tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225630402009-07-15T12:02:53.628-04:00<i>"Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being...and in the hidden part you will make me know wisdom."</i> <p><b><i><center>"...Sanctify them in the truth...Thy Word is truth..."</p></b></i></center>Quincy A. Jones (a.k.a. Q of ChristCentric)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10871290697404337987info@truthintheinnermost.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563040.post-86862455036001588752009-07-15T11:49:00.004-04:002009-07-15T11:56:49.235-04:00

In the prayers of Scripture, I believe we see the specific priorities and heart of God for His people. We see what our priorities should be and that particularly for pastors. When we see what Christ and Paul prayed for – we recognize that this is what I should praying for my people and striving for in preaching/teaching and ministry.NT prayers also provide us a rich theology of God's attributes

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It has been often said that there are special times in God's administration of His grace in that he blesses history with truly extraordinary men. John Calvin was one of them. From the early church fathers such as Athanasius and Augustine, throughout the annals of Church history, we can think of many men of God throughout who also fit this description. God raises these kinds of extraordinary men

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I found this precious and sobering word from Thomas Brooks on Grace Gems while studying on prayer for a sermon this Sunday. It is an excerpt from "THE PRIVY KEY OF HEAVEN (A Discourse of Closet Prayer)" (emphasis is taken from Grace Gems excerpt)"Warn those who are idle." 1 Thessalonians 5:14Take heed of an idle and slothful spirit. An idle life and a holy heart are far asunder. By doing nothing

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As a student of history, the Declaration of Independence in my mind is one of the greatest documents in the history of human government. I don't pretend to know all the history surrounding the document or of its signatories, but it makes some very profound statements regarding God, man and government. These particular statements are the very theological and philosophical basis of our country's

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It's been a while since I've posted. Life has certainly been very busy for me. But here are a few upcoming posts I have been preparing that will post soon...The Key to Advancing the Kingdom - Thoughts on Matthew 6:10The Metaphysics of Love and Light in God - Understanding the Judgment of God in light of "God is Love" and "God is Light"A New Kind of Calvinist - Charting the Course for the Kind of

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When I first told a fellow student at Southwestern that I was taking the Spring Revival Evangelism Practicum this semester, he said I'd love it and it would probably be one of the highlights of my time in seminary just as it was his. He was absolutely right. Through this course, I had the privilege of preaching during Spring Break in Lansing, MI at Faith Fellowship Baptist Church as well as in

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In the always good providence of God I find myself sitting at the Kansas City International Airport held up on standby (because of a missed connecting flight...long story) and with the possibility of not getting to Ft. Wayne unti the morning. But, God is still good because I now have some much needed uninterrupted time on my hands to work on my sermons for this week.I am on my way to preach a

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...thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name...(Psalm 138:2)A true sense of the divine excellency of the things of God's word doth more directly and immediately convince us of their truth; and that because the excellency of these things is so superlative. There is a beauty in them so divine and God-like, that it greatly and evidently distinguishes them from things merely human, or that of

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"A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven." - John the Baptist (the Gospel of John 3:27) "For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?"- the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 4:7) Meditate on the Law of the LORD Day and Night,Q

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Have you ever wondered what to do with Saturday on the Easter weekend? Is there any significance? Ok, Friday Jesus died, Sunday he rose…what about Saturday though?So, what was happening from the time Jesus died until His resurrection – especially on Saturday??Well, there is much debate. Some say according to 1 Peter 3:19-20 Christ descended into hell and preached to “the spirits in prison”; some

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The more I study the Bible and God's plan of salvation in Jesus Christ, the more I am convinced of God's total and complete sovereignty over all events in the world, that all things are within the good and wise purposes of God and that the end goal of all of world history is God's glory. I know the difficulty of that statement and its vast implications as well that for many it may even be

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I'm going underground in April (until May 9th) - I'm buried right now in school work and have some important family matters to deal with and am trimming back (not that I was blogging much any way). I am posting this more to ask for prayer that I would be able to accomplish all that God has put before me.So, if you need to reach me call or e-mail or catch me at school or church. See you all in a

