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Many men need courage to mend broken relationships because their natural response to conflict is often avoidance, silence, distance, or self-protection. The Word of God calls Christian men to a better and more courageous path. In this episode of Warriors of Grace, Dave Jenkins explains why biblical courage moves toward repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, and restoration. Genuine repentance requires men to confess their sin specifically, humbly, and honestly. Biblical confrontation requires speaking directly and lovingly rather than gossiping, gathering allies, or allowing resentment to grow. Dave also explains the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Christians are responsible to pursue peace faithfully, but they cannot control how another person responds. Romans 12:18 reminds believers, "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." Through James 5:16, Matthew 18:15, and Romans 12:18, this episode offers practical guidance for examining your heart, preparing for difficult conversations, listening patiently, forgiving freely, and seeking restoration rather than personal victory. Christian men need the courage to mend broken relationships by pursuing repentance, forgiveness, peace, and restoration for the glory of God. For more from Warriors of Grace, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/warriors-of-grace-podcast/

Come and behold Him—the One and the Only—as we open the Baptist Catechism's Question 51 and our Bibles to hear what the first commandment requires of us: to know and acknowledge the only true God as our God, then to worship and glorify Him accordingly. This lesson traces four inseparable duties—knowing God personally and relationally, openly confessing Him as the living and true God with no rivals, claiming Him as our own in full and joyful surrender, and offering Him the total response of the redeemed heart in the ways He has appointed, by the Spirit, through Christ, privately, in the family, publicly, and in all of life. Do we truly know Him? Have we acknowledged Him resolutely as ours? And is loving submission the daily posture of our worship to this uniquely Holy God?

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. (Psalms 32:3-5) ~~~~ This sermon was preached at Priory Road Strict Baptist Chapel, Maidstone. ~~~~ *1/ The hand of the Lord turning our life into the drought of summer. 2/ The hand of the Lord bringing us to acknowledge and confession our sin. 3/ The hand of the Lord in blessing.* **Sermon summary:** This sermon explores the spiritual process by which God brings sinners to forgiveness through His chastening hand. Using Psalm 32, the text illustrates how divine affliction acts as a drought that strips away self-reliance and exposes the soul's need for a Saviour. The preacher emphasizes that this hardship is not punitive but pastoral, intended to break hardness of heart and lead individuals to honest confession. By acknowledging sin without hiding it, believers receive the assurance of complete pardon through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. Ultimately, the message offers hope that God's discipline always leads to restoration and the blessing of renewed fellowship with Him.

We look at the Lutheran teaching on confession and absolution

Welcome to the livestream of Maryport Street Baptist Chapel in Devizes, Wiltshire (UK). You are welcome to join us in person or here online if you do not have a local Bible-believing fellowship that you can attend. We trust that this service is God honouring and a blessing to your soul. If you would like to make contact then please email: [email protected] or visit our website at www.maryportstreetbaptist.org.uk CCLI Number: 5667069

We believe that justification was an eternal and immanent act and not a transient act. The act being considered and viewed in Christ from everlasting, before the foundation of the world; and therefore with justification. This justification is a spiritual blessing was given us in Christ Jesus from eternity, because from eternity God loved us in Christ and made us accepted in him.

Sunday evening from Proverbs 30.5,6 with help from Belgic Confession Article 7 we say together, "It's Pure, add nothing!" learning how singularly important is God's Word. See you Sunday. August 16, 2026 MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE Proverbs 30:5-6 "It's Pure, Add Nothing!" BelgicConfession Article 7 Theme: True believers know truth from the pure Word 1. We know the quality of His Word 2. We know the power of His Word 3. We know to not add to His Word 4. We know the frauds by His Word

Sunday Evening Worship at Covenant Church (Burbank, CA) — August 16, 2026. Rev. Brooks Pipher preaches "The Things of God" from Mark 8:27–9:1, part of our series through Mark's Gospel. Covenant Church is a Reformed congregation (Associate Reformed Presbyterian / ARP) in Burbank, California, gathering for worship every Lord's Day at 10 AM and 6 PM at 160 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502. More sermons, service times, and how to visit: https://www.covenantburbank.com Scripture: Mark 8:27–9:1. Preached by Rev. Brooks Pipher.