The Church

Independence of Christianity

Zechariah 4:6

… It is true that God has a church, that that church has been redeemed and will be preserved for his glory, and it is equally true that everything …

Psalm 1

Psalm 1

… Reasonableness of these penalties, "therefore," and the way to escape them. "The congregation of the righteous" viewed as the church of the first-born above. This may furnish …

An All-important Question

John 9:35

… And that you ought to join a Christian church because your ancestors, for many generations, have belonged to that church. Beware of a mere ancestral religion which may …

Visits From the Lord

John 21:7

… save from Hell," and is present, revealing Himself to His Church and doing wonders in the congregation! Thus much upon those who first see Him. Now a few …

Evening, May 16

2Ki 3:16-17

… And so it is in the gospel blessing; all the wants of the congregation and of the entire church shall be met by the divine power in answer …

The Filling of Empty Vessels

2 Kings 4:3

… Oh, for many empty vessels to be set forth in this Church, both night and day, that God's mercy may abound in the congregation! The same is …

God Rejoicing in the New Creation

Isaiah 65:17-19

… One wrote to me, some years ago, and said that he came into this congregation and he felt at once that he must be in the wrong place …

A Sabbath Miracle

Luke 13:10-13

… Jesus, while He was teaching in the synagogue, looked into the faces of His congregation and as He looked at them, He saw this woman and His heart …

Individuality, and Its Opposite

… purpose of finding us pulpits, nor our own particular church that it may furnish us with a congregation and an income; nay, nor does even so much as …

A Prayer for Revival

Psalm 85:6

… But, dear Friends, all the leaders of our Church need receiving. Of our Church, I mean. If there are any people who need praying for, it is deacons …

Surveying the Field

Nehemiah 2:12

… the other day he was surprised to hear that the Church was half as large as the congregation—or more, and he said, "That is a very great …

The Sunday-School Teacher—A Steward

Luke 16:2

… When I stand sometimes by the dying-bed of any of the ungodly in my congregation, it brings many a tearful thought to me. Have I been as …

"All of One"

Hebrews 2:11-13

… The Eternal Father thought not of Christ without the Church, nor of the Church without Christ! When we speak of Christ, now, we are not speaking of Him …

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 2:2

… You may go out tomorrow not merely into the outside world, but into the church, the nominal church, and you will meet with a class of persons who …

The Call of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8

… And, beloved, this is what I feel at the present moment respecting the position of ourselves as a congregation. I was to this test by considering the way …

A Welcome for Jesus

Luke 8:40

… congregation—"They are all waiting for Him." A second picture, more beautiful, still, is to see a Church waiting for the Lord Jesus Christ—a prayerful congregation met …

Our Gifts and How To Use Them

2 Timothy 1:6

… For this reason, and others, we cannot use the text exactly as it stands in addressing this congregation. But leaving out the reference to laying on of hands …

A Sermon of Personal Testimony

Deuteronomy 32:47

… I looked to Jesus and in a moment I leaped from the depths of despair to the heights of joyous confidence! I wanted to tell the assembled congregation …

Cheer for the Worker and Hope for London

Acts 18:9

… The Church of God, today, is a tree that needs no support of miracles and visions! She is a vessel that has braved for 2,000 years the …

Abram And The Ravenous Birds

Genesis 15:11

… And what do I mean by these? Why, that sometimes when our minds should be perfectly free for worshipping God—Church business, perhaps Church differences—thrust themselves upon …

Election and Holiness

Deuteronomy 10:14-16

… You no sooner begin to pray than you say, “O Lord, be pleased, in thy infinite mercy, to send thy Holy Spirit to save this congregation, and be …

Varying Voices–Pro and Con

… A few Sunday-school teachers, unmarried shopmen and clerks, make up the males of the congregation. The female portion greatly preponderate in number, are almost exclusively connections of …

A New School of the Prophets

… If there be any talent in the church at Park Street, let it be developed. If there are any preachers in my congregation, let them preach. Many ministers …

The Preacher’s Private Prayer

… I can say, through grace, with the church, ‘With my soul have I desired thee in the night, and with my spirit within me have I sought thee …

Earnestness: Its Marring and Maintenance

… We have seen brethren of very scanty abilities who have been terrible drags upon a church, and have proved as inefficient in their spheres as blind men in …

Psalm 111

Psalm 111

… For the church and for the congregation, for the family or the community, for the private chamber of pious friendship, or the great hall of popular meeting, the …

God's Gentle Power

1 Kings 19:11-13

… Oh! how I wish it would come to-night to some sitting here listening to the preacher! I wish you could forget—forget the congregation, and forget everything …

The Enchanted Ground

… May God grant that his servants may be the means of arousing the church from its lethargy, and stirring it up from its slumbers, lest haply professors should …

Canaan on Earth

Deuteronomy 11:10-12

… overwhelming congregation, and still gives us grace to preach his gospel. How thankful should we be! Surely, “the eyes of the Lord” have been upon this church, “from …

Psalm 74

Psalm 74

… This is that which the church doth complain of, not that the church did so smart, but that God was displeased and angry; that did most affect them …

The Church of Christ

Ezekiel 34:26

… First, Christ’s church is to be a blessing; secondly, Christ’s church is to be blessed. These two things you will find in the different sentences of …

Lecture II: Anecdotes From The Pulpit.

… A young gentleman, after delivering an elaborate discourse, was told that not more than five or six in the congregation had been able to understand him. This he …

Early Criticisms and Slanders (Continued)

… We have just as much aversion to see a church turned into a theatre as to see a theatre turned into a church. We hold an opinion, grounded …

First Literary Friends

… Early in 1854, he undertook the charge of the congregation assembling in New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. It was a remarkable sight to see this round-faced country …

The Sages, The Star, and The Savior

Matthew 2:2

… When a hearer can declare, "As soon as I take my seat in the congregation, my one thought is, 'Lord, bless my soul this day.' " He cannot for …

Preach, Preach, Preach Everywhere!

Mark 16:15

… A one-man ministry is, indeed, a curse to any Church, if that is the only ministry of the Church. All ministries must be used. Are there not …

First Visit to Scotland

… He preached twice yesterday ; in the forenoon, in Hope Street Baptist Chapel ; in the evening, in West George Street Church. There was, on the first occasion, a full …

The New Song and the Old Story

Psalm 96:1-3

… Have you not been at places of worship where there is a trained choir evidently singing to the congregation? Tunes and tones are alike arranged for popular effect …

The Preacher’s Power, and the Conditions of Obtaining It

… Our work is, no doubt, greatly affected, for good or evil, by the condition of the congregation, the condition of the church, and the condition of the deacons …

The Compassion of Jesus

Matthew 9:36

… We have not to say— "Come Holy Spirit, heavenly dove." He is here! He dwells in His Church and He moves over the congregation and He touches men …