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Faith
Trusting Christ, weak faith, strong faith, and living by faith
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Evening, March 29
Song 5:6
… The Lord, when he hath given great faith, has been known to try it by long delayings. He has suffered his servants’ voices to echo in their ears …
DEVOTIONALMorning, December 11
1Th 5:24
… You will have an antepast of the enjoyments which ravish the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with unstaggering faith that “faithful is he …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 2
Heb 9:22
… Levitical law, and let us rest assured that it is the life of faith and joy and every other holy grace. “Oh! how sweet to view the flowing …
DEVOTIONALMorning, March 4
2Co 12:9
… Jesus; when we see the bereaved widow overwhelmed in affliction, and yet having faith in Christ, oh! what honour it reflects on the gospel. God’s grace is …
DEVOTIONALEvening, June 8
Nu 11:23
… The ground of faith is not the sufficiency of the visible means for the performance of the promise, but the all-sufficiency of the invisible God, who will …
DEVOTIONALEvening, August 6
Ps 72:19
… To intercede for a whole city needs a stretch of faith, and there are times when a prayer for one man is enough to stagger us. But how …
DEVOTIONALEvening, March 30
La 3:40
… that fountain filled with blood—this will bring back to us our first love; this will restore the simplicity of our faith, and the tenderness of our heart.
DEVOTIONALMorning, June 3
1Ch 4:23
… In all works of faith we may count upon Jesus’ fellowship. It is when we are in his work that we may reckon upon his smile. Ye unknown …
DEVOTIONALEvening, June 4
1Ti 3:16
… Yet now, inasmuch as he has triumphed over all the powers of darkness upon the bloody tree, our faith beholds our King returning with dyed garments from Edom …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 11
Joe 1:3
… its inroads is left almost neglected, namely, the instruction of children in the faith. Would that parents would awaken to a sense of the importance of this matter …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 24
Ex 14:13
… Presumption boasts, “If the sea be before you, march into it and expect a miracle.” But Faith listens neither to Presumption, nor to Despair, nor to Cowardice, nor …
SERMON • SERMON 3456'Peace Be Unto You'
Luke 24:36
… They had got into a disorganized, demoralized state as a group and they were, every one of them, almost ready to give up their faith. The third day …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 16
Jn 21:12
… Thus, then, if you would realize nearness to Jesus, union with Jesus, love to his people and strength from Jesus , “come and dine” with him by faith.
DEVOTIONALEvening, November 12
Lu 6:12
… wind did not chill his devotions; the grim darkness did not darken his faith, or loneliness check his importunity. We cannot watch with him one hour, but he …
SERMON • SERMON 626The Waterer Watered
Proverbs 11:25
… You are so weak in the faith that if you were not fed with milk continually you would scarcely be alive. "Comfort you, comfort you, My people, says …
SERMON • SERMON 1626The Principal Wheat
Isaiah 28:25
… The people who question the value of faith have never tried it. Whenever you observe some conceited creature writing an essay against true religion and putting it into …
DEVOTIONALEvening, October 14
Ro 12:2
… Would you attain the full assurance of faith? you cannot gain it while you commune with sinners. Would you flame with vehement love? Your love will be damped …
DEVOTIONALEvening, October 29
Lu 24:16
… great extent in spiritual things we get what we expect of the Lord. Faith alone can bring us to see Jesus. Make it your prayer, “Lord, open thou …
DEVOTIONALEvening, November 20
Pr 30:26
… strong if they were giants, or more safe if they were in heaven. Faith gives to men on earth the protection of the God of heaven. More they …
SERMON • SERMON 674The Mighty Arm
Psalm 89:13
… And, Beloved in the faith, it is a great joy to us to know that in bringing souls to Christ by the Holy Spirit, the Omnipotence of God …
SERMON • SERMON 2985Messages to Sinners and Saints
Isaiah 30:15
… But, Brothers and Sisters, faith is an exotic in any heart where it is made to flourish—it does not grow there by nature—it must be planted …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 4
Ho 3:1
… When thou hast thus looked back upon the love of the Lord, then let faith survey his love in the future , for remember that Christ’s covenant and …
DEVOTIONALEvening, February 11
Rev 2:4
… the hyacinth of repentance, the snowdrop of pure holiness, the crocus of golden faith, the daffodil of early love, all decked the garden of the soul. The time …
DEVOTIONALMorning, August 8
Is 59:5
… Philip baptized Simon Magus, whose guileful declaration of faith was so soon exploded by the stern rebuke of Peter. Custom, reputation, praise, advancement, and other flies, are the …
DEVOTIONALEvening, September 22
Ps 61:2
… O Lord, our God, by thy Holy Spirit, teach us the way of faith, lead us into thy rest. The wind blows us out to sea, the helm …
SERMON • SERMON 51Comfort for the Desponding
Job 29:2
… I care not how strong he may be in faith. It is said that fat men may for a time live on the flesh they have acquired; but …
SERMON • SERMON 2913David's First Victory
1 Samuel 17:50
… God never meant that faith in Him should be synonymous with sloth. Why, for the matter of that, if it is all God's work and that is …
SERMON • SERMON 3077Death—a Sleep
1 Thessalonians 4:13
… Our faith, (which is warranted by the Word of God), discerns in the corruption of death a suspension of the powers of the body rather than an annihilation …
DEVOTIONALMorning, April 22
Ac 5:31
… Look up, believer, to Jesus now; let the eye of your faith behold him with many crowns upon his head; and remember that you will one day be …
DEVOTIONALEvening, October 25
Ru 2:3
… Chance is banished from the faith of Christians, for they see the hand of God in everything. The trivial events of today or to-morrow may involve consequences …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 30
Ps 9:1
… It helps to remove our burdens, to excite our hope, to increase our faith. It is a healthful and invigorating exercise which quickens the pulse of the believer …
DEVOTIONALMorning, November 26
Ec 9:10
… Then let us seek his help; let us proceed with prayer and faith, and when we have done what our “hand findeth to do,” let us wait upon …
SERMON • SERMON 23Thoughts on the Last Battle
1 Corinthians 15:56-57
… first, the sting of death; secondly, the strength of sin; and thirdly, the victory of faith. I. First, THE STING OF DEATH. The apostle pictures death as a …
SERMON • SERMON 1686With the Disciples on the Lake of Galilee
Matthew 8:27
… I will cry up faith as much as anyone—but there is no need to depreciate all the other Graces, and especially all the emotions, in order to …
DEVOTIONALEvening, January 6
Eze 33:22
… My graces languish, my corruptions rage, my faith is weak, my devotion is cold; all these are reasons why his healing hand should be laid upon me. His …
DEVOTIONALEvening, February 21
Ac 8:30
… understand, which will not fly into shivers under the exercise of prayer and faith. You may force your way through anything with the leverage of prayer. Thoughts and …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 4
Ps 24:4
… It is to be feared that many professors have perverted the doctrine of justification by faith in such a way as to treat good works with contempt; if …
DEVOTIONALEvening, December 22
De 32:5
… Thus the one mark, the sure mark, the infallible mark of regeneration and adoption is a hearty faith in the appointed Redeemer. Reader, are you in doubt, are …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 11
2Co 6:17
… You may strive to be rich; but be it your ambition to be “rich in faith,” and good works. You may have pleasure; but when you are merry …
SERMON • SERMON 91Christ Exalted
Hebrews 10:12-13
… Yet faith can see the Saviour exalted on his throne, and surely there is no subject that can keep our expectations alive, or cheer our drooping faith better …