you do. Avoid all perverse talk; stay far from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet, then stick to the path and stay safe. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. (Prov 4:23-27 ...
[This hymn] is a metrical version of the Seventy-second Psalm. It was written as a Christmas hymn and was first sung on Christmas Day, 1821, at a great convocation of the Moravians in their settlement at Ful...
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times didst give the law In cloud and majesty and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. Joy to the World The lyrics of the hymn "Joy to the World" are by English writer Isaac Watts, inspired byPsalm 98, 96...
The coming of a new pastor to a local church is a major event. And one of the things it is wise to point out, early on, is what the expectations are–both of the pastor and his family, and also those of the congregation he will serve. My first pastorate was in a little country ...
13. I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 16:8) The psalmist expresses unwavering trust in the Lord. By keeping focused on God and relying on his presence, the psalmist finds stability and confidence, even in challenging times. It...
Till on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied; For ev’ry sin on Him was laid— Here in the death of Christ I live. There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain; Then bursting forth in glorious day, ...