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Morning, May 25

Ps 38:21

… into despair; and forsake me not in the day of my strongest faith, lest faith degenerate into presumption. Forsake me not, for without thee I am weak, but …

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Evening, October 8

Jude 20

… Moreover, it must be a prayer full of faith . A man prevails only as he believes. The Holy Spirit is the author of faith, and strengthens it, so …

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Evening, February 22

Na 1:3

… Dear reader, what is your state this evening? Can you by humble faith look to Jesus, and say, “My substitute, thou art my rock, my trust”? Then, beloved …

SERMON • SERMON 1172

The Savior You Need

Hebrews 5:9

… He sought us as well as bought us! His Spirit gives us the first sense of sin and leads us to faith. He Himself draws us to Himself …

SERMON • SERMON 2014

"As We Have Heard, So Have We Seen"

Psalm 48:8

… God's Word demands our reverent faith and he that speaks it faithfully speaks with authority and not as the scribes. Conscience within the breast of man echoes …

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Evening, January 28

Lu 2:20

… mere hearing may tune the harp, but the fingers of living faith must create the music. If you have seen Jesus with the God-giving sight of faith

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Evening, April 26

Rev 16:15

… Our danger is lest we grow rich and become proud, lest we give ourselves up to the fashions of this present evil world, and lose our faith. Or …

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Evening, October 21

Lu 24:38

… Believer, grasp the divine word with a personal, appropriating faith. Think that you hear Jesus say, “I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not.” Think you …

SERMON • SERMON 2894

The Sinner's Only Alternative

2 Kings 7:4

… And we should go to Christ, not by long-protracted resolving, but by instantaneous submission as justification by faith is an instantaneous gift! The faith that saves is …

SERMON • SERMON 3121

The Necessity of Regeneration

John 3:7

… They looked by faith at Him whom they had pierced by their sins and mourned for Him as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. I think …

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Morning, May 22

Ps 107:7

… The eclipse of your faith, the darkness of your mind, the fainting of your hope, all these things are but parts of God’s method of making you …

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Evening, June 24

Da 3:16,18

… Let young Christians especially learn from their example, both in matters of faith in religion, and matters of uprightness in business, never to sacrifice their consciences. Lose all …

SERMON • SERMON 2285

Paul, the Ready

Romans 1:15

… The faith must keep us, and we must keep the faith. Thus, you see, Paul was ready for service, ready for suffering, ready for unpleasant duty and ready …

SERMON • SERMON 3198

What Christians Were and Are

Ephesians 2:3

… Great-Heart, himself! "If children," that is all, "if children, then heirs." Are they true-born children of God? Have they the faith which is the characteristic mark …

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Evening, June 26

2Pe 1:4

… live like a heavenly spirit, so shall you prove that you have true faith in Jesus, for there cannot be faith in the heart unless there be holiness …

SERMON • SERMON 2647

Preparation Necessary for the Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… That is glorious faith which says, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." "I believed, therefore have I spoken." Faith is not a dumb Grace …

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Morning, January 1

Jos 5:12

… Joyful is the prospect, and if faith be in active exercise, it will yield unalloyed delight. To be with Jesus in the rest which remaineth for the people …

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Morning, January 31

Je 23:6

… the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” You will not find on this side heaven a …

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Morning, April 28

Ps 119:49

… I gather thee.” Banquet your faith upon God’s own word, and whatever your fears or wants, repair to the Bank of Faith with your Father’s note …

SERMON • SERMON 2486

Overcoming Christ

Solomon 6:5

… I suppose some of you, dear Friends, have a distinct recollection of the first faith-glance you ever took at Christ. I well remember mine—it seemed so …

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Evening, February 17

Eze 35:10

… and yet perpetually preserved! How often Satan shoots his arrows against our faith , but our faith defies the power of hell’s fiery darts; they are not only …

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Evening, June 30

Je 32:17

… Would to God we had in the religion of these modern times a more potent infusion of this heroic faith in God. If we would venture more upon …

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Morning, April 18

Jos 2:21

… Her faith was simple and firm, but it was very obedient. To tie the scarlet line in the window was a very trivial act in itself, but she …

SERMON • SERMON 686

Obedience Better Than Sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:2

… First, I will speak to you, my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, you who have made a PROFESSION of your faith in Him. Be it ever in …

CHAPTER

Enquirers and Converts

… I do not know of anything that has more greatly comforted me, during the last week or two, in the time of sharp contention for the faith, than …

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Morning, July 11

1Pe 5:10

… May your character not be a writing upon the sand, but an inscription upon the rock! May your faith be no “baseless fabric of a vision,” but may …

SERMON • SERMON 2878

Good Cheer for the Needy

Psalm 9:18

… You have also been expecting to enjoy the full assurance of faith and your expectation, in that respect, shall not perish forever. The Lord will make your faith

SERMON • SERMON 3315

Joy in Harvest

Isaiah 9:3

… I hope we all know what it is to pray in faith. Some prayers are not worth the words used in offering them because there is no faith

COMMENTARY

Psalm 37

Psalm 37

… Verily thou shalt be fed; some read it, Thou shalt be fed by faith, as the just are said to live by faith, and it is good living …

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Evening, May 19

1Ki 19:4

… There is a limit to the doctrine of the prayer of faith. We are not to expect that God will give us everything we choose to ask for …

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Morning, February 13

1Jn 3:1-2

… you must live simply by faith on Christ. With all these things against us, now—in the very depths of our sorrow, wherever we may be— now , as …

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Evening, May 20

Ho 11:4

… Our meagre faith brings leanness into our souls; we do not open our mouths wide, though God has promised to fill them. Does he not this evening draw …

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Evening, August 8

Mk 9:23

… Gather golden sheaves of grace, for they await thee in the fields of faith. “All things are possible to him that believeth.”

SERMON • SERMON 729

Cheering Words and Solemn Warnings

Isaiah 3:10

Faith in the precious blood is the great distinction at the root, and all those Divine Graces which spring out of faith go to make the righteous more …

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Evening, June 17

Nu 21:17

… Before the water gushed forth, cheerful faith prompted the people to sing; and as they saw the crystal fount bubbling up, the music grew yet more joyous. In …

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Evening, September 1

Ps 62:8

Evening, September 1 Go To Morning Reading “Trust in him at all times.” Psalm 62:8 Faith is as much the rule of temporal as of spiritual life …

SERMON • SERMON 2941

Mary's Magnificat

Luke 1:46

… It was only her wondrous faith—in some respects, her matchless faith, for no other woman had ever had such a blessed trial of faith as she had …

SERMON • SERMON 22

A Caution to the Presumptuous

… A man says, “I have great faith, I shall not fall; poor little faith may, but I never shall.” ” I have fervent love,” says another man, “I can …

SERMON • SERMON 1385

Jesus Interceding For Transgressors

Isaiah 53:12

… Come, then, my Soul, if Christ's prayer prevails because of this, so will your faith! Resting on the same Foundation, your faith will be equally secure of …

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Evening, June 21

2Ti 2:19

Evening, June 21 Go To Morning Reading “The foundation of God standeth sure.” 2 Timothy 2:19 The foundation upon which our faith rests is this, that “God …