The Gospel

Loving Advice for Anxious Seekers

James 1:5

… No doubt many other persons lack wisdom because they are not instructed in gospel doctrine . It is wonderful how Satan will plague many timid hearts with the doctrine …

Hope in Hopeless Cases

Matthew 17:17

… There is a mighty efficacy in these two Gospel ordinances. The first links us to Heaven, the second separates us from earth. Prayer takes us into the banqueting …

The Fullness and the Filling

John 1:16

… Both of them, however, were alike ignorant of the Gospel. They came together to the House of Prayer. They heard together the tidings of mercy. They each believed …

The Majestic Voice

Psalm 29:4

… None of us can preach a gospel sermon, but it is heard and talked of more than we imagine. Yea, there is not a pious conversation with a …

Two Choice Benedictions

Numbers 6:23-27

… It is, "with you all,"because the genius of the Gospel is expansive. You notice the Redeemer's prayer. It is not My Father. No, but "our Father …

'Tempted of the Devil'

Matthew 4:1

… So Jesus is beginning to preach the Gospel and Satan, therefore, attacks Him. To what may we trace the attacks of Satan just at these beginnings? A primary …

The Family Likeness

Romans 8:14

… Sometimes that will occur under the preaching of the Gospel when the Lord gives to His servants power to speak His mind and they are His mouth. Then …

'The Church of the First-born'

Hebrews 12:23

… I dare not alter my Master's commission—"Go you into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptized shall …

"Much More"

Romans 5:10

… But you will never know the very juice and marrow of the Gospel until you do understand it and get to feel that Christ is not a mere …

A New Year's Benediction

Hebrews 13:5

… and happy in the Presence of my God! See, Brothers and Sisters, this Gospel motive. It is a Free Grace argument. It is not a weapon taken from …

Where to Find Fruit

Hosea 14:8

… The Holy Ghost does not repent, nor feed the hungry, nor clothe the naked, nor preach the gospel. He gives us grace to do all these, but we …

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… In a congregation, the Gospel is as the pot of oil and those who receive from it are needy souls, desirous of the Grace of God. Of these …

God's Thoughts and Ours

Psalm 139:17

… Shall we ever forsake that which is the source of our greatest comfort? If some men had greater gladness in the Gospel, they would be more true to …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… THIS is a marvelously vivid Gospel incident. Every detail is plainly and forcefully set forth, so that we can picture the scene, making it live before us, without …

Particular Election

2 Peter 1:10-11

… understand two things—one, the general call , which in the preaching of the gospel is given to every creature under heaven; the second call (that which is here …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… The Gospel is a Gospel of giving and forgiving. We may sum it up in those two words and, therefore, when the true spirit of it works upon …

First Visit to Scotland

… After prayer and singing I began to preach ; but there were no eyes of fire, and no beaming countenances, to cheer me while proclaiming the gospel message. The …

Recruits for the King

1 Samuel 22:1-2

… years a drunkard and a swearer, and everything that was bad, heard a Gospel sermon that touched his heart. And when he came forward to make a profession …

Over the Mountains

Song 2:16

… Whereas Christ kept to one little country, He sent His first disciples and He sends us still to preach the Gospel to every creature in the whole world …

'Grace and Glory'

Psalm 84:11

… a chance, but believe that God will fill it and that when the Gospel is preached, it must be the savor of life unto life to many! "Other …

God's Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15

… You have the whole Gospel here. Verse 1. Who has believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? Nobody ever does believe either …

Accomplices in Sin

1 Timothy 5:22

… Indeed, I know of no man who is more likely to fall into the fault indicated in the text than a minister of the Gospel is! Oh, what …

Pictures of Happiness

Psalm 144:15

… It seems to me that we have, according to the Gospel standard of interpretation, all the privileges, all the blessednesses, which, in the verse preceding the text, David …

A Troubled Prayer

Psalm 25:18

… When engaged this morning, seeing enquirers coming in one after another, I thought within myself, "I have known the time, when I first began to preach the Gospel …

The Guilt and the Cleansing

Psalm 51:7

… Mine are, I know, and I should like to use what powers I have in the work of following Christ in preaching the Gospel and seeking to bring …

The Faculty Baffled, The Great Physician Successful

Mark 5:25-28

… The Gospel bids the sinner cease from his toiling and trust alone in Jesus—having nothing and being nothing in himself— but taking Jesus to be his All …

Two Wilderness Incidents

Numbers 21:1-6

… at the minister when they really mean that they do not like the Gospel that he preaches! Talking against Moses, it was not surprising that the Israelites also …

'The Shadow of a Great Rock'

Isaiah 32:2

… Here, then, is the Gospel in miniature set before you! You can, in your mind's eye, see the Great Rock and its welcome shadow, the sun shining …

Thinking and Turning

Psalm 119:59

… I know I have preached the Gospel, but the manner of my preaching does not satisfy me. I would gladly wash every discourse in the tears of repentance …

The Privileged Man

Ezekiel 16:9-14

… Paul tells us of the preparation of the Gospel of peace with which our feet are to be shod, and now here, the text says, "I shod you …

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… lull you into a delightful peace if you will but listen to this Gospel invitation and come to Jesus, by a simple act of faith, and by a …

'He Blessed Him There'

Genesis 32:29

… Has not He often blessed you in the House of Prayer Has He not blessed you in listening to the Gospel? I know He has. Never, therefore, neglect …

'The Garment of Praise'

Isaiah 61:3

… The most wholesome meat of the Gospel they are afraid to feed upon, for their sadness makes them fearful of presumption. Heaviness brings on amazement and this is …

The Sparrow and the Swallow

Psalm 84:3

… The Gospel invitation rings through this building every Sabbath day— "Come and welcome, Come to Jesus, Sinner, come!" We not only invite you, but we earnestly press you …

A Christmas Question

Isaiah 9:6

… bad enough for Christ’s people come by divine grace to believe the gospel. That man sits down and weeps, feels the full power of salvation and from …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

… And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you. Peter 5:1. The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an …

Attention!

Matthew 17:5

… and afraid that there is more of a legal twang than of a Gospel tone in the sermon! Perhaps such fears have too often been justified. At the …

"Beautiful Forever"

Psalm 149:4

… Reading the passage in a Gospel sense, we lead men captives in the bonds of love that are stronger than fetters of iron! O soldiers of Christ, army …

Turn or Burn

Psalm 7:12

… This doctrine is so prevalent as to make even the ministers of the gospel flinch from their duty in declaring the day of wrath. How few there are …

The Empty Seat

1 Samuel 20:27

… the precept—"Be you also ready." Use well your places for hearing the Gospel, for gathering at the Communion Table and for meeting for prayer while yet the …