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Monday, June 8, 2026

Trump’s Emotional Actions. War against Humanity. $1.3 Trillion for 'Peace Making Nukes'

Trump’s Emotional Actions. War against Humanity. $1.3 Trillion for 'Peace Making Nukes' - lewrockwell.com

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Recommended reading:

Hiroshima A-bomb survivor calls for abolition of 'devil's weapons' at U.N. - japantimes.co.jp
The Nuclear Missile That Vladimir Putin Just Tested Could Destroy An Area The Size Of The State Of Texas - endoftheamericandream.com

Were the Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified? by Peter Hammond
Hiroshima, Scorched Earth, and Nuclear Warfare - Why We Don't Kill Women and Children, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

The following quotes are from Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's book, Killing the Rising Sun:

"In the blast that follows, a fireball spreads out over the target zone. It travels at one hundred times the speed of sound, rendering it silent. One-millionth of a second later, the people of Hiroshima began to incinerate."
"But Enola Gay is safe. All twelve men on board are alive. In six hours they will celebrate with whiskey and lemonade and spend the night far from the hell they have just created."
"The next day the chilling results of what the young officer saw from the air are reported on Japanese radio: 'Practically all living things, human and animal, were literally seared to death."
"[President] Truman's face lights up. 'This is the greatest thing in history...'"
"'Thank God for the atomic bomb' is a common refrain among American soldiers and sailors, who have been dreading the blood-bath sure to come if American troops invade the beaches of Japan. To many of them, the bombing of civilians is not an issue - it's payback for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."
"Oppenheimer soon leaves the stage, but not before bringing the house down with his final comment: 'My only regret is that we didn't develop the bomb in time to use it against the Germans.'"
Recommended reading:

Elon Musk Compares His Work to Miracles Performed by Jesus Christ

Elon Musk Compares His Work to Miracles Performed by Jesus Christ - futurism.com

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Recommended sermons and podcasts:

You WON’T Believe What Elon Musk Just Said About God, by Various Speakers (2024)
Antichrist Elon Musk - Neuralink ,Digital Telepathy, by Jason Cooley (20245)
Elon Musk -The Richest Man in America - Profligates and Character Wrecks, by Kevin Swanson of Generations Radio (2021)
Elon Musk, Bit Coin, and Debt Monetization - One Gigantic Ponzi Scheme, by Kevin Swanson (2021)

Mormons outraged after Pentagon no longer counts LDS as Christian

Mormons outraged after Pentagon no longer counts LDS as Christian - msn.com

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There is no need for the Mormons to be outraged at the Pentagon's decision not to call them Christians. If they want to believe that Satan and our Lord Jesus are brothers, and that we can be a god like our Lord Jesus, their free to believe that. But they certainly are not a Christian religion.

Recommended podcast: The Manhattan Declaration, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2009)

Excerpt from this podcast: "Well, it is a problem when you call the LDS (Mormons) our brothers. It is like saying We and the Baal worshippers are going to get together because we're really fighting against the Molech worshippers. See, because the Molech worshippers, they're sacrificing children and we think that's an abomination, and we get a few Baal worshippers to go with us. Now we're going to call them our brothers? I think we ought not..."

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Witnessing to Mormons 1, by Rev. Ian Goligher
Witnessing to Mormons 2, by Rev. Ian Goligher
Mormonism: Its Counterfeit Bible, Apostles, & Priesthood, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: Matthew 24]
Mormonism: Polygamy, Freemasonry, & Money, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: 1 Timothy 3]

The Briefing for Monday, June 8, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Suicide, Canadian Style

Suicide, Canadian Style - hotair.com

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Recommended reading:

Recommended podcasts:

Irreversible Comatose, Living Will, Brain Death, by Greg Bahnsen
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide, by Brian Hoffman
Robin Williams Commits Suicide - Consistency in Worldview, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2014)
Euthanasia - The Not So Good Death, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Doctor Assisted Suicide - The Moral Endgame for National Healthcare? by Various Speakers

