History

The Parallel Development of Good and Evil in History, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk

The text for this sermon is Revelation 22:11,12 (Audio):

"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."

Remembering the Heroes Who Fought to End Slavery

William Wilberforce and the Fight Against Slavery, by Dr. Peter Hammond
John Newton, by BJU Student and Faculty
Amazing Grace in the Life of John Newton, Part 1, by Rev. Lee Steritt
Amazing Grace in the Life of John Newton, Part 2, by Rev. Lee Steritt

Note: John Newton turned from the slave trade to serving our Lord Jesus as a minister. His is best known today for his wonderful hymn, Amazing Grace. Dr. J.I Packer has an interesting comment on this popular hymn:

"Yet we in our day, much as we love to sing Amazing Grace (I suppose because we like the tune), are not inwardly amazed by grace as the Puritans were; it does not startle us that the holy Creator should receive sinners into his company; rather, we take it for granted! 'God will forgive. That's his job!' was the final scoff with which the French cynic went to meet his maker." - J. I. Packer, A Quest for  Godliness - The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life

Recommended video:

Amazing Grace in English and Swedish

Recommended reading:

History: 5 Things That Happened on August 31

1. 1888: Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims (Source)

Recommended sermons, podcasts, and videos:

Witches, Vampires, Serial Killers and Death - Standard Reading Fare for 10-Year-Olds, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
How Jesus Saved Jeffrey Dahmer - The Pastor Who Baptised the Worst Serial Killer, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Ted Bundy's Last Interview (With Dr. James Dobson)

Recommended books and videos:

   

2. 1919: American Communist party founded under the slogan "Workers of the World Unite" (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Marx, by Dr. R. C. Sproul (1939-2017)
Christian Colleges - Pro-Marxist? Communism for Kid - New Curriculum, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended reading:

95 Years Ago, The USSR Was Formed. Let's Look at the Numbers - dailycaller.com

Recommended video:

History of the Soviet Union Set to the Music of Tetris




3. 1925: 150,000 Miners walk out in a nationwide coal strike  (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Message to the Miners, by Rev. Matthew Pickhaven [Text: John 14:1-6] [2010]
Rescue of the Miners in Chile, by Rev. Ron Barnes [PDF] [Text: Psalm 40:2] [2010]
The Godly Men of the Sago Mine Disaster, by Jeff Arthur [Text: Colossians 3:1; Colossians 3:2]

4. 1934: Textile strike sweeping U.S. now extends to wool, 650,000 out  (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Postman Who Did Not Strike, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Text: 2 Chronicles 30:6]
Can Christian Chicago Teachers Strike? by Pastor Sean E. Harris [2012] [Text: Matthew 20]
Labor Unions - Blessing or Curse? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

5. 1959: New York: Police Commissioner shifts 1,400 to fight increasing youth crime (Chronicle of the 20th)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Personal Testimony, by Michael Whitley [Text: Acts 9:1-5]
Gang Murder and Amazing Grace, by Chuck O'Neil [Text: 1 Corinthians 3:6,7]

Recommended books and :


  

The God of the Bible Kills People

The God of the Bible Kills People, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969)

The Text for this sermon is Proverbs 29:1 (Audio):

"He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."

Why the Senate Can't Stop Planned Parenthood - God Always Has a Wild Card!

Why the Senate Can't Stop Planned Parenthood - God Always Has a Wild Card! by Pastor Kevin Sanson


Here is another podcast by Pastor Swanson you may wish to check out:

Breaking Campaign Finance Laws or God's Laws - Keeping The Prostitutes Quiet, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended sermon:

When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray

Recommended books by Pastor Kevin Swanson:

When the Bubble Breaks, We're Broke

When the Bubble Breaks, We're Broke - zerohedge.com

Excerpt from this article:

"And we get to keep the Endless wars (tm), trillion-dollar elephant F-3, and lal the other goodies - we can afford it all because we're rich! we're only rich until the bubbles pop, which they will. All speculative bubbles deflate, even those that are presumed permanent. And when the current everything bubble pops, net worth and all the taxes generated by bubble-era capital gains- vanish."
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Talk show host and Constitutional scholar Mark Levin has said:

"You should view these politicians with the deepest contempt you can possibly imagine. What they are doing to this country, what they are doing to our finances - there is not a criminal in any federal prison, state prison, city or county jail with respect to financial crimes of any sort who collectively could have done the kind of damage that Barack Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and yes, willing, timid, gutless Republicans have done to this country! To your future, to your children and your grandchildren. What they are doing is with malice and with forethought."  (Source)

Someone once wrote:

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discover it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship and then a monarchy." (Source)

Recommended website:

U.S. National Debt Clock - usdebtclock.org

Recommended podcast and sermon:

Repugnant National Debt, by Rev. Harold Miller [Note: This sermon was preached in 2011 when the U.S. National Debt was $14.5 Trillion. As of March 2018, the U.S. National Debt has exceeded $21 Trillion]

Recommended reading:

Your Incredible Shrinking Dollar - lewrockwell.com
Republican Senator: 'Nobody Cares About Spending' wnd.com

Today in the News - Friday, August 31, 2018

Here is what is going on in the world today:

No Deal! Trade Talks With Canada Conclude For the Week With No Agreement - breitbart.com
Flashback: NBC Smeared Clinton Rape Accuser Juanita Broaddrick as 'Discredited' - breitbart.com
Internet Giants: Not as Smart as They Think They Areamericanthinker.com



Daily Bible Verse for August 31, 2018

"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup." -
1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (Audio):

The following sermons are on I Corinthians 11:28:

Self Examination and the Lord's Supper, by Dr. Joel Beeke
The Lord's Supper and Self Examination, by Rev. Foppe Vanderzwaag
Let a Man Examine Himself, by Rev. Gordon Dane
The Lord's Supper - 4 Questions, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis
Partaking of the Lord's Supper in the Way of Self Examination, by Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes

Bible Reading for Friday, August 31, 2018

The following Bible reading plan is taken from Christianity.com (https://www.christianity.com/bible/year/kjv/o.htm). If you follow it you will read through the Bible one time every year. I have added one chapter a day from the book of Proverbs which if you follow it you will also read through the book of Proverbs once every month.

And I have put links to relevant sermons by Bible-believing preachers after each section. Note: The "*" after certain Ministers is meant to draw your attention to books they have written, or have been written about them.

Psalm 132: (Audio):

Promises, Promises, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson [Text: Psalm 132]

Psalm 133: (Audio):

Can Church Be Good For You? by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson [Text: Psalm 133]

Psalm 134: (Audio):

Bless You, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson [Text: Psalm 134]

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (Audio):

The following sermons are on I Corinthians 11:28:

"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup."

Self Examination and the Lord's Supper, by Dr. Joel Beeke
The Lord's Supper and Self Examination, by Rev. Foppe Vanderzwaag
Let a Man Examine Himself, by Rev. Gordon Dane
The Lord's Supper - 4 Questions, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis
Partaking of the Lord's Supper in the Way of Self Examination, by Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes

Proverbs 31 (Audio):

Should Wives Work Outside the Home? by Pastor Kevin Swanson [text: Proverbs 31:10-31]

*Recommended reading:


    

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Today in the News - Thursday. August 30, 2018

Here is what is going on in the world today:

A Last-Ditch Effort to Pull California Back from the Brink (Hey, It's worth a try!) - amercianthinker.com
According to the New York Times, Putin Rules America - lewrockwell.com
Islamic UN "Human Rights" Boss Seeks Proactive "Web Censoring" - thenewamerican.com
Watching America Collapse - thedailysheeple.com



Palin Excluded From McCain's Funeral - The Final Insult

Palin Excluded From McCain's Funeral - The Final Insult - breitbart.com

Excerpt from this article;

"Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Sen. John McCain's (R. AZ) running mate in the 2008 presidential election, has been excluded from his funeral."
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Not quite. Check out the following video:

Remembering NWO Advocate John McCain - jbs.org

Recommended reading:

Did Sarah Palin Really Deserve That? - americanthinker.com

More recommended reading:

"Weird Al" Party in the CIA (Parody of Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus)

"Weird Al" Party in the CIA (Parody of Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus)

Also by Weird Al:

Christmas at Ground Zero

Recommended sermon:

Serious Preaching in a Comedy Culture, by Dr. David P. Murray

The text for this sermon is 1 Corinthians 5:10,11 (Audio):

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men..."

Recommended reading:


Bible Reading for Thursday, August 30, 2018

The following Bible reading plan is taken from Christianity.com (https://www.christianity.com/bible/year/kjv/o.htm). If you follow it you will read through the Bible one time every year. I have added one chapter a day from the book of Proverbs which if you follow it you will also read through the book of Proverbs once every month.

And I have put links to relevant sermons by Bible-believing preachers after each section. Note: The "*" after certain Ministers is meant to draw your attention to books they have written, or have been written about them.

Psalm 129: (Audio):

*Serious Issues, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson [Text: Psalm 129

Psalm 130: (Audio):

*Celebrating the Lord's Supper Rightly, by Dr. Joel Beeke [Text: Psalm 130]
If I Don't Feel Saved, I Must Not Be Saved, by Rev. Colin Mercer [Text: Psalm 130]

Psalm 131: (Audio):

Being Like a Satisfied Child, by Rev. John Koopman [Text: Psalm 131; 1 Peter 3:1-7]
The Hope of the Weaned Soul, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis [Text: Psalm 131]

1 Corinthians 11:1-16 (Audio):

Our Attitude Towards the Lord's Table, by Rev. John Greer [Text: I Corinthians 11]

Proverbs 30 (Audio):

'Agur-Like' Wisdom, Part 1, by Rev. Hans Overduin [Text: Proverbs 30]
'Agur-Like' Wisdom, Part 2, by Rev. Hans Overduin [Text: Proverbs 30]

*Recommended reading:


Daily Bible Verse for Thursday, August 30, 2018

"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." - Proverbs 28:13 (Audio):

The following sermons are on Proverbs 28:13:

