Johann Starck has exhorted us on how the believing Christian prays to God to sanctify the heart. Now he leads us in praying to the Holy Spirit for our sanctification. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. Dau, 1921), pages 178-179. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/JSPB006-Sanctify-the-Heart-2.mp3Podcast: Play in …
In his Prayer Book, Johann Starck cites Hebrews 12:14–“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord”–and then explains how “The Believing Christian Prays God to Sanctify His Heart.” Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. …
Johann Gerhard has led us to ponder God’s great love and His forbearance toward our sins as he has proclaimed the fruit of our Lord’s passion in so many ways. He concludes Meditation VII by urging each of us to address our soul this way. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann …
St. Paul says that God made His Son Jesus to be sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of …
In this meditation, Johann Gerhard continues pondering the fruit of our Lord’s passion. Listen to how he illustrates what we commonly call …
Johann Gerhard meditates on “The Fruit of Our Lord’s Passion” by saying, “The Passion of Christ is my hope.” This from Meditation …
What does it mean actually to love Christ and follow Him? Johann Arndt, in his True Christianity, explores how we love Christ …
Johann Gerhard continues pondering how Holy Baptism brings us spiritual healing and makes us temples of the Holy Spirit. Source: Sacred Meditations …
In meditating on the benefits of Baptism, Johann Gerhard draws from the Red Sea of Exodus 14 and the crystal sea of …
Johann Gerhard looks to John 5, the pool by the sheep market, as a picture of the healing that Baptism gives us …