Here is another recommended podcast: How the Mental Health Industry Misses the Mark, by Dave Wheaton of The Christian Worldview. Dave Weaton interviews Greg Gifford, the author of Lies My Therapist Told Me

Here are some excerpts from Elizabeth Wurtzel's great book, Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America:

'I looked at him in shock. Why the hell does everyone think the problem is drugs? 'David, what I wouldn't give to have a drug problem.' I say. 'What I wouldn't give for it to be that simple. If I could check in somewhere and come out the other end okay. I'd be thrilled.'"
"Even then, I was pretty certain, in my 12 year old mind, that life was one long distraction from the inevitable."
"Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter. That was my motto."
"...and then one day you realize that your entire life is just awful, not worth living, a horror and a black blot on the white terrain of human existence. One morning you wake up afraid you're going to live."
"But then I never had to worry about a crash landing because I never even took off."
"Something inside me was not just depressed but dividing, cracking, splintering, pulling me back and forth between my two parents, and occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window, and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt."
"They ask me if I've done any drugs in the last 24 hours, and I say no. Then I say I guess I smoked some pot and snorted some coke also, but that was just to make the Ecstasy last longer. I also admit to them I had some beer, maybe a couple of sea breezes in there too. Then the doctor asks if I have a substance abuse problem, and all I can do is laugh."
"'I won't do that.' he said. 'I already told you it's your mother's responsibility.' 'Oh *** Daddy. I give up. I can't listen to this anymore.' 'What am I supposed to say?' 'Try, Have a good life. Because this is it for me.' Years later, thinking about this conversation, I will remember, as somebody very sagely said during the parricide trials of the Menendez brothers: Anytime your kids kill you, you are at least partly to blame."
"Depression is all about If you loved me you would."
"But instead of going to a mental institution, I decided to go to California."
"...I wish that every psychiatrist I've ever dealt with could know what it's like to be a patient and to feel desperate. I wish they could know what it's like to wake up every morning afraid you're going to live.'
"So the plan was simple: I would earn enough money to pay my mother back, and they I'd kill myself."
"On April 8, 1994, as I was completing this book, Kurt Cobain shot himself in the head...Grunge, the musical style that Nirvana did so much to invent and popularize, was described by Newsweek as 'what happens when children of divorce get their hands on guitars.'...Every person who has experienced a severe depression has his own sad, awful tale to tell, his own mess to live through. Sadly, Kurt Cobain will never get that far. Every day I thank God that I did."

The Rainbow Revolution Runs Into Resistance

The Rainbow Revolution Runs Into Resistance - thenewamerican.com

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Speaking Truth and Love to LGBTQ Friends, by Dave Jenkins

The text for this message is:
Ephesians 4:15: "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ..."
1 Peter 3:15: "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear..."

A Quiet Rewrite That Could Shape a Thousand Climate Cases

A Quiet Rewrite That Could Shape a Thousand Climate Cases - hotair.com

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Recommended reading:

Climate Change on X: 46 IPCC Scientists REBEL: The Climate Narrative is Crumbling from Within! Forty-six scientists tied to the IPCC have stepped away or spoken out because their evidence-based views clashed with the official alarmist script. They weren’t “listened to.”

Excerpt: "Inconvenient grift..."

More recommended reading: The End is Near (And It Can't Come Fast Enough!) - townhall.com

Excerpt from this article: "In 12 years, we'll all be dead. An unstoppable force will wipe out all of humanity, most of the animals, and even some of the cockroaches. It's not climate change, it's the smugness of the true believers, the brainwashed masses of millennials who will one day be in positions to implement the absolute bat-feces crazy ideas they are espousing today."

