Podcast of Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Newton
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These troubles and distresses that you go through in these waters are no sign that God hath forsaken you, but are sent to try you whether you will call to mind that which heretofore you have received of his goodness, and live upon him in your distresses. —John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress Our Defining Journey (Hebrews 2:6-10) Rev. Rick Lints Hebrews 2:6-10
“Neither the nature of any created thing,… nor the weakness of the flesh, can prevail against the will of God. For God is not subject to created things, but created things to God; and all things yield obedience to his will.” —Irenaeus, Against Heresies 5.5.2. Divine Promise (James 4:13-17) Rev. Nathan Barczi James 4:13-17
Nietzsche says that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys. On one hand, the will is desire. On the other, the will is necessary only when you need to act against your desires. The will is both problem and solution, and to fight will with will is to end up even more entangled. —Meghan O’Gieblyn For I do not do…
“Love for our neighbors, then, like love for ourselves, involves something vastly more significant than the meeting of individual needs. It involves God’s reaching out in us and through us to build a kingdom, a sphere of rulership, in which his will is done in the fallen world as it is in the sinless heavens; in which cruelty and disorder and the distortion caused by sin are supplanted by love,…
If you want to give a hungry man a tract, wrap it up in a sandwich. — Charles H Spurgeon Definition of Living Faith (James 2:14-26) Rev. Bradley Barnes James 2:14-26
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” — Romans 1:16-17 Thirst for Justice (Habakkuk 2:1-20) Rev. Bruce Cooke Habakkuk 2:1-20
“Mercy is the highest art and the shield of those who practice it. It is the friend of God, standing always next to him and freely blessing whatever he wishes. It must not be despised by us. For in its purity it grants great liberty to those who respond to it in kind. It must be shown to those who have quarreled with us, as well as to those who have sinned against us, so great is its power. It…
“Give me the grace to be impatient for the time when I shall see You face to face and need no stimulus than that to adore You.” — Flannery O’Connor, A Prayer Journal Seeking His Face (James 1:19-27) Rev. Nathan Barczi James 1:19-27
Nicodemus: “Rabbi, we all know you’re a teacher straight from God. No one could do all the God-pointing, God-revealing acts you do if God weren’t in on it.” Jesus: You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.” Nicodemus: “How can anyone be born who has already been born and grown up? You can’t re-enter…
“Put away doubting and do not hesitate to ask of the Lord. Do not say to yourself: ‘How can I ask of the Lord and receive from him, seeing that I have sinned so much against him?’ Do not reason with yourself like this, but turn to the Lord with all your heart and ask of him without doubting, and you will know the multitude of his tender mercies, that he will never leave you but fulfi ll the…
