Resources by Charlie Wingard
“All the saints [that is, believers] come to the throne of grace on the same errand, and in this they are one, they all desire God’s favor as their chief good. We should beg it for others as well as for ourselves, for in God’ s favor there is enough for us all and we shall have never the less for sharing in what we have.” – Matthew Henry on Psalm 4:6
Read More“Most worthy art thou, O GOOD AND GRACIOUS GOD, of all praises, even for thine own sake, surpassing all things in holiness. By thee alone are we made holy and sanctified. We praise thee for our glorious redemption, purchased for us in thy dearly beloved Son, Christ Jesus, as our duty continually bids us. Give us thy Holy Spirit to govern us. And grant that all things which breathe with life may praise thee as the true life of all creatures, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. AMEN.” – Prayers on the Psalms from the Scottish Psalter of 1595 (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2010), 149.
Read More“Thy mercies, LORD, are above all thy works; faithful art thou in all thy promises, just in all thy doings. Be a merciful Father unto us for Christ Jesus thy Son’s sake. Govern our ways for we are weak; strengthen us for we are frail; refresh us f0r we are famished; and plentifully bestow thy good gifts upon us. Defend us from the snares of Satan, our old enemy, that he tempt us not out of the right way, but that we be evermore ready to praise and glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ. AMEN.” – Prayers on the Psalms from the Scottish Psalter of 1595 (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2010), 145
Read MoreThomas Brooks reflects on humility: “Labor to be clothed with humility. Humility makes a man peaceable among brethren, fruitful in well-doing, cheerful in suffering, and constant in holy walking (1 Pet. 5:5). Humility fits for the highest services we owe to Christ, and yet will not neglect the lowest service to the [most ordinary] saint (John 13:5) . . . Humility can weep over other men’s weaknessses, and joy and rejoice over their graces. Humility will make a man quiet and contented in the [lowliest] condition, and it will preserve a man from envying other men’s prosperous condition (1 Thess 1:2,3). Humility honors those that are strong in grace and puts two hands under those that are weak in grace (Eph.…
Read MoreJemar Tisby, RTS Jackson’s African American Leadership Initiative Director, and Steve Lanier, Assistant to the Pastor at Redeemer PCA, help my Introduction to Missions students think through cross-cultural missions. Very valuable instruction!
Read MoreCREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, however greatly the affairs and cares of this world do trouble, molest, and avert us from rendering unto thee that honour and obedience due unto thee, yet we beseech thee that, forgetting all other things, we may have no other aim but to praise and glorify thee all the days of our life, for the great benefits which we continually receive at thy hands, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. – Prayers on the Psalms from the Scottish Psalter of 1595 (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2010), 136.
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