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DAILY SPURGEON for August 6th *A.D. 2024 written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Where will you spend E T E R N I T Y ?

HEAR THIS LAST RECORDRD MESSAGE from Billy Graham:

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7kULLmtL0
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*A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”, a common mistake.

It is an abbreviation from the Latin words Anno Domini; a shortened term, actually meaning: “Year of our Lord”.
BCE/CE or BC/AD What’s the difference? Open this link… Won’t you?
He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago, is alive today, and is coming soon
for His bride; the Church [The born-again redeemed believers in Christ Jesus].
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Do You trust this website?
Is it of God?
Is it trustworthy?
1 John 4:1-3
Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everything you hear] but [continually] be testing the spirit whether it is of God: because many false prophets have come out in the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesseth [confesses] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come out of God, is of God: and every spirit [voice] that confesseth not [doesn't confess] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Hence, I confess "Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh."
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He has existed from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His bride; the Church
[All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
1 Timothy 3:16

You are invited to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord and to publicly acknowledge Him as such, so He will be able to acknowledge you to His Father; The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. You are also invited to follow Him in believer’s baptism.

Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it to be so [Allow this]: for thus it becometh [is fitting and right for] us to fulfil all righteousness.”
Matthew 3:15
Baptism is not required for salvation. Remember, Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him.

“Remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

And Jesus said to him,

“Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
The act of Baptism pictures the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection and by extension the believer’s death to self, atonement, and new, born-again life.
Baptism bears witness to the preaching of John the Baptist. He preached the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and exhorted Repentance from sin and the Baptism of atonement. Therefore, the act of baptism is not required for salvation but is to be followed to fulfil all righteousness.
We now desire to Worship Him in Spirit and in truth through prayer, Bible readings, scriptural meditation, gospel preaching, singing of sacred hymns and spiritual songs.
To this purpose, DailySpurgeon, is offered.

The website is not intended, were it possible, to take the place of the personal gathering of believers fellowship or congregational worship in local bodies of believers.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately comprehending and sharing] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Following the Lord Jesus Christ in His purpose for us is our desire. We trust Him for our salvation, guidance, strength and our eternal destiny. We desire to and will, with His help, follow Him in soul winning by use of DailySpurgeon or any instrumentality He may bestow. We invite and encourage non-believers to turn away from sin, look to Him and be saved.
We trust that believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing that He will sustain, guide and build us up as we are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The DailySpurgeon website consists of devotional writings, prayers, sacred music and sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, that rightly divide [share] God’s Word. The Sermons from The Metropolitan Tabernacle and sacred congregational music of worship and praise are to encourage believers to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.



FEATURED TBN INTERVIEW with Saddleback Pastor Emeritus, Rick Warren.

URL:https://www.tbnplus.com/c/sy/sMW1pnGB?episodeId=EJGY0J8Q&play=1

FEATURED MUSIC

Elvis in Spirit and Ever Lasting Life

URL: https://youtu.be/SbryzR_3dR4

If That Isn’t Love Gaither Premiere

URL:https://youtu.be/unfOWRtg81U?t=2982

Love Without End George Strait performing George W Bush’s favorite
Note: It has become my heart-felt song to all of my children too.
URL: https://youtu.be/rkscNqCCDl0

Statler Brothers Concert:
Do You Remember These (The Good Old Days)

URL: https://youtu.be/6zTBebFb0v0?t=360
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BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEOS of Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892:

C.H. Spurgeon The Peoples Preacher ( 70 min.) Historically accurate Feature Film of the one called The Prince of Preachers
URL:
https://www.google.com/search?q=documentary+of+charles+spurgeon+with+grandson&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS825US825&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAECMYJxjqAjIJCAAQIxgnGOoCMgkIARAjGCcY6gIyCQgCECMYJxjqAjIJCAMQIxgnGOoCMgkIBBAjGCcY6gIyCQgFECMYJxjqAjIJCAYQIxgnGOoCMgkIBxAjGCcY6gLSAQ0xNTEzOTcwNTFqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4d8e1dc0,vid:cKYQW5KB40U,st:0

2,018,939 views May 14, 2020 ―a video into the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, widely known first as the “people’s preacher” who was later known as “The Prince of Preachers”.

This Documentary Video follows the trials and triumphs of Charles Spurgeon with keen historical accuracy and pointing always to Jesus Christ and proclaiming, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh [takes] away the sin of the world.”

It’s an intimate account of one of the greatest preachers in the history of the church. We follow him from his youth where, as a young preacher he is called Charlie, boy preacher of the Finns. to become the minister to London’s largest Baptist congregation and soon captures the love and respect of Great Britan to become one of its most influential and enduring figures.

Produced by the award-winning Christian Television Association and filmed on location in England, Scotland, France and Germany, this film vividly captures the spirit and message of a man whose eventful life is highly relevant to the present.

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The following two videos, by John Piper and Steve Lawson provide background context for the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 1834 -1892

The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon by John Piper (58 min)
URL:
https://youtu.be/028S_gnFcJQ

The preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon continues to bless and benefit thousands, worldwide, through the publication and use of his printed sermons; sermons inspired, prepared and delivered from the God-breathed inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD itself.

Who is Charles Haddon Spurgeon? by Steven Lawson (38 min)

URL:https://youtu.be/PNzpbk4P6Gc

The Preserved, Immutable, Infallible and Inerrant WORD OF GOD was saturated into and always proclaimed in the preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands through the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit the publication of his printed sermons; sermons, prepared and delivered from the God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD. The Holy Bible.
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John-Michael participated in this year’s Christmas concert
Christmas at the Shores 2023
Directed by Robert Perry.
Presented by South Shores Church
Dana Point, California. 92675

URL:https://youtu.be/PXYCBV5HyG8?t=340
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TODAY'S DEVOTION
URL:
https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley (FACEBOOK)

· Prayer
· A Spurgeon Anecdote
· A promise from Faith’s Checkbook
· Selections from Morning & Evening

RECENT DEVOTIONS (FACEBOOK)

URL:https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley
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Rejoice In The LORD Always tap to sing along, won’t you? Philippians 4:4

URL:https://youtu.be/8Rs1SeuBgU0

Thank You LORD for dailyspurgeon.com a website that proclaims Jesus as the the Christ [Messiah and Anointed King] to all the world .

This website ministry grew from sending e-mails of daily promises from Charles Spurgeon’s Faith’s Checkbook a book of to John Michael’s son, Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021). When he shared them with Others they asked to began to grow as he shared them with others. This mailing list continues to be used to distribute dailyspurgeon.com and we trust that it will continue to encourage fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ in their personal devotional vigor of Love, obedience and oneness with Jesus Christ through the empowered study and obedience of GOD’S WORD by the Holy Ghost.

Multiple Devotional publications by Charles Spurgeon are now brought together day by day at dailyspurgeon.com
These were written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon over 200 years ago from scriptures that ; yet timely inspiration, eternal relevance and encouragement today. We pray that many will be born-again and be built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ, by God’s grace and mercy. May God be pleased to sustain this ministry begun with a beloved son, Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) honored here as one to whom honor is due.

Jon Edward would often say:

“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”

Amen.
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Hymns of comfort:
’Till We Meet Again. .
Does Jesus Care? Gaither Music TV (A Guaranteed SURE CURE for "PITY PARTIES"!)
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A thriving ministry continues from Charles Spurgeon’s home church, the Metropolitan Tabernacle begun in London in 1650. (Brief History) The present church building was constructed in 1861to support a congregation of vibrant, doctrinally sound, Gospel preaching, Sacred Praise and Hymn singing body of believing and devoted Disciples; followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Is dailyspurgeon.com trustworthy?

Is it true? Is it of God?
We apply this Scripture to discern whether what we hear is of God and therefore true or not.
1 John 4:1-3 Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [voice] you hear but be testing the spirits [voices] whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit [voice] of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesses that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come from God, is of God: and every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit [voice] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Therefore, we should [must] test every voice [spirit] whether it is from God, bonified and trustworthy to be believed only if it confesses [states] that…

“Jesus Christ is here, in the flesh having come from God .”

