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led israel back to jerusalem is incredible dr archibald alexander who wrote the brief preface to the 1843 edition actually published a 25 page review of the divine purpose in 1831 in the biblical repertory and theological review he said the following about the author and his approach to this thorny subject in this little volume very interesting and important subjects are brought into discussion and it is one recommendation of this work that a doctrine most commonly handled in a forbidding and polemical style is here treated with great calmness and brought down to common apprehension by means of familiar and appropriate illustrations there is not a harsh or censorious word in the whole book it may therefore be recommended as a specimen of mildness in the discussion of a subject which commonly produces warmth and hard speeches but this is not the only recommendation of this little volume it contains much sound and we may say profound reasoning or to express ourselves more correctly the result of profound reasoning for there is no long or elaborate chain of ratiocination here everything is simple and remarkably adapted to the capacity of common readers but no man could render such a subject familiar and easily intelligible who had not deeply and maturely pondered it and viewed it in all its important aspects and especially in its practical bearings i was so encouraged to read these words of dr alexander a man who was considered one of the most brilliant of his day after i had finished reading the book myself his words fully confirmed my opinion about the man and his book the only question that has troubled me since reading it is this why has this been unavailable for over 160 years we need such books for our own souls and we need such books to give to those who struggle with these matters in our day at a time when educated and respected ministers appear on nation wide television and make statements like god had nothing to do with hurricane katrina we must have books like this one to give to the common man in the street to explain that the god of the bible is the one who works all things after the counsel of his own will he is the god who is in control of the fall of a sparrow and the hairs of our head this book by dr matthews on the divine purpose needs to be in every christian home in america and throughout the world may god help us to get the word out before it is too late tags archibald alexander john matthews providence and grace the divine purpose posted in new release leave a comment a welshman with a heart for god november 25 2009 i first came across the name of peter jeffery about twenty years ago when i picked up a little book called all things new it was a book for those beginning the christian life and it immediately struck me as being the perfect book to put into the hands of a new convert so simple so clear right to the heart of the matter i soon began to pick up other books by this unknown author and each time i found that he wrote in a way that a child could understand and an educated adult be informed he wrote from his heart and his words spoke to my heart i wrote to him and got him to send me some tapes of his sermons and in october 1992 i welcomed him and his wife lorna from their home in wales to the united states for the very first time peter had come to preach on long island and in new jersey and he was a blessing immediately all who heard him speak loved him and were drawn to his love for the savior and his passion for the gospel seeking god by peter jeffery this afternoon solid ground christian books welcomed a brand new edition of his justly famous evangelistic booklet seeking god it is one of my very favorite booklets to give to those who are unconverted there is frankness in this booklet that is refreshing here is a sample it is for such a person a genuine seeker for god that this little book is written the curious seeker will not benefit from it in all probability he will not read it all the way through but will lose interest very soon the intellectual seeker will argue with everything and will find no satisfaction in these pages to both of these i would say very solemnly that there is no virtue in merely seeking you will seek your way to hell unless you see that your real need is to seek a savior chains of grace by peter jeffery the first time i read those last words i was stunned i was not used to such straight talk in evangelistic books and tracts i know several people who came to a saving knowledge of jesus christ through reading this material and hundreds if not thousands throughout the world will look forward to meeting peter in heaven one day peter has a heart for god but he has a heart that is very weak he had to leave the ministry several years ago because of his weak heart and now he is not strong enough to preach except on a rare occasion the ways of god with man are very mysterious he always knows what he is doing and we must trust him at all times especially when circumstances seem to be against us if you know people who need the lord i urge you to get copies of seeking god by peter jeffery it may be the most important purchase you will ever make tags chains of grace evangelistic books evangelistic tracts peter jeffery seeking god posted in publisher update leave a comment family worship a reviving experience october 30 2009 one of the most encouraging signs in the modern church is the reviving of the practice of family worship the puritans were known for the diligent practice of morning and evening times together in the word of god and prayer after falling upon hard times for generations there has been a growing army of those determined to begin this practice again the reprinting of the book thoughts on family worship by j w alexander and booklets by jerry marcellino joel beeke and others have helped give aid and direction to this renewed practice two years ago i was approached by ray rhodes of nourished in the word ministry from dawsonville georgia with an idea about beginning a series of books to help families as they gather together during certain seasons of the year ray s enthusiasm and devotion won me over to his idea and we soon produced family worship for the christmas season this book received such reviews as the following it is rare to find solid family worship resources in our day let alone one for the advent season ray rhodes has provided an outstanding tool for busy fathers during this opportune time of year may god powerfully use it in the godly instruction of our families and for the generations to come pastor jerry marcellino the christmas season is a great time for daily family worship if you ve never enjoyed family worship on a consistent basis there s no better time to start whether your family already enjoys the biblical and historic christian practice of family worship or you re just beginning consider using ray rhodes engaging family worship for the christmas season this december dr donald s whitney last year ray worked diligently again and produced family worship for the reformation season which led people for 31 days into the riches of church history with special focus on the protestant reformation of the 16 th century once again the response was encouraging imagine leading your family in daily worship in the home reading the scriptures singing and praying but simultaneously introducing them to the history leading figures and theology of the great sixteenth century reformation all this in a fresh