Bible Reading for Thursday, September 28, 2017

There are many different websites that offer reading plans to read the Bible in a year. Here is a really good one:  Read the KJV Bible in One Year.

For today, read Isaiah 5 & 6; Ephesians 1:

Sermons from Isaiah 5:

Jesus' Message With the Parable of the Wicked Winedressers, by Pastor Joel Overduin [Text: 5:1-7; Mark 12:1,2]
What More Could I Do? by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Isaiah 5:4]
Liqueur Licensing: The Way DOWNWARD, by Rev. Ian Brown [Text: 5:11 & 22]

Revival: Recapturing the Vanishing Vision of God, by Evangelist E. A. Johnston [Text: Isaiah 6; Revelation 20; Hebrews 12]

Sermons from Isaiah 6:

The Holiness of God in Preaching, by Dr. R. C. Sproul [Text: Isaiah 6]
An Old Testament Pattern for Worship, by Rev. Stephan Hamilton [Text: Isaiah 6]
The Leafless Tree, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Isaiah 6:13]
A Vision of The Lord on His Throne, by Rev. Pieter Vandermeyden [Text: Isaiah 6]
Seven Views of Isaiah, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley [Text: Isaiah 6]
God is Holy, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Isaiah 6:3]
Isaiah's Vision of God's Glory, by Dr. Joel Beeke [Text: Isaish 6:1-4]

Sermons from Ephesians 1:


The Holy Catholic (Worldwide) Church, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Ephesians 1:4]
Predestination and its Consequences, by James Hamilton, The Street Preacher [Text: Ephesians 1:5]
Adoption, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Ephesians 1:5]
God's Perfect Plan, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Ephesians 1:11]
The Providence of God Thrown Down by the Arminian Idol of Free Will, by John Owen (1616-1618) [Text: Ephesians 1:11]
Prophetic History of the Gentile World, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: Ephesians 1:11; Danial 4:35]
Friday the 13th - A Biblical Perspective, by Rev. Ian Brown [Text: Ephesians 1:3-6, and Ephesians 1:11; Romans 8:28-30]

Note: The above sermons are on Ephesians 1:4,5 and/or 11. These verses are used to support (rightly, I believe) the Calvinists doctrine of predestination. Three more sermons you may wish to check out, if you are interested in this topic, are from Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk: They are as follows:

The Decree of Reprobation [Text: Romans 9:14-23]
Eternal Decree of Election
Objections to Election Answered


And for still further study on this most solemn doctrine, I recommend The Five Points of Calvinism, by Prof. Herman Hanko

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Thoughts for Wednesday, September 20, 2017

"As men sow in this seed time they shall reap in that harvest." - Ralph Venning (1621-1643) From his great little book, The Sinfulness of Sin

Recommended sermon:

I Prefer G-O-S-P-E-L to T-U-L-I-P, by Rev. Ian Brown

Scholars Discover Charles Spurgeon's Psalter

Scholars Discover Charles Spurgeon's Psalter - christiannews.net

Excerpt from this article:

"Scholars at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have discovered, within the institution’s Spurgeon Library collection, a Psalter that 19th-century Baptist pastor Charles Spurgeon used in the compilation of his commentary on the book of Psalms, 'The Treasury of David.' 'One of the purposes for the existence of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary is to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ..."
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I think Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) would have been happier had they found an old copy of his A Defense Of Calvinism.  Spurgeon writes:

"The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine. John Knox's gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again."


Elsewhere he writes:

"I have my own private opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a nickname to call it Calvinism; Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else." (Source)

Recommended sermons by Charles Spurgeon:

Compel Them To Come In
Turn Or Burn!

Recommended book on Charles Spurgeon:

The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain H. Murray

Recommended book on Calvinism:

The Five Points Of Calvinism, by Herman C. Hanko

Recommended sermons on Calvinism:

Eternal Decree of Election, by Rev. Cornelis Pronk:
The Doctrine of Reprobation, by Rev. Cornelis Pronk:
Objections to Election Answered, by Rev. Cornelis Pronk:
The Doctrine of Total Depravity, by Rev. Paul Den Butter

John Piper: 12 Features of the New Calvinism

John Piper: 12 Features of the New Calvinism - christianpost.com

Excerpt from this article:

"The New Calvinism is robustly gospel-centered, cross-centered, with dozens of books rolling off the presses coming at the gospel from every conceivable angle and applying it to all areas of life, with a commitment to seeing the historic doctrine of justification finding its fruit in sanctification both personally and communally."
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Recommended reading and listening:

They're No Puritans! Profiles in New Calvinism, by Pastor Ralph Ovadal
Predestination (my post)

Recommended Sermon for Sunday, March 9, 2014

God's Judgment on Sinners, by Rev. Cornelis Pronk

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Recommended reading and listening:

Predestination