Westcott & Hort and Nestle & Alland did not use the Textus Receptus, rendered from the 5,321 extant Greek manuscripts, known as the Majority Text.
Instead,they used their own Greek translations that they created using only 55 Greek manuscripts selected out of the 5,321 Majority Texts.
Their Greek translation is faulty. Translations other than King James overlook the original Greek verb “ictin” [To be] [is] (third person singular) that is translated in virtually all Majority Texts MT and subsequently in the Textus Receptus [Received Text] therefore they fail to correctly translate the Greek verb as, “Is come” [Is here]. (When it’s ranslated aright from the Received Text (TR) in the King James Version only)
This error occurs because the modern critical Greek text, created by Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland DO NOT follow the MT [Majority Texts] of 5,321 Greek manuscripts that affirm substantial majorityagreement with one another. The TR [Textus Receptus] is rendered from this overwhelming body of agreement from Majority Text of primary manuscript sources.
Both Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland have omitted the verb “is”, from the Greek text. This error may be described as res ipsa loquitur meaning the thing speaks for itself.
Therefore, the alternate Greek fabrications generated by these two sources are not actually translations at all but their own creations.
How do we know?
Because non-believers and false prophets can indeed, and often do, affirm that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. Practically anyone can make this confession as the birth of Jesus Christ is considered by virtually all respected historians to be the most well documented fact in history. That He has come is generally acknowledged by nonbelievers and believers alike. However, here’s the point. There is a huge difference between “Has come” and “Is Here”. “Has come” falls woefully short of the essential and clear meaning of the confession “Is Here”. Just because something “has come” it can not be assumed, inferred or deduced that it also “is here”.
The “has come” assertion is not surprising nor is it, per se, a false statement. Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. However, this fails to present a Rubric necessary to discern whether the sprit [voice] being tested [tried] is from God or from false prophets in the spirit of antichrist.
Again, the expression “has come” rather than “is come” [is here] is not, per se a false statement.
However, it fails to deliver a valid hypothesis, proffered and inferred in the contextfor scriptural discernment. The failure here to establish a logical and rhetorically sound rubric to judge the question of whether spirits [words] are from God or from false prophets and the spirit of antichrist is absent.
Namely, “has come” is such a wide-spread belief held to be historically true by all, it does not provide a sound standard to discern whether a spirit [spoken or written words] are from God or the spirit of Antichrist.
Almost anyone [or any spirit] can declare that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But as you can see, this does not resolve the issue of whether something should or should not be believed or followed. Why? Once again, because almost anyone can and often does confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. This is an insufficient standard. The standard must be whether the confession that Jesus is here alone, gives an efficacious standard to discern truth from error.
Again, while it is true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, this alone is inadequate to discern truth from error. “Has come” does not mean the same thing as “is come [is here], from God, in the flesh” and therefore fails to be efficacious for true spiritual discernment as outlined in 1 John Chapter 4: 1-3.
Furthermore, as we compare Scripture with scripture in 1 John 4:1-3 and Ephesians 5:30-32
we comprehend God’s message regarding the body of Jesus Christ being in the Flesh vis-à-vis The Body of Christ, The Corporate Church.
Compare 1 John 4:1-3 with Ephesians 5:30-32
1 John 4:1-3 Authorized (King James) Version

4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Ephesians 5:30-32
Authorized (King James) Version
30 for we are members of his [Jesus Christ’s] body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery:

but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[So, we are members of His body, flesh and bone, [we are] one flesh with Him, The Body of Christ is (In the flesh); and is the incarnate Body of believers].
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He was born of a virgin 2024 years ago and He lives today.
He’s coming again, for His bride; the Church [Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].

When a believer considers the fact that they are members of the body of Christ [The Church] , they should acknowledge and readily confess that…

“Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh,” because We are the Body of Christ; The Church, in the flesh! Amen.
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BEST BIBLE TRANSLATION:
GOD’S WORD is Infallible, without error and Immutable, It is Inspired [God breathed], Self-Authenticating and Providentially Protected and Preserved by GOD Himself.
For ever, O Lord, thy word is Settled in Heaven, Psalm 119:89

The Authorized King James Bible AKJV

Is It The Best? By David Hocking (57 min.)

David’s Summary (8 min.) The problem is not with English, but whether the best Greek text was used as the Primary source for the translation.

TRADITIONAL and CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
By Blogger, Notorius Meddler

We Sing Sacred Music that’s loved and has been passed down through the ages and we also, embrace new Sacred Praise and Worship Music that magnifies and glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ by using doctrinally sound, faithfully divided and proclaimed scripture rendered accurately into sacred, scriptural lyrics.
Why Have Traditional Gospel Hymns Endured for so many years?
URL: https://www.randyspecktacular.com/2008/09/old-gospel-hymn.html
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… be being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
SACRED ORATORY:
Handle’s Messiah A Complete Performance of World’s most Beloved Christmas Oratory by American BACH Soloists at the Grace Cathedral. [Libretto is exclusively from Old Testament book of Isaiah].

BABY’S FIRST SONGS:
Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band

OTHER CHILDREN’S FAVORITES:
Praise Him, Praise Him All Ye Little Children Hillsong Kids
What a Wonderful World by Luis Armstrong
Noah’s Arky Arky by the Cedarmont Kids
Away in a Manger by The Gaither Studio
Away in a Manger by Gaither Vocal Band
O Be Careful Little Eyes What You See by the Cedarmont Kids
Jesus Loves Me All three verses
Children’s Medley with Rosemary Siemens with children singing
This Little Light Of Mine Cedarmont Kids

A Mighty Fortress written by Martin Luther with Steve Green
Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
Amazing Grace by Guy Penrod, Gaither Voice Band
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Blessed Assurance by the Isaacs
Blessed Assurance by Sounds like Reign
Blessed Assurance by Gaithers with Larry Ford and Lillie Knauls
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Chosen Generation Medley: We Are Able, Power in The Blood, Are You Washed, Victory In Jesus, Houston Covenant Church.
Christ Receiveth Sinful Men Traditional with Lyrics
Grace, Grace God’s Grace by Gaither Choir
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I Will Sing of My Redeemer by Gaither Music TV
If That Isn’t Love Love Can Turn The World Gaither Premiere
Jesus Saves by The salvation Army Choir
Jesus Saves Temple Baptist Church Powell, Tennessee
Johnny Cash sings I Shall Not Be Moved
Just A Little Talk With Jesus by Gaither Choir
Let Others See Jesus in You (Me) by BB McKinney
I Shall Not Be Moved Elvis and The Million Dollar Quartet
More About Jesus by The Blackwood Brothers
Oh, The Blood of Jesus, Nothing But The Blood, Near The Cross Medley by Gaithers

Onward Christian Soldiers Salvation Army Band
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship from 1869 of Hymn by Fanny J. Crosby
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Rescue The Perishing 1869 by Fanny Crosby with Altar of Praise Chorale S E Simonte
Mary Did You Know? Gaither Music TV by Mark Lowery
O Little Town of Bethlehem Gaither Vocal Band
It Is No Secret by ELVIS
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood by The Hymn Club
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Redeemed by Guy Penrod Bill and Gloria Gaither
Rock of Ages Antrim Mennonite Choir
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Standing on the Promises of God by Gaither Voice Band
Surely Our God Is Able by Gaither Congregation
Sweet Hour of Prayer “An Old Farmer praying” by Jimmy Dean (from a wheel chair)
The Love of God by Gaithers with Gardner, Penrod and Phelps
The Love Of God by the Gaither congregation
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
There’s Within My Heart a Melody by Gaither Congregation with Jake Hess
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus by Casting Crowns
Trust and Obey Vagle Brothers written1887 by Daniel Towner music John Sammis.
Come Thy Fount (lyrics & chords) Chris Rice
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus withThe Living Stones Quartet by Helen Howarth Lemmel 1922
Angles We Have heard On High by Christendom College & Schola Gregoriana
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Gaither Congregation
Worthy is the Lamb. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

