Hymn: “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” by John Newton
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose Word cannot be broken
Formed thee for His own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation’s walls surrounded,
Thou may’st smile at all thy foes.
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God’s Final Word for His People
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets” (Heb. 1:1). But, the book of Hebrews tells us, the situation has changed. God’s Word has come to us in its fullness not as a series of propositions or promises but as a person: “In these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (v. 2). In Jesus Christ, presented to us infallibly in the Scriptures, God essentially says about Himself and His eternal plan, “Here is My final word. There is nothing better to say.”
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Wallpaper: Everything In It
“The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man.”
Acts 17:24
Topics: Weekly Wallpaper
The Significance of God’s Name
When Jesus prayed in His High Priestly Prayer, “I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known,” He was referencing something absolutely foundational: that God jealously guards His name and expects those who are His friends to do the same. In his sermon “What’s in a Name? — Part One,” Alistair helps us to understand why God places such importance on reverence for His name:
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“You, Who Were Dead”: The Gospel in Colossians 2:13–15
“Dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh” (Col. 2:13) is not the most pleasant way to describe someone’s past. This, however, is precisely the diagnosis that Paul gave the believers in Colossae. The Colossians had been sinners against God, deserving His just punishment; and they—like the Ephesians—had been “strangers to the covenants of promise” (Eph. 2:12) in which the Jewish people found hope. In other words, the Colossians needed forgiveness but had no obvious expectation of receiving it. They were as good as dead and in need of a radical intervention.
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Alistair Begg Reflects on Speaking at the CMS Summer School
Wallpaper: In Paradise
“‘Today you will be with me in paradise’ is the whisper of Christ to every dying saint.”
—C.H. Spurgeon
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Gather: Loving Your Church as You Celebrate Christ Together
Gathering in person to worship and learn from God’s Word Sunday by Sunday is essential to our spiritual health and vital for a Christ-centered church community.
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How Can I Be Saved?
A story is told that one year at the Summer Olympics, three men hoped to get into the stadium as spectators: an Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman. Standing outside the stadium with no tickets in hand, the three noticed a construction site nearby and got creative.
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Wallpaper: The Lord's Hand
“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear.”
Isaiah 59:1
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