“ Fantastic Clarity ” Thank you, Denny, for the fantastic clarity of the gospel of Grace this past Sunday. The Lord has been revealing to me more and more of this amazing, a thousand adjectives that cannot do justice to the story of Grace in the character of Jesus Christ; especially within these past two years. Since my husband left in 2010, I am amazed daily at His care and provision in my life; filling up the void and surrounding me with HIs insurmountable love. Indeed our souls are restless until they rest in HIM. I thought I'd lost everything meaningful in life, but only to realize this was for my good in order to gain the richness of Jesus. My burden for women who have been forsaken (or have lost their husbands in some way) has grown deeper and more compassionate. This terrible heartbreak has enriched my speaking engagements for Christ.... Pray for me that many women are reached for Christ.... May the GRACE of Christ be preached.... This is what we need to hear, so thank you for doing just that. Received by email.
“ Justice, Mercy, Love Taught in Psalm Singing! ” This is a very important message that will likely be ignored by too many. Reformed and Calvinistic churches in particular should consider this excellent teaching. A false "sentimentalism", false "love", erroneous emotions have been taught for over a century by both traditional uninspired "hymns" and Contermporary Christian Music which distort and suppress God's justice and redefine "love" into something else. Worship anarchy and will-worship came in when new "hymns" replaced Psalm singing and introduced a New Evangelicalism since the days of Watts, Wesley, and Dwight Moody (who used Sankey's hand organ) to stir crowds into "revival" based upon sensual hymns and Sentimentalism.
But the Bible plainly teaches Psalms are to be sung which teach right notions of what to "love" and what to "hate" (which you never hear in modern hymns). "Oh how I love thy law....therefore I hate every false way" (Psalm 119).
“ An excellent exposition ” Great message Shane! Thank you for opening the word for us and thank you for reminding us that all our obedience is Gospel-driven or it is rags.
“ An interesting sermon! ” I enjoyed this teaching on the 'drink offering'.I appreciate the meticulous and clear explanations of selected words/phrases and bible references.Through the "foolishness of preaching", I am learning something new everyday.It's very exciting.
Thank You and keep on preaching!
“ Joy Unspeakable ” This is a wonderful lecture. If you are discouraged because of your sin and see yourself as unlovely and unworthy, listen to this and look to Him Who loves freely and fully. To hear this live was a blessing, indeed. I was filled with more desire to be holy, to please Him Who gave Himself for me.
“ Great Sermon! ” This is a very good message. When we meditate on what forgiveness cost GOD, it cost all of creation, and His Son. When we think of what it cost Jesus to forgive His bride, it took His entire life, His prayers, and sacrificial death, even the beatings, humiliation, and the naked shameful, excruciating cross. Should it cost us less?
“ Thank You! ” I want to express my appreciation for your recent sermon "Basking in Belonging". I was preparing a sermon on belonging to God and your thoughts (as always) drove me deeper into the scriptures and helped my preparations. I especially liked your choice of scriptures from Lev. 26:11-13. I belong to God and God belongs to me. I continue to find your exposition a comfort and an encouragement to my faith.
“ Great Sermon! ” It is not easy to preach this type of sermon and not fall into negativism and self pity. God bless you Pastor for bringing this Word with so much gentleness for the them that doubt, compassion for the weak and hope for the broken hearted in the churches. In Christ alone, Lia Leigh.
“ God sees us. ” Job is not understood, nor believed by his friends, so he turn to God. God is his witness in heaven - God knows that Job committed no sin to merit this trial which seems to him as punishment.
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