Jim Novell

In John 17 we have Jesus, nearing the end in of His three-and- a-half-year ministry on earth, engaging in that which He engaged in most while in this world, namely prayer, prayer to His Father in Heaven, to whom He also taught us to pray (Matthew 6:8-13). Jesus typically removed Himself from the crowds to […]

In my previous post I began looking at (and for) the evidences of the true Christian’s love for the unseen Christ as presented in the book of the same title by Puritan author, Thomas Vincent.  In today’s post I will look at the evidence of our love for Christ being displayed in our passionate pursuit

The Reverend Billy Graham once asked this telling question: If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? Early in his book, The True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ, Thomas Vincent addresses that same concern when he laments that many proclaim a love for Christ yet exhibit

In my high school Civics class, there was a girl; no not a girl, a young woman, and not just a young woman, but the most beautiful, most vibrant, most attractive being I had ever seen in my young life.  She was, to use Bible terminology, lovely in form and appearance.  My heart was not

It seems strange and even disturbing to some people that the eternal God, the infinitely good, infinitely wise, infinitely powerful, creator and sovereign ruler of the universe and all that is in it, who reveals Himself in the person and work of Jesus Christ, would command men, women and children alike to love Him with

I have been addressing the preeminent and great commandment given to us by the eternal, holy, just and good God who created all things, particularly man, for His glory. It is the commandment that a person must obey if they are to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, namely, the commandment to love God with all

In his book, The True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ, author Thomas Vincent notes, “Without (supreme) love to Christ, you remain under guilt of all your sins; neither original sin nor any of your actual sins are pardoned. He notes that apart from true love for Christ, we remain under the curse and condemnation

In my previous post I introduced English Puritan author Thomas Vincent, and his glorious little book, The True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ.  Written in the 17th Century, it expounds upon 1 Peter 1:8-9 …. ‘’Whom (speaking of Jesus), having not seen ye love; though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with

In Matthew 3:13-17, we have the onset of Jesus’ earthly ministry as a man, beginning with Him being baptized by His cousin, who we know as John the Baptist.  As Jesus comes up out of the waters of Baptism, we see in verse 16, the heavens – the sky opening up and the Holy Spirit