The Church

The Lord's Own Salvation

Hosea 1:7

… In many cases I fear that the disappointed Church has become more hard to stir than it was before. Brethren, I hopefully believe that there will soon come …

The Recorders

1 Chronicles 16:4

… You remember the man who said that generally, when he went to Church, he used to calculate how many looms the building would hold and how many workmen …

The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

Psalm 23:4

… not weary." But when a man of God becomes a father in the Church and is endowed with abounding strength, he walks and does not faint. Walking is …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… influence! Tradition declares this lady to have been a Christian and the Greek Church has placed her in their calendar as a saint. For this we have no …

To Lovers of Jesus—an Example

Mark 14:6

… This was a thing of beauty which is a joy forever to the Church of God, in that constant memorial of her which is blended with the preaching …

A Discourse to the Despairing

Genesis 42:1

… A Judas was among the 12 Apostles and we cannot wonder that we find such in every Church—but what a dreadful thing it is to wear the …

Barriers Obliterated

Isaiah 44:22

… who was once a street preacher, or even the pastor of a Christian Church has himself become a profaner of the Sabbath! Yet such things do happen. I …

A Round of Delights

Romans 15:13

… I have seen the ringers make the pinnacles of a Church tower reel to and fro while they have made the joy bells sound out to the fullest …

Jehovah Has Spoken—will You Not Hear?

Jeremiah 13:15-17

… for you and if in one great river, the tears of the whole Church flowed on forever, they could not help you nor bring you hope of salvation …

First Things First

… when my sermon was over! We are not only to be devout at Church and pious at Prayer Meetings, but to be devout and godly everywhere! Religion must …

All the Promises

2 Corinthians 1:20

… Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints …

Humility, the Friend of Prayer

Genesis 32:10

… Come, dear Friends, the Lord has been mindful of us as a Church and He will bless us! We have obtained, through our Lord Jesus and His Spirit …

The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin

Romans 6:14

… All the history of the church of Christ, when it has been true to its Lord, is a proof of this. Kindness also, working by the law of …

The Exceeding Riches of Grace

Ephesians 2:7

… And yet the Grace of God came to men of Ephesus and called out a Church to show forth the praises of God! Now, what were we, my …

Vanities and Verities

2 Corinthians 4:18

… And if they had said, "If you state such-and-such a Truth of God, or administer such-and-such a reproof in a certain Church, you will …

Though He Were Dead

John 11:24-26

… This is the glorious hope of the church, wherein we see the death of death, and the destruction of the grave. Wherefore comfort one another with these words …

The First Recorded Words of Jesus

Luke 2:48

… that I must be in my Father's house?" That house is His Church. Among the faithful He dwells. The saints of God are built together for a …

"He Shall Be Great"

Luke 1:32

… For instance, we read in Scripture of "the blood of God"—Paul says in Acts 20:28 , "Feed the Church of God, which He has purchased with His …

Bands Of Love

Hosea 11:4

… have no need to care for themselves." When that good man went to Church next Sunday he was very much surprised to hear his minister quote his words …

The Hospital of Waiters Visited with the Gospel

John 5:8

… But if the whole Church of God were to go down on its knees at once and stay there for the next 50 years praying for you, you …

An Awful Premonition

Matthew 16:28

… Is there a Judas here? I look into your faces and many of you are members of this Church and others of you, I doubt not, are members …

The Dream of the Barley Cake

Judges 7:13

… will always be hope that these brigands will yet be scattered and the Church be rid of their intrusion. Rationalism, Socinianism, Ritualism and Universalism will soon take to …

The 'Beau Ideal' of Life

Psalm 90:14

… a certain rank in the profession of the law, or even in the church, they would be satisfied. But no man was ever yet satisfied with honors. They …

Feeble Faith Appealing to a Strong Savior

Mark 9:24

… We believe in Jesus Christ." You stand up in church and say, "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth," and so on, but …

A Waiting God and a Waiting People

Isaiah 30:18

… much of your own good works! So many prayers and tears; so many Church-goings or Chapel-goings; so much of sacraments, almsgivings and the like—you thought …

Christ the Conqueror of Satan

Genesis 3:16

… The church of God and the synagogue of Satan both exist. We see an Abel and a Cain, an Isaac and an Ishmael, a Jacob and an Esau …

A Private Enquiry

1 Samuel 3:17

… who are godless fathers, drunken fathers, but their grandchildren are members of the Church and good, gracious, amiable, lovely, useful children, too! Grandfathers, are you going down to …

Untitled Sermon

Ephesians 1:12

… Such are usually distinguished in the Church—early piety makes eminent piety—early consecration often leads to abounding usefulness. The Lord evidently delights to be found in a …

Faith in Christ

Acts 16:31

… And today it is still true that the article of a standing or a falling Church is the Doctrine of Justification by Faith, or that men, believing in …

Hezekiah And The Ambassadors—Or, Vainglory Rebuked

2 Kings 20:12

… And yet, if life is spared, we are very apt to suppose that we are necessary—at least to the Church if not to the Divine purposes themselves …

The Flight to Zoar

Genesis 19:23

… So this is a warning, not to the outside world, but to you who are inside the nominal church and who professto be servants of God. And it …

The Greatest Folly in the World

Romans 3:11

… There are persons who go to a church or a chapel, but they have no spiritual understanding and they do not seek after God. Some go to a …

Wholehearted Religion

Jeremiah 32:39

… Notice the basis of true religion—it is the fear of God—it is not said that they shall join a Church, make a profession and speak holy …

Immeasurable Love

John 3:16

… There is no exhausting this gift. "Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose it power Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved to sin …

The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18

… to salvation by works is a strange voice within the fold of the Church—and the sheep of Christ do not follow it, for they know not the …

The Friend of Sinners

Isaiah 53:12

… Written down among the offenders against the dignity of God against the security of the Jewish Church, you find the name of Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified …

Why Some Seekers Are Not Saved

Isaiah 59:1

… They do not enjoy the Sunday after the fashion of the countryman, who said that he liked that day best because he could go to church, put up …

Jesus Calling

Matthew 11:28

… He is not ashamed to call His brethren, He looks out of His Church and He cries to other men outside as yet, and He says to them …

Our Change of Masters

Romans 6:18

… Christ's men and women from head to foot! And happy shall the Church be! And happy the entire Israel of God if a chosen number shall enlist …

The True Gospel Is No Hidden Gospel

2 Corinthians 4:3

… The Church has lost you—you are not working for the Truth. The world has lost you, really—you yield no lasting service to it. You have lost …