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Helping People Have the Assurance of Salvation August 5, 1999 FULL ASSURANCE IS GOD'S WILL FOR US. "And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end." Heb_6:11 ASSURANCE IS PARTIALLY SUSTAINED BY OBJECTIVE EVIDENCES FOR CHRISTIAN TRUTH. "To [his apostles] … Continue reading “09 HELPING PEOPLE HAVE THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION”

O Be Not Mere Shadows, Echoes, and Residue October 5, 1999 We are not God. So by comparison to ultimate, absolute Reality, we are not much. Our existence is secondary and dependent on the absolute Reality of God. He is the only Given in the universe. We are derivative. He always was and had no … Continue reading “10 O BE NOT MERE SHADOWS, ECHOES, AND RESIDUE”

Walk Worthy of God? February 9, 1999 The Greek adverb, aksiws, is translated "worthy of" in all six of its New Testament uses in the NASB. Five of those uses refer to our acting "worthy of God" or the gospel or our heavenly calling. What does this mean? Does it mean that we are to … Continue reading “06 WALK WORTHY OF GOD?”

The Greatest Thing in the World Is to Be Saved March 23, 1999 That title is the abiding legacy of Dr. Widen, a great saint who led the building campaign for the 1955 building where most of our Sunday School classes and church offices are. I visited him in the hospital about 16 years ago … Continue reading “07 THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD IS TO BE SAVED”

The Sluggard Says, There Is a Lion Outside! I Shall Be Slain in the Streets! A Meditation September 16, 1998 Pro_22:13 This is not what I expected the proverb to say. I would have expected it to say "The coward says, 'There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!'" But it … Continue reading “04 THE SLUGGARD SAYS…”

The Lord Alone Will Be Exalted Making War on Pride January 7, 1999 During our staff days of prayer and planning, one of our focuses in prayer was to wage war on pride. For help, we looked at God's attitude toward pride, the nature of pride and the remedy for pride. We are aware that … Continue reading “05 THE LORD ALONE WILL BE EXALTED”

Toward a Definition of the Essence of Biblical Counseling December 12, 2001 This paper was presented to the people of Bethlehem Baptist Church on Wednesday, December 12 in an effort to advance our unifying discussion of what Biblical Counseling means and what we are looking for in an Associate Pastor for Counseling. It is not … Continue reading “01 DEFINITION OF ESSENCE OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING”

Take Heed How You Hear! Ten Practical Preparations for Hearing the Word of God on Sunday Morning March 1, 1998 Luke 8:18 1. Pray that God would give you a go and honest heart. The heart we need is a work of God. That's why we pray for it. Eze_36:26, "I will give you a … Continue reading “02 TAKE HEED HOW YOU HEAR!”

The Agonizing Problem of the Assurance of Salvation April 28, 1998 The most agonizing problem about the assurance of salvation is not the problem of whether the objective facts of Christianity are true (God exists, Christ is God, Christ died for sinners, Christ rose from the dead, Christ saves forever all who believe, etc.). Those … Continue reading “03 AGONIZING PROBLEM OF THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION”

George Mueller's Strategy for Showing God: Simplicity of Faith, Sacred Scripture, Satisfaction in God Bethlehem Conference for Pastors Tuesday, February 3, 2004 George Mueller was a native German (a Prussian). He was born in Kroppenstaedt on September 27, 1805 and lived almost the entire nineteenth century. He died March 10, 1898 at the age of … Continue reading “18 GEORGE MULLER”