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As an aid to your meditation we will be providing a different hymn or prayer for the 12 Days of Christmas. Here are links to the previous days if you missed them or would like to view them again: Dec 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Jan 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Ten Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Year or On Your Birthday

by Donald S. Whitney, 2003, 3 Jan 2010

Once, when the people of God had become careless in their relationship with Him, the Lord rebuked them through the prophet Haggai. “Consider your ways!” (Haggai 1:5) he declared, urging them to reflect on some of the things happening to them, and to evaluate their slipshod spirituality in light of what God had told them.

Even those most faithful to God occasionally need to pause and think about the direction of their lives. It’s so easy to bump along from one busy week to another without ever stopping to ponder where we’re going and where we should be going.

The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to stop, look up, and get our bearings. To that end, here are some questions to ask prayerfully in the presence of God.

  1. What’s one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God?
  2. What’s the most humanly impossible thing you will ask God to do this year?
  3. What’s the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your family life this year?
  4. In which spiritual discipline do you most want to make progress this year, and what will you do about it?
  5. What is the single biggest time-waster in your life, and what will you do about it this year?
  6. What is the most helpful new way you could strengthen your church?
  7. For whose salvation will you pray most fervently this year?
  8. What’s the most important way you will, by God's grace, try to make this year different from last year?
  9. What one thing could you do to improve your prayer life this year?
  10. What single thing that you plan to do this year will matter most in ten years? In eternity?

Copyright © 2003 Donald S. Whitney.

In addition to these ten questions, Don Whitney offers twenty-one more. (added 3 Jan 2010)

Jesus, the only Saviour

Peter Jeffery
© Day One Publications, www.dayone.co.uk, used with permission

Jesus, the Only Saviour: black grunge caption at top of orange rectanglular background, with black silhouettes of 6 people at the bottom with arms raised.

I want to tell you about Jesus.

Why Jesus?

Because he was a unique person. Beyond doubt, there has never been anyone like Jesus.

Jesus is the one and only Son of God.

All Christians became sons and daughters of God from the moment they came to him in repentance for their sin and God forgave them, saved them and adopted them into his family. Jesus did not come to God like this because he was always with him. Jesus had no sin to repent of and therefore did not need forgiveness. Jesus didn’t need to be adopted into God’s family, because he always was God’s eternal Son.

Jesus was the amazing person whom God sent to save us from the guilt and consequences of our sin. . . .

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Some recently added items

‘Does God Hate Haiti?’ is a question Al Mohler answers in a recent blog post that David mentioned on Sunday (24th). If you didn't manage to pick up a copy from the table you can read the article online.

The site is having a makeover at the moment. It will take a few weeks to complete, and there may be a few gremlins as we proceed. Bear with us, and if you discover any problem, please let us know by using the Report link/problem at the bottom of each page and we'll do our best to fix them as soon as possible.

On Sunday morning (3 Jan 2010) we confessed our faith using the first question and answer of the Heidelberg Catechism, and sang Philip Ryken's hymn “Now I make my good confession”. You might like to make use of the words for further meditation.(added 3 Jan 2010)

In December we published a series of thought-provoking articles to help you with spiritual preparation during the season of Advent.

We sang Philip Ryken's carol Joseph, see the Holy Child on Sunday morning (27 Dec 2009). As David said, there is a lot of truth packed into the four verses. Why not read it again and use it as a Christmas meditation.

January's notices are now available. (added 24 Dec 2009)

Updated resources on Hell on the White Horse Inn resources page. (added 1 Nov 2009)

Perspectives video. A thought-provoking video. Make sure you watch all the way through.(added 31 Oct 2009)

Hearing Loop Installed. Switch hearing aid to T-coilA hearing loop is installed in our main hall.

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