The Church

Prayer 20 — The Great Sacrifice

… Let the whole militant Church of Christ be blessed. Put power into all faithful ministries. Convert this country. Save it from abounding sin. Let all the nations of …

Psalm 96

Psalm 96

… Gould, in "The Mission Hymn of the Hebrew Church: a Sermon." 1865. Whole Psalm. This psalm is entitled in the Septuagint, "A Hymn of David; when the Temple …

The Christian's Helmet

1 Thessalonians 5:8

… I believe it will, but that it will spread over the Church of God—no—I know far better than that! The Church of God can never be …

Evening, May 9

Song 7:11-12

… let us see if the vine flourish.” Song of Solomon 7:11,12 The church was about to engage in earnest labour, and desired her Lord’s company …

Till We Meet Again

Revelation 22:21

… It was one of the churches that would not have any minister—a Church where they all spoke as they pleased—to whom Paul said, "God is not …

Barriers Broken Down

Romans 10:3

… But, whatever it may preach, if it does not preach that, it is to be questioned whether it is not a fallen church, a church that has lost …

With the King for His Work!

1 Chronicles 4:23

… The little spot enclosed by Grace, Out of the world's wide wilderness." He knows the Church is the garden of the Lord and he longs to plant …

The Cross Our Glory

Galatians 6:14

… The church of the nation, the church of many ceremonies, the church which loved the traditions of the elders, the church of phylacteries and broad-bordered garments—it …

A Test for True Seekers

Jeremiah 50:5

… You have not yet joined Christ's visible Church, but you are welcome to do so—do not postpone it. You have not yet joined the Church triumphant …

God-Guided Men

Galatians 1:16

… At the same time, I cannot quite give up the world." Then, do not join the Church! We do not want in the Church those whose hearts are …

'That King Ahaz'

2 Chronicles 28:22

… We put the colors in our cap and we think that we are going to do great things—to stir up the Church and to rout the world …

Encouragement for the Depressed

Zechariah 4:10

… And, alas, there are but few in the Church, even now, who might be called fathers! Do not marvel, therefore, if you are somewhat small in your knowledge …

A Straight Talk

Luke 14:20

… You looked your wife in the face and said, "I hope that it will not be long before I am with you in the Church of God and …

The Light of the World

Matthew 5:14

… We came into the Church not as orphans into an asylum, to find no relative there, but we found in the Church brethren and fathers, true helpers of …

Entangled in the Land

Exodus 14:3

… Our Church Roll shows that the leakage is through the unseasoned timbers— "When they have conquered early fears, And vanquished youthful wrong, Grace will preserve their following years …

The Fullness of Christ the Treasury of the Saints

Colossians 1:19

… Indeed, this feeling is transformed to fact, for scarcely any Church now existing realizes that it can do what its first promoters did! All appear to be quite …

Mourning at the Cross

Zechariah 12:10

… Woe unto the man who fights against the Church of the living God! Victory must always come to the Lord's people, for greater is He who is …

Faith Illustrated

… See the transgressor—he rushes towards the church, the guards pursue him with their drawn swords, all athirst for his blood, they pursue him even to the church …

"The Wedding Was Furnished with Guests"

Matthew 22:10

… He proposes to do this now that the Lord Jesus takes His Church into marriage union with Himself. The incarnate God calls a chosen company, the bride, the …

Trials Expected and Conquered

Isaiah 43:2

… And to the Church of God, as a whole, will it be fulfilled, even as it has been fulfilled to her thus far. Her martyrologists have told us …

I Was Before

1 Timothy 1:13

… That eminent critic says, "blasphemy was his sin towards God, persecution was his sin towards the Church and despising was his sin in his own heart." He was …

Faith

Hebrews 11:6

… believe what the Church believes.” “What does the Church believe?” “The Church believes what I believe.” “And pray what do you and the Church believe?” “Why we both …

Joseph of Arimathaea

Mark 15:43-46

… IT was a very dark day with the Church of God and with the cause of Christ, for the Lord Jesus was dead, and so the sun of …

'Take Away the Frogs'

Exodus 8:8

… And this is the spirit which ought to actuate every Church of Christ. The church that is always caring for her own maintenance is no church. The Church …

Solomon's Plea

1 Kings 8:53

… Brother, do you belong to some decaying Church? Do you come up here, today, to be refreshed, and are you saying, "Our Church is very dry and barren …

The Sinner's Savior

Luke 19:7

… How he woke everybody up the first time he opened his mouth at the Prayer Meeting! The little Church had quite a revival, for their old jog-trot …

Alpha And Omega

Revelation 22:13

… Jesus is Alpha and Omega not only in the individual salvation of every saint, but in the whole chain of the Church's history. Where shall I say …

Joy, a Duty

Philippians 4:4

… We noticed, in our reading, that there had been a little tiff between two sisters in the Church at Philippi—I am glad that we do not know …

Anxiety, Ambition, Indecision

Luke 12:29

… I am anxious about the cause of God—the Church over which I preside—the Bible class that I conduct—the mission field that I try to cultivate …

Examination Before Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… It is an evil thing for any church to give either the one or the other of those two ordinances to those who are destitute of "repentance toward …

Songs of Deliverance

Judges 5:11

… Shame on the Christian church that she should put it off to once a month, and mar the first day of the week by depriving it of its …

Communion With Christ—a Baptizing Sermon

Amos 3:3

… I am not addressing myself so much to the world outside as to the Church within. When we are preaching the Gospel of salvation, we preach that to …

Fragrant Graces

Songs 1:12

… Three times did the Church thus anoint her Lord, once His head and twice His feet, as if she remembered His threefold office and the threefold anointing which …

Memories of my Father

… Paul’s Church, Antwerp. Paul’s Church. Some persons, unacquainted with my father, have said that he was no artist; but if they had known more of him …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… In this petition I see both sword and shield for the church militant. Here I see the eagles' wings on which they shall be upborne till they enter …

The Sequel to Divine Sovereignty

Psalm 99:1

… My Brothers on the platform, you who are officers in the Church, I evoke you to make sure work for eternity! You fathers in Israel, presume not upon …

Out Of Egypt

Matthew 2:14

… That is not according to Christ's Law or example! A fighting church is the devil's church, but a bearing and enduring Church—that is Christ's …

Jesus Admired In Them That Believe

2 Thessalonians 1:10

… But that was only a representative number for the Jewish Church. As for the Church of God, comprehending the Gentile nations, he gave up all idea of computation …

Christ's Universal Kingdom and How It Comes

Psalms 2:8

… But it can only be accomplished through His own appointed method, the asking of Christ, the pleading of the Church. Oh, awaken, Church, to ask! Awake from your …

A Vivid Contrast

John 7:53

… The only hope for the slumbering Church is the wakeful Savior! Even if the earthly watchmen sleep, the best of all Watchmen keeps guard over the vineyard which …