Category Archives: Bible

2 JANUARY (PREACHED NEW YEAR’S MORNING 1773 [& 1783]) A wretch like me ‘And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?’ 1 Chronicles 17:16SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Timothy 1:12–17 Who am I? The frameContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

August 31 ONLY ONE LIFEAvis B. Christiansen, 1895–1985And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again. (2 Corinthians 5:15)Find your purpose and fling your life out into it; and the loftier your purpose is, the more sure youContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

August 30 I SURRENDER ALLJudson W. Van De Venter, 1855–1939Anyone who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (Matthew 10:38, 39)The Bible teaches us that brokenness is a prerequisite to blessingContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

August 29 PRECIOUS LORD, TAKE MY HANDThomas A. Dorsey, 1899–1993For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear; I will help you.” (Isaiah 41:13)Out of a broken heart after his wife and newly born son had both died, Thomas Dorsey cried to hisContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

August 28 ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOR LEADS MEFanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end. (Psalm 48:14)Often we become discouraged because we cannot see God’s long range plan of guidance for our lives. We need to remember that God has promisedContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”