SACRED PRAISE:
Away in a Manger by Phil Wickham…
Away In a Manger, Traditional Version by Casting Crowns
Because He Lives Gaither Choir
Bless the Lord, O My Soul by Bill an Gloria Gaither Congregation
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Camp Meeting Tonight (…On The Old Camp Ground) by Mississippi John Hunt (Library of Congress)
Everything Is Beautiful (Jesus Loves the Little Children) by Ray Stevens
Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin by Sovereign Grace Music
Hallelujah, What a Savior A Cappella by the Nelons
He Has Made Me Glad Sing with music only, voices or both (choose R/L or both ear buds)
He Touched Me by Elvis Presley
Holy Spirit Breathe on Me with Anne Jernigan
How Great Thou Art by the Statler Brothers
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
I See the Lord by Gaither Vocal Band
I See The Lord by Chris Falson
I Shall Not Be Moved (Rockabilly) By the Million Dollar Quartet
I Shall Not Be Moved The Statler Brothers
I Shall Not Be Moved by Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash
I Shall Not Be Moved Statler Brother’s Quartet
I Then Shall Live by Bill Gaither
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I’ll Fly Away by Gaither Congregation
I’ve Just Seen Jesus Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti (Gaither)
If That Isn’t Love Love Gaither Premiere
It Is Well With My Soul by Guy Penrod and David Phelps
Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know by Alvin Slaughter
Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band

Jesus Messiah by The Gaither Vocal Band
Lead Me, Guide Me by Elvis
Majesty By The Gaither Congregation
Majesty Gaither Voice Band
Near To The Heart of God by the Mennonite Choir
Nothing But The Blood by Buddy Greene, (Harmonica) Gaither
O The Blood of Jesus by Glory Kim
Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh The Blood of Jesus by Gaither Congregation
Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship A hymn from 1869 by Fanny J. Crosby
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Praise Him, Praise Him written by Fanny Crosby
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord written by Fanny Crosby
Redeemed, Redeemed by Gaither soloists
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
Standing on the Promises of God by Praise Praise
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - The Woodlands Methodist Church
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - Woodlands TX Methodist Church
Sweet Hour of Prayer by Guy Penrod
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
The Love of God by Gaither, Penrod, Phelps, Gardner
The Name of the Lord Gaithers
The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference by Guy Penrod, Gaither Singers
The Old Rugged Cross by Johnny and June Carter Cash
The Wings of a Snow White Dove with Loretta Lynn & Chrystal Gayle
This Train Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis
Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet Gaither Music with Amy Grant
To God Be The Glory Congregation (with lyrics
Vaya Con Dios Bilingual English & Spanish by Julio Iglesias James 4:8
We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
We’re Marching To Zion Gaither Congregational Singing
We”re Marching to Zion by Issac Watts Sing with The Hymn Club Sing-along won’t you?
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (…I’ll be there) the Gaithers
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Where We'll Never Grow Old by Jim Reeves
Worthy Is The Lamb with Gaither vocal Band
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
You Are My All In All Gaither Voice Band
You Never Let Go by Guy Penrod

SACRED LITERATURE:

THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS by John Bunyan is the most famous Allegory, world-wide and the Most widely Published Book of all time and was printed in over 200 Languages. It has NEVER, since 1698, been out-of-print.

Only The King James Bible was more widely published than The Pilgrim’s Progress.

ONLINE PRINT LIBRARY: (No Enrollment Fee or Registration required)

BUNYAN’S ORIGINAL of 1678: The Pilgrim’s Progress Published in 1853 by Logos
REVISED VERSION: The Pilgrim’s Progrefs [sic] 1999 by Barry E. Horner
OLD ENGLISH PRINT: The Pilgrim’s Progress Part II AKA Christiana
(Christian’s wife, Christiana and children; their dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired country.)

Pilgrim Progress is the world’s most famous Allegory, It and the Bible were commonly the only books to be found in the cabin of early American Settlers and were loved and read more than any book, second only to the Holy Bible. It’s also considered, by some, as being the world’s first English novel. It’s likely the most published book other than the Bible of all time. There were 1,300 editions printed before 1938, 250 years after the Bunyan’s death. Hence, the world’s most famous Allegory.

Comment on Pilgrim’s Progress by Charles H. Spurgeon from the Spurgeon Sermon
“Christ in You”.

Spurgeon: Christ in us is Christ reigning." reminds me of Mr. Bunyan’s picture of [the town of] Mansoul, …when the Prince Immanuel laid siege to it, and Diabolus from within the city strove to keep him out. It was a, hard time for Mansoul then; but when at last the battering rams had broken down the gates, and the silver trumpets sounded, and the prince’s captains entered the breach, then on a day the prince himself did ride down the city’s streets, while liberated citizens welcomed him with all their hearts, hung out all their streamers, and made the church towers rock again as the bells rang out merry peals [happy melodies] , for the king himself was come. Up to the castle of the heart [main castle] he rode in triumph, and took his royal throne to be henceforth the sole lord and king of the city.
Christ in you is a right royal word. Christ swaying his scepter from the center of your being over every power and faculty, desire and resolve, bringing every thought into captivity to himself, Oh, this is glory begun, and the sure pledge of heaven. Oh, for more of the imperial sovereignty of Jesus, The Messiah; our liberty to be absolutely under his sway.

Spurgeon Sermon: Christ in You, Preached May 13, 1883 Scripture: Colossians 1:27 From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Volume 29 (cit. II. THE SWEETNESS OF THIS MYSTERY, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU, § 5)

You may choose to read, listen or share Pilgrim’s Progress with your little ones as a bed time story. It will bless, strengthen, encourage and instruct pilgrims of all ages and will create precious and enduring memories in little ears.

Spurgeon read it for the first time as a precocious five year old reader and would returned to read it over 100 times during the course of his remarkable ministry as a Baptist pastor who is known as The Prince of Preachers .

Link here for the Complete Index of the Bible Scriptures that saturates The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan preferring God’s view to all “World Views”.
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ADULT AUDIO: PART I
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn)

Preface: Bunyan’s letter
Episode 01: The City of Destruction
Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable
Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman
Episode 05: The Narrow Gate
Episode 06: The House of the Interpreter
Episode 07: The Cross
Episode 08: Simple, Sloth & Presumption
Episode 09: Formalist & Hypocrisy
Episode 10: The Hill Difficulty
Episode 11: Timorous & Mistrust
Episode 12: The Palace Beautiful
Episode 13: Battle with Apollyon
Episode 14: The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Episode 15: Christian Meets Faithful & Talkative
Episode 16: Mr. By-ends Town of Fair Speech
Episode 17: The Hill Lucre [Gain and Greed]
Episode 18: By-path Meadow Vain Confidence
Episode 19: Doubting Castle
Episode 20: The Delectable Mountains
Episode 21: Ignorance (Conceit)
Episode 22: The Flatterer
Episode 23: Atheist
Episode 24: The Enchanted Ground
 Episode 25: Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims
Episode 26: Beulah Land
Episode 27: The River of Death
Episode 28: The Celestial City
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ILLUSTRATED VIDEO (Recommended Bed Time Story)
Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.

DANGEROUS JOURNEY
Part 1 The Slough [Swamp] of Despond
Part 2 The Interpreter’s House
 Part 3 The Hill Difficulty
Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon
Part 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Part 6 Vanity Fair
Part 7 Doubting Castle
Parts 8 & 9 The Dark River and The Celestial City
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PART II – CHRISTIANA, The SEQUEL (Enjoy this “Old English” dialect)
AUDIO: These files will advance to and play the next recording automatically, if not paused.

1 A Visit from Secret 4:50 Audio
2 Good News 2:25 Audio
3 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio
4 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio
5 Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio
6 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio
7 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio
8 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio
9 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio
 10 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 Audio
11 Beulah Land 3:20 2018 Audio
12 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 2018 Audio
13 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 Audio
14 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 Audio
15 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 Audio
16 Old-Honest Called 1:41 Audio
17 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 Audio Bequeath (Definition)
18 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 Audio
19 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 Audio
20 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 Audio

Where will you spend . . . E T E R N I T Y. . .

