Approaching the Throne of God

<p><strong>These prayers, written by a pastor for his beloved congregation, remind us of our need for repentance and assure us from Scripture of God’s abounding love.</strong> </p><p>Derek Thomas served First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina as Minister of Preaching and Teaching from 2011, and subsequently as Senior Minister from 2013 until his retirement in 2023. <em>Approaching the Throne of God</em> exemplifies how he reflected God’s love for his congregation, expressed in these prayers of confession and assurances of pardon,a crucial part of a Sunday service.</p><p>Thomas gives voice to our deepest need for forgiveness and assurance. These prayers display our need and bring a fresh taste of God’s pardoning love. Discover afresh that God’s grace is all–sufficient. Be reminded that in Jesus Christ the heavenly Father has given us a loving Savior,and by his Spirit reassures us that there is forgiveness.</p><p>This new collection includes a foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson and an afterword by Dale Ralph Davis.</p><p>It will be an invaluable addition to an individual’s daily devotion, or for pastors to use with their own congregations.</p> Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson<br/>Afterword by Dale Ralph Davis<br/>For individual devotion, or congregational use