The Church

"Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?"

Micah 2:7

… If the whole Church of God were to apostatize—and I should not be surprised if almost the entire visible Church were to do so, seeing that it …

A Root Out Of A Dry Ground

Isaiah 53:2

… Man threatens to crush the Church, or hopes to uproot true Grace from the heart of the timid Believers, but it shall not be done—the "tender plant …

The Incomparable Bridegroom and His Bride

Solomon 5:9

… And there are others of you who are Wesleyans, or Independents, or church people, but the only reason you can give for being so is that your grandmother …

First Literary Friends (Continued)

… We have seen, among his hearers, ministers of mark of nearly every section of the Christian Church ; laymen well known in all circles as the supporters of the …

Joy Born at Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12

… How long and how sinfully has the Christian church despised the most honorable amongst the nations! How barbarously has Israel been handled by the so-called church! I …

The Three Witnesses

1 John 5:8

… I do not say that he bears witness to the truth when it is defiled by a lukewarm ministry, and a prayerless church: but I do say this …

First Sermons at New Park Street Chapel

… We hear of church-members who have been sick for months, yet no brother or sister-member has ministered to them; but in Heaven it is not so …

Martha And Mary

Luke 10:38-42

… Our first observation will be this—the Martha spirit is very prevalent in the Church of God just now. In the second place, the Martha spirit very much …

Psalm 115

Psalm 115

… Our honour and the honour of the church are small matters, but the glory of God is the jewel of the universe, of which all else is but …

An Objection and an Answer

Galatians 5:6

… A Church which holds this doctrine in its integrity, notwithstanding many errors, is still a Church of Christ, but the church which denies this, whatever else it may …

Good Cheer For Outcasts

Psalm 147:2

… But if you are sincerely repenting of the sin which has put you away from the Church, the Church of Christ will be glad to receive you! And …

The Family Likeness

Romans 8:14

… He dwells in us! He dwells in the Church! Let us honor Him! Let us grieve Him no more, but put ourselves beneath His guidance and wait for …

A Weighty Charge

… And he then informs us that there will come, in the last time, mockers and with them separatists and sensualists, all of whom will assail the Church of …

Man Transient—god's Word Eternal

Isaiah 40:8

… And so, surely, when you begin to say, "The Church is in danger! The Church is in danger!" what is that to you? It stood before you were …

Knowing and Doing

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Paul was writing to the Church at Corinth to commend the Churches of Macedonia, that he might stir up the one Church by the example of the others …

The Right Observance of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

… The members of the Church at Corinth abounded in gifts and, therefore, they thought it right for each one to speak to edification. They had no pastoral oversight …

Holy Song From Happy Saints

Isaiah 5:1

… My Brothers and Sisters, if you happen to be members of a church divided against itself, where the ministry appears to be without power, where there are no …

The King-Priest

Zechariah 6:13

… We saw how— "The Church's one Foundation Is Jesus Christ, our Lord." We may not forget that He who is the Foundation is also the Builder of …

"My Garden"—"His Garden"

Solomon 4:16

… And, as to the ungodly around us, the continued existence in the earth of the Church of Christ is the hope of the world! The world that hates …

On Humbling Ourselves before God

1 Peter 5:6

… This would be a great attainment in our Church life if we could reach to it. Brethren, we need humility, all of us, in our Church life, in …

Unstaggering Faith

Romans 4:19-21

… Dear Friends, members of this Church, I want your earnest attention while I try to show the bearing of this upon THIS CHURCH AND EVERY CHURCH IN A …

Barabbas Preferred To Jesus

John 18:40

… So long as their Church can be kept together, Father Ignatius shall be heard in their assemblies, although Christ's call to the Church to purify herself, awakens …

The Water and the Blood

John 19:34

… And up in the dome, at the very top of the church, was a large and striking image of the Savior. Now, what struck me about the church …

Christ Asleep in the Vessel

Mark 4:38

… I think this is very applicable to the state of the Church at this present time. There is great trouble in some minds about the Church, for everything …

Prayer Answered, Love Nourished

Psalm 116:1

… And you in the church, after you have been to the prayer-meeting and prayed there, and God has actually listened to you, and multiplied the church and …

Blessings Manifold and Marvelous

Psalm 18:19

… The Church is a framed house. It has an Architect. Some seem to think that it is a load of bricks. They have no church officers. There are …

Psalm 47

Psalm 47

… He will take his own time, but he will certainly achieve victory for his church. Truth and righteousness shall through grace climb to the ascendant. We wage no …

The Two Talents

Matthew 25:22-23

… And now what says the church? What says the man himself? “Even so, O Lord; now must the glory be unto thee for ever, inasmuch as thou hast …

The Glory, Unity and Triumph of the Church

John 17:22-3

… For the sake of the world He would have the Church in a high state of holy beauty and strength. May His gracious prayer be answered in all …

'Who Is This?'

Matthew 21:10

… But a genuine Church is a company formed for the admiration of Christ Jesus! A company of people who are melted into one because they are all red …

Right-hand Sins

Mark 9:43

… And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the Church: but if he neglects to hear the Church, let him be unto you as an …

"Is God In the Camp?"

1 Samuel 4:7

… But if I have gone through the general routine of the worship of my Church and then think that I have done something acceptable to God, while yet …

The Loved Ones Chastened

Revelation 3:19

… First, then, beloved, WHAT IS IT IN THE CHRISTIAN THAT GOD REBUKES? One of the Articles of the Church of England saith right truly, that, naturally, “man is …

Not Boasting, But Trusting

Ephesians 2:9

… It would make the whole Church wretched to have such people in Church fellowship! Why, if we did not idolize them, we would hate them! I do not …

'David's Spoil'

1 Samuel 30:20

… Somebody says that the Queen is head of the Church. God bless her. But she is not head of the Church of Christ! The idea is blasphemous—headship …

The Lord's Supper—a Remembrance Of Jesus

Luke 22:19

… The Church of Rome prizes the great picture by Leonardo di Vinci and in it all the Apostles are seated at the table. Is this at all like …

A Comprehensive Benediction

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… The next letter I opened came from the deacon of a Church in Devonshire, to say that one of our students, who was settled there as a minister …

Christ, the Glory of His People

Luke 2:32

… It ill behooves the Christian Church to despond concerning the conversion of the seed of Israel, or to be so indifferent as she sometimes is as to the …

Order Is Heaven's First Law

Joel 2:8

… And then I said within myself— After this fashion should there be order and arrangement in the Christian Church. God has trained His great insect army and among …

The Saints Blessing The Lord

Psalm 103:1

… It is wonderfully easy to wax indignant at the indolence, the divisions, the coldness or the errors of the Christian Church, and to issue our little bulls against …