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- The Steadfast Heart
How is your heart tonight? Is it steadfast? Is it fraught with fear, or fixed on Christ in faith, praising Him in the midst of your storms? Today is the day to seek His face and grace to bring that about more and more in you! May Christ an…
- Jesus, Children, and a Ruler
Do you see the wonderful connection in these lessons regarding welcome in kingdom entrance that Jesus gives you here with both the children and the rich young ruler? How can you enter the kingdom of Heaven? How can you have eternal life? T…
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 161-162
How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation? What is a sacrament?
- Learn Biblical Hebrew-Class 34
Pastor Miller continues his Biblical Hebrew for Beginners class. Today: Review of translation homework of Psalm 57:1-2. Lecture on remainder of Lesson 17 on pronominal suffixes with Imperfects.
- The Office of the Keys
What happens if a sinning brother refuses to repent after your private pursuit of him, as well as your witnessed pursuit? If you have to proceed to step 3 and tell the matter to the church, what happens when the Session or the Presbytery (…
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 84
What doth every sin deserve?
- The Trusting, Redeemed Soul
Be comforted by the Gospel message of mercy to you in this passage. Do you see the great picture of the shelter of divine mercy? Your soul is safe. Your soul is redeemed. Your soul is protected. Your soul is lifted up!
- Marriage and Divorce
Do you see how Matthew 18 lays a wonderful foundation in the context of how you then consider marriage and divorce? Do you see the Pharisaic heart that swells up demanding freedom to divorce at will? Do you see the great contrast in the Re…
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 158-160
By whom is the Word of God to be preached? How is the Word of God to be preached by those that are called thereunto? What is required of those that hear the Word preached?
- Learn Biblical Hebrew-Class 33
- Learn Biblical Hebrew-Class 32
- The Church in Pursuit
Remember, though you go the first time to your sinning brother, you're not free to stop and walk away from your pursuit if he doesn't hear you in that meeting. No, Jesus calls you to keep praying and persist in going back with witnesses fo…
- Bible Reading- Isaiah 43
The Redeemer of Israel, Pleading with Unfaithful Israel
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 83
- The Compassion, Power, and Victory of Christ
- Tears and Vows to God
- Persistent Private Pursuit
As one does well in being prayerful in their private pursuit of a brother or sister who has sinned against them, they also do well in being persistent and persevering in their pursuit. What do I mean by this? A good place to start is that…
- Bible Reading- Isaiah 42
The Servant of the Lord, Praise the Lord, The Promise of God's Help, Israel's Obstinate Disobedience
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 82
Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
- Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Do you see the necessity of humility in your prayerful private pursuit of a brother or sister who has sinned against you applied here? Do you see your need for you to have the heart of the King in your encounter with them? For indeed, as m…
- In God You Trust
Fight fear! Memorize verse 3. When fear creeps in and takes root in your heart and mind, may you confess to Christ, "Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You." Never forget that God has honored His Word with His own glory so that you will…
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 156-157
Is the Word of God to be read by all? How is the Word of God to be read?
- Prayerful Private Pursuit
One of the great challenges of every generation has been the right handling of offense, dealing biblically with sin when offense rises up, especially between brothers and sisters in the church. The reasons why this is so challenging vary a…
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 81
What is forbidden in the tenth commandment?
- Killing Sin: Lust
The forbidden longings of lust are a very real and present danger. Although Christians may be diligent in being on the lookout for lust, we often find it has passed through our defenses and is present in our hearts. Lust may be subtle in i…
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 154-155
What are the outward means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of his mediation? How is the word made effectual to salvation?
- The Path Through Betrayal
Don't let the burden of betrayal or other sins threaten or take away your peace. Rather, cast your fears and cares on Christ, being thankful that He will sustain you and lift you up in the midst of your trials and hardships. Take much comf…
- Pursuing a Sinning Brother
As you think about this path, does it intimidate you? Are you fearful of, or don't do well with confrontation? It's so easy to try to take matters into your own hands, or not deal with sin at all. I pray that you see the importance of thes…
- Learn Biblical Hebrew-Class 31
Pastor Miller continues his Biblical Hebrew for Beginners class. Today: Review Hebrew Dialogue 1. Introduce Dialogue 2. Lecture on beginning of Lesson 16 covering the uses of the Imperfect in the remaining verb stems, as well as the Vav Co…
- Bible Reading- Isaiah 41
Israel Assured of God's Help, The Futility of Idols
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 80
What is required in the tenth commandment?
- Killing Sin: Anger
Anger can be a volatile emotion in many people, especially after an offense. It can explode quickly like a firecracker, or a short-fused bomb. The blast radius can have deadly focus or it can be tragically broad. Once it's unleashed, the d…
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 152-153
What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God? What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us by reason of the transgression of the law?
- The Burden of Betrayal
It's important that you learn from and remember the burden of betrayal. Like David, in your grief and prayer to the Lord it's good and right to be mindful of what used to be and now is no more. All the while, like David, may you be refresh…
- The Parable of the Lost Sheep
As the disciples needed to, considering their dispute, prayerfully check your hearts this morning- Do you despise anyone in the flock? This is a critical question, whether you're an under shepherd looking at sheep, whether you're an older…
- Learn Biblical Hebrew-Class 30
Pastor Miller continues his Biblical Hebrew for Beginners class. Today: Review Hebrew Dialogue 1. Review of Lesson 15 homework covering the uses of the Qal Imperfect, the Jussive, and Cohortative. Walkthrough translation work on Psalm 55:9.
- When Betrayal Hits Home, Pt. 2
In today's edition, Pastor Miller speaks more to the matter of betrayal, its pain, and the path of godly resolution as he speaks to good lessons David teaches you in Psalm 51 as he reflected on his own experience in betraying others and fl…
- Killing Sin: Pride
As we examine Jesus' exposition of the Law in His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, we consider the great need to mortify our flesh, to kill sin within us, as we seek to be obedient to Christ's commands for us to walk in holiness and purit…
- Bible Reading- Isaiah 40
God Comforts His People
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 79
Which is the tenth commandment?
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 151
What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?
- The Terrors of Death
Meditate on this beginning of Psalm 55, and the betrayal that under girds it, this week, and may it encourage and strengthen you to walk more closely with Christ. For in the midst of being surrounded, scrutinized, and oppressed by men on t…
- Your Hope in the Risen Christ
The glorious truths and reality that should comfort and calm your hearts this morning are the great promises, the great hope, for the life to come for all those who believe in the crucified and risen Christ.
- When Betrayal Hits Home
The pain of betrayal is real and runs deep. It often hits hard as the breach of trust and confidence you had in a person, or with people, can shake you as you realized they've damaged or broken their relationship with you, or sometimes bro…
- Bible Reading- Isaiah 39
- Our Weekly Standards- WSC 78
- Deliverance from Adversaries
Take this picture of betrayal, its causes, and consequences with you tonight. Be especially mindful in your meditation and study of the Word regarding betrayal when it hits home. The trouble and hardship from any kind of betrayal is hard e…
- Warning Against Offenses
Do you see the glorious progression in what Jesus is teaching you thus far in Matthew 18? The rise of pride that battles for power and position was countered by Spirit wrought humility, seen in a heart of service and reception of even the…
- Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 149-150
Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? Are all transgressions of the law of God equally heinous in themselves, and in the sight of God?
- Learn Biblical Hebrew-Class 27
Pastor Miller continues his Biblical Hebrew for Beginners class. Today: Review of Lesson 14 homework. Begin Lesson 15 on Qal Imperfect of strong verbs.