Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah . . . has conquered . . . Revelation 5:5
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . Galatians 6:14
You have been very angry with your Anointed One. Psalm 89:38
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2
Let the motto upon your whole ministry be - "Christ is All!" - Cotton Mather

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

"That's My King!" In Matthew 16!


Christ Jesus Is The Greatest Sign
He’s Sinless Man With Strong, Steel Spine
And God In Flesh Who Is Divine
There’s No One Like Him Who’s So Fine
All Beauty Does In Him Combine
Pure Perfection He’d Define
He Is Our All, Our Truth, Our Vine
Who Warns Of Wicked Teachers Swine
He Died For Sinners Who’d Malign
But Rose Alive To Death Consign
To Hell Forever There Confine
But We Are Free In His Bloodline
By Faith Alone He Does Assign
The Status “Righteous” God’s Design
Of His Love There’s No Coastline
He Sings O’er Us And Calls Us “Mine!”
So Praise His Name, Let Your Light Shine!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Is The God Who Came
His Church To Build, His Holy Aim
He Is The Christ Peter’d Exclaim
This Rock The World Shall Never Tame
He’s Son Of God We Must Proclaim
He’d Die, Bear All God’s Wrath In Shame
To Take Our Sin And Curse And Blame
Then Rise Again His Bride To Claim
The Gates Of Hell He’d Crush And Maim
By Faith Alone, Not Sweetest Frame
We’re Justified, Never The Same
All For Christ’s Everlasting Fame
To The Praise Of His Holy And Beautiful Name!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

Christ Jesus Came His Church To Build
Upon This Rock His Spirit Filled
Peter Would Lead And Guide What’s Sealed
With God’s Spirit Christ Fulfilled
The Gates Of Hell Christ Crushed And Killed
All Wrath Is Quenched, The Fires Are Chilled
He Died And Rose Salvation Willed
Now Keys Are Given To The Skilled
To Bind And Loose What God Would Build
A People Who With Christ Are Thrilled!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Showed Them Many A Thing
Of How He’d Suffer, Die, And Sting
From All The Hatred Men Would Bring
But On The Third Day We Will Sing
For He Shall Win Our Risen King
Forever Take Away Death’s Sting
Don’t Focus On Man’s Selfish Fling
And Be Like Satan’s Vile Offspring
But Turn To God To Christ You’ll Cling
Set Minds On God’s Great Everything
From Him All Joy And Life Does Spring
Who Died And Rose To Make You Sing!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Christ Jesus Is Our Greatest Gain
To Come To Him He Has Made Plain
We Must Deny Ourselves So Vain
And Die Like Him, Like Little Grain
Once Planted Dies But Springs With Rain
One Soul’s Worth More Than Worldly Fame
And All You Ever Could Attain
Christ Will Repay And Come And Claim
His Children Who Make Him Their Aim
For He Lay Dead, Was Cursed And Slain
He Bore God’s Wrath And Took Our Shame
Then Rose Alive To Rule And Reign
And Set Our Hearts For Him Aflame
Our Lives, Our Souls He Does Sustain
For Him We’ll Suffer Any Pain
He Gave Us Life, Broke Every Chain
Now When We Die There’s Only Gain!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Someday Will Return
With Father’s Glory To Confirm
We Are His, Repay In Turn
For What We’ve Done For Him Affirm
We’re Saved Since Christ Got What We’d Earn
For Sin We All Deserve To Burn
But Jesus Died And Rose To Turn
God’s Wrath Away From Us We Learn
He Is Our Savior So Discern
Make Him Our Deep And Great Concern
He Is Our All! For Him We Yearn!

That's my King! That's my King!

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Christ In Every Book Of The Bible!


