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He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Ps 1:3-4 In light of the emptiness of the ungodly life, how can one become godly, blessed, and happy? How can one truly live the “more abundant life” that Christ came to give? In this sermon on Psalm 1:3–4 titled “As a Tree Planted,” many think they are Christians, but in this inspiring discourse, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones distinguishes the person who is unquestionably “in Christ” from those who merely deceive themselves. No one is born a Christian or can make themselves a Christian. A Christian is the work of God through the work of the Holy Spirit in conviction, revelation, repentance, and conversion. It’s God’s doing and one can only experience the new birth into a new life as the result of the operation of the Spirit. ... H...

One of the very first sermons that I was asked to preach when I was still a seminarian in 1972 at Whitliff Hall just up the road here was in St. Eb's church in Oxford on Trinity Sunday which was a great privilege and quite scary and the text was Isaiah 6. Isaiah 6, very well-known reading for Trinity Sunday when Isaiah in the temple sees the angels serenating God and singing, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory." And then Isaiah is scared and says, "Woe is me. What's going to happen?" And the angel comes and touches his lips with a hot coal and says, "Actually, your iniquity is taken away." And then there's a voice saying, "Who shall I send and who will go for us?" And Isaiah says, ".. here am I. Send me." Now, normally on Trinity Sunday, and I already knew this because of growing up going to church, that reading would stop at that point. ...

Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones I should like to call your attention this morning to some four of the verses which we have read just now in the 10th chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Let me read them again from verse 19 to verse 22,: “having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say his flesh, and having an high priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Heb 10:19-22 Now these words were written, as you remember, as indeed was the whole epistle to a number of Christian people who were in a condition of discouragement and indeed of despondency. They were, as the title to the Epistle reminds us, Jews, Hebrews, who had been brought up in the old Jewish religion but who having heard the gospel had believed it an...

Everyday Church, Wimbledon - Online Church Service Mark 2:1-12 – Healing and Forgiveness by Adam Bream In our Mark series, we are looking at the ways and words and wonders of Jesus as described by a man named John Mark. Mark was a first century / first generation follower of Jesus and a friend of Jesus’ very close friend, Peter. If you’ve missed it so far, over the last 8 weeks, we’ve discovered so much about Jesus: · That he was God’s Son, who came to call and repurpose the most unlikely people for God’s Kingdom; · that he regarded and gave value to all He met and had the authority to heal various illnesses and levels of suffering. · And He did so repeatedly! We could sit in chapter 1 for weeks…but we’re not, so let's step into chapter 2. Let's read… Mark 2:1-12 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, a...

Script References Jon: In the story of the Bible, there are two realms, the Earth where we live, and the Heavens where God lives Mt 6:9-10 Tim: And we've been talking about the spiritual beings-the Elohim, the divine council, angels and cherubim, the Satan and demons. And the last character we want to focus on is humanity. Jon: Now, humans aren't spiritual beings. In Genesis 1 and 2, they're made of the dirt like the animals. Gen 2:6-7 Tim: But notice that God calls humans to become something more. He elevates them to live and rule in Eden, the place where Heaven and Earth are one, and they're invited to eat from the tree of life. Gen 2:7-9; 2:15-17; 3:2-3 → all the tree but the central Jon: Yeah. What does that mean, to eat of the tree of life? Tim: Well, it's an image of receiving God's own eternal life into yourself. let's about a whole new kind of existence. Jon: So wait. Physical beings living forever? How could t...

Y por cuanto sois hijos, Dios envió a vuestros corazones el Espíritu de su Hijo, el cual clama: ¡Abba, Padre! Gálatas 4:6 Es una oración muy conocida incluso para los no cristianos. Sin em­bargo, no mucha gente sabe que se trata básicamente de un patrón de oración y no de un mantra que pierde su significado al cabo de un tiempo. Hoy en día, muchas personas la rezan automáticamente. Pero Jesús Rey lo reza sistemática­mente . Algunas de las frases a continuación incluso necesitan ser actualizadas, entendiendo el significado.  N ecesitamos ver que Jesucristo mostró este patrón a sus discípulos para darles un marco para su oración diaria. Es una preferencia & referencia también: para Jesús, la cuestión clave es que los nombres de Dios sean conocidos y Su Reino esté aquí en la Tierra con el esplendor y el poder como está en el Cielo . En otras palabras, que el Cielo toque la Tierra y la restauración de Dios se ponga en marcha. Cuando el C...

"And because you are sons [and daughters], God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”" Galatians 4:6 It is a well-known prayer even for non-Christians. However, not many people know that it is basically a prayer pattern and not a mantra that loses its meaning after a while. Many people today pray it auto­matically. Jesus the King prays it systematically . We need to rephrase some of the following expres­sions to make their meaning clearer.  We must see that Jesus Christ showed this pattern to his disciples to give them a framework for their daily prayer. It is a preference & reference too: for Jesus, the key issue is that God's names be known and His Kingdom be here on Earth in the splendour and power as it is in Heaven. In other words - that the Heaven would touch Earth and God's restoration would be at work. When Heaven touches the Earth our perspective is restored....

By Bible Project 10 Episodes In this podcast series , Tim Mackie and Jon Collins trace the theme of royal priests through the Bible, beginning in the garden of Eden and culminating in Jesus. Episode 1 Priests of Eden In the story of the Bible, all the main players are prophets, priests, or kings. While it might seem foreign to us today, those three roles are intimately connected to what it means to be people created in the image of God. Join Tim and Jon for the first episode of a new series on the royal priesthood! Episode 2 Who Was Melchizedek? What do Abraham, Melchizedek, and David all have in common? They’re part of the unfolding theme of the royal priesthood in the Bible. In this week’s episode, join Tim and Jon as they explore how this theme is part of humanity’s quest to get back to the blessings of Eden. Episode 3 Doomed to Fail? The origins of Israel’s royal priesthood are anything but glamorous. From Moses rejecting God five times to Aaron cr...