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His Own Son
The Apostle Paul has been leading us to consider the high privileges of sovereign mercy granted to God’s beloved people. Step by step he has been showing us the components of covenant grace. Link by link he has revealed the unbreakable chain of divine purpose. God’s great salvation originates in everlasting love and culminates in the church’s eternal glory. Every stage is carefully planned and executed to glorify God, honour the Son and bless the chosen vessels of mercy.
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The Death Of Saul
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Daughter, Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
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If God Be For Us …
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
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Unspeakably Glorious, Distinguishing Grace
Before days began or years were numbered, in the book of God’s election were all the members of Jesus written, ‘which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.’ Ps. 139:16. God’s electing love would have remained an eternal secret to us, had not the Spirit of truth made it known. But as it is revealed in the word, it is an object of our faith; and it ever will be the subject of glorying and of triumph to those who possess the faith of God’s elect; for faith is a blessed evidence, that ‘God hath chosen them in Christ, before the foundation of the world.’ Eph. 1:4. Was the man Jesus, God the Father’s ‘elect, in whom his soul delighteth.’…
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If God Be For Us…
The Apostle asks his readers, ‘What shall we then say to these things?’ It is a question as to what ‘things’ Paul is referring to. If it is ‘the sufferings of this present time’ in v. 18 then he has shown that for believers our sufferings, while real, are not to be compared to the blessing laid up in store ‘for them that love God’. All things are presently working for our good, even our sufferings, and every element in God’s sovereign plan of grace leads inevitably to our glory. Troubles are real We do not minimise the difficulties our brothers and sisters are called to face in this life. Pain, loss and hardship afflict the Lord’s people along with others. We are prone to…
