Pressing Forward

Pressing Forward Meant to encourage Christians along their spiritual journey through gleanings from God's Word and through the testimonies of saints who've gone on before us.

www.pressingforward.net We believe that the Bible is God’s holy Word, and is sufficient, trustworthy, authoritative, inspired by God, and without error. All truth should always be evaluated in light of it. We must always be cautious to search God’s Word for truth, because our own pilgrimage, education, preferences, and traditions can take a heavy toll on our objectivity. We should constantly pray

for insight from God’s Holy Spirit to properly understand our convictions in light of God’s Word. It is our prayer that the materials presented here are true to this standard. We believe that salvation is solely by the grace of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The righteousness of Christ, through faith in him, is put on our account. The penalty for my sin was fully paid by the price of the cross through the shedding of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus became a curse and propitiation as my substitute, bearing the full penalty of the wrath of God, and then arose bodily from the dead. We believe fully in the doctrines of grace. I believe with all of my heart that salvation is of the Lord. God is not only working out his eternal plan in history for the whole world, (Eph. 1:11), he is working out a glorious plan for me personally, (Phil. 2:13). All I am, and all my safety in the Lord Jesus Christ is by the eternal decree and grace of God. He loved me before time with an everlasting love, and his sovereign grace applied that love to me in history. He effectually called me to himself, and will keep me safely to his eternal kingdom.

06/23/2023

Voices from the Past isn't just an encouraging daily devotional, it's a treasure trove of biblical gems from spiritual giants of the past.

Sunday last was a first for Bethany Baptist Church since its founding. There was no voice heard from the pulpit. This pu...
03/28/2020

Sunday last was a first for Bethany Baptist Church since its founding. There was no voice heard from the pulpit. This pulpit has proclaimed the gospel of Christ for over 50 years with no recess! This week it was silent. God’s people were still listening to God’s word and praying for this is not limited to a building. AND we were together in Spirit and heart! But silent was the sanctuary (except a few verses quoted to an empty building).

Sunday last was a first for Bethany Baptist Church since its founding. There was no voice heard from the pulpit. This pulpit has proclaimed the gospel of Christ for over 50 years with no recess! This week it was silent. God’s people were still listening to God’s word and praying for this is not ...

I do not believe that Christians realize how much spiritual food is necessary each day to maintain their ‘spiritual’ met...
06/13/2016

I do not believe that Christians realize how much spiritual food is necessary each day to maintain their ‘spiritual’ metabolism. The Lord required the Israelites to collect their manna every day.

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/6/13/Y/hummingbirds-and-the-nectar-of-life

I do not believe that Christians realize how much spiritual food is necessary each day to maintain their ‘spiritual’ metabolism. The Lord required the Israelites to collect their manna every day.

Real participation includes personal experience and sacrifice. Ah, remember the sad instruction that Jesus taught? There...
06/12/2016

Real participation includes personal experience and sacrifice. Ah, remember the sad instruction that Jesus taught? There would actually be people who will claim to have served him, and yet they never knew Him!

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/6/11/Y/ac-cobra

Real participation includes personal experience and sacrifice. Ah, remember
the sad instruction that Jesus taught? There would actually be people who
will claim to have served him, and yet they never knew Him!

Maneuvers must be recorded beforehand since you are moving, way-too fast. That is an interesting concept. The mind is li...
09/14/2014

Maneuvers must be recorded beforehand since you are moving, way-too fast. That is an interesting concept. The mind is limited by human frailty.

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/9/13/f-22-raptor

In flying the F-22, there is no ‘flying by the seat of your pants’ – you are moving too fast! Maneuvers must be recorded beforehand since you are moving, way-too fast. That is an interesting concept. The mind is limited by human frailty.

"At times the desire to flee to a place of rest is all-consuming. The truth of the matter is that we are in the midst of...
03/25/2014

"At times the desire to flee to a place of rest is all-consuming. The truth of the matter is that we are in the midst of a raging spiritual battle."

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/3/24/spiritual-warfare

Toward the end of the sermon, Mr. Marshall related that his response to the question, ‘Have you ever thought of resigning?’ was, ‘Yes, about once a month for twenty years.’ We find humor in this response, because it is so true. Most men in the ministry can identify with Peter’s fiery trials (1 Pet.…

"The Christian life is like sailing. We need to set our course in the right direction, according to the power of the Spi...
03/23/2014

"The Christian life is like sailing. We need to set our course in the right direction, according to the power of the Spirit."

http://www.pressingforward.net/main/2014/3/18/follow-the-direction-of-the-wind-part-1

San Francisco Bay is a sailor’s dream. It is famous for its crazy summer winds. Warm air moving in from the west cools as it hits the cold California current, and races in to replace the rising warm inland air. It races in through the infamous Slot, a 1.5-mile stretch from the Golden Gate into the b...

There are great benefits to "taking our heart for a heavenly spin."
02/23/2014

There are great benefits to "taking our heart for a heavenly spin."

This morning after I let Mr. Daisy out of his cage, air traffic was heavy and Daisy made a wrong turn and headed down the hall into our guest room. This was unfamiliar territory and so he landed on the blinds. I followed him into the room, and he flew down to the bed and started making all kinds of…

Old habits approach us at times with the ‘wild bird syndrome.’ http://ow.ly/sDmyP
01/20/2014

Old habits approach us at times with the ‘wild bird syndrome.’ http://ow.ly/sDmyP

I am writing while a touch of fire is still in my bones! This afternoon my usually gentle Princess of Wales Parakeet gave me an extremely hard bite...

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