Monthly Archives: January 2009

Jesus Christ: Name Above All Names

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Eric Smith

Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN, hosted their Christian Life Conference last weekend, and the speakers were Sinclair Ferguson and Alistair Begg. The conference topic this year was seeing and knowing Jesus Christ through the names and titles given to … Continue reading →

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The Faithfulness of Christ as Savior

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Eric Smith

I am beginning to work through the passion narratives in John’s Gospel here at our church, and have been moved a number of times already at the deep resolve of Jesus to fulfill the mission given to him by the … Continue reading →

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Sermon-Listening and Prayer in the Local Church

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Eric Smith

I told my wife before our church’s prayer meeting last night that I was setting myself up for major discouragement: I was going to ask our church what they could remember about Sunday morning’s sermon. As in the sermon I … Continue reading →

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Six Cautions to Keeping a Tender Heart

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Eric Smith

1. Take heed that you choke not those convictions that at present do break your hearts, by laboring to put those things out of your minds which were the cause of such convictions; but rather nourish and cherish those things … Continue reading →

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Bunyan on the Word and the Spirit in Prayer

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Eric Smith

Dr. Donald Whitney was the first to teach me about the sweet union that should exist between our Scripture meditation and our prayers. So often when I feel I have exhausted my resources in prayer as far as what to … Continue reading →

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John Bunyan on Prayer

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Eric Smith

John Bunyan has always been a reliable guide through the Christian life for me. As I have been seeking a deeper and more consistent life of prayer, I was blessed read Bunyan’s treatise “On Praying in the Spirit,” in which he … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Eric Smith

One thing I have asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire … Continue reading →

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