BILLY GRAHAM’S LAST RECORDED MESSAGE

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7kULLmtL0_
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DEVOTION for August 6th * A.D. 2024 written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

* A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”.
It abbreviates Anno Domini;
a Latin phrase adopted into English that means:
“Year of our Lord."
BC/AD versus BCE/CE What’s the difference?
Defend the Truth. Won’t you? ...More

PRAYER 1, Part 7 of 7 HELP FROM ON HIGH.
ANECDOTE 7 Appearances Deceptive.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: August 6 GO; TAKE YOUR PROPERTY
-Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers bath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged- Deuteronomy 1:21
MORNING: "Watchman, what of the night?"—Isaiah 21:11
EVENING: "Let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen. " —Psalm 72:19
A SINNER’S PRAYER
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PRAYER 1, Part 7 of 7 HELP FROM ON HIGH.PRAYER 1, Part 7 of 7
HELP FROM ON HIGH.
Lord, save the unconverted, and bring out, we pray [implore] Thee, from among them, those who are converted, but who have not [publicly] confessed Christ. May the Church be built up by many who, having believed, are baptized unto the sacred name [of Jesus Christ]. We pray Thee to go on and multiply the faithful in the land. Oh! that Thou wouldst [would] turn the hearts of men to the gospel [of Jesus Christ] once more.
Thy servant is [I am] often very heavy in heart because of the departures from the faith.

Oh! bring them back; let not Satan take away any more of the stars with his tail, but may the lamps of God shine bright.
Oh! Thou that walkest amongst [walks among] the seven golden candlesticks, trim [adjust] the flame, pour forth the oil, and let the light shine brightly and steadily.

Now, Lord, we cannot pray any longer, though we have a thousand things to ask for. Thy servant cannot, so he begs [I beg] to leave a broken prayer at the mercy seat with this at the foot [end] of it:
That we ask for these and all other blessings in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, Amen.

[John Michael’s Dad, Charles Dumah Riley Sr. called “Paw-Paw” by all grandchildren who were blessed to know him always heard Paw-Paw’s prayer before every meal:

“Accept our thanks for these and all other blessings, we humbly ask in thy name, Amen”.

Paw-Paw’s last words before leaving earth witnessed by his youngest son John Michael was the continual repetition of a one word prayer; Amen, Amen, Amen… ]
Amen, Daddy, Amen.
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ANECDOTE 7 Appearances [Can be] Deceptive.
C. H. Spurgeon 1834 - 1892
I remember conversing with a person, who was concerned in one of the great speculations [stock market investing] which brought loss and ruin to many, and as I looked into his honest face and heard his open-hearted talk, I said to myself, “This is not a man who is capable of robbery. He is a plain, blunt, farmer-like sort of a man, who might even be the victim of the confidence “tricks”.
I afterward learned that this is the usual style of a man who puffs [exaggerates the value of] a company, or betrays a trust. Of course, if a man looks like a thief, you button up your pockets, and smile if he invites you to take [buy] shares; but you are off your guard when the man appears to be the embodiment of simple honesty.
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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK AUGUST 6 GO; TAKE YOUR PROPERTY C.H. Spurgeon
-Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers bath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged- Deuteronomy 1:21
Mira, Jehova tu Dios ha dado delante de ti la tierra: sube y posee la, como Jehova el Dios de tus padres te ha dicho; no temas ni desmayes- Deuteronomio 1:21

There is a heritage of grace which we ought to be bold enough to win for our own possession [for ourselves]. All that one believer has gained is free to another. We may be strong in faith, fervent in love, and abundant in labor; there is nothing to prevent it; let us go up and take possession.

The sweetest experience and the brightest grace are as much for us as for any of our brethren, Jehovah has set it before us; no one can deny our right; let us go up and possess it in His name.

The world also lies before us to be conquered for the Lord Jesus. We are not to leave any country or corner of it un-subdued. That slum near our house is before us, not to baffle our endeavors, but to yield to them.

We have only to summon courage enough to go forward, and we shall win dark homes and hard hearts for Jesus. Let us never leave the people in a lane or alley to die because we have not enough faith in Jesus and His gospel to go up and possess the land. No spot is too benighted [dark], no person so profane as to be beyond the power of grace.
Cowardice, be-gone! Faith marches to the conquest. [Faith wins!]

Prayer: Thank You, Lord God You have said to us Behold, the Lord thy God who hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, because the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee;

fear not, neither be discouraged-

Thank You Lord, for Your victory in Jesus name, Amen.

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MORNING August 6
"Watchman, what of the night?"—Isaiah 21:11
Guarda, ¿qué de la noche? — Isaías 21:11

WHAT enemies are abroad? [all around you ?] Errors are a numerous horde [a large mob], and new ones appear every hour: against what heresy [false doctrine] am I to be on my guard? Sins creep from their lurking places when the darkness reigns;

I must myself mount
the watchtower, and watch unto prayer. Our heavenly Protector foresees all the attacks which are about to be made on us, and when the evil designed us is only in the desire of Satan, He [Jesus] prays for us that our faith fail not, when we are sifted as wheat. Continue, 0 gracious Watchman, to forewarn us of our foes [enemies], and for Zion's sake, hold not your peace [don’t remain quiet].

"Watchman, what of the night?"

What weather is coming for the Church? Are the clouds lowering, or is it all clear and fair [sunny] overhead? We must care for the Church of God with anxious [earnest] love; and now that Popery [teaching from the Pope] and infidelity are both threatening, let us observe the signs of the times and prepare for conflict.

“Watchman, what of the night?”

What stars are visible? What precious promises suit our present case? You sound the alarm—give us the consolation also.

Christ, the pole star [nearest to the North Pole], is ever fixed in His place, and all the stars are secure in the right hand of their Lord.

But watchman, when comes the morning? [when will the morning come] The Bridegroom tarries [isn’t here yet]. Are there no signs of His coming forth as the Sun of Righteousness?

Has not the morning star arisen as the pledge of day? When will the day dawn, and the shadows flee away?

0 Jesus, if You come not in person to your waiting Church this day, yet come in Spirit to my sighing heart, and make it sing for joy.

Now all the earth is bright and glad
With the fresh morn;
But all my heart is cold, and dark and sad:
Sun of the soul, let me behold Thy dawn!
Come, Jesus, Lord,
0 quickly come, according to Thy word.
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EVENING August 6
"Let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen. " —Psalm 72:19
—Y [que] toda la tierra sea llena de su gloria. Amén y Amén. —Salmos 72:19

THIS is a large petition. To intercede for [pray on behalf of] a whole city needs a stretch of faith, and there are times when a prayer for one man is enough to stagger us. But how far-reaching was the psalmist's dying intercession! How comprehensive! How sublime!
"Let the whole earth be filled with His glory." It does not exempt a single country however crushed by the foot of superstition; it does not exclude a single nation however barbarous [unenlightened]. For the cannibal as well as for the civilized, for all climes [climates] and races this prayer is uttered: it encompasses the whole circle of the earth and omits no son of Adam [doesn’t leave anybody out].
We must be up and doing for [serving] our Master, or we cannot honestly offer such a prayer. The petition is not asked with a sincere heart unless we endeavor, as God shall help us, to extend the kingdom of our Master.
Are there not some who neglect both to plead and to labor?

Reader, is it your prayer? Turn your eyes to Calvary [the cross]. Behold the Lord of Life nailed to a cross, with the thorny crown about His brow [forehead], with bleeding head and hands and feet.
What! Can you look on this miracle of miracles, the death of the Son of God, without feeling within your bosom [heart] a marvelous adoration that language never can express? And when you feel the blood [of Jesus Christ] applied to your conscience, and know that He has blotted out your sins, you are not a man unless you start from [fall to] your knees and cry, "Let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen."

Can you bow before the Crucified in loving homage [respect, reverence and honor], and not wish to see your Monarch [King] [as] master of the world?
Shame on you if you can pretend to love your Prince, and desire not to see Him [as] the universal ruler. Your piety is worthless unless it leads you to wish that the same mercy which has been extended to you may bless the whole world.

Lord, it is harvest time; put in Your sickle and reap.


A SINNER’S PRAYER: … FOR WHOSOEVER: [For One and all]

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved … pray like this, won’t you?

“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am hopeless. I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross for my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity condemned to Hell. I have been self-centered from birth. Please forgive me.
I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m guilty and sorry for each and every sin I have done and look to You to forgive me of them all.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I call on You, Lord Jesus, right now to save me. You died on the cross for me, because of my sin and You say, “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21.

Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me, I trust You, to be my Lord and Savior from now on.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins. I ask You to abide in me and give me the desire to always follow You.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross. Even the sins of the whole world.
Thank you, Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me even before I was born and that You still love me now. I love You too.

Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You have called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [Holy Ghost, Comforter, Spirit of Truth]

Thank You for saving me heavenly Father. With all my heart, thank you Father for saving me in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Won’t you? Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7

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Note: JM witnessed the last few hours of his *Daddy’s life on earth coming to an end and heard him say “Amen” over and over, affirming his own life’s conclusion and giving testimony of God’s goodness to him and his agreement and surrender to his earthly departure to be eternally present with the Lord Jesus.
Amen... Amen… Amen!

Hear Harry Belafonte’s AMEN

My Daddy’s prayer before every meal, always offered in the gravity and reverence in his unique deep Bass voice of prayer:
“Accept our thanks for these and all other blessings, we humbly ask in Thy name, Amen.”

You can cast your cares on the Lord…
1. Call on Him. As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.. ...Psalm 55:16
2. Trust Him. Commit thy way unto the Lord; and he shall bring it to pass ... Psalm 37:5
3. Come to Him, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I [He] will give you rest.. Matthew 11:28
4. Give Him the burden. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22]
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The Incomplete and unsealed codices of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are not translated from the majority texts, [Original Masoretic Hebrew and the Greek Textus Receptus]. Sinaiticus and Vaticanus present variant, ambiguous and erroneous readings rather than that of the well-established and settled texts. They disagree often with one another as well as with the settled majority texts. Thus, an attempt to create a pretext that will continue to justify a never-ending demand for additional editions and interpretations. These unsettled differences and bias in certain sectarian doctrine [dogma] have led to the production of multiple “modern” editions with ambiguities, many variant readings and confusion from the explosion of unending, new editions.
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Psalm 119:89-90
ל Lamed
89 Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:
thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. [abides]
God, Himself, providentially protects and preserves His Word. His Word is the God-breathed, self-authenticating, immutable [unchanging and unchangeable], eternal, inerrant, infallible, infinite and all-powerful Word, settled in heaven. He is not the author of confusion.
1 Corinthians 14:33
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You too can cast your cares on the Lord…
Call on Him. As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.. ...Psalm 55:16
Trust Him. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass ... Psalm 37:5
Come to Him. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.. Matthew 11:28
Give Him the burden. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22]
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The Speciality of Evangelistic Preaching

Dr Peter Masters
Pastor, Metropolitan Tabernacle
In two lectures Dr Masters demonstrated the urgent necessity of regular, persuasive Gospel preaching, together with the clear New Testament precedents and examples, the difficulties involved, and right and wrong concepts of evangelistic preaching.


How Past Worthies Offered the Gospel

Pastor Roland Burrows
Former Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Old Hill, West Midlands
Pastor Burrows demonstrated how past Calvinistic worthies engaged in Gospel remonstration, their terms of the Gospel offer and their evangelistic themes.

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2024
The Gospel Call


2023
The Fully-Functioning Church of Christ

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The Fallible Prophets of New Calvinism

2021
The War Against the Authentic Biblical Text
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MOST RECENT SUNDAY SERMONS: from Metropolitan Tabernacle London, U.K.

Gospel Sermon Sunday 21 July 2024 | 6:30pm
Why Should We Believe?
Mark 4.23
God appeals to our intelligent minds - but will we listen? Our inclination is to turn away, but if God in His mercy places in us a thirst for certain things, we listen and come to Him. Here are the needs that draw us to God.


Bible Study Wednesday 24 July 2024 | 7:30pm
How Mosaic Worship Foretold Christ
Hebrews 9.1
'Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all.'

Teaching Sermon Sunday 21 July 2024 | 11:00am
The Believer’s Vow
Genesis 28.20
New believers when truly enlightened and saved are moved to make a pledge or vow to God, which will be renewed and deepened throughout this pilgrimage. Here are the important features of such vows, their scope, and their benefits and blessings.

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DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE by the Millennium Bible Institute

URL: https://youtu.be/RL1px3GRfo4

This video presents the truth for those who seek to learn about and use the providentially protected, preserved and immutable Holy Bible that is both inerrant [without error] and infallible and gives God alone, the utmost praise, and the greatest glory due to HIMSELF. Praise and worship are rightfully insisted upon and commanded in God’s inspired [God-Breathed (Spoken) Word from God himself.
HOLY WORDS that were given by God through the Holy Ghost, word by word, to His Holy Prophets and Apostles comprise all eternal Holy Scripture. (Matthew 5:18)
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HOW HAS THE MAJORITY TEXT AND THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS BEEN PROVIDENTIALLY PROTECTED AND PRESERVED?

The inspired, god breathed, immortal words, were uttered, word-by-word, to the holy prophets and apostles who were chosen of God and moved by the holy ghost. These words are protected and preserved in holy scripture and are written word-by-word and are immutable, [unchangeable] without error, and infallible [incapable of making a mistake or being wrong]. and for ever [sic] settled in heaven by God himself in the self authenticating word of god, itself.

The Authorized (King James) Holy Bible.

ל Lamed
89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
Psalm 119:89

Authorized (King James) Version:
21For the prophecy [prophecies] came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:21

Authorized (King James) Version:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1
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See evidence that God is not the author of confusion ...

VIDEO (2 hrs. 49 mins.)
This Documentary will explain the how the Man-made explosion of over 100 English Translations of the Holy BIBLE occurred.

URL:https://youtu.be/vIC5rUbs_-E?si=hLdDxc580z-dvPdi


The complete Inside Story of Westcott and Hort:
Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort (Text only)

URL: https://www.febc.edu.sg/article/def_the_inside_story_of_westcott_and_hort


In 1870, The Anglican Church of England passed a resolution to revise the English Bible. The New Testament revision committee which finally consisted of 25 scholars (though only about 16 eventually attended the meetings) which included Westcott and Hort. The committee worked for ten years in the Jerusalem chamber, and these two scholars swept the Revision Committee along with them after work commenced. In fact, the “Cambridge trio” (Westcott, Hort and Lightfoot) colluded with others to dominate the meetings with their views of the text and to defeat any who opposed them. Their *letters reveal this conspiracy:
* Letters from close relatives are quoted in the Inside Story above
The only voice defending the Textus Receptus was Dr Scrivener, probably the foremost scholar of the day in the manuscripts of the Greek New Testament and the history of the Text. But he was systematically outvoted by the Cambridge trio and outdone by Hort’s powerful debating skill. When the revision was completed, the revision committee had altered the Greek Text in 5,337 places,
thus violating the original rule that had been set for the committee of not altering the Greek Text unless absolutely necessary to do so.
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CONCLUSION
In conclusion, let it be said that no matter how good any modern version of the New Testament is in other ways, it is clearly blemished if the work of Westcott and Hort is present in it. The presence of their work means that it is based on a defective text. Those who want to honor the Word of God must not promote the use of any of these versions by the church, not because the content of the version is entirely evil in itself, but because being contented to use a weakened version rather than the existing, preserved, without error unblemished one, dishonors God. If God has preserved for His people a good Greek text of the New Testament for 18 centuries, how dishonoring it would be to Him if His people now chose instead to use versions that are based on defective Greek manuscript created by Westcott & Hort or Nestle & Aland.

Let the biblical story of Nadab and Abihu be a lesson for us all:
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled” (Lev 10:1–6).
– Published in The Burning Bush, Volume 4 Number 1, January 1998
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OTION   for March 31st    *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.

Ø  Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.

BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a  difference?

Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?

 

DON’T MISS THESE:

 

Ø  Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism Controversy
 

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s


(2 hrs. 49 mins.)

This Documentary presents the historical evidence to explain the publication of over 100 compromised  English revisions  of the Bible. These continual but unsuccessful  attempts to replace the King James Version KJV Bible will never prevail because GOD Himself will always preserve and protect His Holy Scripture from all heresy, blasphemy and confusion.

2

Ø  Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall

  URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTSCJ77SM8

 

Ø  Trump Endorses th God Bless the USA Authorized King James Version KJV Bible

             URL: https://godblesstheusabible.com/

 

Ø  Why the King James Bible of 1611 Remains the Most Popular Translation in History

              URL: https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular

 

Ø  Seven reasons to read (or hear) the Pilgrim’s Progress

              URL:  https://openthebible.org/article/seven-good-reasons-to-read-pilgrims-progress/#:~:text=It's%20a%20classic

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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written on and calendared for the exact date of March 31st  by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.


