Daily Bread – Reading Through the Word of God in a Year
by Robert M. McCheyne (1813-1843)
(Message #33 from the book Memoirs of Mccheyne, Including His Letters and Messages)
Thy word is very pure; therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalm 119:140
Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843)
HE APPROACH OF ANOTHER YEAR stirs up within me new desires for your salvation, and for the growth of those of you who are saved. “God is my record how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ” [Philippians 1:8]. What the coming year is to bring forth, who can tell? There is plainly a weight lying on the spirits of all good men, and a looking for some strange work of judgment coming upon this land. There is need now to ask that solemn question: “If in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” [Jeremiah 12:5]
Those believers will stand firmest who have no dependence upon self or upon creatures, but upon Jehovah our Righteousness. We must be driven more to our Bibles, and to the mercy seat, if we are to stand in the evil day. Then we shall be able to say, like David, “The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet have I not declined from thy law” [Psalm 119:51]. “Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart standeth in awe of thy word” [Psalm 119:161].
It has long been in my mind to prepare a scheme of [click to continue…]
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Jim Kerwin’s Show Notes for Kernels of Wheat Podcast
Episode 012—Are You Fulfilling Bible Prophecy?
Are you helping to fulfill Bible prophecy by not reading the Scriptures regularly?
Prophecies You Don’t Want to Fulfill!
- Some Christians will fall away from the faith, drawn away by deceitful spirits, teaching of demons, and conscience-less liars — 1 Timothy 4:1-3
- The time will come [has come!] when some Christians won’t endure sound teaching, will want their “ears tickled,” and will turn their ears away from the truth — 2 Timothy 3:13–4:8.
- False Christs and false prophets will be bent on deceiving God’s people — Mark 13:21-23.
- The most sobering prophecy — the day when Jesus says to many of those who thought they were serving Him, “I never knew you; depart from Me.” — Matthew 7:21-23
Side note: The Adversary knows the Scriptures well, and can use them against you if
you don’t know them well. He had the audacity to attempt, unsuccessfully, to deceive Jesus in this way (
Matthew 4:3-11); what makes you think
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Episode 011 - The Original Aromas of Christmas
There's a reason why nobody talks about the 'aromas' of the first Christmas!
The Aromas of Modern Christmas — Modern Luxuries
In North American culture, we associate various aromas and fragrances with Christmas — pine boughs, “chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” pumpkin pie, roasted turkey, baked ham, yams, apple pie, hot chocolate, and egg nog.
The Original “Aromas” of Christmas–Dung and Urine
Luke 2:1-20–The story of the shepherds, the angels, and the stable
- Confusing a stable with a manger. (French: mange = eat; thus, a manger = a feeding trough)
- Children sing about the [click to continue…]
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#6: “This Shall Be A Sign Unto You” (a Christmas message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge)
'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by Gustav Doré (Click for a larger image.)
Key Bible passage: Luke 2:1-20
The Key Theme of Advent Season: What Is the Sign?
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- Caesar Augustus was the emperor — the “golden age” or “Augustan age” of the Roman Empire
- Quirinius was governor of Syria
- The birth of Christ pinpointed with [click to continue…]
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