Rooted & Unwithered

Rooted & Unwithered

By B. C. NewtonReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Rooted & Unwithered episodes

  • The Wicked Will Not Stand | Psalm 1:5

    As a Puritan writer noted, the fattened calf appears for a while to have everything that it could desire, yet it does not know that it is ripe for the slaughter. So, it is with the prosperity of the wicked; it only fattens them for the soon coming day of judgment.

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    5 min
  • The Word Made Flesh | A Sermon by Robert Murray M'Cheyne

    Dead Men Preaching is a monthly series aimed at bringing sermons from the past into the ears of the present. This month's sermon is by Robert Murray M'Cheyne on John 1:14: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."

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    18 min
  • Like Chaff That the Wind Drives Away | Psalm 1:4

    Again, the wicked are not so. They do not yield fruit in season for the benefit of others; instead, they only hinder the good of others until they are at last driven away.

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    4 min
  • Chapter 13: Arrows of Reproof

    This is my discussion of the thirteenth chapter of Thomas Watson's book, Heaven Taken by Storm, from 2020.
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    Questions for Reflection

    • Which category of reproof resonated most with you?
    • Did Watson accurately describe any reasons why you are (or have in the past) neglected offering holy violence?
    • What will your repentance in response to these reproofs look like?

      • 35 min
    • The Wicked Are Not So | Psalm 1:4

      Do you walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of scoffers? Do you take no delight in the Scriptures and never meditate upon them? If so, then you certainly cannot claim to be rooted like a tree in God’s Word as the blessed are. You, therefore, meet the criteria of the wicked.

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      4 min
    • Chapter 12: Heaven

      This is my discussion of the twelfth chapter of Thomas Watson's book, Heaven Taken by Storm, from 2020.
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      Questions for Reflection

      • Which of the metaphors for offering violence most resonates with you? Why?
      • Which of Watson’s reasons for offering violence’s you find most compelling? Why?
      • What is the danger of moderation?
      • How has Watson challenged you overall to offer violence?


        • 31 min
      • Question 1: What Is Our Only Hope in Life and Death?

        He loves us far more and far better than we love ourselves, and as our Creator, He knows what is best for us far better than we do. So why would we not submit ourselves to Him? Why would we not trust that He will shepherd us throughout this life and through death’s dark valley?

        To read this article and other resources for knowing and loving God's Word, visit bcnewton.co

        To read the full New City Catechism and other resources, visit newcitycatechism.com

        8 min
      • He Prospers | Psalm 1:3

        The prosperity described within this psalm runs far deeper than our bank accounts or physical possessions can ever go. Indeed, this prosperity is guaranteed in Christ to even the poorest of believers.


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        5 min
      • Chapters 10-11: Satan & the World

        This is my discussion of the tenth and eleventh chapters of Thomas Watson's book, Heaven Taken by Storm, from 2020.

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        Questions for Reflection

        • It seems that Christians often either ignore Satan completely or blame him for everything. Do you tend to fall onto one side or the other?
        • Which of Satan’s treacheries that Watson listed resonated most with you? What are some other treacheries of Satan that you can think of?
        • In what have faith and prayer helped you fight back the temptation to sin?
        • What is the danger of worldliness? Why is it important that we are not of this world?

          • 24 min
        • Through the New City Catechism (New Series)

          Since our church will soon begin to go through the New City Catechism as a part of Lord’s Day worship, I hope to increase my own use of the instructional resource by writing out meditations upon each question. I also hope that those meditations will be worth sharing here to stimulate your own meditation upon each doctrine. May the Holy Spirit, who “convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God” (Q37), do so in our hearts as we set our gaze upon knowing God’s Word through the New City Catechism.

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          6 min

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