The Church & Our Place in It: Week 4

  • October 19, 2020
  • BY Scott Lilly
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J.C. Ryle: "The Family of God" J.C. Ryle had a love for God's Word and a sense of practical application which has kept his writings in print. His straightforward style remains refreshing. His works include Holiness, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, and a 54 page "tract" called The Duties of Parents. True Christians are called … [Read More...] The Church & Our Place in It: Week 4

The Church & Our Place in It: Week 3

  • October 8, 2020
  • BY Scott Lilly
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C.H. Spurgeon: "The Soul Winner" Spurgeon, in this sermon preached in 1869, talks about the excuses used by many to avoid joining a local church. Though the illustrations are part of the 19th century, the excuses are many of the same ones that we hear today. Now, I know there are some who say, “Well, … [Read More...] The Church & Our Place in It: Week 3

Grasping God’s Word: Week 2

  • October 4, 2020
  • BY Scott Lilly
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R.A. Torrey: "Eight Fundamental Conditions of the Most Profitable Bible Study" The student must be born again Unregenerate men should not be forbidden from studying the Bible, for the Word of God is the instrument the Holy Spirit uses in the new birth (I Peter 1:23); but it should be distinctly understood that, while there are … [Read More...] Grasping God’s Word: Week 2

The Church & Our Place in It: Week 2

  • October 1, 2020
  • BY Scott Lilly
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R.A. Torrey: "Church Membership" While How to Succeed in the Christian Life may sound too much like Your Best Life Now for comfort, it's really just a short book to help new believers. Torrey's words are quite basic, but they reinforce for us a truth which is often disregarded in today's church (and clearly was a problem … [Read More...] The Church & Our Place in It: Week 2

The Church & Our Place in It: Week 1

  • September 24, 2020
  • BY Scott Lilly
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D.L. Moody: "Some Join Church at Once" Below we see Moody's thoughts, expressed in his inimitable fashion, on the church's importance, in asides to young converts found in two sermons. He had little patience for those who wouldn't join. He also references the fact that when he was first converted, the church was skeptical and … [Read More...] The Church & Our Place in It: Week 1