PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Secret Power; or, The Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work
Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899 · 31,803 words · 77 reading sections
BAD THOUGHTS
come into our minds. If we harbor them, then we are to blame. But if the devil comes and darts an evil thought into my mind, and I say, "Lord help me," sin is not reckoned to me. Who has not had evil thoughts come into his mind, flash into his heart, and been called to fight them! One old divine says, "You are not to …
201 wordsSECTION 62THE FAITHFUL FRIEND.
Let us now consider the sin of "Grieving the Spirit." _Resisting_ the Holy Ghost is one thing, _grieving_ Him is another. Stephen charged the unbelieving Jews in the 7th chapter of Acts, "Ye do always resist the Holy Ghost as your fathers did, so do ye." The world has always been resisting the Spirit of God in all ages…
279 wordsSECTION 63THE CHURCH GRIEVES THE SPIRIT.
I think that if we search, we will find something in the Church grieving the Spirit of God; it may be a mere schism in the church; it may be some unsound doctrine; it may be some division in the Church. There is one thing I have noticed as I have traveled in different countries; I never yet have known the Spirit of God…
234 wordsSECTION 64WORLDLY AMUSEMENTS.
Then, another thing, I think, that grieves the Spirit, is the miserable policy of introducing questionable entertainments. There are the lotteries, for instance, that we have in many churches. If a man wants to gamble, he doesn't have to go to some gambling den; he can stay in the church. And there are fairs--bazaars, …
287 wordsSECTION 65UNCONVERTED CHOIRS.
Paul tells us not to speak in an unknown tongue, and if we have choirs who are singing in an unknown tongue, why is not that just as great an abomination? I have been in churches where they have had a choir, who would rise and sing, and sing, and it seemed as if they sung five or ten minutes, and I could not understand…
319 wordsSECTION 66WHAT IS SUCCESS?
The Gospel has not lost its power; it is just as powerful to-day as it ever has been. We don't want any new doctrine. It is still the old Gospel with the old power, the Holy Ghost power; and if the churches will but confess their sins and put them away, and lift the standard instead of pulling it down, and pray to God …
465 wordsSECTION 67SHIPWRECKS.
Alas! how many young converts have made shipwreck against such churches. Instead of being a harbor of delight to them, they have proved false lights, alluring them to destruction. Isn't it time for us to get down on our faces before God and cry mightily to Him to forgive us our sins. The quicker we own it the better. Y…
403 wordsSECTION 68QUENCH NOT.
In 1st Thessalonians, 5th chapter, we are told not to Quench the Spirit. Now, I am confident the cares of the world are coming in and quenching the Spirit with a great many. They say: "I don't care for the world;" perhaps not the _pleasures_ of the world so much after all as the _cares_ of this life; but they have just…
195 wordsSECTION 69EMBLEMS OF THE SPIRIT.
But I would further call attention to the emblems of the Holy Spirit. An emblem is something that represents an object; the same as a balance is an emblem of justice, and a crown an emblem of royalty, and a scepter is an emblem of power; so we find in the 17th chapter of Exodus and 6th verse, that water is an emblem of…
459 wordsSECTION 70D. L. MOODY
Moody's Anecdotes. Moody's Stories. Men of the Bible. Weighed and Wanting. Short Talks. Latest Sermons. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. The Overcoming Life. Sowing and Reaping. Pleasure and Profit in Bible Study. Sovereign Grace. Bible Characters. Prevailing Prayer. To the Work! The Way to God. Heaven. Sec…
90 wordsSECTION 71CAMPBELL MORGAN
THE CRISES OF THE CHRIST. 8vo, cloth, net, $2.00. THE SPIRIT OF GOD. 12mo, cloth, $1.25. A FIRST CENTURY MESSAGE TO TWENTIETH CENTURY CHRISTIANS. 12mo, cloth, net, $1.00. GOD'S METHODS WITH MAN! IN TIME--PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. With colored chart. 12mo, paper, 50 cents. Cloth, $1.00.…
50 wordsSECTION 72WHEREIN HAVE WE ROBBED GOD?
MALACHI'S MESSAGE TO THE MEN OF TODAY. 12mo, cloth, 75 cents. GOD'S PERFECT WILL. 16mo, cloth, 50 cents. LIFE PROBLEMS. LITTLE BOOKS SERIES. Long 16mo, 50 cents.…
27 wordsSECTION 73THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
STUDIES IN THE LAW OF MOSES AND THE LAW OF CHRIST. 12mo, cloth, 50 cents. DISCIPLESHIP. LITTLE BOOKS SERIES. Long 16mo, cloth, 50c. THE HIDDEN YEARS AT NAZARETH. QUIET HOUR SERIES. 18mo, cloth, 25 cents. THE TRUE ESTIMATE OF LIFE. 12mo, paper, 15 cents. Cloth, 75 cents, net. "ALL THINGS NEW" A MESSAGE TO NEW CONVER…
60 wordsSECTION 7416MO, CLOTH, EACH, NET, 30 CTS.
Weighed and Wanting. Men of the Bible. Bible Characters. Select Sermons. Moody's Anecdotes. The Overcoming Life. The Way to God. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour. Moody's Latest Sermons Short Talks by D. L. Moody. Pleasure and Profit in Bible Study. Sowing and Reaping. Heaven. Moody's Stories. To the Work! Sov…
147 wordsSECTION 75WHITALL SMITH
THE CHRISTIAN'S SECRET OF A HAPPY LIFE No. 02. Cloth. 75c. No. 03. Cloth, gilt edges. $1.00 No. 04. White cloth, boxed. $1.25 Popular edition. 12mo, cloth. 50 cents. THE HANDY CLASSIC EDITION. 16mo. No. 3. Cloth, gilt edges. 85 cents. No. 3 1/2. Decorated white vellum, gilt edges. No. 4. French morocco seal. $1.50. No.…
168 wordsSECTION 76LIFE SERIES.
The Spirit-Filled Life. By JOHN MACNEIL. Kept for the Master's Use. By FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL. A Castaway, and other addresses. By F. B. MEYER. Light on Life's Duties. By F. B. MEYER. The Secret of Guidance. By F. B. MEYER. In Christ. By A. J. GORDON. Heaven on Earth. By A. C. DIXON. Absolute Surrender. By ANDR…
110 wordsSECTION 77HOUR SERIES
A Life for a Life. By HENRY DRUMMOND. Peace, Perfect Peace. By F. B. MEYER. Money. By ANDREW MURRAY. Jesus Himself. By ANDREW MURRAY. Love Made Perfect. By ANDREW MURRAY. The Ivory Palaces of the King. By J. WILBUR CHAPMAN. Christ Reflected in Creation. By D.C. MCMILLAN. How the Inner Light Failed. NEWELL DWIGHT…
154 wordsSource & rights
Public domain in the USA; original historical text digitized by Project Gutenberg.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.