The God Who Keeps Psalm 121.1 Pastor Jonathan Stobbs | 11:00am | Sunday 6 September 2026

A brief bit of encouragement for the journey from God's Word. Today's Scripture reading: 2 Samuel 22 To support this devotional ministry: https://faithbaptiststerling.com/give/ Music: "Awaken the Dawn" by Stanton Lanier https://www.stantonlanier.com CCLI #20109360

In this episode of Contending for the Word, Dave Jenkins explains why personal experience, feelings, impressions, and claims of private revelation must never rival the authority of Scripture. Christians are called to test every experience by God's sufficient, clear, and unchanging Word, resting their confidence in Christ and His promises rather than fluctuating emotions. For more from Contending for the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/

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The command is direct: "Love not the world." The emphasis is not on distance but on desire. A man may be physically removed and still internally attached. Worldliness is not geography. It is affection. John is writing to believers. This is not instruction for the lost. It is correction for those who know truth but are in danger of divided love. Have you recently decided to follow Jesus? Take your next step with Jesus: https://cbcgb.co.uk ⛪ ABOUT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCHES: We believe that our Calvary Baptist Churches are a movement for all people to know God, Reaching Others, Building Lives, Honouring God and Make a Difference. 🤝 Support this ministry and help us reach more people with the Gospel: https://cbcgb.co.uk/give/ STAY CONNECTED: 🌐 Website: https://cbcgb.co.uk/ 🌐 Website: https://bjstagner.com 👍 Facebook: / Calvary Baptist Church-Cynon Valley 👍 Facebook: / Cardiff-Calvary Baptist Church 📸 Instagram: / @cibc_cynonvalley 📸 Instagram: / @calvary_cardiff 🎥 YouTube: / @calvarybaptistchurchesofGB

Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who became truly man without ceasing to be truly God. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains Christ's deity, humanity, and saving work. Through His perfect life, death, and resurrection, Jesus accomplished salvation for sinners and remains the only hope for all who trust in Him. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

This devotional explores how the Word of God enables believers to persevere in faith by acting as a living and active force that penetrates the human heart. It contrasts the Bible with mere informational media, emphasizing its unique ability to expose sin and discern the intentions of the soul through the Holy Spirit. The preacher illustrates this penetrating work using medical metaphors, describing how divine truth convicts and cuts away spiritual disease to bring about sanctification. Despite the discomfort of conviction, this process serves as evidence of God's love and confirms one's identity as a child of God. Ultimately, the Word both judges and heals, guiding believers toward eternal rest in God's presence.

The reading proclaims the infinite power and sufficiency of Christ's blood to provide complete forgiveness for even the greatest sinners. It emphasizes that this precious sacrifice satisfies both God's justice and the believer's guilty conscience, offering redemption through faith rather than works. The text highlights that the atonement is specifically designed for those who believe, using Paul as a primary example of grace extended to a former persecutor. Ultimately, the message assures listeners that no sin is too great to be washed away if they apply themselves to the cross by faith. This assurance removes all barriers to pardon except unbelief and hardness of heart.

Clean Your Conscience (Hebrews 9:14) The sermon explores the nature of the human conscience as a God-given moral alarm that testifies to right and wrong, yet warns that this inner witness can become seared or corrupted through denial, rationalization, and habitual sin. It argues that religious rituals, self-improvement, or mere knowledge cannot remove the burden of guilt before a holy God. The central message emphasizes that only the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ, offered without spot to God, has the power to truly purge the conscience from dead works. This divine cleansing does not merely silence feelings of shame but deals with the objective reality of sin, granting peace and enabling believers to serve the living God with a renewed heart. The preacher urges listeners to stop hiding their guilt and instead trust in Christ's finished work for complete forgiveness and restoration.

The passage records the cities and surrounding lands given to the Levites throughout Israel, including cities of refuge on both sides of the Jordan. Study and transcript: https://sharonrpc.org/devotions/1-chronicles-6-54-81-a-home-with-god