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5 JANUARY (BEGUN SUNDAY EVENING 8 JANUARY 1769) Anointed eyes ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ Genesis 1:1SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 19:1–14 It would make plain people more sensible of the advantage of the Word of God if they knew the uncertainty and perplexity of the wisest men, who were notContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

Homeward bound ‘And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.’ 1 Chronicles 17:17SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Chronicles 17:18–27 YouContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

3 JANUARY (PREACHED NEW YEAR’S MORNING 1773 [& 1783]) Safe thus far ‘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: Exodus 18:1–12 That thou hast brought me hitherto. HereContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

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”