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Salvation is a work of God entirely!But how can I know that He has done that work in me? How can I be sure that God has effectually called me unto salvation?email: dave@askspurgeon.com

Do you have loved ones or friends who you long to be saved, and yet whose hearts are as hard as stone?There is hope, for when God calls effectually, they shall be saved!Email: dave@askspurgeon.com

We take for granted that every time we pray, God will give His ear to hear?But if we gave any real thought to this, we might wonder that he is ever ready and willing to listen and respond.

Do you sometimes question God's response to your prayers? Or what appears to be a lack of response to your prayers?And yet, how often do you pause and wonder that He should answer our prayers at all? 

Why do some churches perform infant baptism, and others, believers baptism?Which baptism is most clearly taught in the Bible?Why is it important?

Are you convicted about hypocrisy in your life?Are you looking for something that might help you be cured from it?The words of Spurgeon to this answer are hard, but true...and very helpful!

“Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb 12:2)What was that joy?

Will you ever be free from sin?Will there ever be a day when  that which has plagued you all your life, will be fine forever?

Are you troubled by the fact that, while responsible before God for your sin, you find yourself incapable from keeping from it?What are you to do?Is there any hope?

There's a fierce battle raging in the life of every believer in Jesus: The battle between the old and new nature!It's easy to take for granted...so little is said or preached about it.But, it's a battle which we must recognise and understand, and apply every spiritual resource available for the spiritual gain and victory of the new nature.

Have you sometimes said, with the Apostle Paul, "O wretched man that I am, who will deliver me from this body of death?"Have you found yourself despairing at your sin, and wonder why?

Does it bother you that, though a believer in Jesus, your sin and temptation upset you so m much?Do you somehow wonder whether this is the normal state of the believer?Do other believers feel their sin and temptation as deeply as you do?

Have you ever wondered why God saved you?Did He like what He saw in you? On the other hand, there may not be much that YOU see in you!Well, God's Word makes clear that it has nothing to do with you. Take a listen...  

We are all prone to self-dependence. We like the idea, and the reward, of doing things on our own.But when it comes to our faith, our right standing with God, such an attitude is completely out of place. To rely on self for salvation is to remain in sin...and lost forever!

Christian, are you confidant that when you die, you will find yourself welcomed into the presence of God?How can you be sure?

There are often times when, in our walk with God, our faith comes under attack. We begin to question God's faithfulness and wonder whether there is anything that we can do to earn it back. 

Are you afraid about what tomorrow may bring?Many reasons may be behind such anxieties. When our future intimidate us, where can we hope to find peace?

We are seeing more and more professors of faith publicly renounce their faith in Jesus! Heresy in one time faithful denominations is as a wildfire!Our faith in Jesus seems under severe attack!It can be terribly discouraging! What are we to make of it?

The world's increasing animosity toward our faith in Jesus can be intimidating.This is not the free world, unless we embrace it's secular world-view!What are we to do?

Nobody likes confrontation! Sometimes the best way to deal with it is to find some kind of compromise. But if we are going to be true to God's Word, we will find, as we are finding, confrontation with the world.Can we compromise that Truth for the sake of peace? 

Have you ever lamented the weakness of your love toward God?Have you ever wondered what you could do to strengthen that love?

How is it that someone comes to love God? Do they love God because they have been struck by the beauty of what they have seen in creation? Is love for God something that springs out of human nature? Or is love for God a choice that man makes, a determination of his will? 

Do you hope that the blood of Jesus shall save you, or are you absolutely confident?It's an important question!

There are a variety of reasons why the sinner doesn't come to Jesus. One of those is the belief that their sin is so great that they could never find forgiveness. Is that you?Is there hope for such a one...is there hope for YOU?

Do you sometimes find yourself doubting your salvation on the basis of your sin, or weak faith, or lack of repentance, or lack of love, or...? The list could go on!Do you need these things together with the blood of Christ to be saved? Or is the blood of Jesus ALL that you need?

The world says there are many ways to heaven, many ways to be saved. No one holds exclusivity in this matter. Is that so?What does the Bible have to say? Is there any other way than Jesus?

Can we be confident that the blood of Jesus has secured our salvation? If so, how?

What is it about the blood of Jesus that gives the believer such confidence in his salvation? Why does Jesus blood have such power?

Where is our hope in sharing the gospel message, when the effect thereof is completely out of our hands?To what can we appeal?

Have you ever wondered about how to explain the gospel in such a way that it will be simple, clear and effective?

When Jesus calls us to Himself, He follows that call with many a trial and difficulty.Why?Why does following Jesus not make things easier for me, either for my finances, my health and my overall prosperity?

It's almost impossible to avoid the temptation!But with God's help, we must resist it fiercely.

It is so easy too be caught up and tempted to trust in the offerings of people and this world.The reason: What is offered seems so good?But is it wise? Where does it end?

Being sensitive to our sin means being sensitive to the weaknesses attached to it. And these weaknesses can prove immensely discouraging.We do hope and long for that day when they shall be no more, but until then, is there hope in the midst of them in the present day?

Faith is a wonderful gift of grace!Yet having been given, it needs to grow, and we have a responsibility in that matter.How...how do we grow and strengthen our faith?

Do you sometimes find that your despair in a world so full of sin and hatred towards God makes you want to give up?Do you need motivation to maintain your witness and carry on?

We cannot escape it, either as an experience we face in the loss of loved ones and friends, or as the inevitability of life itself.Is there any hope?

It is terribly unsettling to be found doubting our faith, or our love for Jesus.Have you ever known this?What can we do to counter it?

Let's face it: There are dark clouds rising on the horizon, clouds that threaten ever increasing persecution towards God's people!And such threats do not require living in a communist or muslim country.Persecution in the West is increasingly ominous!

We live in a post-Christian world? And with this, a world whose animosity toward Biblical Christianity has increased to almost. hysterical levels!What are we to do? How ought we to react?

One of the greatest of spiritual dangers is a presumed faith based upon our own efforts. To die with such a confidence is catastrophic.But what if that's you? What are you to do? Start over again?

Jesus made very clear that it is impossible for a sinner to come to Christ outside of the Father's drawing (Jn 6:44).The problem is with the sinner's nature. It's opposed to Christ!How then does the Father draw the sinner to Christ?

Jesus said, “No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him.” (John 6:44)In other words, neither my will nor my efforts are enough to carry me to Christ. Try as hard as I will, unless the Father draws me to Christ, salvation is utterly impossible.But why?

Surely, the greatest, most astonishing event in all of history was the coming of the Lord Jesus.And He came with a very specific purpose...He came for a people!Who were those for whom He came into the world?

There are many stunning titles that Jesus might have used to refer to himself. And yet the one that He chooses above all is "The Son of man".Why?

In Luke's gospel, Jesus spoke of the reaction of the angels over every sinner who comes to repentance and saving faith: They rejoice?And of this rejoicing, they never seem to tire: Every sinner saved gets the same reaction!Have you ever wondered why they are so overwhelmed with delight over the sinners salvation?

You WILL NOT find the word "Trinity" in reference to God anywhere in Scripture!Why do Christian's believe it then?

It's a word we come across frequently in the New Testament epistles, as well as a word we frequently hear within Christian circles.But is it possible that we hear it so often that we lose sight of the wonderful fullness of the truths packed in to this six letter word!

The child of God is called to embark on what the Apostle Paul describes as "a race" to heaven. This race is not easy! Many have embarked on it, only to tragically give up along the way.When we feel like giving up, what can we hold on to to keep us running?

The apostle Paul compares the Christian life to running a race, and then says that the believer ought to run so as to obtain the prize at the end of it?Have you ever given much thought to this race and this prize?

Our world is filled with need, so much of which cries out for a practical response: Food for those in famine, medicine for the sick, comfort for the bereaved, peace for those in war torn lands.Where do we begin?Surely, we begin with what they need most. What is that?