Treasures of Darkness, based on Isaiah 45:3. Although we often think of darkness as relating to evil, she brought up the fact that God does do some of His greatest works in the darkness. When we go through some dark night of the soul it is then that God is working His greatest work to sanctify us. We can have riches in emotional darkness as we cry out to God for His mercy and grace. In any darkness God hears our cry and our darkness can become light as we focus on Him and not the anxiety or trial. No matter what darkness we go through we must not waste it, in it we must let God work His treasures of grace.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Treasures of Darkness
At the Perimeter Church, Women on Wednesdays group, yesterday we had a speaker named Ginger Garrett. Ginger is an author of historical fiction books dating back to Medieval times. She spoke on
New Light on Old Words
I just finished a class called Theological Foundations for Leaders. It was extremely hard but very rewarding. No one can lead a Perimeter sponsored Bible Study or Discipleship Group without taking and passing this class. I have taken the final exam but don't know as yet if I passed. But, pass or not pass, I learned a tremendous amount and have been applying it to my study of the Word on a daily basis.
The curriculum we studied was R. C. Sproul's commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechism. I had never read through any of those, but in three months time we had to read through, and study through, all of them, plus study 4 CD's on Infant Baptism,Pastor Bob Cargo, Doctrines of Grace, Randy Pope,Covenant Christian Schools,Randy Pope and For Whom Did Christ Taste Death, by John Piper In addition we had several articles from the websites like Dispensationalism by Dr. Ligon Duncan. I studied at least 3 hours a day. Needless to say, it was a lot for this 69 year old to grasp! In fact, it was too much, and for that reason and because it was so encouraging to me spiritually, I am going to audit the next class during the summer. I am hoping to get the points that I missed the first time, and solidify what I got without all the pressure of a Final Exam.
I would highly recommend a read through of Sproul's Westminster Confession of Faith study for anyone who would like to know more about the Reformed Faith or for those already in the Reformed Faith to grow in their faith.
The curriculum we studied was R. C. Sproul's commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechism. I had never read through any of those, but in three months time we had to read through, and study through, all of them, plus study 4 CD's on Infant Baptism,Pastor Bob Cargo, Doctrines of Grace, Randy Pope,Covenant Christian Schools,Randy Pope and For Whom Did Christ Taste Death, by John Piper In addition we had several articles from the websites like Dispensationalism by Dr. Ligon Duncan. I studied at least 3 hours a day. Needless to say, it was a lot for this 69 year old to grasp! In fact, it was too much, and for that reason and because it was so encouraging to me spiritually, I am going to audit the next class during the summer. I am hoping to get the points that I missed the first time, and solidify what I got without all the pressure of a Final Exam.
I would highly recommend a read through of Sproul's Westminster Confession of Faith study for anyone who would like to know more about the Reformed Faith or for those already in the Reformed Faith to grow in their faith.
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