Weekly Devotional by Al Baker
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 46, November 22, 2018 "Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation." -2 Corinthians 6:2 Always Be Closing I tried to show last week that many of us in the Reformed and Calvinistic world are woefully weak in asking for the order... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 45, November 15, 2018 "Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation." -2 Corinthians 6:2 Asking for the Order As I listen to most Reformed preachers today, I hear a very weak appeal in their preaching for people to be saved. Perhaps... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 44, November 8, 2018 "But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil." -Romans 13:4 What the Civil Magistrate Can... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 43, November 1, 2018 "Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus." -Acts 4:13 Gaining, Regaining, or Maintaining the Divine Swagger Peter, the... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 42, October 25, 2018 ". . . this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death." -Acts 2:23 The Preacher Is to Wear Two Hats Much of what passes... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 41, October 18, 2018 "I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." -1 Corinthians 2:2 Preacher, You Must Preach Christ Crucified! Historically speaking, it has always been difficult for preachers to the keep the gospel bus squarely on the road. Various forms... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 40, October 11, 2018 "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit" -Ephesians 4:30 . . . "Do not quench the Spirit" -1 Thessalonians 5:19 . . . "Insulting the Spirit of grace" -Hebrews 10:29 "Repent. . . be baptized. . . receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38 Receiving the Holy Spirit,... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 39, October 04, 2018 ". . . and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." -Acts 2:38 Ask for the Holy Spirit What are we lacking, my friends? We have our Reformed theology. We have our Westminster Confession of Faith or other wonderful doctrinal... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 38, September 27, 2018 "I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one." -Ezekiel 22:30 Are You That Man? Ezekiel the... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 17, number 37, September 20, 2018 "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers." -Ephesians 4:11 Does the Office of Evangelist Still Exist Today? I am often asked this question and the issue is somewhat controversial in... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS 