“There are two things which I have always looked upon as difficult. The one is, to make the wicked sad; the other is to make the godly joyful.” So begins Thomas Watson in his great Puritan classic, All Things for Good. If you have not read this book, I highly suggest that you do so [...]
Author Archives: Ronald Kunselman
All Things For Good
August 11, 2008 – 8:39 pmThe Lord’s Supper: Examining Ourselves
August 3, 2008 – 10:30 amThis sermon, titled “The Lord’s Supper: Examining Ourselves,” was preached by Ronald Kunselman on August 3, 2008 at Evangelical Baptist Church of Newton, Masschusetts.
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Sunday, August 3, 2008
August 3, 2008 – 4:00 amMessage:Leviticus 16:29-31
Bible Reading:1 Kings 8: 62-66
Saturday, August 2, 2008
August 2, 2008 – 4:00 amWatchword
(Proverbs 2:1-8; Mark 2.1-12)
Ruth 4:13-22
The marriage was consummated and the resulting child was one more step toward the eternal consummation of God’s plan for the universe in Christ Jesus. This plan is one that will not be stopped. All world events advance it, be they wicked or blessed. All things bring us a chapter forward [...]
Friday, August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008 – 4:00 amWatchword
(Proverbs 1.20-33; Mark 1.40-45)
Ruth 4: 1-12
Redemption is serious business. It is not an affair that belongs to backroom deals and good intentions. It is public, legal, and forever binding. If this is true in the case of Elimelech’s estate, how much more so is it in the case of our own souls.
There are some who [...]
Thursday, July 31, 2008
July 31, 2008 – 4:00 amWatchword
(Proverbs 1.1-19; Mark 1.29-39)Ruth 3
If Boaz is a picture of masculine nobility, Ruth is certainly the perfect, feminine counterpart. The young widow had considerable challenges to overcome given her upbringing in a different social and religious culture. Yet, she was determined to prevail in the Lord.
Ruth becomes an outstanding heroine by exhibiting the virtues of [...]
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
July 30, 2008 – 4:00 amWatchword
( Job 42.1-17; Psalm 73; Mark 1.14-28)Ruth 2
Boaz: godly, hardworking, and decent. No fault can be found in this son of Israel. Certainly, God blesses the righteous and this is apparent in the life of Boaz.
He is prosperous and happy for a reason. We see Boaz working along with his employees and treating them fairly; [...]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
July 29, 2008 – 4:00 amWatchword
(Job 39.19-40.2; Mark 1.1-13)Ruth 1: 19-22
As Naomi’s life became harder, so did her heart. If there are “questionable characters” in this story, they certainly seem to be Elimelech and Naomi. One cannot help wondering exactly how concerned they were for the worship of the true God.
Elimelech gets his family into this whole mess by leaving [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
July 28, 2008 – 4:00 amWatchword
(Job 39.1-18; Matthew 28.11-20)
Ruth 1: 1-18
Ruth is a diamond in the rough in every sense of the cliché. Judges leaves us disappointed and depressed. The final verse closes out with this downer of a statement: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
The Hebrews had [...]
Your New Favorite Bible Verse
July 2, 2008 – 7:10 pmIt has been said that Americans have a new favorite Bible verse. We have dropped John 3:16 in favor of Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” This is a half truth. When interacting with unbelievers or my friends (not that I actually have many) in the main-line churches, I encounter this pervasive [...]