Who is on the Lord’s side? Who will serve the King? Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring? Who will leave the world’s side? Who will face the foe? Who is on the Lord’s side? Who for Him will go? By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine! Not for weight of glory nor for crown and palm Enter we the army, raise the warrior psalm, But for love that claimeth lives for whom He died; He whom Jesus nameth must be on His side. By Thy love constraining, by Thy grace divine, We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine! Jesus, Thou hast bo ..read more

For those in vocational ministry, there can be something unappealing about the basics. After all, many of us are educated, well-read, and (if only on our best days) reasonably thoughtful. We want to be able to demonstrate an advanced understanding of the material we’re preaching and teaching. People may begin to wonder why we are in the pulpit if we don’t offer some unique insight, some intriguing idea. Why should we need to tell them again and again what the text plainly says? But when the apostles sought to ensure that Christians in the early churches were walking in the truth, they freque ..read more

O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky, We praise Thee for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age. The church from her dear Master Received the gift divine, And still that light she lifteth O’er all the earth to shine. It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heav’n-drawn picture Of Christ, the living Word. It floateth like a banner Before God’s host unfurled; It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world. It is the chart and compass That o’er ..read more

One the great tyrannies of our age is the lie that we will be most useful when we are as strong as we can be. We tell ourselves that God wants us to conquer all our challenges, to overcome the Evil One in frontal assault, to have our family and church and neighbors look to us and say, “Now there’s a strong servant of the Lord!” This was certainly the mindset of Paul’s detractors in Corinth. We find in 2 Corinthians 10 that they were the type to exalt themselves. Yet they were measuring themselves by their own standards (v. 12). In contrast to them, Paul was content to speak of his weaknesses ..read more

Does the Old Testament Really Point to Jesus? explains six different ways you can identify Jesus foreshadowed and promised in the books of the Old Testament. You’ll even learn how the law of Moses points forward to Christ. In this insightful booklet, the author notes that “if we fail to appreciate how the Old Testament points to Jesus, then we end up in error. If we’re not reading the Old Testament in light of the gospel … the Old Testament is reduced to a Christless moral code …. Worst of all, when Jesus is absent from our interpretation, we begin relating to God apart from the only one who ..read more

The Bible is a book about Jesus. While we certainly should read our Bibles with personal application in mind, we must ultimately ask, “Where is Jesus in this passage?” And where the Old Testament anticipates Christ, the New Testament presents Him. The four Gospels document Jesus’ earthly ministry, revealing the various encounters He had with men and women of His day. These accounts remind us that Jesus is pleased to work mightily in our lives, by the transforming power of His Spirit, much like He did among those living in earlier times. One such encounter is in Luke 8, where Jesus meets a de ..read more

You can listen to daily programs from Alistair Begg on Truth For Life with the Podcasts app on your Apple Watch Series 3 or later if you are connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. Here’s how: Subscribe to the Truth For Life Daily Program Open the Podcasts app in your iPhone that is paired with your Apple Watch. The Podcasts app icon looks like this: Click the Search icon in the lower right corner of the Podcasts app home screen. Search for “Truth For Life Programs.” In the search results: click on the “Truth For Life” icon, then click on the Subscribe button on the Program Details scr ..read more

You can listen to the most recent 365 messages (and now also entire sermon series) from Alistair Begg on Truth For Life through Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Amazon Tap with Amazon Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. Add Truth For Life To listen to the daily program or to hear one of the latest 365 archived messages: First: download the Truth For Life "skill" with the Amazon Alexa app you used to intially set up your Alexa Echo, Dot, or Tap. Next: tap the menu icon in the upper left corner within your Amazon Alexa app, then tap "Skills" in the drop-down menu. Finally: Search for "Truth ..read more

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.” 1 John 5:3 Click below to download your image: Apple Devices: iPads iPhones Other Devices: Android Phones Amazon Fire Microsoft Surface Social Media Facebook Banner Facebook Post Twitter Post Instagram Post Desktop Computer Large Small ..read more

Writing in Psalm 139, David asks several thought-provoking questions. Having already marveled at the fact that God knows everything (vv. 1–6), he probes further: “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” (v. 7). In other words, David asks whether a believer can hide from God. “Can I find an escape route,” the psalmist wonders, “from the God who searches me and knows everything about me?” It’s a question that deserves our attention. Others in biblical history certainly tried to run from God. Adam and Eve hid from Him in the garden after their first disobed ..read more