David Platt – “Shepherd the Flock of God”

https://youtu.be/-4_544lfQ-8 1. Do you love your ministry more than you love Jesus? 2. Are you content to care for the congregation that God has entrusted to you? 3. Is pastoring a job for you to perform or a passion for you to fulfill? 4. Are you pridefully concerned about what others think about you or …

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JC Ryle on Practical Christian Holiness

JC Ryle (1816-1900) was the first bishop of Liverpool. He wrote many helpful works such as Holiness, Knots Untied, Light from Old Times, and Practical Religion. Below is a quote from Practical Religion on Practical Christian Holiness (Banner of Truth), pages 11-12 "It is as certain as anything in the Bible that 'without holiness no …

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Convictional and Compassionate: Being an All-Around Calvinist

What comes to your mind when you hear the term “Calvinist” or “Calvinism” mentioned? For some people, the term represents a theology and a people who are cold, selfish, eggheads, academics, not practical, and isolated. The caricature of Calvinism oozes forth from many people as if being a Calvinist and being a leper were synonymous …

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