ethea

where once I was blind, now I can see

J.C. Ryle Quotes

I started following this blog a while back and have since come to love it! Really…the daily quote waiting in my inbox every morning is not only encouraging, but most importantly, God honoring.
Given recent happenings and the season of my life currently, this mornings quote pretty much stopped me in my tracks. I guess if [...]

The Danger of Idolizing Popular Preachers

See also The Truth about Man

Paul Washer’s Testimony

Paul Washer testifying to the Grace of God. Paul talks about when he was saved at the University of Texas in Austin.
This video is 1 of around 12 videos that will be uploaded recorded from an interview of Paul Washer in San Antonio on October 26, 2009. More at I’ll Be Honest.

Another Look: God So Loved the World, Part 2

Original post + audio + video + notes, all can be found here.
By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org
John 3:14-18
Many people are new to Bethlehem. Some simply stop by to see what’s going on. Some have little or no experience with what we mean by preaching. I think it will help you listen to [...]

Another Look: God So Loved the World, Part 1

Having read and liked what Paul wrote yesterday, I wanted to link to another fantastic sermon, via Desiringgod.org, that was given by John Piper. You can see all the original stuff here:
By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org

John 3:9-18
We focus today, and Lord willing next week, on one of the most famous verses in [...]

Giving True Thanks For The Living God Who Has Provided The Way!

“There is no way to heaven, whatever your hopes may be, but through Christ.

 There is no way to the gates of pearl but through the bleeding side of Jesus. 

These are the gates of paradise – these bleeding wounds.

If you would find your way to God’s bright throne, find first your way to Jesus’ [...]

Truth

The truth is that the way is truly narrow and few people will find eternal life. (Matthew 7:21, Luke 13:24)
This is Albert Martin preaching. Full Sermon HERE:

Paul Washer Sighting!

One of my most favorite (living) preachers ever, Paul Washer, recently found himself in San Antonio, TX preaching, and I stumbled across the video.

Enjoy! I’ll put some notes below of where I got this. The sermon is entitled “He drank your hell”…Notes from the originating page.
This is the sermon Paul Washer preached in San Antonio [...]

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren

James 1:12-16
At what point do you deal with sin? Not at the point of behavior…but at the point of desire. The person who is able to control his emotional responses is able to deal effectively with sin…You must deal with sin in your life. If you expose your emotions to the baited hook, you may [...]

God’s Absolute Sovereignty

No doctrine is more despised by the natural mind than the truth that God is absolutely sovereign. Human pride loathes the suggestion that God orders everything, controls everything, rules over everything. T he carnal mind, burning with enmity against God, abhors the biblical teaching that nothing comes to pass except according to His eternal decrees. [...]

You Must See A Throne

As Preached by Paul Washer on Revelation 20:11-15

He Never Forgives Sin

“God has often forgiven sinners, but He never forgives sin; and the sinner is only forgiven on the ground of Another having borne his punishment; for ‘without shedding of blood is no remission’ (Hebrews 9:22).”
-A.W. Pink

The Rich Man & Lazarus – John MacArthur

Is the Reformation Over?

by R.C. Sproul
originally posted at: ligonier.org
Is the Reformation over? There have been several observations rendered on this subject by those I would call “erstwhile evangelicals.” One of them wrote, “Luther was right in the sixteenth century, but the question of justification is not an issue now.” A second self-confessed evangelical made a comment in a [...]

The Judgement Seat of Christ

Leonard Ravenhill’s legendary sermon “The Judgment Seat of Christ” is not a paltry call to mediocrity but a heart-piercing roar for complete and total abandonment to Jesus. May eternity be stamped upon your eyeballs as you listen.

keep looking »
  • Matthew 28:19

  • HeartCry Missionary

  • RSS Desiring God

    • Jesus: The Only Way to God
      (Author: Tyler Kenney) This July Baker Books will be releasing Jesus: The Only Way to God, a short paperback by John Piper on the need for people to hear and believe the name of Jesus in order to be saved. You can buy one (or more) from us in advance at the special price of just $4.99 each. Just call 888.346.4700 on a weekday between 8 and 5pm Central Time. […]
    • Sin and Sorrow in Pakistan Today
      (Author: Tyler Kenney)Today in the news: Suspected Islamist militants stormed an office of a U.S.-based, Christian aid agency [World Vision] in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani aid workers after singling them out and then blowing up the building. (Read full article from Reuters) From the World Vision website: Please pray for World Vision's s […]
    • One Way a Very Public Christian Spoke
      (Author: John Piper) On September 13, 1980, Charles Malik gave an address called "The Two Tasks" at the opening of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. He was the Lebanese Ambassador to the United States. The message was so seminal that in 2006 (his centenary) it was republished with a collection of essays built around it. What strikes us as […]
    • D. A. Carson on the Scandal of Easter
      (Author: Tyler Kenney) D. A. Carson's new book Scandalous just arrived in our mailbox from Crossway. As you can see in the image above, the title is written in woodgrain letters spattered with blood, illustrating the scandal (and the subtitle): The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus. This relatively little book has five chapters, each one eyeing the scanda […]
    • Mars Hill Sunday Sermon Now Available
      (Author: Tyler Kenney) Mars Hill Church has posted the Sunday morning sermon John Piper gave there last week: "Be Killing Sin or Sin Will Be Killing You." […]