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Seeking God Regardless of My Circumstances: Prayer in the Gospel of Luke (Part 6)
Spare Tire or Steering Wheel Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch-born Christian who hid Jews and survived a Nazi concentration camp, once asked the...
Matthew C. Bryant
Mar 25, 20233 min read
The Doctrine of Prayer by T. W. Hunt (Book Review)
T. W. Hunt, The Doctrine of Prayer. Nashville, TN: Convention Press, 1997. 155pp. About the Author T. W. Hunt (1929–2014) was a professor...
Matthew C. Bryant
Mar 20, 20236 min read
Spy Balloons and Praying for my Enemies: Prayer in the Gospel of Luke (Part 5)
As I write this post, the United States is still buzzing over the recent Spy Balloon incursions into North America. In God’s providence,...
Matthew C. Bryant
Feb 21, 20238 min read
How Does God's Love Divide? John 3:16
This post was adapted from a sermon I preached at the Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission's chapel service. They are bringing the gospel and...
Matthew C. Bryant
Jan 16, 202311 min read
The Vitality of Private Prayer in the Christian Life: Prayer in the Gospel of Luke (Part 4)
The fact we know Jesus prayed often, but we know little of what he prayed for, with the exception of John 17, speaks to the vitality of...
Matthew C. Bryant
Dec 21, 20225 min read
Prayer Precedes the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: Prayer in the Gospel of Luke (Part 3)
Luke 3:21-22 (ESV) Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,...
Matthew C. Bryant
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Prayer as Worship and Service to God: Prayer in the Gospel of Luke (Part 2)
Luke 2:36-38 (ESV) And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having...
Matthew C. Bryant
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Prayer Changes Things: Prayer in the Gospel of Luke (Part 1)
Luke 1:10 (ESV) And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense (emphasis mine). Luke 1:13 (ESV) But...
Matthew C. Bryant
Nov 12, 20224 min read
What is it to pray in the name of Christ?
WCF’s Larger Catechism answers, “To pray in the name of Christ is, in obedience to his command, and in confidence on his promises, to ask...
Matthew C. Bryant
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Are we to pray to God only?
Why should we pray to God alone?
The WCF larger catechism’s answer gives four reasons. Each reason is based on the uniqueness of God...
Matthew C. Bryant
Jan 28, 20224 min read
What is Prayer?
A succinct definition of prayer from the WCF with proofs from the Text.
Matthew C. Bryant
Jan 4, 20225 min read
Two Podcasts for Your Cultural Dissidence
A dissident is “a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.” In case you haven’t noticed, American...
Matthew C. Bryant
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Francis Schaeffer, Escape From Reason, A Christian Manifesto, and Aunt Edna's Dog
Introduction Let me introduce you—or perhaps reintroduce you—to Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984). He was an American pastor, theologian, and...
Matthew C. Bryant
Sep 2, 202110 min read
#NotMyPresident Biblical or Not?
Introduction In 2016, “Not my President” became synonymous with opposition to the Trump presidency. Some used the phrase to denote a...
Matthew C. Bryant
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Two Wars (Book Review)
Nate Self, Two Wars: One Hero's Fight on Two Fronts--Abroad and Within. Tyndale House Publishers, 2008. pp. 375. “It’s a scary thing to...
Matthew C. Bryant
Nov 7, 20207 min read
Andrew Fuller and the Gospel
Andrew Fuller (1754-1815), and his theology of prayer, was the subject of my dissertation. He's a person I wish every Christain to...
Matthew C. Bryant
Sep 2, 20202 min read
The New Testament Writers' Favorite Chapter from the Old Testament
What is your favorite chapter in the Old Testament? . . .
Did you know that the New Testament writers had a favorite Bible verse?
Matthew C. Bryant
Jul 16, 20205 min read
How to Pray through Psalm 16
Why do members of our church feel unequipped to pray? One simple reason is that prayer hasn't been modeled well for them.
D. A. Carson sugg
Matthew C. Bryant
Jul 9, 20201 min read
Unity. At what cost? Today's Gospel (Book Review)
Walter J. Chantry. "Introduction," in Today's Gospel: Authentic or Synthetic? The Banner of Truth Trust, 1970. pp. 9-18. While written in...
Matthew C. Bryant
Jun 27, 20205 min read
Matthew C. Bryant
Jun 26, 20204 min read
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