How Are You Dealing With Sin? by Rev. Maarten   Kuivenhoven
Covering Up, Rev. Andrew Patterson
Confession of Sin and Restoration, by Dr. Mark Allison
The Fork in the Road in Dealing With Our Sin, by Rev. John Wagner
Covering or Confessing Sin - Which? by Rev. Brian McClung
Adam Tries to Cover His Sin, by Rev. Noel Hughes

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

5 Quotes for Wednesday, August 29, 2018

 1-  "Pray as though everything depended upon God. Work as though everything depended upon you." - Augustine (354-430) (Source)

Recommended podcasts:

Augustine, by R. C. Sproul (1939-2017)
Theology of Augustine, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk

Recommended reading:




2 -"The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world." - John Bunyan (1628-1688) (Source)

Recommended podcasts:

Visions of Heaven and Hell: Where Will You Spend Eternity? by John Bunyan (1628-1688) [Text: John 3:3; John 17:9]

Recommended reading:




3 - "Satan gives Adam an apple and takes away paradise. Therefore in all our temptations let us consider not what he offers but what we shall lose. - Richard Sibbes (1577-1635) (Source)

A Bruised Reed, by Richard Sibbes (Narrated by Thomas Sullivan)



4 -"I worked with these liberal elites for 28 years at CBS News, and they were always throwing around the term 'white trash,' by which they meant poor southerners who didn't go to Harvard. I'm not sure why that makes them trash." - Bernard Goldberg (Source)

Recommended reading:



5 (From the Bible) - "For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 10:29 (Audio)

Here are some sermons on Hebrews 10:29:

Our God is a Consuming Fire, by Robert Trail (1642-1716)
Our God is a Consuming Fire, by Rev. William Macleod

Recommended reading:

Coulter's Latest Book Hits the Trump-Hating Left

Coulter's Latest Book Hits the Trump-Hating Left - amerianthinker.com

Excerpt from this article:

"Resistance is Futile doesn't simply rehash talking points about Hillary's serial lawbreaking, Mueller's partisan probe, or Deep State subversion of an opposition president, though all those matters are treated with lawyerly and comedic deftness. (Think My Cousin Vinny). First and foremost, Coulter's book is about collusion- the democracy-demolishing collusion between Democrats and the mainstream media that has existed for decades but that a white-hot hatred for the 'vulgarian' Trump has made unmistakably clear to most Americans."
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I haven't finished reading Resistance is Futile, but here is a short excerpt from what I've read so far:

"...liberals have to calm down, step back, and stop acting as if foreigners meddling in our elections is equivalent to the  9/11 attack. They do it to us - and we do it to them all day long."
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Ann Coulter irritates the Deep State, but they're not afraid of her. But that's not the case with Gary Allen (1936-1986). His book None Dare Call It Conspiracy (Audiobook)  (Published in 1971) has the Deep State Terrified!!

Recommended reading:

Today in the News - Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Here is what is going on in the world today:

Trump Rips Up NAFTA - breitbart.com
Under NAFTA $2.9B U.S.-Mexico Trade Surplus Became  a $71B Deficit - cnsnews.com
Judge: Smart Meters Are 4th Amendment "Search" - wnd.com
Toxic Antibiotics - americanthinker.com
Top Google News Story: CNN Claiming Google News Not 'Rigged' - breitbart.com
Dershowitz Says Businessmen Running For President Can Expect 'Legal Colonoscopy' - wnd.com



Bible Reading for Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The following Bible reading plan is taken from Christianity.com (https://www.christianity.com/bible/year/kjv/o.htm). If you follow it you will read through the Bible one time every year. I have added one chapter a day from the book of Proverbs which if you follow it you will also read through the book of Proverbs once every month.

And I have put links to relevant sermons by Bible-believing preachers after each section. Note: The "*" after certain Ministers is meant to draw your attention to books they have written, or have been written about them.

Psalm 126: (Audio):

Reformation 101, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: Psalm 126]
Do Dreams Come True, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson [Text: Psalm 126]

Psalm 127: (Audio):

Peculiar Sleep of the Beloved, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-189 ( [Text: Psalm 127; Psalm 127:2]

Psalm 128: (Audio):

The Gift of Children Like Olive Branches, by Rev. Henk Bergsma [Text: Psalm 128]

1 Corinthians 10:19-33 (Audio):

Communion Table Address, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: 1 Corinthians 10:21; Song Solomon 1:12]

Proverbs 29 (Audio):

"He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."

The following sermon is on Proverbs 29:1 (Audio):

The God of the Bible Kills People, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969)

*Recommended reading:


Daily Bible Verse for Wednesday, August 29, 2018

"The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant of mercy. He will not always chide, neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us for our iniquity. For as the heavens that are high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our sins from us." - Psalm 103:8-12 (Audio)

The following sermons are on Psalm 103:8-12:

The Mercy of God, by Rev. Roger Higginson
Pardon and Forgiveness, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Not After Our Sins, by Rev. Joel Pankratz
The Fear of the Lord, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1906-1969)
God the Father Almighty, by Rev. Michael Fintelman

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)