*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.;

OTION   for March 31st    *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.

Ø  Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.

BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a  difference?

Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?

 

DON’T MISS THESE:

 

Ø  Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism Controversy
 

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s


(2 hrs. 49 mins.)

This Documentary presents the historical evidence to explain the publication of over 100 compromised  English revisions  of the Bible. These continual but unsuccessful  attempts to replace the King James Version KJV Bible will never prevail because GOD Himself will always preserve and protect His Holy Scripture from all heresy, blasphemy and confusion.

2

Ø  Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall

  URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTSCJ77SM8

 

Ø  Trump Endorses th God Bless the USA Authorized King James Version KJV Bible

             URL: https://godblesstheusabible.com/

 

Ø  Why the King James Bible of 1611 Remains the Most Popular Translation in History

              URL: https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular

 

Ø  Seven reasons to read (or hear) the Pilgrim’s Progress

              URL:  https://openthebible.org/article/seven-good-reasons-to-read-pilgrims-progress/#:~:text=It's%20a%20classic

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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written on and calendared for the exact date of March 31st  by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.


*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.

DEVOTION  for March 31st  written  by Charles Haddon. Spurgeon

Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

PRAYER 14, Part 1: BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL!

ANECDOTE 243: The Trouble Within.

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: PRESENCE OF MIND

-Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken-Proverbs 3:25,26

MORNING: “With His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

EVENING: “And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it for her [herself] upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.” -2 Samuel 21:10 

A SINNER'S PRAYER

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PRAYER 14, Part 1 of 8

BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL! by The Gaither Congregation (Praise the Lord, together with us, won’t you?)

LORD, we are longing to draw near; may Thy Spirit draw us near. We come by the way of Christ our Mediator. We could not approach Thee, O our God, if it were not for Him, but in Him we come boldly to the throne of heavenly grace.

Nor can we come without thanksgiving — thanksgiving from the heart, such as the tongue can never express. Thou hast [have] chosen us from before the foundation of the world, and this well-head [fountain] of mercy sends forth streams of loving-kindness never ceasing. Because we were chosen we have been redeemed with precious blood.

Bless the Lord!

And we have been called by the Holy Spirit out of the world, and we have been led to obey that wondrous call which hath quickened [given new birth to] us and renewed us, and made us the people of God, given us adoption into the Divine Family.

Bless the Lord!.

[I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.]

(Complete Prayer in e-mail: PRAYER 13.doc) 

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ANECDOTE 243: The Trouble Within.

The wise man saith, [says] “As a bird that wandereth [wanders] from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.” It is not the box that makes the jewel, nor the place that makes the man. “Oh, but anywhere rather than this !” Yes, and when you get into the place you now covet [desire] , you will pine to be back again.

A barren tree is none the better for being transplanted. A blind man may stand at many windows before he will improve his view. If it is difficult to produce good works where you are, you will find it still difficult where you wish to be. He who said that he leaped so many yards at *Rhodes, [Ancient Olympic Games] was asked to do the same feat at home; surely the place could not take away his strength, nor give it to him. Oh, sirs, the real difficulty lies not without you, but within you.

*In ancient times there was a Roman saying: "Hic Rhodus, hic salta!"—

"Rhodes is here, [so] now perform your jump",

an admonition to prove one's idle boasts by deed rather than talk. It comes from an Aesop's fable called "The Boastful Athlete", and was cited by Hegel and Marx. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes

(Scroll to: In Popular Culture) 

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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK MARCH 31 PRESENCE OF MIND C.H. Spurgeon 1834—1892

-Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken [captive].

-Proverbs 3:25,26 -No tendras temor de pavor repentino, Ni de la ruina de los impios cuando viniere: Porque Jehova será tu confianza, Y el preservará tu pie de ser preso - Proverbios 3:25,26

 

When God is abroad [active] in judgments, He would not have His people alarmed. He has not come forth to harm, but to defend the righteous. He would have them manifest [show] courage. We who enjoy the presence of God ought to display presence of mind. Since the Lord Himself may suddenly come, we ought not to be surprised at anything sudden.

Serenity under the rush and roar of unexpected evils is a precious gift of divine love. The Lord would have His chosen display discrimination, [discernment] so that they may see that the desolation of the wicked is not a real calamity to the universe. Sin alone is evil; the punishment which follows thereupon is as a preserving salt to keep society from putrefying.

We should be far more shocked at the sin which deserves hell, than at the hell which comes out of sin. So, too, should the Lord’s people exhibit great quietness of spirit.

Satan and his serpent seed are full of all subtlety; but those who walk with God shall not be taken in their deceitful snares.

Go on, believer in Jesus, and let the Lord be thy confidence.

Prayer: Thank you, Father, that I don’t have to be afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes, For You, Lord shall be my confidence, and shall keep my foot from being captured. Your Peace which is beyond comprehension shall keep my heart and mind through the Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, I do trust you to save and keep me. I believe you died in my place on the cross for my sins and that You were raised from the dead, victorious over death, sin, and the grave to give eternal life and Your righteousness to all that would believe in You. Thank You, Lord Jesus, Amen.

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MORNING March 31

“With His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

―Por su llaga fuimos nosotros curados. ―Isaías 53:5

 

PILATE delivered our Lord to the lictors [executioners] to be scourged . The Roman scourge [whip] was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were intertwisted every here and there among the sinews; so that every time the lash came down these pieces of bone inflicted fearful laceration [cuts], and tore off the flesh from the bone. The Savior was, no doubt, bound to the column, and thus beaten. He had been beaten before; but this of the Roman lictors was probably the most severe of His flagellations [scourgings]. 

My soul, stand here and weep over his poor stricken body.

Believer in Jesus, can you gaze upon Him without tears, as He stands before you the mirror of agonizing love? He is at once fair as the lily for innocence, and red as the rose with the crimson of His own blood. As we feel the sure and blessed healing which His stripes have wrought in us, does not our heart melt at once with love and grief? If ever we have loved our Lord Jesus, surely we must feel that affection glowing now within our bosoms.

See how the patient Jesus stands,

Insulted in His lowest case!

Sinners have bound the Almighty’s hands,

And spit in their Creator’s face.

With thorns His temples gored and gashed

Send streams of blood from every part;

His back’s with knotted scourges lashed.

But sharper scourges tear His heart.”

We would fain [earnestly want to] go to our chambers [room] and weep; but, since our business calls us away, we will first pray our Beloved to print the image of His bleeding self upon the tablets of our hearts all the day, and at nightfall we will return to commune with Him, and sorrow that our sins should have cost Him so dear. ________________________________________

EVENING March 31

“And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.” ―2 Samuel 21:10

―Entonces Rizpa, hija de Aja tomó una tela de cilicio y la tendió para sí sobre el peñasco, desde el principio de la siega hasta que llovió sobre ellos agua del cielo; y no dejó que ninguna ave del cielo se posase sobre ellos de día, ni fieras del campo de noche. ―2 Samuel 21:10

 

IF the love of a woman to her slain sons could make her prolong her mournful vigil for so long a period, shall we weary of considering the sufferings of our blessed Lord? She drove away the birds of prey, and shall not we chase from our meditations those worldly and sinful thoughts which defile both our minds and the sacred themes upon which we are occupied?

Away, ye birds of evil wing! Leave ye the sacrifice alone! She bore the heats of summer, the night dews and the rains, unsheltered and alone. Sleep was chased from her weeping eyes: her heart was too full for slumber. Behold how she loved her children! 

Shall Rizpah thus endure, and shall we start [freeze-up] at the first little inconvenience or trial?

Are we such cowards that we cannot bear to suffer with our Lord? She chased away even the wild beasts, with courage unusual in her sex, and will not we be ready to encounter every foe for Jesus’ sake? These her children were slain by other hands than hers, and yet she wept and watched: what ought we to do who have by our sins crucified our Lord?

Our obligations are boundless, our love should be fervent [intensely passionate] and our repentance thorough [all-inclusive].

To watch [stand] with Jesus should be our business, to protect His honor, our occupation, to abide by His cross our solace.

Those ghastly corpses might well have affrighted [frightened] Rizpah, especially by night; but in our Lord, at whose cross-foot [foot of the cross] we are sitting, there is nothing revolting, but everything attractive.

