Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. 1 Timothy 3:16 (ESV) Continue reading
Author Archives: Steve Pruitt
A Pillar
When the church ceases to be a pillar and buttress of the truth, it ceases to be the church of the living God.
1 Timothy 3:15
No Ill
“It is impossible that any ill should happen to the man who is beloved of the Lord. Ill to him is no ill, but only good in a mysterious form. Losses enrich him, sickness is his medicine, reproach is his honour, death is his gain.”
Charles Spurgeon
You Freely Gave
Written by Steve Pruitt
Your Spirit found me when I was lost,Softened my heart, caused me to believe.
What my hardened heart could not receive,
Your grace freely gave
Your steadfast love has overwhelmed me,
Kindness of which I did not deserve.
Love of which I could never have earned,
Your grace freely gave.
You have prepared a glorious place
Completed joy when I see your face
Your grace freely gave
Freely you gave, and now I am free.
The blood of your cross, paid the ransom for me.
I have fervent hope, since you rose from the grave.
Jesus I live, because you freely gave.
Biblical Worship
“Many evangelicals today believe that the church exists either to meet the spiritual needs of Christians or to reach out to the world. Both of these are by-products of true worship: biblical worship does bless believers and evangelize the lost. But the true and primary reason to come to church is to fulfill our priestly role of offering worship to the true and living God, who is worthy of all our praise.”
Richard D. PHillips
Rock of Ages
Not the labor of my hands
can fulfill thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
Augustus Toplady
The Greatest Commandment
Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’” Mark 12:29-30 (ESV) Continue reading
Works of Providence
“We believe the Scriptures to teach, not only that God originated the whole universe, but that He bears a perpetual, active relation to it; and that these works of providence are ‘His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures and their actions.'”
R.L. Dabney