Truth For Life Blog

“Only on the footing of free grace can the most experienced and most honored of the saints approach their God.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

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As he drew his first letter to a close, the apostle Peter focused in on the reality of suffering that his recipients would endure and the need for leaders to shepherd their flocks well. Like every caring pastor, Peter realized that the people to whom he was writing needed to know God and live in the light of His truth. In his message “Anchored by Grace,” Alistair Begg examines Peter’s instructions, which include an admonition to embrace true, godly humility:

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“One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13–14 ESV)

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Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

In running the Christian race, have you ever felt like quitting? Do you wonder if you’ll make it to the finish line at all? The fact is, many things stand in the way of our Christian progress. It’s “through many dangers, toils, and snares,”¹ John Newton famously wrote, that we enter the kingdom.

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Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

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“Christian doctrines are life-shaping. They show us the God we worship.” —Sinclair B. Ferguson

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“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.”
Psalm 57:9

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

When God gave Moses the assignment of delivering Israel from bondage in Egypt, what Moses needed to know more than anything was God’s name and word. Indeed, down through the centuries, mankind’s greatest need has always been to know God’s character, to receive His promises, and to live in the light of both. In his final message as Parkside Church’s senior pastor, Alistair Begg calls us to reflect on God’s unfailing trustworthiness, which gives us sure grounds for staking our lives upon His promises:

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After failing in his first attempt as Israel’s deliverer from Egypt, Moses spent the next forty years living the routine life of a shepherd—yet during these “silent” years, God was preparing him to shepherd His people. In his last Sunday morning message from the Parkside Church pulpit, Alistair Begg turns our gaze to Jesus, the ultimate Deliverer for God’s people, and invites us to consider what it truly means to follow Him:

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