Monday, June 29, 2020

The Sermon That Explains What's Going on in America Today

Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke 

The text for this sermon is Jeremiah 9:9 (Audio):

"Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"

Land That I Love

Land That I Love, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America

Israel Now News - June 27, 2020


Why Racism is So Bad - Getting Serious About Sin

Daily Quotes for Tuesday, June 30, 2020

"Owe the Bank $100, that's your problem. Owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." - J. P. Getter, as quoted in Bailout Nation - How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy, by Barry Rithotz
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If you have not already read the book, The Big Short, or watched the movie based on the book, now is a good time to do it. This book/movie portrays what led up to the 2008 financial meltdown in America, and the incredible greed that our politicians and large businesses had.  Here are a few quotes from this book to whet your appatite:

“Being short in 2007 and making money from it was fun, because we were short bad guys. In 2008 it was the entire financial system that was at risk. We were still short, but you don’t want the system to crash. It's sort of like the flood’s about to happen, and you’re Noah. You’re on the ark, ya, you’re okay, but you’re not happy looking out at the flood. That’s not a happy moment for Noah.”

Second quote:

“In early October 2008 after the U.S. government had stepped in to say it would...absorb all the losses in the financial system and prevent any big Wall Street firm from failing.”

Third quote:

“Maybe the best definition of investing is gambling with the odds in your favor. The people on the short side of the subprime mortgage market had gambled with the odds in their favor. The people on the other side – the entire financial system, essentially – had gambled with the odds against them. What’s strange and complicated about it is that pretty much all the important people on both sides left the table rich.”

And the last quote:

“The world’s most highly paid financiers had been totally discredited; without government intervention, every single one of them would have lost his job. And yet those same financiers were using the government to enrich themselves. I can understand why Goldman Sachs would want to be included in the conversation about what to do about Wall Street. What I can’t understand is why anyone would listen to them”
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If you have not seen The Big Short, watch the following trailer before you decide to watch it: 

The Briefing for Monday, June 27, 2020



Why Does the Universe Look So Old?



Recommended podcast:

Six Days & the Eisegesis Problem, by Ken Ham

Today in the News - Tuesday, June 30, 2020

News:

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Abortion Advocates in Major Pro-Life Loss - dailycaller.com
'Flattening the Curve' Has Become a Major Bait and Switch - thefederalist.com
Don't Be Fooled, Recent Coronavirus Data Suggests the Lockdowns Were a Colossal Mistake - pjmedia.com
Most US Christians 'Uncomfortable' With Returning to Church, Survey - christianpost.com
COVID-19 Drug Producer Reveals Prices, Higher for Privately Insured Americans - dailywire.com
Black Lives Matter: Marxist at its Core, Islamic Behind the Scenes - canadafreepress.com
11 Shot in Under 12 Hours in Democrat-Controlled NYCace - breitbart.com
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling On Abortion After Schumer Warned Justices They 'Won't Know What Hit You' - wnd.com
How the Man Who Eradicated Smallpox Would Have Handled Cornoavirus - americanthinker.com


Columnists:

Lockdown Hypocrisy: Why Are BLM And 'Pride' Exempt?


Daily Bible Verse for Tuesday, June 30, 2020

"And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?" - 
Acts 19:15 (Audio)

The following sermons are on Acts 19:15:

The Man Who Was Known in Hell, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969)
The Testimony of a Devil, by Rev. Reginald Cranston

Daily Bible Reading for Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Why don't you join me in my daily Bible reading? Each day, in addition to posting the new reading assignment, I also post links to related sermons. The websites that I u by se to guide me through these readings is oneyearbibleonline.comkingjamesbibleonline.org/, and biblegateway.com/]


For today, read:

Recommended sermons:

Brought Before God, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: 2 Kings 17:1-23]
Sennacharib, by Rev. Brian McClung [Text: 2 Kings 18, 2 Kings 19; Micah 5:1-5]


Recommended sermons:

