Dr. Al Mohler of Southern Baptist Seminary has evaluated a sad decision made recently in a Canadian court. His blog provides an important analysis for all parents. The biblical authority of the home is being undermined. The only authority held up in the case is the authority of the [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 28, 2008
Why I Like to Go To Sunday School
One of the Junior Dept. students (S.P.) entered a contest hosted at the close of this year’s Sunday School at Calvary Baptist. The task was to give solid reasons for the need for Sunday School and the student’s desire to attend. Here’s what one student wrote:
“I like to go to Sunday School for many reasons. [...]
June 25, 2008
A Few Old Hymns
Phil, who has led most of the singing at Bayfair during the evening services these past few months while I have served as “guest preacher”, chose a few old hymns on Sunday night. He cited my love of old hymns, some of which I quote from memory during my preaching.
The truth of the matter is [...]
June 16, 2008
Remember – God’s Call to Be & To Do!
Last night again God entrusted me with the sacred task of being His spokesman at Bayfair Baptist Church in Pickering. I have been working through the book of Titus, a small book filled with rich treasures in church life principles so desperately needed today.
Our study focused this week on Titus 2:15-3:2 “These, [...]
June 13, 2008
How Sweet The Name of Jesus Sounds
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds in a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear.
It makes the wounded spirit whole, and calms the troubled breast
‘Tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary rest.
Dear name! the Rock on which we build; our shield and hiding-place;
Our never-failing treasury, [...]
June 12, 2008
How God Teaches the Deep Things of His Word
Desiring God Ministries has a great meditation by John Piper on how God teaches us the deep things of His word.
One of my favourite passages linked with this theme is 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 “…..Indeed in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on [...]
June 11, 2008
There Shall Be Showers of Blessing!
In sorting through some files I found the 75th anniversary booklet of High Park Baptist Church in Toronto. My in-laws still attend this fellowship, and I had the joy of serving as Christian Education co-ordinator from 1984-1989. I still keep a “pulse” of what’s happening and trust God will revive His work there in these [...]
June 9, 2008
How Should We Then Live?
I had the rich privilege of preaching God’s word last night at Bayfair Baptist Church in Pickering. It really has been a blessing to guide the congregation through a study of the book of Titus. I wonder how often the label “Pastoral Epistle” has kept the average “layman” from this book. [...]
June 5, 2008
Sounding A Trumpet When You Give
“So when you give…do not announce it with trumpets…” Although Matthew 6 records this admonition of Jesus to His followers in their giving to the needy, I wanted to write about a HUGE contrast in giving I reflected upon today.
In the morning I picked up the Toronto Star and in section “A” discovered [...]
