Welcome to Sensible Christians.
We aim to promote holiness and no nonsense in our lives. This does not mean not to enjoy ourselves, but to focus on that one thing needful (Luke 10:42).
This should help us to direct ourselves strictly in a steady walk with God.
It will be interactive in the sense that I will not just be mindlessly copying and pasting information each day, but post things we have been considering so that you can do your own Bible study, even for a couple of minutes a day at worship, but not in the sense that you can post your own things (unless you are given the admin role).
Kinds of things I will post:
- Prayer reminders
- Psalm singing
- Ideas for studying the Bible
- Results from things I studied with friends in the Bible
- Perhaps going through books of the Bible together?
- Puritan and other ministers' quotes
- Reading (usually short) recommendations
- Understanding our creeds and confessions
- Christian culture & combating common mistakes in doctrine and practice, even in our own circles.
–All of this for a true desire towards God and no hypocrisy!
SDG,
Emily
We aim to promote holiness and no nonsense in our lives. This does not mean not to enjoy ourselves, but to focus on that one thing needful (Luke 10:42).
This should help us to direct ourselves strictly in a steady walk with God.
It will be interactive in the sense that I will not just be mindlessly copying and pasting information each day, but post things we have been considering so that you can do your own Bible study, even for a couple of minutes a day at worship, but not in the sense that you can post your own things (unless you are given the admin role).
Kinds of things I will post:
- Prayer reminders
- Psalm singing
- Ideas for studying the Bible
- Results from things I studied with friends in the Bible
- Perhaps going through books of the Bible together?
- Puritan and other ministers' quotes
- Reading (usually short) recommendations
- Understanding our creeds and confessions
- Christian culture & combating common mistakes in doctrine and practice, even in our own circles.
–All of this for a true desire towards God and no hypocrisy!
SDG,
Emily
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PRAYER REMINDER
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God". -Philippians 4:6-7
- Pray for revival in our land
- Pray for victims of the Magdeburg attack
- Pray for our brothers who are in mental or spiritual distress
- Pray for resisting temptation
- Pray for unsaved people you know
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God". -Philippians 4:6-7
- Pray for revival in our land
- Pray for victims of the Magdeburg attack
- Pray for our brothers who are in mental or spiritual distress
- Pray for resisting temptation
- Pray for unsaved people you know
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Happy 2025!
Remember to support each other this year and strive towards God. Keep up your spiritual activities, not that they would become a formality, but that we would be pushed nearer to God day by day. If you fail, don't give up completely, because that will just push you further away.
Let us pray for each other and seek the Lord while he may be found this year.
Remember to support each other this year and strive towards God. Keep up your spiritual activities, not that they would become a formality, but that we would be pushed nearer to God day by day. If you fail, don't give up completely, because that will just push you further away.
Let us pray for each other and seek the Lord while he may be found this year.
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BIBLE READING PLAN
Think of starting a Bible reading plan this year. It is highly important to go through large swaths of Scripture within a relatively short amount of time so that you can get a more comprehensive view of his word and really know what you are talking about when you discuss with fellow Christians.
As the previous post says, we hope that this does not lead to formality, but should only be used insofar as it spiritually benefits. People often complain about "outward Christians", but that should not prevent believers from doing outward practices. There is no true believer that does not bear good fruit – if you are spiritual, it should show. Once we drop the outward form, we cannot expect the inward growth.
The picture of this post is a table from a Crossway article that shows reading speeds. Look out the full article here for ideas for a Bible reading schedule, or find a year plan online: https://www.crossway.org/articles/infographic-you-can-read-more-of-the-bible-than-you-think/
Think of starting a Bible reading plan this year. It is highly important to go through large swaths of Scripture within a relatively short amount of time so that you can get a more comprehensive view of his word and really know what you are talking about when you discuss with fellow Christians.
As the previous post says, we hope that this does not lead to formality, but should only be used insofar as it spiritually benefits. People often complain about "outward Christians", but that should not prevent believers from doing outward practices. There is no true believer that does not bear good fruit – if you are spiritual, it should show. Once we drop the outward form, we cannot expect the inward growth.
The picture of this post is a table from a Crossway article that shows reading speeds. Look out the full article here for ideas for a Bible reading schedule, or find a year plan online: https://www.crossway.org/articles/infographic-you-can-read-more-of-the-bible-than-you-think/
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PSALM SINGING
Here is a recording of a congregation I have been a part of singing Psalm 51 to Kilmarnock. I hope you enjoy.
For similar recordings, visit the church's website, and check out the Psalmody page: https://www.fpchurch.org.uk/psalmody/
Here is a recording of a congregation I have been a part of singing Psalm 51 to Kilmarnock. I hope you enjoy.