Teaching Believers the Gospel, by Rev. Colin Mercer [Text: Acts 19]
Pleasing God by Doing Our First Works, by Rev. Brian McClung [Text: Acts 19:1-20; Revelation 2:5]
The Gift of the Holy Spirit, by Rev. L.W. Bilkes [Text: Acts 19]


Recommended sermons:

Angels, by Rev. Noel Hughes [Text: Psalm 148; Revelation 14:6,7]
Should Christians Talk About Mother Nature? by Rev. Armen Thomassian [Text: Psalm 148]

Recommended hymns on Psalm 148:


Recommended sermons:

Jesus the Sinner's Friend, by Rev. John Greer [Text: Proverbs 18]

We Must Never Forget the 100 Million Victims Of Communism

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Nor should we forget the American banks and businesses that have supported the communists over the years. For more on this, read Gary Allen's None Dare Call it Conspiracy (1971)

Our Nation Laid in God's Balance

Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke 

The text for this sermon is Jeremiah 9:9 (Audio):

"Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"

Black Lives Matter - A New Religious Cult

The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party


Sunday, June 28, 2020

LIve Q&A with Ken Ham and Calvin Smith of AiG-Canada


Paul's Teaching Regarding Christ's Imminent Return

Paul's Teaching Regarding Christ's Imminent Return, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Romans 13:11-14]

Coronavirus: Comfort for Christians

Coronavirus: Comfort for Christians, by Rev. Ian Brown [Text: Romans 8:28,29]
Christ, the Christian, the Church & Coronavirus, by Rev. Ian Brown [Text: Psalm 91]

The Candace Owens Show: Marc Lamont Hill


Turn your TV off for the next hour. Regardless of which side you see yourself on, you'll want to watch this fascinating video!

Social Justice

Social Justice, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Proverbs 3:13-20]

Life, Liberty & Levin 6/28/20 | Mark Levin F­ox News


But God...by Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones (1899-1981)

"Stop and ask yourself, 'What am I doing?' You will be dead long before this world will ever be put right. What, therefore, will happen to you?" - Dr. Martyn Lloyd Nones (1899-1981)


But God...

Here is another sermon by Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones (1899-1981):


Jonathan Edwards: The Use of Your Time - Steve Lawson


Today in the News - Monday, June 29, 2020

News:

Nearly Half of All  COVID-Related Deaths in the US Are Directly Tied to Nursing Homes, Report - dailycaller.com
Don't Know Much About History Week at Legal Insurrection - legalinsurrection.com
Rep. Ayanna Presley: 'It's Time to Pay Us What You Owe Us' - pjmedia.com
The Communist Control Face Mask - canadafreepress.com
Eminent Domain, China Style: Farmers Handcuffed, Buildings Bulldozed - wnd.com
To Fight Racism, Johnson and Johnson Will No Longer Make Skin Lightening Product - redstate.com
Second Round of Lockdowns Won't Be as Easy as the First - zerohedge.com
WaPo Corrects Trump on Most Dangerous Cities - Say Not All, But 17 Out of 20 Run By Democrats - infowars.com
Insults to Black History - frontpagemag.com
Pinkerton: Ten Things That Will Happen in Biden Presidency - breitbart.com
Prosecutor in Oklahoma Charges Three Rioters With Terrorism: 'This is Not Seattle' - townhall.com
USDA Ships 1.6 Million Food Boxes in COVID-19 Relief Program - dailysignal.com
Two Black Conservative Women Speak Out About the Democratic Party - americanthinker.com

Columnists:

Daily Bible Verse for Monday, June 29, 2020

"He healeth the broken heart, and bindeth up their wounds." - Psalms 147 (Audio)

The following sermons are on Psalm 147:3:

Healing for the Wounded, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
The Healer of Broken Hearts, by Rev. John Macleod

Recommended hymns on Psalm 147:

Daily Bible Reading for Monday, June 29, 2020

Why don't you join me in my daily Bible reading? Each day, in addition to posting the new reading assignment, I also post links to related sermons. The websites that I u by se to guide me through these readings is oneyearbibleonline.comkingjamesbibleonline.org/, and biblegateway.com/]


