The Church

The Blind Eye and the Deaf Ear

… I told him that the church had been in a sadly unsettled state, and that the only way out of the snarl was for every one to forget …

The Prosperous Man's Reminder

Hosea 13:5-8

… Israel represents the Church and yet not altogether the true spiritual Church of God. They were not all Israel that were of Israel, for they were a seed …

Sweet Savor

Ezekiel 20:41

… And you shall beat some of it very small, and put of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with you …

Our Lord's Question to the Blind Men

Matthew 9:27-30

… And their eyes were opened." Matthew 9:27-30 . [On this occasion the Members of the regular Congregation left their seats to strangers.) IN OUR own streets we …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… Not so the invisible Church— the Church within the Church—the holy of holies within the temple. In that there is none to throw away. No. The Lord …

God Or Self—Which?

Zechariah 7:5

… If you find it not there, though you keep every rubric of your Church, you have not done it unto God, for He has not required it at …

Work For Jesus

Matthew 21:28

… Ah, there is a Brother here who says, "I think I could preach if I only had such-and-such a congregation." Very likely, Brother, but you had …

Sunshine in the Heart

Psalms 37:4

… Give us some such men in this congregation and in this Church who love the Lord and rejoice in him, what an effect their prayers will have. These …

The Panting Deer

Psalm 42:1

… Or when we have been banished from the Church of God for awhile, or have been confined by sickness, or have been compelled to sit under an unprofitable …

Christ's Word with You

Matthew 11:28

… WHEN THE REGULAR CONGREGATION LEFT THEIR SEATS TO BE OCCUPIED BY STRANGERS. ONE is struck with the personality of this text. There are two persons in it, "you …

Plain Words With the Careless

Luke 8:28

… They have been pleased, either with the greatness of the congregation, or else with the particular manner of the minister and they have come again and again! And …

He Ran, and He Ran

Mark 5:6

… I daresay there are some in this congregation who feel that they are "afar off' from the Lord Jesus Christ and, "afar off' from the great Father. You …

The Church—Conservative And Aggressive

1 Timothy 3:15

… With the enlarged sphere we now occupy as a Church, I have proposed so to enlarge my scheme that all the members of this Church and congregation who …

The Minister’s Self-Watch

… Many are disqualified for office in the church who are well enough as simple members. I hold very stern opinions with regard to Christian men who have fallen …

Satan's Banquet

John 2:9-10

… I have met thee in the congregation, but this is a congregation that shall ne’er break up. O my Master! I have seen the promises, but this …

Nazareth—or Jesus, Rejected by His Friends

Luke 4:28-30

… The Gospel had been either expunged from the Church of England and from Dissenters' pulpits, or where it remained it was with the few within the Church and …

Public Meeting Of Our London Baptist Brethren

… We did not commence our existence at the Reformation, we were Reformers before Luther or Calvin were born; we never came from the Church of Rome, for we …

In the Sunny South (Continued)

… Those of the company who were members of any Christian church asked permission to attend the Lord's-day afternoon communion service, and it frequently happened that the …

What Meanest Thou, O Sleeper?

Jonah 1:5-6

… The Church must do her own work, and when all our Churches are thoroughly aroused to this fact, and every congregation shall send out its own men, pray …

Psalm 40

Psalm 40

… Jesus is evidently here, and although it might not be a violent wresting of language to see both David and his Lord, both Christ and the church, the …

Our Manifesto

Galatians 1:11

… This tradition as to our being born with a holy nature is gaining foothold in the professing church, though contrary to Scripture—and even to the confessions of …

Notable Lectures and Addresses, 1857-1878 (Continued)

… Haynes, a member of our congregation, has a considerable number of dissolving-views which he has had painted, and by the aid of which he lectures to young …

Beginning to Serve the Lord

… There may be a something about your habits of life, and about your constitution, and your condition, that will qualify you for some special niche in the Church …

Strength in Weakness

… He is too strong to ask to be strengthened of the Lord, and therefore he is too weak to bless a congregation. He seeks another sphere, and another …

Election

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

… religion of God’s own church. I also give you an extract from the old Baptist Confession. We are Baptists in this congregation—the greater part of us …

The Soul Winner

… I heard of the report of a church, the other day, in which the minister, who was well known to have reduced his congregation to noth- ing, somewhat …

The Holy Spirit in Connection with Our Ministry

… If it were not so, we should certainly have no right to be in the ministry of Christ’s church. Should we even dare to remain in her …

Appreciative Correspondents, 1855-1890 (Continued)

… observe such an exercise of liberty, in the Church of England, as to place your views before the congregation for their acceptance and meditation, and I feel that …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… Did Christ found His Church that it might offer to the public  tableaux vivants,  and living waxworks? A Dissenting congregation, to my own knowledge, commenced a series of …

Baptismal Regeneration

Mark 16:15-16

… Here is a Church which teaches every Lord’s day in the Sunday-school, and should, according to the Rubric, teach openly in the Church, all children that …

A Holiday Pastime.—Essay on Popery

… There is another Church, however, which has its foundations laid more firmly than the Church of Rome; this is the Church of Christ, which embraces the Scriptures as …

The Minister in These Times

… I am sorry that there are disputes in the Church as to baptism and the Lord’s supper; but it is not a moot point in the Church …

Grace for the Guilty

Isaiah 44:22

… but peace shall be upon Israel There are—there always have been—in the Church of God some who have been the Church's dishonor. They have crooked …

The Call to the Ministry

… The church book at Arnsby contains the following entry: A short account of the Call of Robert Hall, Junior, to the work of the Ministry, by the Church …

First Printed Works.–Author, Publishers, and Readers

… The gospel, ever fresh and ever new, has held my vast congregation together these many long years, and the same power has * As this volume of the Autobiography …

Psalm 87

Psalm 87

… Take the church for a visible congregation, a mixed congregation; glorious things are spoken of that. It is the house of God. Take it as visible, `the vessels …

Father’s Furlough, and how I Shared it

… And when the blessed ministry at the Tabernacle was resumed, there rose to Heaven a doxology, loud as the voice of many waters, from a church and congregation …

Psalm 89

Psalm 89

… hearkened unto except in the Church by God's children: therefore saith he, They shall praise thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. — David Dickson. Verse …

Following Christ

2 Samuel 15:21

… Those of us who are older feel this to be a very peculiar cross in church life, to be associated with those who are cold-hearted and dead …

Psalm 63

Psalm 63

… It will be so in the world, in the church, but not in heaven... All the straits and difficulties of a wilderness must not put us out of …