The Church

The Prodigal's Climax

Luke 15:17

… In the second, we have a representation of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church of God. 8. Or what woman, having ten pieces of silver …

No Difference

Matthew 5:45

… In our Church there is one, at least, who not long ago was a loud spokesman against God, but upon his dropping into this house, the Word came …

The Works of the Devil Destroyed

1 John 3:8

… Jesus! It is impossible that public prayer should be suitable for a mixed congregation unless a portion of it is evidently for such as fear the Lord and …

Posture, Action, Gesture, Etc. (Second Lecture)

… Some preachers appear to be fighting the good fight of faith every time they stand before a congregation. They put themselves into a fencing attitude, and either stand …

Inexcusable Irreverence and Ingratitude

Romans 1:20

… Whoever in this great congregation will but look to Jesus shall be saved upon the spot! However great your iniquities, however stony your heart, however despairing your mind …

"All Hail!"

Matthew 28:9

… All in the congregation, about whom some of us are concerned, are not saved. Nevertheless, let us rejoice in Christ. You, yourself, cannot run as quickly on your …

A Powerful Reason For Coming To Christ

Mark 3:8

… His Church, which is an assembly of called-out ones whom the Sovereign Lord selects from the congregation of hearers that they may become a Church of Believers …

The Believer's Heritage of Joy

Psalm 119:111

… There are many who go about in the Christian Church with a ruddy face and apparently with great strength of religion—but all of a sudden they prove …

Seeing and Testifying

1 John 4:14

… So that there were deadly errors very early in the history of the Christian Church! The loving Apostle John did not handle them with gloved hands, but he …

Ask and Have

James 4:2

… money! Some of the members of a Church in a primitive village in America thought that they would raise a congregation by hanging up a very handsome chandelier …

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

Exodus 12:21-27

… No, more—it is the vital, all-essential center, that to remove it is to tear out the heart of the Church! A congregation which has rejected the …

Freedom At Once and Forever

Isaiah 61:1

… When I came last Tuesday to see converts, I had 21 whom I was able to propose to the Church—and it will be the same next Tuesday …

'Nevertheless at Your Word'

Luke 5:5

… That would be sheer selfishness—He bids me be baptized and that is enough for me." "But such-and-such a church does not practice the Baptism of …

God Our Continual Resort

Psalm 71:3

… Forget the vast congregation! Forget everything but that which is holy and spiritual—and come unto your God who, at this moment, calls you to His footstool. "Alas …

Who Found It Out?

2 Kings 7:3-7

… They were recognized in some sort of way as belonging to the congregation of Israel, for their place was near the city gates, but still, Israel would have …

Sonship Questioned

Matthew 4:3

… I hope I am not, in any sense, a servant of the devil, and whenever I see anyone in my congregation who is puffed up with carnal conceit …

A Description of Young Men in Christ

1 John 2:13

… They have not yet acquired the nursing faculty so precious in the Church as the product of growth, experience, maturity and affection. They are going on to that …

Sheep Among Wolves

Matthew 10:16

… I mean that Christian men nowadays, while they should be attached to the Church to which they belong—and the more intense that attachment the better for a …

The Baptist's Message

John 1:29

… whether you will have a fine conclusion at the end and what the congregation will think of it when you have done—that will be like saying, "Behold …

Grace Exalted—Boasting Excluded

Romans 3:27

… Now I suppose that in this congregation we have but very few—there may be some—who would indulge a hope of being saved by the Law in …

A Cure For Unsavory Meats—or, Salt for the White of an Egg

Job 6:6

… Surely evil days are near unless the Church shall again clasp the Truths of God to her heart! But I diverge. The point I had in hand was …

The Personal Pentecost and the Glorious Hope

Romans 5:5

… us! Thus, on a small scale, have we rehearsed a portion of early Church history in our own personal story. You shall find that not only in this …

The First Resurrection

Revelation 20:4

… But I have been preaching to my own congregation rather than fighting with opponents, and I hope you will take these passages and weigh them for yourselves. If …

Grace and Glory

Psalm 84:11

… content with being here, in your pew, in the midst of this great congregation—long after the living God, Himself, for He alone can refresh and revive your …

The Ministry Of Gratitude

Luke 4:39

… Many persons who profess to be converted aspire at once to preaching—a pulpit for them is the main thing and a large congregation is their ambition! They …

The Sluggard’s Farm

… What has the church been doing all these years? She ceased after a few centuries to be a missionary church, and from that hour she almost ceased to …

Love To Jesus

Solomon 1:7

… Sometimes, as I look upon the world at large, and the Church which lies too much in its bosom, I am apt to think that the Church has …

A Great Bargain

Matthew 13:45

… Oh that men were wise, that they were thoughtful! Happy was the preacher who knew that he was addressing himself to a thoroughly intelligent, thoughtful congregation! We would …

"Behold the Lamb of God"

John 1:29

… Oh, that everyone in this congregation might believe in Jesus and live! What a refreshment it is to the preacher's mind to get to his message at …

The Covenanter

Psalm 25:10

… Whatever the Gospel may be to the congregation at large, it has been the power of God to him, for in it he has felt the touch of …

The One and the Many

Romans 5:16

… daresay, with listening, but I would let you go home and invite another congregation to fill the house to hear this wondrous story, which can never be fully …

Our Lord's Prayer for His People's Sanctification

John 17:17

… There are some, in these apostate days, who think that the church cannot do better than to come down to the world to learn her ways, follow her …

Job's Regret and Our Own

Job 29:2

… Alas, how much the church has lost through us, for if the Christian becomes poor in grace, he lessens the church’s wealth of grace. We have a …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… Did you ever resolve to praise God and come into the congregation where the sweetest Psalms were being sent to Heaven? Could you praise God till the Holy …

The Secret Spot

Deuteronomy 32:5

… The bell rings men to Church but says no prayers itself. There may be the sign of the angel hanging over the inn door but the devil may …

Travailing for Souls

Isaiah 66:8

… Brethren, there is no hope for China, no hope for the world, no hope for our own city, while the church is sluggish and lethargic. Through the church …

Sermon 463. Christ'S Servant—His Duty And Reward

John 12:26

… Since the days of our Redeemer, the greatest in the Church of Christ have been the servants of all, and those who have attained to the highest dignities …

Under Arrest

Galatians 3:23

… As a matter of duty, we went to Church, or we went to the Meeting House, and we felt easy in our mind because we had been there …

A Sermon Upon One Nothing by Another Nothing

2 Corinthians 12:11

… The good old man, who deserves to be honored by his congregation, runs the risk of being elbowed out and reckoned as a worn-out nobody. You must …

The Power of a Sigh

Psalm 12:5

… There is a Sister who may be in the congregation right now. If so, she will be pleased to hear that she gave me my text for this …