I love this list of how every book in the Bible points to Christ compiled by Ryan McGraw in the appendix of his new book: A Divine Tapestry: Summaries And Memory Verses From Every Chapter Of Scripture

Ryan writes:

How the Books Of the Bible Point to Christ

All God's promises are summed up in Christ (2 Cor. 1:20) and all the Scriptures point to Him (John 5:39). Therefore, this section lists some key ideas from every book of the Bible, giving clues as to how they point to Christ. Limited in scope, the summaries point to Christ by types, foreshadowing, and by promises. Many of these summaries require some explanation, but coupled with the summary of God's covenants in the preceding appendix, and following the narrative established by the main text above, they present some clues regarding what to look for while reading the Bible. It helps to remember that the Old Testament ordinances and promises were often defective by design, or fulfilled only partially, in order to keep the eyes of believers on the horizon for Christ's coming.

Genesis: Christ is the Seed of the woman, who crushes the serpent’s head

Exodus: Christ is Redeemer

Leviticus: Christ is High Priest, who makes atonement for sins

Numbers: Christ chastens His people for their sins and preserves them

Deuteronomy: Christ will circumcise the hearts of believers and their children

Joshua: Christ is the Commander of the armies of the Lord

Judges: Christ is the Angel of the Lord, who disciplines His people

Ruth: Christ is the Kinsman Redeemer

1 and 2 Samuel: Christ is the Anointed King and Son of David

1 and 2 Kings: Christ is the Faithful Son of David

1 and 2 Chronicles: Christ preserves His people in exile and restores them

Ezra: Christ is our worship Leader

Nehemiah: Christ dwells with His people in distress

Esther: Christ is the God of Providence, saving His people from all enemies

Job: Christ is the Savior, who will resurrect His people

Psalms: Christ is Prophet, Priest, and King, who represents and saves His people

Proverbs: Christ is the eternal Wisdom of God

Ecclesiastes: Christ gives meaning to life by leading us to fear God

Song of Solomon: Christ is the Bridegroom of His church

Isaiah: Christ is the Branch of David and the suffering Servant, defending God’s holiness

Jeremiah: Christ rebuilds the remnant under the new covenant

Lamentations: Christ shows God’s great faithfulness in the worst times

Ezekiel: Christ is the Lord who is there among His people by the Spirit

Daniel: Christ is King over an everlasting Kingdom

Hosea: Christ is the Bridegroom, saving His unfaithful bride, bringing salvation to the nations

Joel: Christ pours out His Spirit on all flesh

Amos: Christ restores the fallen booth of David

Micah: Christ is the everlasting King born in Bethlehem

Nahum: Christ defends His people by upholding God’s name in Exodus 34

Habakkuk: Christ teaches His suffering people to live by faith

Zephaniah: Christ rejoices over His people with singing

Haggai: Christ is the true and greater temple

Zechariah: Christ is a Priest crowned King

Malachi: Christ is the Angel of the covenant

Matthew: Christ fulfills Scripture and has all authority in heaven and earth from the Father

Mark: Christ is the God who does wondrous things

Luke: Christ calls the nations to repentance and faithful

John: Christ is the eternal Son of God who became man

Acts: Christ is ascended and reigning, spreading the gospel to the nations by His Spirit

Romans: Christ is the heart of God’s gospel

1 Corinthians: Christ is the wisdom and power of God for salvation

2 Corinthians: Christ is the substance of the ministry of the new covenant

Galatians: Christ is the only way of justification

Ephesians: Christ is the centerpiece of the work of the Triune God

Philippians: Christ is the form of God and the form of a servants

Colossians: Christ is the divine and human head of the church

1 Thessalonians: Christ is the hope of believers in death

2 Thessalonians: Christ is the Judge of all people

1 Timothy: Christ is Lord of the church, caring for His government

2 Timothy: Christ is the focal point of Scripture

Titus: Christ is zealous for the godliness of His people

Philemon: Christ brings true freedom

Hebrews: Christ perfects the old covenant in the new covenant

James: Christ reconciles rich and poor Christians

1 Peter: Christ is the true Prophet, who spoke by the Spirit in every prophet

2 Peter: Christ defends His church from false teachers

1 John: Christ is the true God and eternal life

2 John: Christ is true man

3 John: Christ is the pattern of goodness

Jude: Christ preserves His people in everlasting life in spite of false teachers

Revelation: Christ is ruler of nations and defender of His persecuted people