No Matter What They Call It, Abortion Kills Babies

No Matter What They Call It, Abortion Kills Babies - lifenews.com

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Recommended reading:

Recommended video: Hard Truth About Abortion

Note: This is a hard video to watch, both because of its subject matter, but also because of the song that goes along with it. It is a great song, but the audio quality is not very good. I suggest you watch the whole video, but when they come to the song, turn the volume down and just read the lyrics below!

A Malediction

The judges sat outside the law, And in their pride no evil saw
In setting teeth to Satan's jaw, And feeding him our children.

A curse, a curse, the law it cries, A curse, a curse, on mankind's pride
A curse on him who would deny, God's image in mankind.

When viewed in terms of cost and ease, An unborn child is a disease
A holocaust soon fit to please, Our own convenience.

Torn from out their mother's womb, Denied the sky, denied the tomb
Conceived in lust to their own ruin, A sacrifice to pleasure.

A Curse, a curse their blood cries out, A curse, a curse the heavens shout!
A curse on him who dares to flout, God's image in mankind.

The doctors with their blood-red hands, Who loved their money more than man.
With greed their god they lay their plan, The butchers of mankind.

Oh, rid us of this evil Lord, And turn our hearts by cross or sword
Our nation cannot long afford, To live beneath your anger.

A Curse, a curse upon their heads, O, save them Lord, or slay them dead!
And fill our country with your dread, And turn away your anger.

From Sermonaudio.com...

A Dry Tree Made New in the Water of Baptism, by Rev. S. 't Hart [Text: Isaiah 53; Isaiah 56:1-8]
Righteousness Received: A Reason to Rejoice, by Andrew Irwin [Text: Isaiah 45:14-25]
The End of Days, Joseph Dying in Resurrection Hope, by Robert Heyburn [Text: Genesis 50:15-26]
Lords Day 22b, by Rev W Huizinga [Text: Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 47:1-12]
Woman, behold thy son, by Rev. Ralph Hall [Text: John 19:25-27: "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home."]
Remember the Cross, by Rev Philip Gardiner [Text: Luke 22:19 & 20: "And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."]
How to live long with God in the land, by Rev. S. 't Hart [Text: Deuteronomy 5:16: "Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."; Deuteronomy 21:18-23: "If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance."]
Fighting for authority in Christ’s Church, by Rev Dr Roger Dean Anderson [Text: 1 Peter 5:1-11; James 3:13--4:6]
A donkey for Jesus, by Rev. Ralph Hall [Text: Mark 11:1-10; Exodus 13:13: "And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem."]
The Lord's presence dwelling with His people, by Pastor Eric Moerdyk [Text: Exodus 40:17-38; Revelation 21: 1-8]
Looking Unto Jesus, by Dr. Adriaan Neele [Text: Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14 & 15: "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life."]
Grace that Transforms, by Dr. Adriaan Neele [Text: Titus 2]
From Suffering to Glory, by Rev. Scott Dibbet [Text: Romans 8:18-27]
Church Members after Pentecost, by Rev. Pieter VanderMeyden [Text: Acts 2:37-47]
Depending on God, by Mark Wagenaar [Text: Psalm 23]
Ordained to Eternal Life, by Rev. Ian Kenny [Text: Acts 13:38-48]
From D-Day to VE Day, by Rev Ian Brown [Text: Matthew 28]
Running The Race, by Mark Preston [Text: Hebrews 12:1 & 2: "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."]
Ruth's Confession of Faith, by Pastor Jack Schoeman [Text: Ruth 1:1-18]
Come, For all things are now Ready, by Rev. David Park
Christ and His Church, by Mr. Stephen Crawford [Text: Ephesians 5:22-33]

Today in the News - Monday, June 8, 2026

Headlines:

Columnists:

Derek Hunter: Some Questions for Graham Platner - townhall.com
Larry Provost: Support for Ukraine Growing Among US Christian Leaders - townhall.com
Michael Brown: I Am Not Setting Dates for the Second Coming, but Things Are Different Today - townhall.com
Robert Spencer: Iran: ‘This War Will End Only When It Ends in Lebanon as Well’ - frontpagemag.com
Steve Ram: Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles at Israel | IDF Warns: 'Tehran Will Burn' (Video)

