“A CRISIS IN THE CHURCH” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction In March of 1887, Charles Spurgeon’s monthly magazine, The Sword and the Trowel, published the first installment of a two-part article about what he called “The Down Grade.” In it he decried what was beginning to rear its head in the evangelical church. He said… (“Preachers […]

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“WHY BLOOD?” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction This is Memorial Day weekend. We remember all those who have died to earn, secure, keep, and maintain the liberty that you and I still possess as Americans. Think of it! Since the American Revolution began in 1775, more than 665,000 Americans soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines have lost […]

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“HE IS RISEN!” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction The Lord Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross on Friday morning. Man had done his worst, and for the first three hours that Jesus hung between heaven and earth, He would undergo a degree of physical suffering that is beyond our vocabulary to fully describe. But then […]

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