Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson Growing in Love for the Church
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Jan 6, 2026 Reflecting on a New Year service, a Methodist hymn highlights the importance of gratitude for Christ’s grace. The speaker discusses how faith connects believers across time and distance, forming an eternal family. Listeners are encouraged to deepen their love for the church, viewing it as a divine community. The episode culminates in an invitation to sing together, celebrating God’s goodness and fostering hope and perseverance in faith.
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Memorable New Year Service
- Sinclair B. Ferguson recalled a New Year service he preached as a student that left an indelible impression on him.
- He described discovering the Methodist hymn book and its helpful feature of listing the first line of every verse.
Charles Wesley Hymn That Stirred Him
- Sinclair explained the hymn by Charles Wesley used at Methodist gatherings to praise God's blessings from the past year.
- He reflected on singing its opening lines and how they moved him spiritually.
Conversion Creates Eternal Family Bonds
- Sinclair observed that conversion binds believers not only to Christ but to one another in a spiritual family.
- He noted we can feel closer to distant believers than to nearby nonbelievers because we share an eternity-long family bond.