The Bible

Winnowing Time

Jeremiah 23:28

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Jeremiah23:23.

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… Would it not be more reverent to the Word of God to believe that the thieves did both revile Jesus? May it not be true that, at the …

"You Are Now the Blessed of the Lord"

Genesis 26:29

… Portion Of Scripture Read Before Sermon—Genesis 26.

High Doctrine

… So with the sinner dead in sin, what can that sinner do? Unless the Scripture be an exaggeration, unless you are prepared to cast overboard that passage where …

The Loaded Wagon

… There is something new, important, deeply impressive, or worthy of attention wherever we see a “Behold” in sacred Scripture. I see this “Behold!” standing, as it were, like …

The Judgment Upon Zacharias

Luke 1:20

… That he was well instructed in the Word of God is undeniable. He could not otherwise have discharged his duty, for the priest's lips must keep knowledge …

His Own Funeral Sermon*

Acts 13:36

… Portion of Scripture Read before Sermon—Acts 13:14-43.

The Friends Of Jesus

John 15:14

… And when you sit down before your open Bible and hope to have communion with Christ as you have formerly enjoyed, you will find that He has withdrawn …

The Old Way of the Wicked

Job 22:15-17

… You may reject the testimony of God's Bible. You may despise the daily warnings of God's ministers, but the result will be as we have said …

Seeing Jesus

John 14:19

… There are some who cannot see the mysterious Doctrines of the Word of God. They are often puzzled with the higher mysteries which belong to men in Christ …

A Challenge and a Shield

Romans 8:34

… You read your Bible in early youth and you went astray with a vengeance, for when you sinned, you knew that you were sinning and yet you transgressed …

The Withered Hand

Matthew 12:10

… He knew that the man's hand was withered and yet He said, "Stretch forth your hand." When I read in Scripture the command, "Believe in the Lord …

Lovely, But Lacking

Mark 10:21

… You have never yet dared to doubt the Word of God and as far as you have learned its meaning, you hold that meaning in the most solemn …

Romans, But Not romanists

Romans 16:1-16

… Kindly refer to your Bibles and read the sixth verse: "Greet Mary, who bestowed much labor on us." This is the sixth Mary mentioned in the Bible. She …

First Forgiveness, Then Healing

Luke 5:20

… Jesus Christ, by the preaching of the Gospel, and by the revealed Word of God, says authoritatively to each penitent, "Man, your sins are forgiven you." Further, observe …

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:2

… Nothing is lacking to the glory of the Word of God, who was in the beginning with God, who spake and it was done, who commanded, and it …

Pricked in Their Heart

Acts 2:36-37

… He aired no theories, but went on firm ground, stepping from fact to fact, from Scripture to Scripture, from plain truth to plain truth. He was patient at …

Enduring to the End

Matthew 10:22

… Where is a worse name than that of Simon Magus? Simon “believed also,” says the Scripture, and yet he offered the apostles money if they would sell to …

The Minister's Plea

Philippians 1:19

… If your hearts are ever made glad within you by the Word of God we speak, do plead for us that we may have the power of God …

Method and Music, Or the Art of Holy and Happy Living

Colossians 3:17

… I am not authorized by Christ to follow this course, neither will I, come fair, come foul." On the other hand, when the act is allowed in Scripture …

Delay Is Dangerous

Genesis 24:55

… It is in this way that we receive at once the fulfillment of the Scripture, "In keeping His commandments there is exceedingly great reward." We get our reward …

Assured Security In Christ

2 Timothy 1:12

… Little is revealed in Scripture by way of detailed description of that other world. Imagination may be indulged, but little can be proved. The spirit returns to God …

The Followers of the Lamb

Revelation 14:4

… Do we say more than the Scripture says? Do we use more terrible emblems than the Holy Spirit uses when He speaks after this fashion? This is a …

The Matchless Mystery

Ephesians 5:30

… You may differ very widely in doctrine from some of the Truths of God which I think I have learned from the Word of God, but do you …

The Glory of Grace

Ephesians 1:6

… I always think if a thing is in Scripture, it little matters to me if it is not in men's creed. They can alter their creed as …

Salvation Altogether By Grace

… But it is according to the usage of Scripture to speak of us who are saved. Be it known this morning that every man and woman here is …

What We Have, and Are to Have

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… We may believe the Doctrines revealed in the Word of God until we find better ones—and that we shall never do! Have those Doctrines converted you? Then …

The Two Appearings and the Discipline of Grace

Titus 2:11-14

… Trying to battle with the competition of the times leaves me no opportunity for prayer or Bible reading! I have enough to do with my day-book and …

A Fear to Be Desired

Hosea 3:5

… They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days." From this and many other texts of Scripture, we may conclude, without a shadow of a …

Prepared to Meet God

Amos 4:12

… THERE is a peculiar solemnity about the language of our text because, albeit that the whole of Scripture is the Word of God, yet very much of it …

The Unfailing Help

2 Kings 6:27

… But "there is the dread of something after death"—that wrath to come of which the Word of God speaks in such solemn tones—that fire that never …

Marvellous Increase of the Church

Isaiah 60:8

… there is nothing in the word of God to support it. The example of Jesus and his apostles is altogether against it; and I take it that scripture …

The Only Atoning Priest

Hebrews 10:11-14

… How much less, then, can it be wise to trust in doubtful priests, who present sacrifices unwarranted by the word of God. Their descent cannot be proved, their …

Experiences after Conversion

… He was ready for every good word and work; but he gave special attention to his Bible-class, in which he set forth the gospel with clearness and …

Israel's Hope—Or, The Center of the Target

Psalm 130:7

… or resolves in yourselves! Look not, even, to the hearing of the Word of God, or to promises, alone, but look to Jesus, who still lives, and who …

The Minister’s Ordinary Conversation

… We must imitate and sanctify, by the word of God and prayer, the exercises of the Jesuits. They succeeded not by the pulpit so much as by the …

Turning From Death

Ezekiel 33:11

… The Scripture has put the two side by side, "These shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous unto life eternal." The same word applies to both …

Delivered On Sunday Morning, December 4, 1864,

2 Corinthians 6:2

… week, or next month, or next year? Is there anything in the Word of God which leads you to believe that you can, in any way, soften your …

The Whole-Heartedness of God in Blessing His People

Jeremiah 32:41

… But the Scripture speaks more largely—"Heirs of God." God Himself has become the heritage of His own people and they are "joint-heirs with Jesus Christ." Surely …

'Peace Be Unto You'

Luke 24:36

… those that You gave Me, I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfilled. And now come …