Videos:

Max Afterburner: Iran's Mullahs Just Launched Missiles At Israel Then THIS HAPPENED
China Observer: China Angers Heaven! Century-Rare Wind, Thunderstorm, Hail, Everything Destroyed in 10 Minutes
Alex Jones Live: Must-Watch! Alex Jones Joins Shawn Johnson To Talk Iran War, Islamic Invasion Of The UK, Aliens & More
TrueLife News: Trump SUPREME COURT Announcement Mail-in-ballots CHANGES EVERYTHING! Trump Storms out of Interview
Man in America: RISE of the New World Order Forgotten History
Erick Stakelbeck: Iranian Missiles POUND Israel; Trump Demands Israel NOT Respond | Watchman Newscast LIVE

From X:

Here is a Hymn Based on Psalm 147: O Sing Ye Hallelujah

"Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD." Psalm 147

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 147: O Sing Ye Hallelujah
Recommended podcast: Why Johnny Can't Sing, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Here is a sermon on Psalm 147: What is Proper Church Music? by Rev. Stephen Hamilton

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: The Watchman

The Watchman, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Ezekiel 33]

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Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf anymore. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21]

Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! He was also a BIG baseball fan. I'm sure if David had been able to hear he would have loved the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much, much more than any sporting event! Oh, here is a video of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in American Sign Language! (ASL)

Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Today in History - June 8

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.

Recommended podcast: James Madison, by Mark H. Myers

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A # 86-90

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?

A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.

Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.

Q. 88. What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption?
A. The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption are, his ordinances, especially the Word, Sacraments, and prayer; all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.

Q. 89. How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.

Q. 90. How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?

A. That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

Recommended sermon: The Westminster Assembly, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

Daily Bible Verses for Monday, June 8, 2026

The following sermons are on Psalm 103:8-12: "The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant of mercy. He will not always chide, neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not delt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us for our iniquity. For as the heavens that are high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our sins from us."

The Mercy of God, by Rev. Roger Higginson
Pardon and Forgiveness, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Not After Our Sins, by Rev. Joel Pankratz
The Fear of the Lord, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1906-1969)
God the Father Almighty, by Rev. Michael Fintelman

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 103: O Come My Soul [Note: This is sung to the same melody as O Zion, Piano Solo & in (Chinese?)

Daily Bible Reading for Monday, June 8, 2026

The following Bible readings are taken from the website, Oneyearbibleonline.com. If you follow this reading plan you will read through the whole Bible in one year. I highly encourage you to do so. Also, the sermons below each section are ones that I have chosen from the website, Sermonaudio.com

1 Kings 3:3-4:34

The following sermons are on 1 Kings 3 & 4:

Wisdom and the Prayer of Faith, by Rev. Roger Higginson [Text: 1 Kings 3:1-15; James 1:5-7]
A Dream Come True, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: 1 Kings 3:1-15]
Organizing the Kingdom, by Pastor Robert McCurley [Text: 1 Kings 4:1-21]
Delivered From Wits End Corner, by Rev. Reginald Cranston [Text: 2 King 4:2]

Acts 6

Here are some sermons on Acts 6:

Psalm 126

Here are some sermons on Psalm 126:

Reformation 101, by Dr. Alan Cairns
Do Dreams Come True? by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

Proverbs 16:24 & 25

Here is a sermon on Proverbs 16:

The following sermon is on Proverbs 16:4: "The LORD hath made all things for himself. Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil."

Michael Jackson's Life and Death Matters (20 Reasons), by Craig Musselman

Here are 2 more sermons on Proverbs 16:

Divine Providence, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis [Text: Proverbs 16]
Seven Different Characters, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Proverbs 16:2]

From Sermonaudio.com...