For similar recordings, visit the church's website, and check out the Psalmody page: https://www.fpchurch.org.uk/psalmody/
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THE SUM OF SAVING KNOWLEDGE
It still shocks me how many people have not heard of this document even though it is in the Westminster Standards. It was of great benefit to me upon the first reading and continues to be such. Read alongside its Scripture references, this is a great soothing to the soul by the blessing of God's Spirit – truly the best portion of law and gospel you can fit into such a concise document. It really isn't that long, and I suggest you all meditate upon it before the Lord's Day (if it is not already that day for you).
https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-sum-of-saving-knowledge/
It still shocks me how many people have not heard of this document even though it is in the Westminster Standards. It was of great benefit to me upon the first reading and continues to be such. Read alongside its Scripture references, this is a great soothing to the soul by the blessing of God's Spirit – truly the best portion of law and gospel you can fit into such a concise document. It really isn't that long, and I suggest you all meditate upon it before the Lord's Day (if it is not already that day for you).
https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-sum-of-saving-knowledge/
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A PURITAN'S MIND
This website is created by our wonderful brother Rev. Dr. C. Matthew McMahon, who expounds the lives and doctrines of the Puritans in dozens of edifying articles as well as sharing other resources. I highly recommend making your way through some of them if you are interested in this blessed time period.
https://www.apuritansmind.com/
This website is created by our wonderful brother Rev. Dr. C. Matthew McMahon, who expounds the lives and doctrines of the Puritans in dozens of edifying articles as well as sharing other resources. I highly recommend making your way through some of them if you are interested in this blessed time period.
https://www.apuritansmind.com/
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PRAYER REMINDER
- Worship God for His many wonderful mercies and attributes, such as His breaking the covenant between the devil and the Church in Christ Jesus
- Remember who God is and to walk before the Lord all the days of your life (that is, knowing that God sees your every move), asking Him to try you and search your heart and show you your wicked ways
- Pray for the ingathering of the elect and specific examples like your unsaved acquaintances
- Pray for God to give you trust and faith in His will, not your own, and to not grumble at His Word
- Base your prayers on the promises of God in His Word
- Pray for your minister and the ministry of the Word
- Pray thanking God for all things, even small things
- Pray God to renew your heart within you and to forgive you your many sins
- Pray for humility and the strength to deal correctly with others
- Pray for strength against the flesh and to glorify Him actively and continually.
- Worship God for His many wonderful mercies and attributes, such as His breaking the covenant between the devil and the Church in Christ Jesus
- Remember who God is and to walk before the Lord all the days of your life (that is, knowing that God sees your every move), asking Him to try you and search your heart and show you your wicked ways
- Pray for the ingathering of the elect and specific examples like your unsaved acquaintances
- Pray for God to give you trust and faith in His will, not your own, and to not grumble at His Word
- Base your prayers on the promises of God in His Word
- Pray for your minister and the ministry of the Word
- Pray thanking God for all things, even small things
- Pray God to renew your heart within you and to forgive you your many sins
- Pray for humility and the strength to deal correctly with others
- Pray for strength against the flesh and to glorify Him actively and continually.
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VERSE REFLECTIONS
"And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?"
-Ezra ix. 13, 14
"And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?"
-Ezra ix. 13, 14
VERSE REFLECTIONS
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
-Genesis vi. 5
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."
-Jeremiah xvii. 9
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
-Isaiah i. 18.
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
-Genesis vi. 5
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."
-Jeremiah xvii. 9
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
-Isaiah i. 18.
MEDITATION
Sorry for not posting a lot, I have been finishing my time abroad and getting ready for my next placement.
Here is something from a trusted brother and ministry student:
FOR READING EZEKIEL XVI
v1-14 - Read and reflect on God's goodness and grace to His people and His Church.
v15-52 - Read and reflect on the Church's sin and faithlessness, and your own wickedness and disobedience, sinning against God and deserving all death, wrath, and condemnation.
v53-63 - Reflect on God's loving-kindness and free grace, shown to the vilest of offenders, and most detestable people, see His love for His Church.
Sorry for not posting a lot, I have been finishing my time abroad and getting ready for my next placement.
Here is something from a trusted brother and ministry student:
FOR READING EZEKIEL XVI
v1-14 - Read and reflect on God's goodness and grace to His people and His Church.
v15-52 - Read and reflect on the Church's sin and faithlessness, and your own wickedness and disobedience, sinning against God and deserving all death, wrath, and condemnation.
v53-63 - Reflect on God's loving-kindness and free grace, shown to the vilest of offenders, and most detestable people, see His love for His Church.