Faith

The Uses of Anecdotes and Illustrations

… A poor negro was labouring hard to bring his master to a knowledge of the truth, and was urging him to exercise faith in Christ, when he excused …

Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man

… I have to read such books, I must read them sometimes to know what is said by the enemies of the gospel, that I may defend the faith …

The Lord'S Care Of His People

Zechariah 2:8

… What is there to bear witness on earth to what the Lord has accomplished? We who have by faith believed, are now the living triumphs of His conquest …

'The Shadow of a Great Rock'

Isaiah 32:2

… Never have I sat by the bedside of the dying to receive the recantation of a saint who told me that salvation by Grace, through faith in the …

A Clear Understanding

Matthew 13:51

… boasting about your knowledge, but never proving your holiness! Talking about faith, but having a faith that is lifeless, producing no fruits, resulting in no works answerable to …

An Earnest Invitation

Psalm 2:12

… The grace of Christ is like our street drinking fountains, open to every thirsty wanderer There is the cup, the cup of faith. Come and hold it here …

Not Now, But Hereafter!

Job 21:29-31

… He trusts to the strength, he lets go his hold and falls, is caught and is preserved, that is faith. Let go your hold of your good works …

The Double Cleansing

Zechariah 13:1

… If, by faith, you will look to Him, it is a proof that He is looking to you, and He will take away your sin and you shall …

Footsteps Of Mercy

Job 33:23

… and talks with him, showing the credentials of a Savior and constraining the faith of the sinner—there it is that salvation is obviously intended by the Lord …

Psalm 133

Psalm 133

… b) Acknowledges oneness of faith as the true basis of fellowship; not wealth, social position or talent. c) Believes that the least member is essential to the completeness …

Good Cheer for Christians

Isaiah 25:6

… Because He is rewarded and forever sits down at His Father's right hand, we, also, have obtained the inheritance in Him—and by faith grasp it now …

A Promise and Precedent

John 16:14

… that in prayer, they must go through the Westminster Assembly's Confession of Faith, or some similar compendium of Doctrine—but that is not real praying. If, however …

Psalm 39

Psalm 39

… Such as his chequered life would be sure to produce; fit effusions for a man so tempted, so strong in his passions, and yet so firm in faith …

The Eye—a Similitude

Psalm 17:8

… Take heed, Beloved, that the eye of faith is kept clear. We need to be sprinkled with the precious blood and washed with clean water often, that we …

God, the All-Seeing One

Proverbs 15:11

… Here and there, the Holy Spirit hath made chinks, as it were, in the black wall of separation, through which, by faith we can see; for he hath …

Our Life, Our Work, Our Change

Job 14:14

… But let us not venture into the plain amidst the innumerable hordes of Persians or we shall speedily be swallowed up and our faith and patience will be …

A Christmas Question

Isaiah 9:6

… If this child who now lies before the eyes of your faith, wrapped in swaddling clothes in Bethlehem’s manger, is born to you, my hearer, then you …

Lecture III: The Uses Of Anecdotes And Illustrations.

… A poor negro was laboring hard to bring his master to a knowledge of the truth, and was urging him to exercise faith in Christ, when he excused …

The Carpenter's Son and His Relations

Matthew 13:55

… found among our hearers and among those who are children of God by faith in Christ Jesus! Prejudice further says, "Well, if these relations of Christ are not …

"Beautiful Forever"

Psalm 149:4

… But then it was George Muller who said it, with that holy blessed life of faith at the back of every word—I was like a child, sitting …

Turn or Burn

Psalm 7:12

… Put no faith in the repentances which you promise yourselves on your death beds. There are ten thousand arguments against one, that if you repent not in health …

A Preacher from the Dead

Luke 16:31

… Brethren and sisters in the faith, let us lift up our prayers to God for sinners, that they may be drawn to Christ—that they may be led …

Psalm 139

Psalm 139

… Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? Can he who thinks good faith the holiest thing in life, avoid being an enemy to that man …

A Visit to Bethlehem

Luke 2:15

… It needs faith to believe what the eyes of sense never could discern as you look upon "the Prince of Life" in such humble guise! IV. My fourth …

David's Dying Prayer

Psalm 72:10

… A prayer for a city needs a stretch of faith, ay, there are times when a prayer for one man is enough to stagger our belief; for we …

Plenary Absolution

Psalm 103:12

… Their church, as if to chasten it for its alliance with the State, has lost the jubilant tone of faith and made its daily service rather a wail …

The Fruitless Vine

Ezekiel 15:1-2

… just as fruitless as the other man, who had all doubts and no faith, and did nothing for his Master. And then there is the fruitless professor, who …

A Prayer for Everybody

Matthew 15:25

… Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is your faith: be it unto you even as you will. And her daughter was made whole from …

The Priesthood of Believers

1 Peter 2:5

… Right Reverend," but to you as well, and to everyone else who by faith has believed in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord! If truly converted to God …

Gathering in the Chosen

Jeremiah 31:8

… Then, when we trusted in Jesus, and confessed our faith in Him, we found the two ordinances that He instituted—Believers' Baptism and the Lord's Supper—to …

Must He?

Luke 19:5

… And Jesus said unto him, Receive your sight; your faith has saved you. And immediately he received his sight and followed Him, glorifying God: and all the people …

Elijah Fainting

1 Kings 19:4

… Abraham failed in his faith and Job in his patience. So, he who was the most courageous of all men fled from an angry woman! He could stand …

Providence

Matthew 10:30

… And whilst a belief in God may be said by some to involve a great stretch of faith, the putting him out of such things as this, would …

Spiritual Revival—the Need of the Church

Habakkuk 3:2

… I have denied all the Doctrines which make up the great articles of faith—and I have run in direct opposition to the whole testimony of Sacred Scripture …

Paul's First Prayer

Acts 9:11

… it can also be said, Behold, he is a chosen vessel.” Have you faith? If so, you are elect. Those are the marks of election. If you have …

A Hearer In Disguise

1 Kings 14:6

… Blind, but yet in the highest sense a Seer, looking into the invisible and by faith beholding things which we blind men who have our sight can never …

Psalm 41

Psalm 41

… Thou hast riches here, and here be objects that need thy riches—the poor; in heaven there are riches enough but no poor, therefore, by faith in Christ …

A Remarkable Benediction

Deuteronomy 33:16

… you! The Lord grant that such an appearance may come to you by faith. May you look to Christ tonight, for, if not, you will have to see …

The Fainting Warrior

Romans 7:24

… It will employ faith, and hope, and love, the threatenings, the promises, providence, grace, and everything else to cast out the evil. Well,” says one, “I don’t …

The Minister's Trumpet Blast and Church Member's Warning

Hosea 8:1

… to icebergs that will not melt—that is a work that requires large faith and often depresses our spirit! Yet must we come back to it again, for …