Never was living beauty so enchanting as a dying Savior.

Jesus, we will watch with Thee yet a while, and do [should] Thou graciously unveil Thyself to us; then shall we not sit beneath [be dressed in] sackcloth, but

[we shall sit] in a royal pavilion . 

SACRED LITERATURE:

The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

You may choose from three audio recordings to hear Pilgrim’s Progress:

Part I contains (1) ADULT AUDIO and (2) CHILDREN’S AUDIO (Illustrated) .

Part II adds Sequel (3) CHRISTIANA, Pilgrim’s wife and children. These audios may be listened to or shared. Little ones will long remember the loving bed time stories you share

They will bless, strengthen, encourage, challenge and instruct seekers and believers, of all ages.

THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS by John Bunyan

ORIGINAL: The Pilgrim’s Progress Part I  Published by Logos in 1853 from Bunyan's 1678 text.

REVISED VERSION PRINT: by Barry E. Horner: The Pilgrim’s Progrefs [sic] ©1999

The Pilgrim Progress is the world’s most widely published and most famous  Allegory .  It was commonly found among he scant possessions in the cabins of the early American Pioneers. It was loved and read, second only to the Holy Bible, God’s Word, of guidance, encouragement and comfort. It’s also considered, by some, to be the world’s first English novel and is the most published book of all time. other than the Bible. There were 1,300 editions printed before 1938, 250 years after the author's death. It remains one of the world’s most famous books.  In allegorical genre, it is unequalled.

 

Pilgrim’s Progress is referenced in many Spurgeon Sermons.

Here's one example:

Christ in you, the hope of glory.”—Colossians 1:27

 

Note: Spurgeon was taught to read at a very early age and read The Pilgrim’s Progress for the first time when he was six years old. He would return to re-read it over 100 times.  He made many reference to it in his sermons as Pastor of  The Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.

 

Excerpt from heading II. § 5 THE SWEETNESS OF THIS MYSTERY, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU

 

 "Christ in us is Christ reigning." reminds me [Spurgeon] of Mr. Bunyan’s picture in The Pilgrim’s Progress. of [the town of] Mansoul, …when the Prince Immanuel laid siege to it, and Diabolus from within the city strove to keep him out. It was a, hard time for Mansoul then; but when at last the battering rams [ancient weapons of war] had broken down the gates, and the silver trumpets sounded, and the prince’s captains entered the breach, then on a day the prince himself did ride down the city’s streets, while liberated citizens welcomed him with all their hearts, hung out all their streamers, and made the church towers rock again as the bells rang out merry peals [melodies], for the king himself was come. Up to the castle of the heart [main castle] he rode in triumph, and took his royal throne to be henceforth the sole lord and king of the city.

Christ in you is a right royal word. Christ swaying his scepter from the center of your being over every power and faculty, desire and resolve, bringing every thought into captivity to himself, oh, this is glory begun, and the sure pledge of heaven. Oh for more of the imperial sovereignty of Jesus; it is our liberty to be absolutely under his sway.

Spurgeon’s Full Sermon:  Christ in You, May 13, 1883 Scripture: Colossians 1:27 From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Volume 29 (cit. II. The Mystery of this is Christ In You, § 5)

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You may choose to read, listen or share Pilgrim’s Progress is a bed time story.

It will bless, strengthen, encourage and instruct pilgrims (readers and seekers) of all ages for a life-time.

Index of the 533 Scripture References cited in The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan  1687  

John Bunyan did not write or set forth any world view of any kind. His masterful allegory, demonstrably displays that God's Word does not support a world view at all but sets forth God’s view on every thing revealed and forever settled in heaven, The Holy Bible.

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Bunyan merely, yet very ardently trusted in God’s Word; the God-breathed [divinely inspired], Self-authenticating, Providentially-protected immutable, inerrant, infallible, and inextinguishable written Word from GOD Himself. God, the omnipotent, omnipresent, righteous and Holy One, has breathed out His Word and has made His Word flesh in the birth of Jesus Christ. God’s Word is now, has always been and will forever be in perfect accord with Himself and the Spirit of Truth.

God’s infinite Love and Grace to redeem all fallen, hell-bound sinners who will look to Him is revealed by the sacrifice of His only begotten [fathered by God] Son, Jesus Christ.

The story inspiration given to Bunyan was in the form of a dream. Never the less, it imparts wisdom and may encourage soul-searching self-reflection to all pilgrims who seek redemption and eternal life. Many scripture references will  be captured and remembered from its reading [listening].  

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ADULT AUDIO:

The Pilgrim’s Progress Part I by John Bunyan (Complete Part I by Christopher Glyn)

Preface: Bunyan’s letter

Episode 01: The City of Destruction

Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable

Episode 03: The Swamp of Despond

Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman

Episode 05: The Narrow Gate

Episode 06: The House of the Interpreter

Episode 07: The Cross

Episode 08: Simple, Sloth & Presumption

Episode 09: Formalist & Hypocrisy

Episode 10: The Hill Difficulty

Episode 11: Timorous & Mistrust

Episode 12: The Palace Beautiful

Episode 13: Battle with Apollyon      

Episode 14: The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Episode 15: Christian Meets Faithful & Talkative

Episode 16: Mr. By-ends [Town of Fair Speech]

Episode 17: The Hill Lucre [Gain and Greed]

Episode 18: By-path Meadow [Vain Confidence]

Episode 19: Doubting Castle      

Episode 20: The Delectable Mountains

Episode 21: Ignorance [Conceit]      

Episode 22: The Flatterer

Episode 23: Atheist

Episode 24: The Enchanted Ground

Episode 25: Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims

Episode 26: Beulah Land

Episode 27: The River of Death

      > Episode 28: The Celestial City
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CHILDREN’S VIDEO (Illustrated Adaptation)

Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.

DANGEROUS JOURNEY

Part 1 The Slough of Despond [The Swamp]

Part 2 The Interpreter’s House      

Part 3 The Hill Difficulty

Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon

Part 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Part 6 Vanity Fair      

Part 7 Doubting Castle

      > Parts 8 & 9 The Dark River & The Celestial City

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PART II - CHRISTIANA Some say, “Better than PART I” (Old English dialect)

PRINT: - The Pilgrim’s Progress Part II Christiana by John Bunyan

AUDIO: (Automatic consecutive play of all 20 Parts if not paused or stopped)

KING JAMES AUDIO (Thee /Thou):

 

1 Part II 04   A Visit from Secret   4:50 2018 Audio

2 Part II 05 Good News 2:25 2018 Audio

3 Part II 28 Mount Charity 1:01 2018 Audio

4 Part II 29 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 2018 Audio

5 Part II 31 Meeting Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 2018 Audio

6 Part II 01 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 2018 Audio

7 Part II 02 Valiant’s Story 3:35 2018 Audio

8 Part II 04 Which Way To Go 1:30 2018 Audio

      > 9 Part II 09 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 2018 Audio

10 Part II 11 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 2018 Audio

11 Part II 12 Beulah Land 3:20 2018 Audio      

12 Part II 14 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 2018 Audio

13 Part II 15 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 2018 Audio

14 Part II 16 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 2018 Audio

15 Part II 19 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 2018 Audio

16 Part II 20 Old-Honest Called 1:41 2018 Audio

17 Part II 21 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 2018 Audio

18 Part II 22 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 2018 Audio

19 Part II 23 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 2018 Audio

20 Part II 24 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 2018 Audio

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TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL SUPPORT  for March 31st  written  by Charles Haddon. Spurgeon

Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

PRAYER 14, Part 1: BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL!

ANECDOTE 243: The Trouble Within.

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: PRESENCE OF MIND

-Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken-Proverbs 3:25,26

MORNING: “With His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

EVENING: “And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it for her [herself] upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.” -2 Samuel 21:10 

A SINNER'S PRAYER

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PRAYER 14, Part 1 of 8

BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL! by The Gaither Congregation (Praise the Lord, together with us, won’t you?)

LORD, we are longing to draw near; may Thy Spirit draw us near. We come by the way of Christ our Mediator. We could not approach Thee, O our God, if it were not for Him, but in Him we come boldly to the throne of heavenly grace.

