‘Keep Your Armour Bright’

Posted on January 14, 2026 
Filed under Encouragement

“As an 81 year old slave of Christ who strives to be non emeritum sed retractum (not retired but retreaded) I’m an inveterate attender of Ministers’ Conferences, whether it involves travelling to the opposite end of the Earth or more locally to those conducted by the Expository Preaching Trust, to sit at the feet of greatly gifted godly teachers and enjoy warm fellowship with others ‘of like precious faith’.

Charles Wesley wrote: ‘To keep your armour bright, attend with constant care; still walking in your Captain’s sight and watching unto prayer,’ and attendance at such conferences is a great way of doing this, taking in spiritual refreshment ourselves so that we will go back to our posts better equipped to ‘refresh the hearts of the saints’ there. …”

– Bob Thomas shares this encouragement at The Expository Preaching Trust.