by sdbarnard | Jan 7, 2022 | Devotional |
Preparation for Persecution The Evangelical Church in America has grown soft. It is the “good” things that spoil the soul (see Deuteronomy 6 and Luke 14). Good things received without thanksgiving, good things that cloud one’s vision of the...
by sdbarnard | Jan 10, 2020 | Devotional |
The Biblical Counselor’s Message, Method, and Might 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we maypresent everyone mature in Christ.29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within...
by sdbarnard | Dec 20, 2019 | Devotional |
Immanuel, God with Us As we approach December 25, the day we set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I thought it might be beneficial (at least for myself if not anyone else) to pause and reflect upon the Incarnation. Christmas has become cluttered with...
by sdbarnard | Dec 5, 2019 | Devotional |
sdbarnard Beloved, Are we actually commanded to boast (or exult) in our afflictions? Many would answer “no.” Maybe a hearty few would say, “well…we do not boast in the trouble themselves, but in the midst of the suffering because Jesus has...
by sdbarnard | Nov 8, 2019 | Devotional |
Featured John 11:28-37 contains a verse that many proudly proclaim to have memorized. “Jesus wept” (v.35). While preaching through this text recently, what struck me were the verses that followed. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said,...
by sdbarnard | Oct 18, 2019 | Devotional |
Featured Do you talk to yourself? Yes, you do talk to yourself! You and I talk to ourselves a lot daily and maybe minute by minute. Actually no one is more influential in your life than you are. You interpret, organize andanalyze what is going on inside you and...
