Truth For Life Family Church

30/11/2019

YAHWEH; YAHWEH U AKBAR. JESHUA; JESHUA U AKBAR. PNEUMA (RUACH) ; PNEUMA (RUACH) U AKBAR!

Sola Gratia (Grace alone)!
Sola Fide (Faith alone)!
Solus Christus (Christ alone)!
Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone)!
Soli Deo Gloria (To the glory of God alone)!

TULIP!

28/11/2019

Giving Thanks (Part 2 of 2) - Program - Truth For Life

Thankfulness is easy when things are going well. It's another story when we face the loss of loved ones, the fear of unemployment, or the pain of chronic illness. Listen to Truth For Life as Alistair Begg teaches us how to give thanks in every circumstance.

27/11/2019

Giving Thanks (Part 1 of 2) - Program - Truth For Life

We're often told to "count our blessings." How can we be thankful, though, when our troubles seem to outweigh our blessings? Join us for this special message about giving thanks, on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg.

25/11/2019

https://youtu.be/LypHtHekQkI

Pastor S.C Bryant (OMIN T4L) DD – LADC, BDiv Cum Laude, MI Most of the content is credited to Ligonier Ministries' Table Talk September 2019 Description: For...

25/11/2019

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Pastor S.C Bryant (OMIN T4L) DD – LADC, BDiv Cum Laude, MI Description: For details about this sermon and for related resources, click here: Video Sermons: h...

17/11/2019

O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. My God in his steadfast love will meet me...
But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.
Psalms 59:9‭-‬10‭, ‬16‭-‬17 ESV

O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. Kill them not, lest my people forget; ma

16/11/2019

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts— the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
Psalms 57:1‭-‬11 ESV

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. I cry out to God Most High, to God

15/11/2019

GUILTY OF DOUBLE DEALING!

Courtesy of Truth For Life Family Church.
Pastor SC Bryant.

And I will cut off from this place . . .
Those who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by Milcom.
Zephaniah 1:4-5

These people thought they were safe because they were with both parties: they went with the followers of Jehovah and bowed at the same time to Milcom. But duplicity is abominable with God, and His soul hates hypocrisy.

The idolater who distinctly gives himself to his false god has one sin less than he who brings his polluted and detestable sacrifice into the temple of the Lord, while his heart is with the world and its sins.

To hold with the hare and run with the hounds is a coward's policy. In the common matters of daily life, a double-minded man is despised, but in religion he is loathsome to the last degree.

The penalty pronounced in the verse before us is terrible, but it is well-deserved; for how should divine justice spare the sinner who knows the right, approves it, and professes to follow it, and all the while loves the evil and gives it dominion in his heart?

My soul, search yourself this morning and see whether you are guilty of double-dealing. You profess to be a follower of Jesus-do you truly love Him? Is your heart right with God? Are you a member of the family of old Father Honest, or are you a relative of Mr. Shady?

A name for being alive is of little value if I am actually dead in trespasses and sins. To have one foot on the land of truth and another on the sea of falsehood will involve a terrible fall and a total ruin. Christ will be all or nothing.
God fills the whole universe, and as a result there is no room for another god. If, then, He reigns in my heart, there will be no space for another reigning power.

Do I rest alone on Jesus crucified and live alone for Him? Is it my desire to do so? Is my heart set on doing so?

If yes, then blessed be the mighty grace that has led me to salvation; and if no, then, Lord, pardon my sad offense, and unite my heart to fear Your name.

Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by C.H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright © 2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written permission.

14/11/2019

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:5‭-‬11 ESV

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves,

14/11/2019

PURITY OF HEART AND LIFE!
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).

Purity, even purity of the heart, is the main aim for the Christian. We can only be made clean within [the heart] through the inner working of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God – Sacred Scripture – and these two are inseparable. Only then, once the heart is clean, then it works from the inner to the outwards through consecration and obedience.

The affections and the understanding (the intellect) have a very close connection. In other words, if we love evil, we will never have an understanding of that which is good. If the heart is dark and foul then the eye will be dim. How can a man or a woman ever see a Holy God when they love and dedicate themselves to unholy things and love that which God hates?

What a privilege we have to see the heart of God in Verse 8! This tiny glimpse of Him and His heart is like heaven below. Because of Christ, Jesus and, also in Christ Jesus, the pure-in-heart get to behold the Father. We get to see Him, and we get to see His truth, His love, His purpose, His sovereignty, and His covenant character. Yes and Amen; we get to see God the Father in Christ!

However, this can only be apprehended as sin is kept out of the heart. Only those who make godliness their objective are the ones who can cry out “My eyes are forever towards the Lord…” (Psalm 25:15). A desire such as Moses had and when he said: “Please show me your glory” (Exodus 33:18) can only be realised and fulfilled in us as we purify ourselves from all iniquity and this can only be done by and through the empowerment, regenerative, and sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.

The Bible tells us in 1 John 3:2-3, “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared, but we know that when he appears we shall be like Him because we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who thus hopes in Him purifies himself as He is pure.” The enjoyment of our present fellowship with the saints and with Jesus and the hope of the beatific vision in Matthew 5:8 are urgent motives that need to be seized for the purity of the heart and purity for life.

Lord, make us pure so that we may see You!

Rewritten and paraphrased by Pastor SC Bryant (DD)
Truth For Life Family Church.
(GOD’S TREASURY, Charles Spurgeon)

13/11/2019

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And "If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"
1 Peter 4:16‭-‬18 ESV

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be

13/11/2019

The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:7‭-‬11 ESV

The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show