Truth For Life Blog

How do we explain the apparent weakness of the church in much of the Western world today? One answer is the absence of waiting.

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“After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”
1 Peter 5:10

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During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Her Majesty received a Bible as representatives of the Church of England spoke these words:

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“How different will be the state of the believer in heaven from what it is here! Here he is born to toil and suffer weariness, but in the land of the immortal, fatigue is never known.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

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Jesus extends many comforting invitations throughout Scripture, but one of the most tender and hope-filled for believers is found in Matthew 11:28: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The book Come, You Weary: Enjoy Christ’s Comfort lovingly unpacks this invitation, reminding weary Christians that true rest is found not in striving harder but in coming to Christ.

Topics: Monthly Resources

Young people are turning to Jesus! Gen Z, those ages 14–29, are becoming followers of Jesus in large numbers across the US. We see exciting growth, particularly among young men. The same trend is playing out for millennials.

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Dear Friend,

Who would have thought about reaching the world through Cleveland, Ohio! Honestly, when the church approached me about coming to Cleveland, I needed an atlas to discover its location. In the early days, it was not uncommon for people to suggest that if we were to move to a “media centre” like New York, Los Angeles, or Atlanta, our impact for the Gospel would be exponentially greater. Resisting such temptations, we stayed put, believing that there is no ideal place to serve God except the place where He sets you down.

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

As Mark’s account of Jesus’ arrest and trial progresses, we reach the point where Christ is brought before the Jewish council: “They led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together” (Mark 14:53). With the climax of Mark’s Gospel approaching, the situation has gone sour. Arrested in the garden, Jesus is bound and on His way to His trial—before men who have been looking for an opportunity to kill Him. (See, for example, Mark 3:6.) It would seem that Jesus and His disciples have pretty well had their day in the sun.

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“Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.”
1 Corinthians 3:7

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Whatever framework we may put around it, whatever skills we may bring to it, the great need of our time, and any time, is for ordinary men and women to share with other ordinary men and women the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. The key to the expansion of the church lies in the active witness of the whole church. People with human fears and human failings—but filled with the Holy Spirit!—should go gossiping the Gospel wherever they are.

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