For today, read:

Recommended sermons:

A Rush to Ruin, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: 2 Kings 15]
Warped Worship, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: 2 Kings 16]


Recommended sermons:

Filled With the Holy Spirit, by Rev. Ian Goligher [Text: Acts 19]
Faithful Evangelism in a Challenging Context, by Rev. David VanBrugge [Text: Acts 19]

The following sermons are on Acts 19:15:

"And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"

The Man Who Was Known in Hell, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969)
The Testimony of a Devil, by Rev. Reginald Cranston


The following sermons are on Psalm 147:4,5:

"He healeth the broken heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 

Healing for the Wounded, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
The Healer of Broken Hearts, by Rev. John Macleod

Recommended hymns on Psalm 147:


Recommended sermons:

Jesus the Sinner's Friend, by Rev. John Greer [Text: Proverbs 18]

Friday, June 26, 2020

Our Nation Laid in God's Balance

Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke 

The text for this sermon is Jeremiah 9:9 (Audio):

"Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"

2 Hours of Non-Stop Christian Hymns



Understanding Psychological Warfare

Understanding Psychological Warfare, by Dr. Peter Hammond
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The following quote is from the book,  Deep Truth: The Lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein:

"Whenever you run a clandestine operation, you run two things at the same time: you prepare the team for the hit, and you keep it so small there's nobody to spread it all around. And across the hall is a big staff working on what we call special plans. They're preparing the cover story. The cover story is what they want people to believe and to talk about, and to argue about." - From a 1992 speech by Col. Fletcher Prouty, former chief of special operations, Joint Chief of Staff

Note: Bob Woodward is either a great journalist or a career intelligence agent. Deep Truth makes the case for the latter!

Still more recommended reading:

Who’s to Blame for the Riots?


Daily Quote for Saturday, June 27, 2020

"Even the best case can be lost. Every lawyer knows that. And if the widow wins big, the insurance company will only appeal it, and starve her out, while a bunch of judges who don't know her and don't give a damn for her kids take a couple of years to deliver their opinion. And if the jury gave her a big enough award, you can bet the appellate judges will decide against her for one reason or another." Gerry Spence - With Justice For None - Destroying the American Myth

Impact Downgraded - Answers News: Wednesday June 10, 2020


Today in the News - Saturday, June 27, 2020

News:

An African Country Still Has Slavery - Obama Awarded Them Trade Benefits, Trump Reversed It - dailycaller.com
NY Officials Can't Impose Greater Restrictions on Religious Services Than on Businesses, Protests, Judge - christianpost.com
Bowing to Pressure, Texas and Florida Bring Back COVID-19 Restrictions - thenewamerican.com
NYC Criminal Justice System "Imploding" Police Commissioner Warns - newswars.com
Really Bizarre Things Are Happening All Over the Globe - endoftheamericandream.com
4 'South Park' Episodes on HBO Max That Are More Offensive Than 'Gone With the Wind' - thefederalist.com
President Trump: Obama Might Have Committed Treason - thepoliticalinsider.com
Black Lives Matter Leader Threatens to 'Burn Down America', President Trump Responds in Kind - pjmedia.com
Yes, Lincoln and the Union Freed the Slaves - nationalreview.com
Weird: Out of Nowhere, Something Just Rocked Earth's Magnetic Field - zerohedge.com

Columnists:

FULL BRIEFING: VP Pence & Coronavirus Task Force update amid SURGE


Daily Bible Verse for Saturday, June 27, 2020

"And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? If the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word." 1 Kings 18:21 (Audio)

The following sermons are on I Kings 18:21:

Elijah's Appeal to the Undecided, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon  (1834-1892)
Elijah's Appeal to the double Minded, by Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes
Ulster, Where is Your God? by Rev. Noel Hughes
Where Do You Stand? by Rev. Reginald Cranston
Between Two Opinions, by Rev. William Macleod
How Long Will You Limp? by Rev. Maarten Kuivenhoven

How I Found Christ?

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