The Gospel

A Singular But Needful Question

John 5:6

… They now and then hear the Gospel, or attend places because they are called places of worship—but the Gospel is not preached, the conscience is never harrowed …

Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:7

… There were some hearers of the Gospel, then, who contributed generously towards the maintenance of the preacher and the Apostle says that what they gave would be like …

The Day of Salvation

2 Corinthians 6:2

… From the day when Jesus said, "Go you into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature," our privileges began! From the day when Paul said …

The Philosophy of Promise

Isaiah 42:9

… The Gospel of God is a Gospel for Believers and one of God's great objectives in the whole arrangement of the Gospel system is to educate our …

Good Cheer For Outcasts

Psalm 147:2

… And it is certain that, to this day, the Gospel comes in the largest measure of power to the poor of this world. Often, too, it comes with …

All the Promises

2 Corinthians 1:20

… It was something certain, settled, positive, fixed—it was not a variable gospel, nor a deceptive gospel. It was not a chameleon gospel which changed its color according …

Natural or Spiritual?

1 Corinthians 2:14

… Sir, you do not know what you say when you declare that the gospel of Christ is absurd. I am certain you do not understand it, and that …

The Rule of Grace

Luke 4:27

… That part of the Gospel which they will readily embrace without any persuasion need not be preached as often—but that part which they will kick at and …

Christ's Work No Failure

Isaiah 42:4

… On the other hand, shall the age grow brighter and brighter till He appears to bring the perfect day? Through the preaching of the Gospel shall there yet …

Looking for One Thing and Finding Another

1 Samuel 9:3

… The jailors in those days had usually been soldiers—and camp life among the Romans was indeed rough—his nature evidently furnished very flinty soil for the Gospel …

The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection

Philippians 3:20

… He can bring the heathen to the gospel, or the gospel to them. The wheels of providence can be so arranged that salvation shall be brought to the …

Our Magnificent Savior

Isaiah 53:11

… As it was in Paul's day, so it is now—and this only confirms our confidence in the Gospel that we preach! Believing this, I can go …

The Sieve

Amos 9:9

… Men have even been found calling themselves bishops and presbyters of the Church who have sought to undermine the foundations of the Gospel by impugning the truthfulness of …

Jesus, the Example of Holy Praise

… Do not tell me that the Gospel declares God, but that Jesus does not! I would remind you that the Gospel does not declare God apart from the …

The Immovability of the Believer

Psalm 125:1

… As to the Gospel which we believe and teach, we are once and for all fixed and settled about it—our creed is not a variable quantity, or …

Lessons from the Christ of Patmos

Revelation 1:16

… If you have a warm-hearted, loving, zealous preacher of the Gospel, you find, before long, earnest, hearty, godly, working people gathered about him. But where there is …

Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking

Mark 8:22-25

… They are not altogether deaf, they hear the Gospel with considerable pleasure and earnest heed. It is true they do not clearly understand it. It is very much …

Illustrations in Preaching

… If we are faithful to the spirit of the gospel we labour to make things plain: it is our study to be simple and to be understood by …

Our Gifts and How To Use Them

2 Timothy 1:6

… Not only the golden-mouthed orators, but the silver-tongued speakers—men of the second as well as of the first order—should serve in the Gospel of …

The Main Matter

John 20:30

… I venture to go much farther and to say that the statement that John made here, though it must refer to his own Gospel, is equally true of …

Seeking For Jesus

John 6:24

… If he were obedient to the great Gospel precept, he would at once cease to be a seeker, and become a happy finder. What is the command of …

A Sermon For Gleaners

Ruth 2:15

… I would not have our Christian farmers less liberal under the Gospel dispensation than the farmers were under the Mosaic Law. As Boaz, in his generosity gave to …

Separating the Precious From the Vile

Exodus 11:7

… The gospel finds out God’s people. it has an affinity to them. When it comes to them they receive it, God’s Holy Spirit opening their hearts …

The Vanguard and Rereward of the Church

Isaiah 52:12

… The spirit of war is at the extremely opposite point to the spirit of the gospel. Yet nevertheless, the church on earth has, and until the second advent …

A Blow For Puseyism

John 6:63

… My dear Brethren in Christ, ministers of the Gospel who are now present—let me beseech you—stand to the Gospel! Set your backs against the tendency of …

Christ—Perfect Through Sufferings

Hebrews 2:10

… They are told to preach the gospel to every creature, but they very wisely do not do it, because they feel that the gospel they preach is not …

To Those Who Are Angry With Their Godly Friends

Genesis 4:6

… I have felt, lately, that I may have but few more opportunities of preaching the Gospel and, therefore, I would try and speak more solemnly every time I …

The Power Of Prayer And The Pleasure Of Praise

2 Corinthians 1:11

… At their door shall God lay the ruin of men if they preach not the Gospel fully and faithfully. There are times when this burden of the Lord …

Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font

Mark 10:13-16

… Now I am afraid some do that; those, for instance, who think that the gospel is not for little children. Many of my brethren, I am sorry to …

The Sages, The Star, and The Savior

Matthew 2:2

… When it comes to this, that you do not hear the Gospel merely as a habit, but because you long to obtain its salvation, it will not be …

Forward! Forward! Forward!

Exodus 14:15

… Preach the Gospel, the gates of Hell shake! Preach the Gospel, prodigals return! Preach the Gospel to every creature—it is the Master's mandate and it is …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… It is one thing to go to a place of worship, but I am sorry to say that it is quite another thing to hear the Gospel—for …

Scourge For Slumbering Souls

Amos 6:1

… But the great mass of you escape while I speak thus. "No," you say, "We do not belong to that class, we know the Gospel better than that …

Under Constraint

2 Corinthians 5:14

… This joyful feeling, when you hear about Jesus, shows that you love Him and your endeavors to spread the Gospel show that you love His cause. The love …

'A Kind of First Fruits'

James 1:18

… It is a universal rule that to whom much is given, of him much will be required—a rule as much under the Gospel as under the Law …

Conversion and Character

Acts 16:24-34

… It was the commencement of the Gospel in Europe and very auspicious were its circumstances. The good work was intimately connected with Prayer Meetings, which for this reason …

Work For Jesus

Matthew 21:28

… Unto the wicked God says, "What have you to do to declare My statutes?" but to you who are His sons and daughters He entrusts the Gospel, putting …

“The Boy-Preacher of the Fens”

… A number of worthy brethren preach the gospel in the various villages surrounding Cambridge, taking each one his turn according to plan. In my day, the presiding genius …

Serving the Lord With Gladness

Psalm 100:2

… I believe thousands of young people are kept from considering the Gospel by the gloom of some professors. I know that the world constantly makes this its excuse …

The Great Change.—Conversion

… There is a power in God’s gospel beyond all description. Once I, like Mazeppa, lashed to the wild horse of my lust, bound hand and foot, incapable …