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Joshua Mack

A Few Minutes With a Puritan

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A Few Minutes With a Puritan

Joshua Mack

A Few Minutes With a Puritan

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A Few Minutes With a Puritan

Joshua Mack

A Few Minutes With a Puritan

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We are continuing to look at Thomas Goodwin's first sermon on Ephesians. Here he helps us think about what it means for Paul to be an apostle, answers some possible objections to Paul's claim to have received his apostleship directly from God,
Isaac Ambrose reminds us of God's decree that He would save us through Christ and encourages us of the certainty and assurance of salvation that should produce in us. 
We are walking our way very slowly through some of Thomas Goodwin's sermons on Ephesians. Here we begin with verses 1 and 2, and specifically what he has to say about the author of this epistle. 
I thought we could start very slowly walking our way through some of the messages Thomas Goodwin preached on Paul's letter to the Ephesians. He begins by talking about the excellency of the letter and the reason Paul may have written it. 
Isaac Ambrose reminds us that our salvation is not dependent on ourselves but on God and His great purpose and plan to save us. 
Isaac Ambrose helps us look to Jesus by considering how God chose us for salvation in Jesus before the world began. 
Ambrose seeks to help us be amazed by the wisdom of God that is put on display in His great plan to punish sin while saving sinners through Jesus. 
Ambrose continues to help us consider Jesus by looking more closely at God’s plan to save sinners before creation.
Ambrose helps us look to Jesus before the foundation of the world. And, what do we see? We see God the Father making a plan to save the church in Christ! 
Isaac Ambrose has been helping us look to Christ. Last time, we saw how he helps us see Christ in the promises in the Old Testament beginning with Genesis 3:15. Here, he actually takes us back further and shows us Christ before the foundation o
Isaac Ambrose helps us enjoy Jesus by considering the great promise made in Genesis 3:15
Ambrose helps us see Christ in the Old Testament, beginning with the great promise made in Genesis 3:15.
Isaac Ambrose wants to help us learn to look to Jesus. He begins in the Old Testament. Where do we see Him there? 
Ambrose challenges us to make a priority out of enjoying Jesus by reminding us of all the benefits that come into our lives when we do. 
Isaac Ambrose motivates us to enjoy by Christ by thinking about what happens when a person doesn’t. 
A simple charge to delight yourself in Christ.
An important call to gentleness and lowliness. “Conceit means weakness, lowliness of heart is strength.”
Charles Spurgeon isn’t technically a Puritan, but he had the heart of one! And here he helps us look at the heart of Jesus and what it means for us. 
Looking to Jesus is our great delight! What a privilege not just to know about Jesus but to have a relationship with Him. Here Ambrose challenges us not to be so busy that we neglect what is most precious and important. 
John Newton gives us some helpful counsel how to stand up for the truth without dishonoring Christ and harming His cause.
Charles Spurgeon helps us look at and enjoy the humility and gentleness of Jesus. 
Charles Spurgeon points us to the character of Jesus to encourage us to run to Him. 
It is a great privilege for us to have the gospel. What difference should this make in our lives? Thomas Goodwin helps us think about how to apply what he’s been saying about the glory of the gospel to the way we live.
Isaac Ambrose explains what he means when he talks about looking to Jesus and why this is such an important spiritual discipline.
Isaac Ambrose is calling us to delight in Christ and in this first chapter giving us one vital step we must take in order to do so.
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