Faith

Evening, November 9

Is 33:16

… Full many there be who have been tried and sore vexed till at last they have been driven in sheer desperation to exercise faith in God, and the …

On Conversion as Our Aim

… It is a noble work to instruct the people of God, and to build them up in their most holy faith: we may by no means neglect this …

A Plain Talk Upon An Encouraging Topic

Jonah 2:7

… What grand faith Job displayed when he said, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." And here is another splendid manifestation of faith, "'I said …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… Without faith there is no evidence of interest in Christ, without faith there is no enjoyment of salvation by Christ. Without faith, a man has no evidence of …

Evening, September 6

Ga 5:18

… my faith has unbelief in it, it is not able to save me.” Suppose he had considered the object of his faith instead of his faith, then he …

"My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

Matthew 27:46

… It was not a failure of faith on His part which led Him to imagine what was not actual fact. Our faith fails us and then we think …

The Sacred Love-Token

Exodus 12:13

… By an appropriating faith we must take Christ to be ours. We must, in a word, believe in the Atonement which He has made, for an Atonement which …

Morning, April 21

Job 19:25

… as my Redeemer;” yet, remember if you have but faith as a grain of mustard seed, that little faith entitles you to say it. But there is also …

The Spirit and the Wind

John 3:8

… Which comes first, repentance or faith? A repentance that has no faith in it is no repentance. A faith that has no repentance with it is no faith …

Morning, August 31

Is 51:5

… Dishonour not thy Lord and Master by unworthy doubts and fears; but be strong in faith, giving glory to God. Show the world that thy God is worth …

The Lions' Den

Daniel 6:20

… Is your faith genuine, of the right metal? Spurious faith soon loses its edge. The Christian is in hard straits if he finds that when he needs courage …

Evening, July 8

Ps 25:5

… Our faith will be tried faith, and if it be of the true kind, it will bear continued trial without yielding. We shall not grow weary of waiting …

Jesus and the Children

Mark 10:13-16

… By their evil teaching they dry up the springs of repentance and paralyze the strength of faith. Fierce as Pharaoh, they would throw all new-born faith into …

Three Names High on the Muster Roll

Daniel 3:16-18

… And I fear that he never did, for he could always speak with great severity against the people who met for prayer and were earnest in the faith …

Salvation by Grace

Ephesians 2:5

… To another faith by the same Spirit. Paul probably means here some special kind of faith. Perhaps the faith that enabled its possessor to work miracles. 9, 10 …

The Broken Fence

… It is not your view of truth, for that is a dim thing; but the very truth itself which will save you if your faith embraces it. I …

Perfection in Faith

Hebrews 10:14

… He has got faith—faith in the great sin offering that is to come—and his conscience is easy. A day or two after, the same feelings arise …

Real Contact With Jesus

… Notice, once again, that this woman touched the Master very tremblingly, and it was only a hurried touch, but still it was the touch of faith. Oh, beloved …

The Restoration And Conversion Of The Jews

Ezekiel 37:1-10

… We need more faith in God. When we are engaged in any spiritual work we shall always find our success proportioned to our faith. Little faith, slender harvests …

Gospel Missions

Acts 13:49

… We want a deeper faith in our gospel; we want to be quite sure of what we preach. Brethren, I take it we have not the faith of …

'A Song of My Beloved'

Solomon 2:16

… We are bound to thank Godalways foryou, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith [See Sermons #205, Volume 4—A LECTURE FOR LITTLE-FAITH; #1856, Volume …

My Own Personal Holdfast

Micah 7:7

… I feel ashamed to add anything to the first overwhelming reason for faith, for that is enough and more than enough. Yet since faith is so often weak …

Motives for Steadfastness

1 Corinthians 15:58

… Where is the strength of a church when its faith is held in such low esteem? Where is conscience? Where is love of truth? Where soon will be …

"Your Salvation"

Luke 2:28-30

… Can you bring yourselves, now, in fancy and in faith, which may, for once, work together, into the courts of the Temple? Can you see Mary with the …

Concerning Prayer

Psalm 86:6

… Come to me, then, and justify the confidence which You Yourself have inspired." "Without faith it is impossible to please God." But when God has given us faith …

Stephen's Death

Acts 7:59

… A time when, through his faith, miracles were being worked on all sides. A time when he seemed, indeed, to be necessary to the Church! And is not …

The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way

Proverbs 15:19

… But he fails in faith—he has not faith enough in the truth of the things which he professes to believe, to ever be affected by them in …

Enquire of the Lord

Ezekiel 36:37

… Oh, for mighty faith! If we once behold a Church filled with real active faith, exercised in believing prayer to the living God, the God of Israel, we …

Christ's Testimony Received

John 3:33

… Let this kindle hope in the sinner's mind and let it draw forth faith in the Divine Ambassador. One has come from the highest heavens to lift …

My God

Psalm 91:2

… Here is our creed and our confession of faith! Take Thomas for the illustration. He has been very skeptical. Poor Thomas! He seems to have had too much …

Dying Daily

1 Corinthians 15:31

… We know professors who cannot imperil their business by an admission of their faith, and others who cannot venture the breaking of some fond connection for the sake …

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

… That is to say, let your faith be real faith, clear, distinct, Scriptural faith in what God has revealed and in the Savior whom God has set forth …

Jehovah's Valuation of His People

Isaiah 43:3

… In proportion to their faith those promises lift them up. If you do not believe the promise, you shall not be established by it. But if, with childlike …

Caleb—The Man For The Times

Numbers 14:24

… Unbelief is the mother of sin, but faith is the nurse of virtue. More faith, Lord, more simple childlike faith upon a precious Savior! Then a faithful spirit …

All-Sufficiency Magnified

Philippians 4:13

… It seems that God gives faith equal to the emergency, and weak faith can suddenly sprout and swell, and grow, till it comes to be great faith under …

The Fight of Faith

… He will have to defend earnestly the faith once delivered to the saints; he will have to resist the devil; he will have to stand against all his …

Wrecked, But Not reckless

Acts 27:20

… God enable you to pray with faith! Remember there never was a prayer of faith that failed yet! Heaven and earth shall pass away but this Truth of …

Paul As a Pattern Convert

1 Timothy 1:16

… He was so determined against Christ that he counted no cost too great by which he might hinder the spread of the faith! And he did hinder it …

Psalm 59

Psalm 59

… Unlike the famous starling, he did not cry, "I cannot get out, "but his faith uttered quite another note. Unbelief would have suggested that prayer was a waste …

Renewing Strength

Isaiah 40:31

… They have greatly erred who look upon anything as the authoritative standard of faith but God's own Word. I hear you say, "Do you not respect the …