Brooks Deatherage

Husband, Father, Campus Pastor @ CVBC

[Brooks Deatherage @deatherb]

Jesus is praying for you!!

[Greg Stier @gregstier]

Hell is hot.

Eternity is long.

Time is short.

Jesus is calling.

#ShareTheGospel

[Brooks Deatherage @deatherb]

@realDonaldTrump you are God’s servant to be a terror to bad conduct and an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Please bring those children and teachers home!

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

303 students and 12 teachers were abducted from a Catholic School in Nigeria on Friday in yet another act of violence and terror by militants there. The students were taken from their dormitories and forced into the forest at gunpoint. 50 students have since managed to escape, and we are thankful. Will you join me in praying for the safety of the remaining hostages? I hope that President @realDonaldTrump will continue to apply pressure to the Nigerian government to find ways to stop the attacks, abductions, and killings. https://t.co/eA8hq0kk2V

[James Dorman IV @alfredsparks]

[Sunday is] a privilege and a benefit, not a task and a drudgery.

—Puritan Matthew Henry

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

A Pattern Among Fallen Pastors

Sadly, ever relevant.

"We may be very sure that men fall in private long before they fall in public." - J.C. Ryle

https://t.co/iwe6GHAq4N

[Brooks Deatherage @deatherb]

The same guy that said "...it is difficult for me sometimes not to just torch all white people...particularly white evangelicals and Christians” a few years ago

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

A friend flagged for me that McLean Bible (David Platt's church) did talk about Charlie Kirk this week. And while pastor Mike Kelsey strongly denounced his murder and those celebrating it (good), he went on to use Charlie as a negative example of how Christians engage unbelievers, citing Charlie as someone whose speech "dishonors" God.

Kelsey also cited Charlie as someone who treated immigrants in "ignorant and derogatory ways."

Kelsey did not offer any examples of what he meant by either of these things.

[Jamie Bambrick @j_bambrick]

My dear American friends,

We British Christians would get excited when, once a year, Queen Elizabeth would make a mild but sincere reference to the love of Jesus Christ in her Christmas address.

In Charlie Kirks' Memorial service, watched by tens of millions, I just heard:
- Multiple clear presentations of the gospel from men like @robmccoyus and @DrFrankTurek with clear calls to repentance and faith
- Worship songs full of Scripture sung by tens of thousands live and millions at home
- Personal testimonies of lives transformed by the work of Christ and the witness of believers
- Demonstration and explanation of the value of marriage, child-rearing and family
- Calls to Romans 13 for the government to bear the sword for the protection of good and punishment of the wicked
- Declarations of spiritual warfare on the forces of evil and promises to endure no matter the cost
- Calls to be prophets and call the nation to repent
- More Scripture references and Bible readings than I can count
- And a widow publicly forgiving her husband's killer because Christ forgave his killers on the cross.

All of it done before, and by, the most powerful people in your nation and the world.

You guys should be on your knees thanking God for your country. It is a light to the world.

Never stop fighting for it.

[SBC History @SBCHistory]

OTD IN 1877 J. Frank Norris was born. The long time pastor of FBC Ft. Worth was known for his brash behavior and being a pioneer of church growth. Read more about him in the book from @oshawkins “In The Name of God. ”

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.

— Robert Murray M’Cheyne

[Brooks Deatherage @deatherb]

With all the darkness, craziness, and wickedness going on in our world, I would encourage you to go to a Bible believing, Gospel preaching church tomorrow morning. It is time to seek the Lord!

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

We wept bitterly putting this together...

Charlie Kirk did not fear death. Charlie told us what his legacy would be. Charlie's greatest passion was his faith in Jesus Christ.

Just hours before he was assassinated, Charlie stood on stage, openly proclaiming his love for Jesus Christ. Unafraid, unwavering, and full of conviction. He lived every moment guided by that faith, and in the end, he was taken home by his Savior.

Charlie is a true Christian martyr.

His example is not just inspiring, it is a call to all of us. To stand firm in our beliefs, to shine light into darkness, speak truth and to live boldly in our faith. Charlie showed us what it means to live, and die, with purpose.

This is the legacy he leaves...

[SBC History @SBCHistory]

OTD in 1651 Obadiah Holmes, a Baptist arrested for preaching outside of the state churches in Massachusetts, is given 30 lashes for his preaching. He told the magistrates that they “beat him as with roses.”

[Tabletalk Magazine @Tabletalk]

If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. —John Owen

[Brooks Deatherage @deatherb]

“There are only two types of people in the ministry; Those who are humble and those who are going to be humbled.” -Spurgeon

[Albert Mohler @albertmohler]

“A Straight Line to the Pulpit: The Legacy of John MacArthur.” @firstthingsmag asked me for an essay on John MacArthur, and I was glad to write it. https://t.co/x4QZqEP4Vo

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

Loved this tribute to MacArthur over on Instagram from his physical therapist.

He didn’t know who he was when he first started working with him and has such an interesting perspective.

[Brooks Deatherage @deatherb]

The church should be pregnant with passionate propagation but she is often pleading with pale propaganda.
-Ravenhill

[Expositors Collective @expositcllctv]

"A desire to preach without a burden to study is a desire to perform."

-H.B. Charles