and interesting way in just about a quarter of an hour each day that would be great you say but it would take me hours and days to put that together i could never do it well ray rhodes has done it for you in family worship for the reformation season use this book with joy it will inspire inform and instruct you and your family the studies are simple but meaty the scriptures passages are helpfully chosen and most of the lessons can be completed in fifteen minutes employ and be edified dr ligon duncan this year ray turned his attention to the thanksgiving season and he hit home once again his words are informative and his counsel is simple as he leads families to remember the goodness of the lord throughout history including their own yet again the commendations flowed in what a complete joy it is to offer my blessing and recommendation of ray rhodes newest book family worship for the thanksgiving season ray has given us a doxological feast of 31 creative lessons which offer the fruit of both an informed mind and enflamed heart the beauty of ray s writing may only be surpassed by the beauty of his family the precious community in which our brother has invested so much of his heart and cultivated his tremendous love for the gospel and god s people not only your thanksgiving season but your entire year will be enriched by highly accessible and biblically faithful reflections pastor scotty smith solid ground christian books has expanded our vision to include new books from living authors who stand upon the firm foundation of sound doctrine we are honored to be able to introduce men like ray rhodes to the christian community throughout the us and around the world we are convinced that the world has no hope without the reformation of the church and the church has no hope without the reformation of the family there is an expression in latin ecclesia reformata semper reformanda which means the church reformed and always reforming it is part of our purpose to seek to assist the church of jesus christ throughout the world to fulfill its mission in the world family worship is one neglected instrument toward the fulfillment of that task let us press on to know the lord and to make him known in our households and to the ends of the earth soli deo gloria tags advent christmas season family worship ray rhodes reformation season thanksgiving season posted in marriage family and children leave a comment scripture biography for the young and not so young october 16 2009 last time i spoke about thomas h gallaudet the father of deaf education in america this morning i would like to speak to you about an outstanding series he wrote over the last 15 years of his life entitled scripture biography for the young beginning with adam he writes to the young about the leading characters of holy scripture in a way that is informative entertaining and challenging all at the same time i am now approaching 60 years of age and i have found myself moved to tears on many occasions as i have read his words he never leaves the reader as a mere spectator of history but always seeks to address us in light of the example he has set before us i will give a couple brief examples to whet your appetite by the way the first five volumes will be available in the first week of november example one joseph s brothers comforting their father after selling joseph jacob s sons trying to comfort him for the loss of joseph whom they themselves had sold into bondage and sent far away from his affectionate father they pretending to mingle their sorrow with his when they were secretly rejoicing at the event which occasioned it they endeavoring to allay his grief when the deception which they had practiced was the reason why that grief was so excessive they calling upon him to dry up his tears when they had it in their power by simply telling him that joseph was yet alive to furnish a consolation which would have turned those tears of sadness into tears of joy what base deceivers what wicked hypocrites what ungrateful and cruel children how is their guilt increasing and how great must be the displeasure of god against them you see in all this your own danger if you go on indulging sinful thoughts and feelings and committing sinful actions stop and think of this danger think especially of one striking thing which marked the progress of joseph s brethren in guilt i mean their resort to deception and falsehood remember that those who are guilty of wicked conduct wish and strive to conceal it have you not always found it to be so when you have said or done anything which you knew to be wrong but those who wish to conceal their evil conduct are strongly tempted to do this by some kind of artifice or even by a downright falsehood you know it is a common saying that those who steal will also lie it is true and it is equally true that those who commit wickedness of whatever kind will practice deception and tell a falsehood rather than be detected how mean and cowardly as well as sinful it is to be a liar lying lips are an abomination to the lord but they that deal truly are his delight liars shall have their portion in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone fear then to sin fear all wicked thoughts and feelings and conduct for these will lead you to deceive and if in your opinion there is great danger of detection to lie there is no security against this but in loving and obeying god have you a heart thus disposed to love and obey him if you have not think of the sons of jacob think of their very wicked conduct toward their brother and father it all proceeded from their evil hearts example two joseph s gracious treatment of his brothers what an interesting and affecting scene god has given it to you my young friends in the bible for your instruction and you can indeed derive a great deal of instruction from it mark the conduct of joseph in it for it deserves your imitation there stood his brethren before him who had done him so many injuries and they knew at last that in the mighty governor of egypt they beheld their brother whom they had hated so bitterly and treated so cruelly how their guilt must have risen up before them in all its enormity how mean and degraded they must have felt in his presence how justly they must have thought they deserved his severest rebuke they probably were expecting it as the least punishment even if he did not inflict any other which was due to their wickedness but what amazement must have filled their breasts to see that instead of all this their injured brother was about to treat them with the greatest kindness he does not reproach them at all he even tries to turn their thoughts from the recollection of their own guilt to the merciful providence of god who had over ruled it for his good and for that of themselves and their father and their whole family perhaps in this respect joseph may have been too lenient but he knew there would be another and probably a better season for them to think over all that had happened he wished to show them how freely and fully he forgave them and if anything could lead them to the deepest repentance for their past guilt it was surely such generous and noble conduct on the part of a brother whom they had so grossly injured how have you felt toward those who have injured you and how have you treated them no one i presume has ever done you an injury anything like that which the brethren of joseph inflicted upon him he felt no revenge no desire to 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