The Church

Love at Its Utmost

John 15:9

… but I speak concerning Christ and the church." There is always much that is mysterious here, but it is ever the mystery of love. You believe in this …

The Sluggard's Farm

Proverbs 24:30-32

… 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 …

Labor In Vain

Jonah 1:12

… They reverence every nail of the Church door and every panel of the pulpit. There is not a brick in the aisle which is not sacred to them …

The Scales of Judgment

Daniel 5:27

… Will each one now in this congregation, put himself into the scale of conscience, sit down and ask, “Is my profession true? Do I feel that before God …

From Twenty-five to Thirty-five

Matthew 20:3

… In this one Church and under one ministry for nearly 32 years, we have almost continually enjoyed the converting power of God's Grace. There has been a …

A Drama in Five Acts

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

… Yes, there is something real— there is Christ's Church. The Church that is to shine like the stars in heaven for ever, the Bride of the Lamb …

'Here I Am!'

1 Samuel 3:4

… be seen in all the children of all the families connected with this Church! Samuel also had the great privilege of growing up amid holy services. He saw …

Faith—life

Habakkuk 2:4

… Oh, that some might have it now and that, before this congregation shall break up, each of them might be able to say, "I believe in Jesus. I …

Christian Resignation

Matthew 26:39

… No, not even my success, but Your success! Not the prosperity of my own church, or my own self, but the prosperity of Your Church, the increase of …

A Call To Prayer and Testimony

Isaiah 62:6

… If the world is asleep, if the Church is asleep, hold not your peace by night and, should the Church become active and the world be a little …

Fallen Asleep

1 Corinthians 15:6

… as the clock ticks, about two a week of our Church members, beside others out of the congregation, are taken up to dwell in the Master's Presence …

That Horrible East Wind!

Colossians 3:15

… A Church disputing is a Church committing suicide! Many and many a Church has come to its death by bleeding inwardly through strife—otherwise it might have defied …

The Devil's Last Throw

Luke 9:42

… We have in this congregation, I trust, some who are coming to Christ, and I am right glad of it. Coming to Christ is not the best possible …

Achsah's Asking—a Pattern of Prayer

Judges 1:12-15

… springs of water." "Lord, you have given me a south land—all this congregation, Sunday after Sunday, all this multitude of people—but, Lord, how can I preach …

Why Am I Thus?

Romans 7:22

… Little did he think that the moment the Prayer Meeting was over somebody in the congregation would insult and bitterly affront him! Because he was taken unawares his …

Separating the Precious From the Vile

Exodus 11:7

… Whenever the Church has been thoroughly distinct from the world, she has always prospered. During the first three centuries the world hated the Church. The prison, the stake …

Questions and Answers Concerning Zion

Isaiah 14:32

… Zion is always a type of the Church of the living God—and everywhere the Church of God is singular and, for that reason, noticeable. It is a …

The Preacher's Last Sermon for the Season

John 7:37

… ours! Jesus stands up to be, Himself, a center, not alone for a congregation of people who hear Him, but for a crowd of thirsty folk who are …

To Those Who Are Angry With Their Godly Friends

Genesis 4:6

… countenance fallen?" I pray God that He may speak to any among my congregation who may be in this sad and evil condition. I have felt, lately, that …

A Lecture for Little-Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… It seems, however, that the apostle Paul in this instance exercised praise not for himself but for others, for the church at Thessalonica. If any of you should …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… Are you living in a village where there is no congregation of the faithful? Then let it be known that you are on the Lord's side—and …

The Mustard Seed: A Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher

Luke 13:18-19

… You know also how His church is the tree that springs from Him, and how greatly it grows and spreads its branches until it covers the earth. From …

The Love Of Jonathan and the Love Of Jesus

2 Samuel 1:26

… If you can make melody in honor of Jesus, in the great congregation, take down the minstrel's harp and lay your fingers among the strings and bring …

The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church

Solomon 3:4-5

… a pure church, and there to say, 'I am at home. I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise …

Some Marks of God's People

Psalm 68:28

… Now, my dear Hearer, is that the case with you? Has God commanded your strengths. "Well, Sir, I go to church. I go to chapel. I profess to …

The Gladness of the Man of Sorrows

Psalm 45:7

… Turn we now to THE GLADNESS AFFORDED BY THE CHURCH. “All thy garments smell of myrrh, and cassia, and aloes, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have …

A Promise For Us And For Our Children

Isaiah 44:1-5

… He does not feel enchanted for awhile with some gleams of beauty from His Church's eye and then afterwards cast her off because of her unfaithfulness. No …

An Earnest Warning about Lukewarmness

… Philosophy will fill the pulpit with chaff, the church will be a mass of worldliness, the congregation an assembly of vanity. Next, they will become blind, they will …

The Power Of Prayer And The Pleasure Of Praise

2 Corinthians 1:11

… The next Sunday morning in the English Presbyterian Church, and then again, in the evening, in the Dutch Free Church. Sometimes I was allowed to preach in the …

Concealing the Words of God

Job 6:10

… I have not concealed Your loving kindness and Your Truth from the great congregation" ( Psa. 40:10 ). We have more of the Words of the Holy One than …

Greater Things Yet Who Shall See Them?

John 1:50

… Beloved, as a Church and people, we have seen great things in this place in the work of the Lord among us. And we have lately celebrated with …

Who Are The Elect?

1 Samuel 16:12

… chosen him." But how often these are but birds of passage in our congregation who never tarry long enough to build a nest in the sanctuary. Mere curiosity …

The Marvelous Magnet

John 12:32

… How many years have I stood in this place to preach to a congregation precisely similar to the present! The crowds have been here as regularly as the …

Believers—Lights In The World

Philippians 2:14-16

… May God help us to hear, this morning, the address which Paul gave to the Church in Philippi. May we feel its full forge in our consciences and …

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

… The greater Samaritan has saved you—Jesus has redeemed you, brought you into His Church, put you under the care of His ministers, bid us take care of …

Christ and His Co-workers

Mark 16:20

… I think a strong Church is a very valuable institution, but I have always deprecated the idea that all of you should sit here, Sunday after Sunday, and …

The True Position Of Assurance

Ephesians 1:13

… his status in society, not by the respectability of his congregation, not by the prettiness of his Church, the grandeur of the ceremonies, or the peculiar beauty of …

The Soul-Winner

Proverbs 11:30

… We held our annual meeting of the Church and it was a very pleasant sight to see so many Brothers and Sisters knit together in the heartiest love …

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… ought to be whenever the Spirit of God is vigorously working in His Church—we should eagerly avail ourselves of His power! We should be so anxious for …

The Saint One With His Savior

1 Corinthians 6:17

… There was a further joining to the Lord in Covenant, when Jesus became of old the Head of His Church. As Adam was the head of all that …