"And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled."
"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
1662 - Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St. James Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine (Source)
I think it was Oliver Cromwell who said:
"You need not hope in order to undertake, and you need not succeed in order to persevere." The following sermons and podcasts are on Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War:
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No Compromise, No Surrender, by Dr. RC Sproul (1939-2017) [Text: Luke 24:46-53 (Audio)]
Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf any more. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21 (Audio)]
Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much more!
"Whosoever calleth upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." - Romans 10:13
"My friend I stand in Judgment now#67 Question: Which is the sixth commandment?
Answer: The sixth commandment is this, Thou shalt not
kill.
Answer: The sixth commandment requires all lawful
endeavors to preserve our own life, and the life of others.
Answer: The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking
away of our own life, or the life of our neighbor unjustly, or whatsoever
tendeth thereunto.
Answer: The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not
commit adultery.
#71 Question: What is required in the seventh commandment?
Answer: The seventh commandment requireth the
preservation of our own and our neighbor’s chastity, in heart, speech and
behavior.
Answer: The seventh commandment forbiddeth all
unchaste thoughts, words and actions.
WSC #70-#72:
Flee Adultery,
by JJ Lim [Text: Exodus
20:14 (Audio)]
"Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." - Proverbs 27:1 (Audio)
If you follow the Bible reading program on this daily post you will read through the entire Bible in one year. I'm borrowing this Bible reading plan from oneyearbibleonline.com, kingjamesbibleonline.org, and biblegateway.com/]
For today, read:
I Saw the Dead, by Dr. David P. Murray
This somber gospel sermon is based on the following Biblical text:
Revelation 20:11-15
"And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Also recommended:
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
Compel Them to Come In, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke
The text for this last 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 is this?"
1853 - Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottomen fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea porrt in northern Turkey. (Source)
Recommended drama:
Florence Nightingale, by BJU Students and Faculty
1982 - Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller, is released worldwide, ultimately to become the best selling album in history (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Coming Death of Just About All Rock and Roll Legends, by Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr
Religion Without Regeneration: John Wesley's Personal Testimony, by Dr. Ian Brown
The text for this sermon is Matthew 7:21-23:
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
(Taken from https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/)
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John Wesley lived from 1703-1791
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Quotes:
"The monument in Westminster Abbey to the memory of the two Wesley's bears the sentence, 'God buries his workmen but carries on his work.'" Spurgeon's Sermon Notes
"...to accept Christ's righteousness alone, His blood alone for salvation, that is the sum of the gospel." - Thomas Wilcox (1621-1687) From his sermon Honey Out of the Rock
Recommended hymn:
Recommended podcast:
Charles and John Wesley, by BJU Students and Faculty
SCOTUS to Hear Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health, by Jim Schnieder of crosstalk America
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Beware of Diotrephes, by Joe W Allen [Text: 3 John 9-15 (Audio)]
Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf any more. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21 (Audio)]
Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much more!
"Whosoever calleth upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." - Romans 10:13
"My friend I stand in Judgment now#63 Question: What is the fifth commandment?
Answer: The fifth commandment
is, Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
Answer: The fifth commandment
forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing anything against, the honor and duties
which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations
Answer: The Fifth Commandment
forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing anything against, the honor and duty
which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations.
Answer: The reason annexed to the fifth commandment is
a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve for God’s glory
and their own good) to all such as keep this commandment.
WSC #64-#66:
Honor To Whom Honor is Due, by JJ Lim [Text: Exodus 20:12
(Audio)]
"And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." - Luke 12:15 (Audio)
"People often ask physicians how we handle the emotional stress of dealing with ill children. What are our defense mechanisms? Do we practice a cool detachment? Do we shut off our emotions completely? Or do we go home at the end of the day and sob over a reheated dinner? ...The truth is that we are trained to do a job: recognize a problem, come up with a solution and execute that plan. Our ability to actually do something protects us from what you might expect would be a chronic depressive state. We feed off the satisfaction of being able to help and we know that things would be worse if we didn't or couldn't, do anything. For that reason, the experience of taking care of sick kids is much different from a hopeless walk through a pediatric ward as a visitor." - Katrina Firlik, Another Day in the Frontal Lobe - A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
Pentagon Creates Office to Examine Unexplained Areal Sightings - legalinsurrection.com
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UFOs and the Fourth Dimension, by Pastor Mike Hoggard (Video)
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Recommended video:
Tucker: US Government Needs to Get Serious About UFOs (Video)
Recommended podcasts:
Former Intelligence Officer: Pentagon Has "Compelling" 23 Minute Video of UFOs Moving in Strange Patterns - naturalnews.com
1572 - John Knox, Scottish pastor and Theologian is born (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Trumpeter of Scotland: The Preaching of John Knox, by Dr. Steve Lawson
John Knox has been quoted as saying (About Mary, Queen of Scots): "If you strike not the root, the branches will grow again."
1859 - Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Cancel Darwin - Answers News June 29, 2020
1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of John F. Kennedy dies (Source)
Recommended video:
Was John F. Kennedy a Republican or a Democrat?
1974 - Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
News
To the Beloved Gaius, by Joe W Allen [Text: 3 John (Audio)]
Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf any more. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21 (Audio)]
Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much more!
"Whosoever calleth upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." - Romans 10:13
"My friend I stand in Judgment nowHow I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)