The Church

Rejecters Of The Gospel Admonished

Isaiah 28:12

… They are something like the congregation who, when a certain Bishop of London was preaching to them, were utterly inattentive. Whereupon the good man took up his Hebrew …

The Best Christmas Fare

Psalm 119:103

… as honey in my mouth when I have preached it to the great congregation gathered here! If I might choose my destiny and if I had, even, to …

Motives for Steadfastness

1 Corinthians 15:58

… I should like an answer from the Broad Church divines to one short and plain question. What truth is so certain and important as to justify a man …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… not observe how they fence off wherever they can, one end of the Church for themselves? That pen of theirs is holier than the place where the common …

The Rule of the Race

Hebrews 12:1

… What must it be to go from this congregation to the assembly above? What a change from the poor talk of the preacher to the voice of the …

Plain Directions To Those Who Would Be Saved From Sin

Psalm 4:4

… Come now to Him and receive out of His fullness! The thought of death is constantly forced upon me by the largeness of this congregation and the fact …

Peter's Prayer

Luke 5:8

… I believe that any Christian Church that becomes divided in feeling, so that the members have no true love, one to another, that lack of unity is an …

A Searching Question

1 Samuel 30:13

… Let every Church member remember that he imperils the honor of the whole Church by his inconsistency—and it may be said of him, "That man sinned not …

Love Abounding, Love Complaining, Love Abiding

Isaiah 43:1-4

… God will give more than the whole world to save His Church, seeing He gave His only begotten Son! He seems to say to each one of you …

The Ascension of Christ

Ephesians 4:7-12

… representatives of his church. He is gone! His voice of wisdom is silent for us, his seat at the table is empty, the congregation on the mountain hears …

Stephen's Death

Acts 7:59

… This is the only martyrdom which is recorded in the New Testament in detail—the Holy Spirit foreseeing that there would be martyrdoms enough before the Church's …

Love at Leisure

Luke 10:39

… to delight herself in Him." And then let us try to banish all church cares also. Holy cares should not always trouble us. As I came here just …

The Old Man's Sermon

Psalm 71:17

… And, do you notice the congregation he wished to address? He would testify to the generation that was growing up around him! He wished to make known God …

The True Aim of Preaching

Acts 13:38

… We shall now proceed to remind you of THE CONGREGATION TO WHICH PAUL ADDRESSED HIMSELF, AND WHAT BECAME OF THEM. The text says, "Unto you is preached forgiveness …

"Honey In The Mouth!"

John 16:14

… The Holy Spirit still exists, works and teaches in the Church. And we have a test by which to know whether what people claim to be Revelation is …

Believing On Jesus—and Its Counterfeits

John 8:30-32

… Oh, that it may be said of this congregation, "Many believed on Him"! But there is another kind of faith which was produced by the Savior's testimony …

Jesus Christ Himself

Ephesians 2:20

… His Bible, His day, His Church, His ordinances must all be precious to us, because they have to do with Him. But in the forefront of all must …

The Soul's Food and Drink

John 6:55

… I want now to say something that cannot often be said in a great promiscuous congregation, lest it should be misunderstood. But it is a fact that certain …

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Isaiah 43:2

… The Christian Church, and especially that Church of which we are still members, which has never defiled its garments, but which, never having had any alliance with the …

A Strange Yet Gracious Choice

Psalm 135:4

… Ah, but when the time comes for the newcreation, when He makes a true Believer, when He forms His Church, the bride, the Lamb's wife, we read …

Christ's Testimony Received

John 3:33

… When you look at the denominational rolls at the end of the year, what small additions have been made! I think one section of the Church reports one …

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… Nothing upon earth ever gives me so much encouragement in the faith as to visit members of this Church when they are about to die. It is very …

Feeding on the Bread of Life

John 6:47

… Look at that remarkable picture of Leonardo de Vinci—a picture which I have seen hanging up in a Romish church, as you may see it in many …

Bringing Sinners to the Savior

Mark 9:17-20

… I shall take it for granted, my dear Hearers, that you who are members of this Church, or of any other true Christian Church, are desirous to be …

S. S.—or, the Sinner Saved

Romans 9:30-33

… I fear that many of my present congregation are in the number. They are not righteous, though, perhaps they trust in themselves that they are. Their consciences are …

Our Watchword

Psalm 70:4

… they are bound by ties of church union to a portion of the church which is spiritually dead, though not so manifestly corrupt as to render it possible …

Our Miseries, Messengers of Mercy

Hosea 6:1-2

… We had before the church the other night a sister who is here now I dare say, there were four in the family and the Lord took one …

Night-and Jesus Not There!

John 6:17

… glorious work to teach in the Sunday school or to preach in the congregation! And going from house to house is light work to the visitor, for he …

"Straightway"

Matthew 4:20

… Give yourselves first to Christ and afterwards to us, or to some other Christian Church, according to the will of God. And do this "straightway!" And whatever else …

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… But happy is that Church which never has a time of flying out, when numbers who have been tested, fail, and are no more to be found. Churches …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… a Servant that He might accomplish His Father's good pleasure for His Church. Let us with good will do service unto our Father who is in Heaven …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 13:20-21

… He may confidently say to his congregation, ‘Pray for me’ who does unfeignedly from his soul pray for them. The prayer of the apostle, as you observe, is …

An Epistle Illustrated by a Psalm

Psalm 118:13

… In memory of my 50th birthday, our friends have built a house at the back of the Tabernacle, to be used for the purposes of the Church, and …

Migratory Birds

Jeremiah 8:7

… If we are living in the suburbs, we hear a twittering congregation gathering around the gables of the houses and, in the evening we miss the swift-winged …

The Foundation and Its Seal—a Sermon for the Times

2Timothy 2:19

… It is battle, enough, for the Church to contend with the world, but what is she to do when she has to contend with herself? To go forth …

Blinded By Satan

2 Corinthians 4:4

… many eyes of that kind, and many ears of that sort, in this congregation tonight. 17. For verily I say unto you, That many Prophets and righteous men …

The Unsearchable Riches Of christ

Ephesians 3:8

… Moreover, he did not preach up the clergy and the church, but Christ alone. Some of the gentlemen who claim to be in the Apostolic succession could hardly …

The God of Peace and Our Sanctification

Hebrews 13:20

… Surely it is not sufficient to repeat a round of godly expressions which have become current in the Church, but we ought to speak with the Spirit and …

The Man Greatly Beloved

Daniel 10:19

… I ANTICIPATE an objection to my preaching from this text and using it in reference to any persons in this congregation. "The words were spoken to Daniel and …

Jubilee Joys

… The Wednesday evening meeting was specially intended for the members of the church and congregation, and representatives of the many missions, schools, and agencies connected with the Tabernacle …