How to Furnish Your Heart with Assurance

by | Dec 27, 2019 | Bible Study

“It is harder for the heart to be furnished with assurance than for the mind to be endowed with thought.” So writes John Calvin in in third book of The Institutes of the Christian Religion.  In other words–it’s easier to fill your mind with...

Putting the “a” in “amuse.”

by | Nov 25, 2019 | Bible Study, Culture

On Saturday, at the Men’s Conference here at church, Jack Crans said something to this effect: “If I say the word ‘muse’ people look at me like I’m crazy. If I say ‘amuse,’ they know what I’m talking about.” He was trying to...

The Seven Letters from Jesus

by | Sep 24, 2019 | Bible Study

Last night we looked at the first three chapters of the book of Revelation. I mentioned (and put up on screen) a breakdown of the seven letters in chapters two and three that showed their parallel structures. Seeing the structure is helpful for getting a sense of the...

What truly helps

by | Feb 19, 2019 | Bible Study

What should be our focus as we read the scriptures? Consider these thoughts from John Calvin: Not to take too long, let us remember here, as in all religious doctrine, that we ought to hold to one rule of modesty and sobriety: not to speak, or guess, or even to seek...

A Mountain of Grain

by | Jun 19, 2018 | Bible Study

We should never grow tired of doing what Jesus calls “searching the scriptures.” In that vein, check out this heap of inspiration from Charles Spurgeon: “Search the Scriptures.” — John 5:39 The Greek word here rendered search signifies a...