A Dry Tree Made New in the Water of Baptism, by Rev. S. 't Hart [Text: Isaiah 53; Isaiah 56:1-8]
Righteousness Received: A Reason to Rejoice, by Andrew Irwin [Text: Isaiah 45:14-25]
The End of Days, Joseph Dying in Resurrection Hope, by Robert Heyburn [Text: Genesis 50:15-26]
Lords Day 22b, by Rev W Huizinga [Text: Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 47:1-12]
Woman, behold thy son, by Rev. Ralph Hall [Text: John 19:25-27: "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home."]
Remember the Cross, by Rev Philip Gardiner [Text: Luke 22:19 & 20: "And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."]
How to live long with God in the land, by Rev. S. 't Hart [Text: Deuteronomy 5:16: "Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."; Deuteronomy 21:18-23: "If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance."]
Fighting for authority in Christ’s Church, by Rev Dr Roger Dean Anderson [Text: 1 Peter 5:1-11; James 3:13--4:6]
A donkey for Jesus, by Rev. Ralph Hall [Text: Mark 11:1-10; Exodus 13:13: "And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem."]

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Prophecy to Dry Bones

Prophecy to Dry Bones, by Ian Macleod

The text for this sermon is Ezekiel 37:1-14: "The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD."

The Second Coming

The Second Coming, by Rev David Stewart

The text for this sermon is Revelation 1:7: "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

Hymns of the Faith

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Assembling for Worship, by Rev. John Greer

The text for this sermon is Hebrews 10:11-25.

Recommended sermon: God is a Spirit, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: John 4:24]

Recommended podcast: Worship Music - The Basic Principles - First the Fear of God, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Excerpt from this podcast: Pastor Swanson quotes John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress as saying: "The fear of God is the bass in the orchestra."

Below is partial transcript of a sermon I heard in the early 1980s on this same passage, or more particularly, John 4:24, and Exodus 20:25:

John 4:24: "God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Exodus 20:25: "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it."

The minister who preached this sermon was Rev. Paul den Butter. I think this sermon was preached around 1980. Anyway, that is around the time I wrote the following excerpts down in my diary:

"...they have to be very careful that they do not make it (an alter of stone) of hewn stone. And they may not use any tool, any hammer or axe or whatever. They may not use any tool to beautify those stones. They must take simply the rock, the unadorned stones.

"'Ah, but then the alter is not nice, Then the alter is not beautiful. Then it is simply a primitive thing.'

"Well, that's what it may be in our estimation, but it's God's will, is it not? Whether it is a primitive thing or not, it is God's will that the alter will be built of rough stones and that no tool will be used.

"'Ya, but those stones are going to be much nicer if you use some chisel, and if you make some ornaments, some adornments on those stones. The alter is much more beautiful and much more serviceable in your worship service.'

"Ah, but the principle is not what I like, not what I think that is nice and beautiful, not what adorns my worship service, but the principle is what God has said!

"Not my taste determines, but God's command. God has the right to determine what it should be like. And this is a principle nearly almost forgotten. It was perfectly understood by our Reformers. They did not look for innovations, They did not look for all sorts of adornments in the church. Why do people today look for all sorts of things that beautify the worship service and make it more attractive? Why do we see vestments in all sorts of colors?

"I'm convinced it is simply to fill the aching void of the absence of reality. When the Church of Christ was most vigorous in its spiritual life, it had the most simple form of worship. When God converted most people, and when God's children were edified in the worship service, and when the Lord was present in the worship services, it may have been in a barn or in an open field, the worship as such was as simple as simple can be.

"But what do we see today? That in direct proportion to the loss of true spiritual life there is an increase in forms and ceremonies. And the forms and ceremonies are meant to fill the vacancies of true spiritual life. And so Satan is using tools to adorn our alters, but in the meantime he is polluting it. He's corrupting the worship. And men are willing instruments in his hands."