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Preached by pastor Bart Carlson at Trinity Baptist Church

Christians have no excuse to be ignorant about the Reformation. It is a watershed event in the history of our faith. Since the time of Jesus and Apostles there has never been a more godly time of [...]

Christians have no excuse to be ignorant about the Reformation. It is a watershed event in the history of our faith. Since the time of Jesus and Apostles there has never been a more godly time of [...]

“Is not this the carpenter’s son?”–Matthew 13:55 What a remarkable fact in the history of Jesus does this question, asked with mingled surprise and contempt, betray! It [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) February 23, 1775 Dear sir, I assent to our Lord’s declaration, “Without Me you can do nothing;” not only upon the authority of the [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) December 8, 1774 Dear sir, How wonderful is the patience of God towards sinful men! In him they live, and move, and have their being; and if he were to withdraw [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) March, 1773 Dear sir, A simple dependence upon the teaching and influence of the good Spirit of God, so as not to supersede the use of appointed means, would, [...]

January 6, 1867 “The eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.” — Deut. 11:12. THE Israelites had sojourned for a while in Egypt, [...]

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. (1 Peter 5:10)

(From John Newton’s Letters) My dear Sir, The Lord, who mercifully called you out of a state of thoughtless dissipation, and has hitherto been with you—will, I trust, sweeten all your [...]

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Remarkable and profound verses show the necessity of being wholly submitted to the Lord in all departments of the spiritual journey - including the direction of life, self-examination, advance in [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) Dear Sir, To be enabled to form a clear, consistent, and comprehensive judgment of the truths revealed in the Scripture, is a great privilege; but those who [...]

Eliphaz begins the attack by the so-called friends. Resenting Job's evangelical salvation, and protecting their works theology, they insist he is a hypocrite under judgement. They deny that God [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) Sir, The use and importance of faith, as it respects a sinner’s justification before God, has been largely insisted on. But faith is likewise of great use [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) November, 1776 Dear sir, My London journey, which prevented my writing in October, made me amends by an opportunity of seeing you in person. Such seasons are [...]

[You can find part 1 here] 2. No hypocrite is totally divorced from the love and liking of every known sin. There is still some secret lust or other, which as a sweet morsel he rolls under his [...]

A text to remember, understand and live by

The first great work which men are to attend to in this world—is the eternal safety and security of their souls. Their next great work is to know, to be assured—that it shall go well with their [...]

(From John Newton’s Letters) December, 1776 My dear Madam, I have often preached to others of the benefits of affliction; but my own path for many years has been so smooth, and my trials, [...]

Instead of staring at us, mortal and finite beings, we should stare at Christ and His perfect sacrifice.