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President and Professor of Theology @UnionTheology

Oxford, England
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Reading Christian tweets is no substitute for reading the Bible.
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Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:
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On this day in Middle Earth, The One Ring was destroyed in Mt Doom and Sauron defeated.
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On this day in 1555, at this spot on Broad Street in Oxford, Latimer and Ridley gave their bodies to be burned to defend the finished and sufficient work of Christ.
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Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:
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Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:
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Michael Reeves
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Keep your happiness where it can’t be hurt: in Christ.
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Michael Reeves
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Fill your perspective with more Scripture than news.
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Michael Reeves
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Christ's people can let you down. Christ never will.
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The greatest benefit of union with Christ *is* Christ.
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Your ministry is not about you.
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2 years
Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:
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Michael Reeves
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Always respond to every impulse to pray. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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2 years
The Devil tells me I’m a sinner. I reply 'Tell me something new! I know that. But my sins are no longer mine; they belong to Christ.’ Luther
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Jesus is not a reluctant saviour. He delights in showing mercy.
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Michael Reeves
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Weary pastor, God could have had angels preach the gospel. He chose the weak, who can sympathise with the weak.
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No Christ in your sermon, sir? Then go home and never preach again til you've something worth preaching. Spurgeon
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Christian, don't look to your behaviour, your feelings or your faithfulness. Jesus Christ is your righteousness. He is your status and your standing before God. Always there, always reliable, always the same.
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If you want to kill your joy in ministry, make that ministry your identity.
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Michael Reeves
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Believers will become more Christlike over time, but never more righteous. Our righteous status is all Christ’s, not the result of our self-improvement.
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Our confidence this year: Christ is on his throne.
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Michael Reeves
5 years
Some of the greatest and most fruitful heroes of the faith are those mothers who quietly, unobserved, day after day, pray for their children.
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Reading Christian tweets is no substitute for reading the Bible.
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Michael Reeves
5 years
If you want to be anxious today, simply pretend you're in control.
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Michael Reeves
1 year
If you are not increasingly grieved by your own sin, you are not growing as a Christian.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Thank God his grasp of me is not dependent on my grasp of him.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Christian, don't look to your behaviour, your feelings or your faithfulness. Jesus Christ is your righteousness. He is your status and your standing before God. Always there, always reliable, always the same.
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Michael Reeves
5 years
Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:
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Michael Reeves
3 years
If you are not increasingly grieved by your own sin, you are not growing as a Christian.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
If you are not increasingly grieved by your own sin, you are not growing as a Christian.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
He must increase, I must decrease. A good motto for today.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Believers will become more Christlike over time, but never more righteous. Our righteous status is all Christ’s, not the result of our self-improvement.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Beware of both undevotional theology and untheological devotion.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
If your theology puffs you up, you’re doing it wrong. It should drive you to your knees in wondering worship.
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Michael Reeves
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He must increase, I must decrease. A preacher's motto.
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Michael Reeves
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If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet the distance makes no difference; he is praying for me. Robert Murray M’Cheyne
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Beware of both undevotional theology and untheological devotion.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Spurgeon died on this day. Here are his last ever words in the pulpit:
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Michael Reeves
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Thank God his grasp of me is not dependent on my grasp of him.
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Weary pastor, God could have had angels preach the gospel. He chose the weak, who can sympathise with the weak.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Genesis to Revelation: these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Christian, don't look to your behaviour, your feelings or your faithfulness for your standing before God. Jesus Christ is your righteousness and your status. Always there, always reliable, always the same.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Always respond to every impulse to pray. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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Michael Reeves
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Believers will become more Christlike over time, but never more righteous. Our righteous status is all Christ’s, not the result of our self-improvement.
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Michael Reeves
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He wore my crown, the crown of thorns; I wear his crown, the crown of glory. Spurgeon
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Michael Reeves
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Your ministry is not about you.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
My dear friend, I am a poor sinner still; and I have to look to Christ every day as I did at the very first. Spurgeon
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Michael Reeves
1 year
Fill your perspective with more Scripture than news. Go to prayer more than to social media.
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Michael Reeves
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The greatest benefit of union with Christ *is* Christ.
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Michael Reeves
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Some of the greatest and most fruitful heroes of the faith are those mothers who quietly, unobserved, day after day, pray for their children.
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Michael Reeves
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Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Read the Bible as if it’s all about you and it will be dark and confusing. Read the Bible knowing it’s about Jesus and it’s light and cheering and wonderful.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Before ever you criticise someone, earnestly pray for them.
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Michael Reeves
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Prayerlessness is practical atheism.
