The Church

Jesus At Bethesda—or, Waiting Changed for Believing

John 5:1-9

… Ah, my Hearers, I tremble for some of you—you Chapel-goers and Church-goers, who have for years been waiting— how few of you get saved! Thousands …

Luminous Words

1 Peter 4:1-3

… God has been visiting this congregation very frequently of late. Every day, almost, somebody is taken away from us. Elderly persons have gone in immense numbers during the …

The Power of Christ's Name

Acts 3:16

… For instance, you could not approach the door of a certain church in Rome without being solicited, perhaps, by a score of beggars. I do not suppose that …

Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font

Mark 10:13-16

… I marvel that a Church so learned as the Anglican, cannot produce something a little more worthy of the point in hand. The various authors may possibly have …

Life's Ever-Springing Well

John 4:14

… We have always attended our parish Church and is not that enough?" Or, with some, "Our parents were always godly. We were born into the Church, were we …

Fear Not

Revelation 1:17

… SPURGEON, AT THE SHOREDITCH TABERNACLE, ERECTED FOR THE CONGREGATION OF PASTOR W. CUFF. "Fear not." Revelation 1:17 . "FEAR not" is a plant which grows very plentifully in …

Confession With The Mouth

Romans 10:10

… The way in which all this ought to be carried on is not by our Associations, but by the Church. The Church of God is the true mother …

Supposing Him to be the Gardener

John 20:15

… Fifthly, here is A WARNING FOR THE CARELESS, “supposing him to be the gardener.” In this great congregation many are to the church what weeds are to a …

Reasons for Turning to the Lord

Hosea 6:1

… Spurgeon was exceedingly unwell and his voice painfully weak, hence the pause in the middle of the sermon, during which the congregation sang part of a hymn to …

God Pleading For Saints, And Saints Pleading For God

Lamentations 3:58

… Thomas Dolittle, was once teaching the catechism to the children of the congregation, as was the custom of the Puritans on Sunday. He came to the question, "What …

Faint—but Not Faint-Hearted

Judges 8:4

… for so many depend upon you! Teacher of a class, minister of a congregation, leader of a clan—stand in the strength of Jehovah, Himself, and having done …

The Putting Away Of Sin

Hebrews 9:26

… We have, this morning, to proclaim in the hearing of this congregation an old Truth of God to which you have listened many and many a time. But …

Putting the Hand Upon the Head of the Sacrifice

Leviticus 1:4

… before the Lord." Also at the 15th verse—"And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and …

Jesus Putting Away Sin

Hebrews 9:26

… I have no doubt I have some such in this congregation. Even among you who have believed in Jesus there may be some such. Every now and then …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… there are places of worship where the newest and strangest thing to the congregation would be a real Gospel discourse! But many of you, dear Friends, have heard …

The Holy Road

Isaiah 35:8

… I say nothing as to the outside world, but I dread this declension in the Church. Professing Christians are becoming less and less strict as to their amusements …

"Goodness, as a Morning Cloud"

2 Chronicles 24:2

… They would give to the building of a Church. They would work hard to promote the paying for it and so forth, but, alas, you may give and …

Hagar at the Fountain

Genesis 16:13

… I believe that this morning the Lord will thus meet with some who are in this congregation, whom I know not, but whom He knows right well, for …

Small Rain for Tender Herbs

Deuteronomy 32:2

… There is no consideration about the congregation and its special condition, nor the peculiar persons composing it, nor what Truth of God will be most likely to impress …

A Portrait No Artist Can Paint

Revelation 1:16

… John's benediction to the seven Churches of Asia is like that of Paul when he is writing to a Christian Church, "Grace be unto you, and peace …

The Necessity of Ministerial Progress

… I thank God I can say this, there is no member of my church, no officer of the church, and no man in the world to whom I …

The Exeter-Hall Sermon to Young Men

Psalm 116:16

… I am now addressing a congregation of young men. Young men—but in how very short a time, if you all live—will your hair be powdered with …

Encouragement to Trust and Pray

Isaiah 30:19

… in returning and rest shall you be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." In so large a congregation as this, there must be some …

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luke 15:4-7

… I am not astonished that the Pharisee, when he looked upon the congregation, sneered and said, ‘He collects around him the pariahs of our community, the wretches who …

A Warning Against Hardness Of Heart

Hebrews 3:13

… This duty belongs primarily to the pastor and to Church officers. We are set in the Church to see after the good of the people and it is …

Under Constraint

2 Corinthians 5:14

… And he very appropriately refers to the words of the Church in the Song of Songs, "His banner over me was love." As soldiers are held together by …

One Worker Preparing For Another

1 Chronicles 22:14

… If we cannot do one thing, let us do another! But, somehow, let us help in the building of the Church of God. The Church today seems but …

Beginning at Jerusalem

Luke 24:47

… Now the marching orders are, “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” What a wonder it is that the church did not …

Hearing With Heed

Mark 4:24

… Oh, for some sixty-fold converts—some who are fit to be very leaders in the Church of God! And when we get up to a hundred-fold …

Deliverance From the Pit

Job 33:24

… me and saved me! And I wish that I had, in my present congregation, many wounded, broken spirits. Many weary, heavy-laden souls, for it is sweet work …

Spiritual Glean1ng

Ruth 2:15

… Yes, more than that, He is the Husband of His Church, and He may well let His wife go and glean among the sheaves, for all she gets …

The Widow of Sarepta

1 Kings 17:8

… And whenever I catch members of this Church who are not straightforward, I always think of them, "I wish I had known this before you had entered the …

Death and Life—the Wage and the Gift

Romans 6:23

… Jesus, and so He is, even at this hour! O God, save this congregation to the praise of the Glory of Your Grace, wherein You have made us …

Other Sheep and One Flock

John 10:16

… Thus you see that in the worst times the Lord had a Church! I might almost say the best Church! May I not call it so? For that …

The Heroic In Christianity

Luke 6:32-34

… You are a deacon, or other Church officer—yes, so were certain bank directors who were none the more honest for that. But you are a preacher, yes …

Every Man's Necessity

John 3:7

… The best converts to a Church are those who are brought into it from the world—those who migrate from other sections of Christianity are not often the …

The Wedding Garment

Matthew 22:11-14

… This is seen practically in the experience of the church of God. Those who are permitted to see large additions to the church will find this parable of …

The Samaritan Woman and Her Mission

John 4:27-30

… Friend, you, too, may be taken away from this Church where your soul has flourished, and you may feel like one banished and bereaved. Well, never mind! If …

Unbelief Condemned and Faith Commended

Deuteronomy 32:20

… men have not faith." Even when an Apostle preached, we read of the congregation, that some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. There is …

A Woman's Memorial

Matthew 26:13

… Our church-acts at this day—as far as I know the church of Christ, from extensive travelling and considerable experience exhibit a dull, uniform, dead level. There …