Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalContinued from last week, here are more of my most favorite, most repeated, extra-Biblical quotes.........  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalI enjoy collecting good quotes – doctrinally sound, biblically based sayings that inform my mind, enflame my heart, and inspire my soul.  Here is a relatively small sam...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly Devotional The truth is, no one prays enough.  Every believer can develop a deeper and more dedicated prayer life.  Jesus’ earthly life was saturated with prayer.  Jesus prayed “...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalJesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matt.4:19).  That was Christ’s initial invitation to His disciples in the first century, and it remains His...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalIt has been said, “God made us in His image, and we’ve been trying to return the favor ever since.”  In his excellent and increasingly-relevant book, Ten Lies About God...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalThis coming Sunday, June 2nd, is “Communion Sunday” at our church.  In his letter to the Corinthians church, the apostle Paul reiterated the instructions given by the L...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalMortification.  Not a word you hear very often, if at all, nowadays.  In fact, the concept of mortification is not very popular today – even among some evangelicals. Th...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalIn the sermon he preached on January 7, 1855, at the age of twenty, Charles Spurgeon wisely stated: It has been said by someone that “the proper study of mankind is man...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalConfession is not merely the admission of wrongdoing, it is falling before the Lord in humility and contrition – knowing that we have sinned against Him, are deserving ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOver the past couple weeks, we have been looking at practical guidelines for Bible reading from J.C. Ryle (written in the nineteenth century).  We ought to regularly ex...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalLast week we began looking at J.C. Ryle’s practical guidelines for Bible reading.  While these may not be revolutionary, they are all incredibly important to know and i...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOne of my favorite “dead guys” is John Charles (J.C.) Ryle.  I have gained much from reading his commentaries and books.  In 1880, J.C. Ryle became the first bishop of ...  Read More