The Church

Evening, October 17

Is 40:11

… How gently did he gather me to himself, to his truth, to his blood, to his love, to his church! With what effectual grace did he compel me …

Morning, January 30

2Sa 5:24

… thou shalt bestir thyself.” 2 Samuel 5:24 The members of Christ’s Church should be very prayerful, always seeking the unction of the Holy One to rest …

Evening, November 26

Zec 4:10

… It is not for us to judge the Lord’s church, since Jesus has a steady hand, and a true eye, and can use the plummet well. Do …

God's Prison, Warden and Prisoner

… May no root of bitterness spring up in this Church, nor in any other. Love one another as one happy family. Love one another, for you will have …

Evening, April 26

Rev 16:15

… I fear me that the Christian church is far more likely to lose her integrity in these soft and silken days than in those rougher times. We must …

Evening, July 18

Joe 2:8

… So also with our duties , one must not interfere with another; public usefulness must not injure private piety; church work must not push family worship into a corner …

Evening, October 21

Lu 24:38

… lose much consolation by the habit of reading his promises for the whole church, instead of taking them directly home to ourselves. Believer, grasp the divine word with …

The Bible

Hosea 8:12

… Now, I believe that a man may be saved in any church. Some have been saved in the Church of Rome—a few blessed men whose names I …

The Sixth Beatitude

Matthew 5:8

… Besides that, the pure in heart see God in His Church. The impure in heart cannot see Him there at all. To them, the Church of God is …

Evening, September 25

1Co 1:30

… All attempts on the part of Christians to be content with systems such as Unitarian and Broad-church thinkers would approve of, must fail; true heirs of heaven …

Evening, December 15

Is 54:11

Evening, December 15 Go To Morning Reading “And lay thy foundations with sapphires.” Isaiah 54:11 Not only that which is seen of the church of God, but …

Morning, December 17

Je 2:2

Morning, December 17 Go To Evening Reading “I remember thee.” Jeremiah 2:2 Let us note that Christ delights to think upon his Church, and to look upon …

Evening, December 24

Is 40:5

… we are not disheartened by the long period which he allots to the church in which to struggle with little success and much defeat. We believe that God …

Evening, July 11

Joe 1:3

… Family religion is necessary for the nation, for the family itself, and for the church of God. By a thousand plots Popery is covertly advancing in our land …

Morning, April 5

Lu 23:26

… in Simon’s carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark then, Christian, Jesus …

Morning, December 3

Song 4:7

Morning, December 3 Go To Evening Reading “There is no spot in thee.” Song of Solomon 4:7 Having pronounced his Church positively full of beauty, our Lord …

The Man Whose Hand Stuck to His Sword

2 Samuel 23:9

… Suppose you entertain the opinion that the Church of God is in a very sad state? You are only responsible for that as far as you, yourself, helped …

Evening, February 11

Rev 2:4

… We give to God pence when he deserveth pounds, nay, deserveth our heart’s blood to be coined in the service of his church and of his truth …

Evening, February 17

Eze 35:10

… everlasting love shall change and leave his elect to perish, then may the Church of God be destroyed; but not till then, because it is written, Jehovah Shammah …

Evening, August 5

Nu 32:6

… years gone by, and if we do not make some return to the church of Christ by giving her our best energies, we are unworthy to be enrolled …

Evening, April 20

1Sa 18:17

… Jesus shall lift his sword, we know not what may become of the church of God in this land; but let us be of good courage, and play …

Evening, June 7

Rev 3:19

… For, under God, the way of the world’s conversion must be by the zeal of the church. Every grace shall do exploits, but this shall be first …

Morning, July 12

Jude 1

… Three Persons in the Trinity are represented as co-working to produce a Church without “spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.” And you, believer, as the follower …

Evening, October 12

Jn 14:26

… constant abiding of the Holy Ghost, who is evermore the Comforter of the church. It is his office to console the hearts of God’s people. He convinces …

Evening, December 10

Ac 16:14

… Those who do nothing for Christ or his church, give but sorry evidence of an “opened” heart. Lord, evermore give me an opened heart.

The Great Miracle Worker

John 11:47

… Then up rose these earnest men and thousands were brought to the Savior by their preaching—and the Church had a new reformation! And so will it be …

Obedience Better Than Sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:2

… I put this very earnestly to the members of this church, and, indeed, to all of you who hope that you are followers of Christ: Is there anything …

Evening, February 15

Ps 45:8

Evening, February 15 Go To Morning Reading “Whereby they have made thee glad.” Psalm 45:8 And who are thus privileged to make the Saviour glad? His church …

Evening, January 16

Da 9:26

… The special object of the Messiah’s death was the salvation of his church; have we a part and a lot among those for whom he gave his …

Morning, March 15

2Ti 2:1

… the Lamb; and herein there is a sweet communion between Christ and his Church, inasmuch as they both receive the same grace. Christ is the head upon which …

Evening, March 15

2Ch 31:21

… Who are the most useful men in the Christian church? The men who do what they undertake for God with all their hearts . Who are the most successful …

The Way Everlasting

Psalm 139:24

… He shall not even change his company, for the Church militant in which he fought on earth is also the Church triumphant with which he shall reign forever …

Evening, June 18

Song 5:1

… Would that we could see the wall of separation between the church and the world made broader and stronger. It makes one sad to hear Christians saying, “Well …

Evening, October 10

Je 15:21

… When the fish swallowed Jonah, he found him a morsel which he could not digest; and when the world devours the church, it is glad to be rid …

Evening, October 30

Song 8:13

… he has left that garden, he now dwells in the garden of his church: there he unbosoms himself to those who keep his blessed company. That voice of …

Morning, November 23

1Jn 1:6

… His glory awaits us to complete our fellowship, for his Church shall sit with him upon his throne, as his well-beloved bride and queen.

Sovereignty and Salvation

Isaiah 45:22

… O church of God! fear not; thou shalt do wonders; wise men shall be confounded, and thou shalt know, and they too, that he is God, and that …

Morning, October 23

Jn 6:67

… As for the present , can that compel you to leave Christ? When we are hard beset with this world, or with the severer trials within the Church, we …

To Workers with Slender Apparatus

… A good library should be looked upon as an indispensable part of church furniture; and the deacons, whose business it is “to serve tables,” will be wise if …

Christ in Bonds

John 18:24

… But, as for the ungodly, it would be the best news that was ever rung out from church steeples if they could be assured that God was dead …