How do you react to pulpit supply? The picture you see with this Post is Charles Spurgeon preaching. As you can see, it’s a Very Large Crowd. He did that often during his lifetime; sometimes to as many as 23,000 when he preached at the Crystal Palace in London. But it wasn’t always like that. […]
“For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind and declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness and treads on the high places of the earth, the Lord God of hosts is His name.” Amos 4:13 Several times in this Book, Amos draws upon the theme of God’s
“Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near,” Joel 2:1 This is the warning God gives through His Prophet Joel. As we read of the devastation by an Army of
“Israel is a luxuriant vine; He produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, the more altars he made; The richer his land, the better he made the sacred pillars.” Hosea 10:1 Here, Hosea uses the imagery of a Vine producing much fruit and likens it to the People of Israel. The problem was, as
“Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.” Hosea 6:1 In the previous Chapter, God has likened Himself to a lion. He says in 5:14, “For I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a
“The word of the Lord which came to Hosea” Hosea 1:1a My reading today brings me to the 1st of the Minor Prophets. Just a few thoughts regarding them in general. They are called “Minor” because of their size, not because of their importance. They “are” important and God has included them in the Revelation
“He said to me, “O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.” Daniel 10:11 As I finished Daniel today, I was struck with
“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream and visions” Daniel 7:1a Here, in the 2nd half of the Book, Daniel begins describing a series of Dreams and Visions that he has in the latter days of his life. They are absolutely fascinating to say the least! Many others have
“So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.” Daniel 6:23b Ah yes, Daniel and the Lions Den. We’re all familiar with the story. We’ve heard it in Sunday School, read it to our children, and even heard a Sermon
“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.” Daniel 2:44 At the beginning of this Chapter,