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John Owen on the Holy Spirit, Volume 4 introduction and analysis Welcome to The Narrated Puritan Podcast. In this episode, we unpack the practical and pastoral brilliance of John Owen's Works on the Holy Spirit (Volume 4)—a masterwork that defends the self-evidencing light of Scripture, illuminates the Holy Spirit's vital role in genuine prayer, and draws crucial distinctions between temporary spiritual gifts and true saving grace. Whether you are looking to sharpen your theological discernment, guard your heart against spiritual drift, or simply grasp how the Spirit actively applies God's Word to your daily life, join us as we bridge the gap between 17th-century Puritan depth and today's modern listener. There is a discussion in some detail of the argument of "cessationism."

John Owen's Works, Volume 3 (Pneumatologia), provides a foundational, Spirit-centered defense of Christian theology that spans the Holy Spirit's distinct personhood, His work in Christ, regeneration, sanctification, and eternal election. Driven by a desire to defend the Spirit's deity against rationalist attacks while rescuing His internal ministry from both formal neglect and fanatical claims, Owen demonstrates that redemption applied by the Spirit is as essential as redemption accomplished by Christ. Through key insights—such as total depravity's darkening of the unregenerate mind (prefiguring presuppositional apologetics over Common Sense realism), the Spirit-wrought use of the means of grace in an awakened sinner without falling into preparationism, the absolute necessity of ongoing actual grace alongside habitual grace for every holy act, and a matured view of mortification—Owen roots all Christian growth in sovereign grace. By grounding these doctrines in both the election of believers unto holiness and the real-world conversion of Augustine, Owen establishes that true Christian living is an unceasing, Spirit-empowered work from initiation to final perseverance.

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Sunday School Hour: studying the John Owen book, Rules for Walking in Fellowship, or The Duties of Christian Fellowship. The current section covers our obligations toward other church members: "Praying for the afflicted."

Please consider how you can be faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ through your financial support to the continued work of His Church in this time. Contributions can be made by PayPal by visiting our website ( faithbiblepres.org ) or by mailing your contribution to: Faith Bible Presbyterian Church 3001 Marian Dr. Trenton Mi 48183 "The Pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both." ~ John Calvin (July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564). "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." ~ NKJV John 10:27 "Satan's greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they die to consider their eternal welfare" ~ John Owen (1616 - August 1683). "For the word of God and testimony of Jesus Christ." ~ NKJV Rev. 1:9 Fᴀɪᴛʜ Bɪʙʟᴇ Pʀᴇsʙʏᴛᴇʀɪᴀɴ Cʜᴜʀᴄʜ ~ Tʀᴜᴇ Worship & Aᴜᴛʜᴇɴᴛɪᴄ Fᴇʟʟᴏᴡsʜɪᴘ ~ Faith Bible Presbyterian Church is a Bible believing and Christ honoring church that is committed to teaching|preaching the Word of God with diligence and authority. We stand for the historic Christian faith, and we welcome you to our services of worship. Won't you join us? faithbiblepres.org

Mark brings together two desperate situations: Jairus, a respected synagogue ruler whose daughter is dying, and an unnamed woman who has suffered from bleeding for twelve years. Both have reached the end of their own resources, and both are brought to Jesus. Christ receives the desperate, stops for the overlooked, cleanses the unclean, brings hidden faith into the light, governs painful delays, and speaks life into death. The woman discovers that weak faith resting upon a mighty Savior is sufficient. Jairus learns that even when circumstances appear hopeless, Christ has neither lost control nor arrived too late. The raising of Jairus's daughter also points beyond itself to the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the final resurrection of all who belong to Him. Death remains an enemy, but it is not sovereign. Christ is the resurrection and the life. This sermon calls sinners and believers alike not merely to remain outwardly near Christ, but to come personally to Him by faith.

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