Faith

John Ploughman's Pictures

… A humble faith in Christ Jesus will soon bring you this sovereign remedy. Use no other, for no other is of use. DON'T CUT OFF YOUR NOSE …

Psalm 29

Psalm 29

… As it doth exceedingly advance the glory of God, that he takes care of wild beasts, so it may exceedingly strengthen the faith of man that he will …

The Hunger-Bite

Job 18:12

… the Cross of Christ! There is your only hope! Look to Him by faith—for all the rest without this is but outward and carnal—and can minister …

Love, Courtship, and Marriage (Continued)

… Yet faith fails not. I know and believe the promise, and am not afraid to rest upon it. All the scars I receive, are scars of honour; so …

Psalm 134

Psalm 134

… Both of these elements are essential to our faith.— N. M`michael. Verse 3. The LORD that made heaven and earth , etc. As the priests were called upon …

Love's Transformations—a Communion Meditation

John 14:28

… now, in darkness, what would be Christ's outlook from the window of faith? What would He see as coming out of this affliction? There is no better …

Psalm 96

Psalm 96

… The faith of the psalmist turns itself from the expression of desire to the fully assured prediction of the event. Groves have in old times stood shuddering at …

Preaching in the Open Air

… It may suffice us, however, to go back as far as the origin of our own holy faith, and there we hear the forerunner of the Saviour crying …

Father’s Furlough, and how I Shared it

… Muller." The stimulus to faith was greatly needed then. How well God times His aid ! In the same epistle, after recording our sorrow at mother's continued illness …

First Literary Friends (Continued)

… Here is, in my judgment, the explanation of the secret. }^ou have strong faith, and, as the result, intense EARNESTNESS. In this Hes, as in the hair of …

Threshing

… of the eyes or the feeling of the flesh, but judge according to faith, and understand that, as threshing is a testimony to the value of the wheat …

The Use of the Bow

2 Samuel 1:17

… I have more faith in prayer than in police and prisons. In any time of national need, the men that save a nation are the men of prayer …

Deacons and Elders; Pastors and Teachers

… He had a childlike faith and a manly constancy. To believe in Jesus, and to work for Him, were the very life of his new and better nature …

Meeting in the Unfinished Tabernacle

… He did not say, 'justification by faith,' but he did say, 'efficacy of the blood,' which comes to very much the same thing. He did not tell us …

Psalm 52

Psalm 52

… The confidence of faith. 1. The circumstances were distressing. (a) David was misjudged. (b) David exiled. (c) A bad man in power. (d) God's priests slain. 2 …

Retrospect—"The Lord Has Blessed"

Joshua 17:14

… of a curse from which I pray God you may at once escape! Faith in Him who was made a curse for us is the only way to …

The Bird Escaped from the Snare

Psalm 124:7

… hand, anxious people see Christians who are advanced in Grace and full of faith while they, themselves, are much cast down—then the Evil One whispers, "You are …

The Orphan's Father

Hosea 14:3

… Oh, if you come and put yourselves, by a simple faith, into the blessed custody and keeping of God, He will admit you into His Salvation Orphanage and …

The Pastor's Life Wrapped Up with His People's Steadfastness a Pleading Reminder for the New Year

1 Thessalonians 3:8

… to take to their heels and run rather than stand steadfast in the faith and wait till evil days are over! It is time that we spoke to …

Taught That We May Teach

Ezekiel 40:4

… Much of faith's education may be called black-letter learning. Very black the letters are, too, and very ugly looking, and they must be peered over. You …

The Lord’s Hand behind the Maid’s Mistake

… He was a good man, full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. *             *             *             * (Professor Everett has preserved the following reminiscence of this period:— “In or about 1852, I …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878

… the Lord withholds His aid, the work will cease; but not till then. Faith grows daily, and rests more and more confidently upon the promise and providence of …

Farm Laborers

… Speaking to your class concerning Jesus, it is God that speaks by you; picking up that stranger on the way, and telling him of salvation by faith, Christ …

All Or None—or, Compromises Refused— a Sermon With Five Texts

Exodus 10:26

… Him in all things? This is to be a Christian of the true order! The Lord make you so by faith in His dear Son! Amen and Amen!

The Heart—a Gift for God

Proverbs 23:26

… stand on this platform, that you might see Him, but I know that faith comes by hearing, not by seeing! Yet would I set Him forth evidently crucified …

Two Sorts Of Hearers

James 1:22-25

… One thing they lack—they have no faith in Christ. It does surprise me how some of you can be so favorable to everything that has to do …

Early Wedded Life (Continued)

… that He would touch them ; " and it is not now a matter of faith, so much as of sight, that " He took them up in His arms, put …

What Self Deserves

Ezekiel 36:31

… This is the strange paradox of the Christian faith. He who justifies himself is condemned, he who condemns himself is justified. He who magnifies himself, God breaks down …

Deacons and Elders; Pastors and Teachers (Continued)

… I believe that our aim and motive, our faith and Lord, are one; so may our action and spirit ever be, is the prayer of— “Yours, to serve …

Seekers Directed and Encouraged

Jeremiah 29:13

… you know that you feasted upon His flesh and drank His blood by faith? Then, I say, in the name of both honesty and the Truth of God …

The Gospel of Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac

Romans 8:32

… But what reason cannot measure, faith can grasp! And what our understanding cannot comprehend, our hearts can love! And what we cannot tell to others we will whisper …

Watch-Night Service

Psalm 90:1-22

… as members of churches, as ministers, as deacons, mutually strive together for the faith of Jesus, and be edified therein! And may the Lord save the ungodly! If …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… We confess that as we read some of these verses we have need of all our faith and reverence to accept them as the voice of inspiration; but …

The Way of Salvation

Acts 4:12

… God by him.” Will you recollect again, as a further consolation for your faith that you may believe that God the Father has accepted the sacrifice of Christ …

Psalm 68

Psalm 68

… Yes, every child of faith shall surely set a conquering foot upon the host of foes. Hear this, ye mad opposers, and desist. Where are the nations who …

A Prospect of Revival

Isaiah 51:3

… a work of grace that should bring you to Jesus to be rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Amen.

Lecture 2: On Commenting

… No one text is to be exalted above the plain analogy of faith; and no solitary expression is to shape our theology for us. Other men and wiser …

The Minister’s Fainting Fits

… sets them on their feet, and even while prostrate in the dust their faith yields Him praise. They speak all the more sweetly of His faithfulness, and are …

The Fainting Soul Revived

Jonah 2:7

… But when God begins to deal with him, he says. "I would believe, but I cannot"; and he cries out, "Oh! God, I find that faith is as …

A Typical Week’s Work (Continued)

… It is pleasant and encouraging to visit such men, and find them still full of perseverance, faith, and joy in the service of our blessed Lord."