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Believer, as you gather with God's people today to exalt the name of Jesus Christ to the glory of God - is worshipping Jesus what you will found doing?There are so many things that our minds often gravitate towards during the gathering of God's people for worship - so many things that are said from the pulpit, or thought in our minds, or are spoken in a Sunday School class...but the question is

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Please pray for the preaching of the Gospel this week at Faith Fellowship Baptist Church in Lansing, MI and the surrounding community. Revival begins tonight and I will be doing evangelism in the community as well as at Michigan State University. Yesterday I preached from Romans 12:1-2: "Are You Living a Life of Worship" For the revival I will be doing a series from 1 John 1 - 2:2 on "What is

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The Calvin Catechism Cohort is still going strong and is continuing to exposit Calvin's discourse on the Apostles Creed in his catechism. In the latest questions we have been considering the atoning work of Christ.69. How is it possible that Jesus Christ, who is the salvation of the world, should have been under such damnation?He was not to remain under it. For though He experienced the horror we

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62. Explain the rest.Since death was the curse on man as a result of sin, Jesus Christ has endured it, and in enduring it overcame it. And to show that He underwent a real death, He chose to be placed in the tomb like other men.___________________________Calvin now moves from explaining the necessity of Christ’s death in the place of sinful humanity to affirming the victory of Christ’s death and

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I apologize that I have been out of comission for most of the past month...life has been very busy.I also have wrestled with the fact that I have had a lot to say and not enough time to write but also feeling that I don't really have anything to say because my words really don't mean anything in the grand scheme of things.I have become increasingly convinced of the need to say "only such a word

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New messages have been added to the Sermons list below:"The Love of God in the Soul of Man" from 1 John 4:7-12 which was just delivered this past Sunday at Redeemer Church, Fort Worth, TX.And "Are You Living a Cross Centered Life" from Heb 12:1-3 and other selected passages (you will have to scroll down to find the sermon - it was delivered 10/19/08 at Forestburg Baptist Church, Forestburg, TX)

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43. What about His priesthood? First, by means of it He is the Mediator who reconciles us to God His Father; and secondly, through Him we have access to present ourselves to God, and offer Him ourselves in sacrifice with all that belongs to us. And in this way we are companions of His priesthood.____________________Herein the Priesthood of Christ we find the essence, beauty, and mystery of

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Every time I preach I feel like God puts me in theology of preaching and pastoral ministry class because I learn so much from each experience. I have also learned to observe preaching and much of my learning comes from observing (listening to) the person preaching or talking with them about preaching – even if briefly.So, I want to share briefly some of the things that I have learned over the

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The Calvin Catechism Cohort is still going strong and are have gotten through almost a third of Part one of the Catechism. The current section has been breaking down the Apostles Creed and the doctrine it espouses. The question below deals with the kind of Kingdom that Jesus Christ, confessed as Priest, Prophet and King, rules. As always, I pray what you read will edify and encourage your soul

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Question #29: What good do you derive from the knowledge of this fact (i.e., that wicked men and devils are subject to God)?Very Much. It would go ill with us if devils and wicked men had power to do anything in spite of the will of God. Moreover we could never be at rest in our minds if we were exposed to them in danger, but when we know that they are curbed by the will of God, so that they can

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 Love is the powerful and prevalent passion by which all the faculties and inclinations of the soul are determined, and on which both its perfection and happiness depend. The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love: he who loveth mean and sordid things doth thereby become base and vile; but a noble and well-placed affection doth advance and improve the spirit

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2 Timothy 4"Preach the Word" 1(A)I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to (B)judge the living and the dead, and by His (C)appearing and His kingdom:  2preach (D)the word; be ready in season and out of season; (E)reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great (F)patience and instruction.  3For (G)the time will come when they will not endure (H)sound doctrine; but wanting to

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Question #23: In what sense do you mean that He is Almighty?That does not mean that He has a power which He does not exercise, but that He disposes all things by His Providence, governs the world by His will, ruling all as it seems good to Him. _________________________________ When we say that God is in control, most of us don't understand the fullness of what we are saying. If I am in

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