Nor can we come without thanksgiving — thanksgiving from the heart, such as the tongue can never express. Thou hast [have] chosen us from before the foundation of the world, and this well-head [fountain] of mercy sends forth streams of loving-kindness never ceasing. Because we were chosen we have been redeemed with precious blood.

Bless the Lord!

And we have been called by the Holy Spirit out of the world, and we have been led to obey that wondrous call which hath quickened [given new birth to] us and renewed us, and made us the people of God, given us adoption into the Divine Family.

Bless the Lord!.

[I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.]

(Complete Prayer in e-mail: PRAYER 13.doc) 

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ANECDOTE 243: The Trouble Within.

The wise man saith, [says] “As a bird that wandereth [wanders] from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.” It is not the box that makes the jewel, nor the place that makes the man. “Oh, but anywhere rather than this !” Yes, and when you get into the place you now covet [desire] , you will pine to be back again.

A barren tree is none the better for being transplanted. A blind man may stand at many windows before he will improve his view. If it is difficult to produce good works where you are, you will find it still difficult where you wish to be. He who said that he leaped so many yards at *Rhodes, [Ancient Olympic Games] was asked to do the same feat at home; surely the place could not take away his strength, nor give it to him. Oh, sirs, the real difficulty lies not without you, but within you.

*In ancient times there was a Roman saying: "Hic Rhodus, hic salta!"—

"Rhodes is here, [so] now perform your jump",

an admonition to prove one's idle boasts by deed rather than talk. It comes from an Aesop's fable called "The Boastful Athlete", and was cited by Hegel and Marx. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes

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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK MARCH 31 PRESENCE OF MIND C.H. Spurgeon 1834—1892

-Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken [captive].

-Proverbs 3:25,26 -No tendras temor de pavor repentino, Ni de la ruina de los impios cuando viniere: Porque Jehova será tu confianza, Y el preservará tu pie de ser preso - Proverbios 3:25,26

 

When God is abroad [active] in judgments, He would not have His people alarmed. He has not come forth to harm, but to defend the righteous. He would have them manifest [show] courage. We who enjoy the presence of God ought to display presence of mind. Since the Lord Himself may suddenly come, we ought not to be surprised at anything sudden.

Serenity under the rush and roar of unexpected evils is a precious gift of divine love. The Lord would have His chosen display discrimination, [discernment] so that they may see that the desolation of the wicked is not a real calamity to the universe. Sin alone is evil; the punishment which follows thereupon is as a preserving salt to keep society from putrefying.

We should be far more shocked at the sin which deserves hell, than at the hell which comes out of sin. So, too, should the Lord’s people exhibit great quietness of spirit.

Satan and his serpent seed are full of all subtlety; but those who walk with God shall not be taken in their deceitful snares.

Go on, believer in Jesus, and let the Lord be thy confidence.

Prayer: Thank you, Father, that I don’t have to be afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes, For You, Lord shall be my confidence, and shall keep my foot from being captured. Your Peace which is beyond comprehension shall keep my heart and mind through the Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, I do trust you to save and keep me. I believe you died in my place on the cross for my sins and that You were raised from the dead, victorious over death, sin, and the grave to give eternal life and Your righteousness to all that would believe in You. Thank You, Lord Jesus, Amen.

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MORNING March 31

“With His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

―Por su llaga fuimos nosotros curados. ―Isaías 53:5

 

PILATE delivered our Lord to the lictors [executioners] to be scourged . The Roman scourge [whip] was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were intertwisted every here and there among the sinews; so that every time the lash came down these pieces of bone inflicted fearful laceration [cuts], and tore off the flesh from the bone. The Savior was, no doubt, bound to the column, and thus beaten. He had been beaten before; but this of the Roman lictors was probably the most severe of His flagellations [scourgings]. 

My soul, stand here and weep over his poor stricken body.

Believer in Jesus, can you gaze upon Him without tears, as He stands before you the mirror of agonizing love? He is at once fair as the lily for innocence, and red as the rose with the crimson of His own blood. As we feel the sure and blessed healing which His stripes have wrought in us, does not our heart melt at once with love and grief? If ever we have loved our Lord Jesus, surely we must feel that affection glowing now within our bosoms.

See how the patient Jesus stands,

Insulted in His lowest case!

Sinners have bound the Almighty’s hands,

And spit in their Creator’s face.

With thorns His temples gored and gashed

Send streams of blood from every part;

His back’s with knotted scourges lashed.

But sharper scourges tear His heart.”

We would fain [earnestly want to] go to our chambers [room] and weep; but, since our business calls us away, we will first pray our Beloved to print the image of His bleeding self upon the tablets of our hearts all the day, and at nightfall we will return to commune with Him, and sorrow that our sins should have cost Him so dear. ________________________________________

EVENING March 31

“And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.” ―2 Samuel 21:10

―Entonces Rizpa, hija de Aja tomó una tela de cilicio y la tendió para sí sobre el peñasco, desde el principio de la siega hasta que llovió sobre ellos agua del cielo; y no dejó que ninguna ave del cielo se posase sobre ellos de día, ni fieras del campo de noche. ―2 Samuel 21:10

 

IF the love of a woman to her slain sons could make her prolong her mournful vigil for so long a period, shall we weary of considering the sufferings of our blessed Lord? She drove away the birds of prey, and shall not we chase from our meditations those worldly and sinful thoughts which defile both our minds and the sacred themes upon which we are occupied?

Away, ye birds of evil wing! Leave ye the sacrifice alone! She bore the heats of summer, the night dews and the rains, unsheltered and alone. Sleep was chased from her weeping eyes: her heart was too full for slumber. Behold how she loved her children! 

Shall Rizpah thus endure, and shall we start [freeze-up] at the first little inconvenience or trial?

Are we such cowards that we cannot bear to suffer with our Lord? She chased away even the wild beasts, with courage unusual in her sex, and will not we be ready to encounter every foe for Jesus’ sake? These her children were slain by other hands than hers, and yet she wept and watched: what ought we to do who have by our sins crucified our Lord?

Our obligations are boundless, our love should be fervent [intensely passionate] and our repentance thorough [all-inclusive].

To watch [stand] with Jesus should be our business, to protect His honor, our occupation, to abide by His cross our solace.

Those ghastly corpses might well have affrighted [frightened] Rizpah, especially by night; but in our Lord, at whose cross-foot [foot of the cross] we are sitting, there is nothing revolting, but everything attractive.

Never was living beauty so enchanting as a dying Savior.

Jesus, we will watch with Thee yet a while, and do [should] Thou graciously unveil Thyself to us; then shall we not sit beneath [be dressed in] sackcloth, but

[we shall sit] in a royal pavilion . 

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You can cast your cares on the Lord…

1. Call on Him. As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.. ...Psalm 55:16

2. Trust Him. Commit thy way unto the Lord;  and he shall bring it to pass ... Psalm 37:5

3. Come to Him, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I [He] will give you rest.. Matthew 11:28

4. Give Him the burden. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22]

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The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9

Pray also that believers will be taught by the Holy Spirit and will rightly divide God’s Holy Word preserved by God, Himself.

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John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten [divinely fathered] Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but may be having eternal life.

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Psalm 119:89-90

ל Lamed

89 Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:

thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. [abides]

God, Himself, providentially protects and preserves His Word. His Word is the God-breathed, self-authenticating, immutable [unchanging and unchangeable], eternal, inerrant, infallible, infinite and all-powerful Word, settled in heaven. He is not the author of confusion.

1 Corinthians 14:33 

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A SINNER’S PRAYER: … FOR WHOSOEVER:

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved … pray like this, won’t you?

“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am lost. I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross to pay my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity in Hell. My nature and behavior has been sinful from birth. Please forgive me.

I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m sorry for each and every sin I have ever done and look to You to forgive them all.

I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.

I call on You, Lord Jesus, right now to save me. You died on the cross for me, as God’s sacrifice for my sin.

Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me, I trust You to be my Savior and Lord.

Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins. I want to follow You from now on.

You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross.

Thank you, Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and that You love me still

Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus.

Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is alive and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave.

Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and Holy Spirit for Your comfort and guidance in all things.

With all my heart, thank you Lord Jesus for saving me. In your name, I pray, Amen.

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Please allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7

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Philippians Chapter 4

1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. (sing-along)

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth [strengthens] me.

14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.

17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.

19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.

22 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Cæsar’s household.

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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