“The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 The following is taken from a sermon by Charles Spurgeon titled “A Sermon for the Time Present,” delivered October 30th, […]
George Whitefield: Method of Grace (New Resource)
We’ve added a few new resources to Blue Letter Bible and are highlighting each of them over the next few days. The first resource was a sermon by Jonathan Edwards. Today, we introduce a classic sermon from 18th century preacher George Whitefield, “The Method of Grace.” GEORGE WHITEFIELD, THE LEGENDARY PREACHER George Whitefield (October 5, […]
BLB Story: Bible Professor Discovers BLB for the First Time
We want to introduce you to one of our unique Blue Letter Bible users, Dr. John Andrewartha, who will be turning 80 this year! He’s been a faithful minister since 1953 and has taught at a Christian University in San Antonio since 1985. Dr. Andrewartha has only recently discovered the Blue Letter Bible website and […]
Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (New Resource)
We’ve added a few new resources to Blue Letter Bible and will be highlighting them on the blog over the next several days. The first of these resources is a classic sermon from Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards titled, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
The World Cup World Craze
I vividly remember watching the 1986 World Cup finals in my grandmother’s little apartment on a warm June afternoon. The Championship game—Argentina versus West Germany—was held at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in front of 114,600 screaming fans with Argentina returning home as the victors. As a soccer-crazed little 8-year-old living in America, it was […]
Logs, Splinters, and Specks: Seeing people through the lens of God’s grace
One of the great challenges of the Christian life is to see ourselves as we really are and then to assess where we are in our growth in grace. Rather than taking honest stock of our current spiritual position, we would rather point out faults in those around us. Perhaps, we believe that doing so […]
New Resource: Beautiful Maps and Timelines from Rose Publishing
Blue Letter Bible has recently partnered with Rose Publishing, a Christian company most known for their intricate and full-color Bible charts, maps, and timelines. Through the years, Rose Publishing has continued to offer extremely helpful Bible study resources for churches and individuals who desire to grow deeper in God’s Word, and we consider it a […]
The Glorious Feast of the Gospel
We are excited about the digital edition of The Glorious Feast of the Gospel, a series of sermons on Isaiah 25:6-9, by Richard Sibbes. Originally published in 1650, this collection reads comfortably for both devotional and study purposes. The writer petitions all believers, in their need of encouragement, to a renewed communion with God. Sibbes […]
A Gospel Cure for Weary Hearts
“Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.” Hebrews 12:3 Here the writer of Hebrews does two things: he anticipates a problem with weary hearts, and prescribes the gospel cure. This verse assumes something believers know all too well; namely, that from time to […]
Acts: When It Was Written and Why It Matters
“Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided […]