Sermons tagged #Prerogative

In the civil war, the Lord's intervention reduced Benjamin from overconfidence to disaster.

Though God is sovereign in salvation, we are still responsible to respond to Him as our Creator and our Potter.

Aim: To Proclaim Jesus First and Foremost—As His Faithful Church

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III. Understanding Ordinary and Extraordinary Providences (Paragraph 3). a. God's use of means – ‘God in his ordinary Providence maketh use of means' b. God's prerogative to suspend the ordinary use of means – ‘yet is free to work without, above and against them at his pleasure' IV. The Mystery of Providence: The Place of Sin (Paragraph 4). a. God's predetermination and sin – his determinate Councel extendeth itself even to the first fall, and all other sinful actions of both Angels and Men' b. God's sovereignty over sin and its effects – ‘(and that not by a bare permission) which he wisely and powerfully boundeth, and otherwise ordereth, and governeth, in a manifold dispensation to his most holy ends' c. God is not the author of sin – ‘yet so, as the sinfulness of their acts proceedeth only from the Creatures, and not from God; who being most holy and righteous, neither is nor can be, the author or the approver of sin.'

Examines the Personhood of the Holy Spirit as revealed by His descriptions and His names.

Sermon notes will be added to the first sermon in this series as an Adobe .pdf file as soon as they are available

Sermon notes will be added to the first sermon in this series as an Adobe .pdf file as soon as they are available

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CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON ON READING 'As the apostle says to Timothy, so also he says to everyone, 'Give yourself to reading.' He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read. Renounce as much as you will all light literature, but study as much as possible sound theological works, especially the Puritanic writers, and expositions of the Bible. The best way for you to spend your leisure is to be either reading or praying.' For a huge online selection of free & discounted Reformation resources (Calvinism & Calvinistic works, Puritanism, Reformed Baptist, Presbyterian, Covenanter, Christian history, etc.), books, MP3s, CDs, DVDs, debates, articles, etc., please visit the links below at swrb.com. Rare Reformation Bibles: KJV, Geneva, English Hexapla, etc. http://www.swrb.com/bibles/bibles.htm A-Z Author Listing http://www.swrb.com/pcopy/photoc.htm Reformation CDs http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/reformation-bookshelf-CDs.htm Free Puritan Books & MP3s http://www.swrb.com/newslett/newslett.htm Music & Psalters http://www.swrb.com/music/psalm.htm Reformed Children's Books http://www.swrb.com/links/children.htm Super Sales http://www.swrb.com/puritan-books.htm Or visit SWRB's home page at the 'Outside Web Link' below. Visit www.mountzion.org for other Christ-centered literature and audio.