12/31 Are You Gathered In His Name? Charles Pennington For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20. To most in religion today, these words are commonly taken to mean that; "if some...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Where do I stand?Charles PenningtonI believe and preach, on the authority of the Word of God, that the new birth is a divine work according to the will and purpose of the Father, through the merit of the Son, performed by the Holy Spirit through...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
11/21 Born Free! Charles Pennington My friends, let us cast away forever the idea that we can obtain favor with God and acceptance by Him based upon any personal merit, obedience to the law, or observance of any ceremony or ritual. For it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
11/5 Hope Thou In God Charles Pennington Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 42:11. In six of these...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
10/29 Salvation All Of Grace Charles Pennington “And of His fullness have we all received, and grace for grace” (John 1:16). When we receive Christ, we receive of His fullness and we receive Him as full. We add nothing to Him or...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
10/20 The darkness of sin must give way to the Sun of Righteousness Charles Pennington No person will ever seek mercy until they learn that they are guilty; they will never apply for grace until they learn that they are helpless; they will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christ Formed In You Charles Pennington My little children, of whom I travail in birth again till Christ be formed in you (Galatians 4:19). Paul had spoken in very strong terms to these Galatians who had professed faith in Christ Jesus but...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Dog In A Steel Trap Charles Pennington Several years ago I was hunting deep in the woods when I came upon a dog caught in a large steel trap. I purposed to save that dog and set him free. But when I approached him, I was met with a fierce...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
IS GOD WILLING AND NOT ABLE? I thoroughly detest that form of preaching which presents God in the Trinity of His Persons as being willing to save but unable to effect that which He wills. It is commonly heard in statements that begin with,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christ, The Greater Joseph After Joseph revealed himself to his brethren in Egypt saying, "I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt" (Gen. 45:4), he sent them back to their father with specific instructions of what they were to tell him:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