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Michael Reeves
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The more you see the beauty of Christ, the more holiness is a pleasure.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
We preach Christ crucified, and every sermon shakes the gates of hell. Spurgeon
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Michael Reeves
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Don't believe the lie today. Sin, by its very nature, cannot bring about any good.
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Michael Reeves
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If you want to be anxious today, simply pretend you're in control.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Dear Mr Preacher, we wish to see Jesus.
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Michael Reeves
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Your ministry is not about you.
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Beware of both undevotional theology and untheological devotion.
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Michael Reeves
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Your ministry is not about you.
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Michael Reeves
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Sin looks so good beforehand; only once you’ve swallowed the bait do you feel the hook.
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Michael Reeves
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Don't despair when you feel and hate the sin within you; it is evidence of the Spirit's enlightening.
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Michael Reeves
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Keep your happiness where it can’t be hurt: in Christ.
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Michael Reeves
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The more you see the beauty of Christ, the more holiness is a pleasure.
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Michael Reeves
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If a church does not pray, it is dead. Spurgeon
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The more you see the beauty of Christ, the more holiness is a pleasure.
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Michael Reeves
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Dear Mr Preacher, we wish to see Jesus.
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Here on this day in 1555, Latimer and Ridley gave their bodies to be burned to defend the finished and sufficient work of Christ.
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Michael Reeves
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Weary pastor, God could have had angels preach the gospel. He chose the weak, who can sympathise with the weak.
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Michael Reeves
1 year
Only Christ can fulfill our deepest longings.
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Michael Reeves
2 years
Where Latimer cried “Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” . . . Now a candle shop
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Dear Mr Preacher, we wish to see Jesus.
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Fill your perspective with more Scripture than news. Go to prayer more than to social media.
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Michael Reeves
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Christ is praying for us, even when we are negligent in our prayer life. Louis Berkhof
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Michael Reeves
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It is not your feelings of faithfulness that keep you safe in Christ, but his loving and almighty embrace.
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Michael Reeves
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Jesus’ first words to disciples who had deserted him: “Peace be with you!”
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Michael Reeves
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The greatest unkindness you can do the Father is to refuse to believe that he loves you. John Owen
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Michael Reeves
4 years
Christian, don't look to your behaviour, your feelings or your faithfulness for your standing before God. Jesus Christ is your righteousness and your status. Always there, always reliable, always the same.
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Michael Reeves
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Christian, don't look to your behaviour, your feelings or your faithfulness. Jesus Christ is your righteousness. He is your status and your standing before God. Always there, always reliable, always the same.
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Michael Reeves
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Take heart: we do not know what is coming, but we know who is coming.
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There is more power in Jesus' blood than there is in all your sin.
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Michael Reeves
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Today, come to Christ, and know it is not your feelings of faithfulness that keep you safe in him, but his loving and almighty embrace.
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Michael Reeves
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Before ever you criticise someone, earnestly pray for them.
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Michael Reeves
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No Christ in your sermon, sir? Then go home and never preach again til you've something worth preaching. Spurgeon
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Michael Reeves
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Beware of both undevotional theology and untheological devotion.
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Michael Reeves
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When Christians define themselves by something other than Christ, they become like something other than Christ.
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Michael Reeves
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God could have had angels preach the gospel. He chose the weak, who can sympathise with the weak.
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The more unworthy I see I am, the more I sing of his grace.
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I do not stand on my own before God. I stand in Christ. I have a high priest who has atoned for me, and who on that basis now prays for me with total assurance.
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Michael Reeves
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If your theology puffs you up, you’re doing it wrong. It should drive you to your knees in wondering worship.
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Michael Reeves
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Boredom is God's way of saying 'Only I can satisfy!'
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Michael Reeves
3 years
Happy birthday, Charles Spurgeon! A classic for your encouragement:
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Michael Reeves
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Read the Bible as if it’s all about you and it will be dark and confusing. Read the Bible knowing it’s about Jesus and it’s light and cheering and wonderful.
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Some of the greatest and most fruitful heroes of the faith are those mothers who quietly, unobserved, day after day, pray for their children.
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Michael Reeves
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Christian, don't look to your behaviour, your feelings or your faithfulness. Jesus Christ is your righteousness. He is your status and your standing before God. Always there, always reliable, always the same.
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Michael Reeves
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Justification means you can come to God boldly with total honesty about your failures, your struggles, and your mess.
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Michael Reeves
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The more you see the beauty of Christ, the more holiness is a pleasure.
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Michael Reeves
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You will become more like whatever you set your heart on this year.
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