Holiness

Constancy And Inconstancy—a Contrast

Hosea 6:3

… The promise will yet come forth to meet you with tabouret and harp! The Holy Spirit will yet shed abroad in your heart the love of God like …

The Saint's Trials and the Divine Deliverances

Psalm 77:1-20

… I pray you may not, but if you do, I say be upon your guard not to condemn yourself! You remember how holy Job's friends, when they …

A Call To Worship

Zechariah 8:21

… We believe, also, that it refers to the days of the Messiah and we look for times when again the Holy Land shall be fully inhabited and the …

Even Now

John 11:22

… I have put holy books in his way and, all the while, I have seized opportunities to plead with him—often with tears in my eyes—but I …

A Time of Finding for Lost Sheep

Ezekiel 34:16

… There is not force enough in the Truth of God to convert souls without the influence of the Holy Spirit. The minister may be a good under-shepherd …

Return! Return!

Jeremiah 3:12

… If he is here now, I would very affectionately commend to him the message which the Holy Spirit sends to him and to all who are like he …

"Your Rowers Have Brought You Into Great Waters"

Ezekiel 27:26

… There is our anchor! Every mind needs a fixed point—we must have Infallibility somewhere—my Infallible Guide is Holy Scripture. I know of no other anchor. The …

Lessons From a Dovecot

Isaiah 60:8

… And the Holy Spirit's effectually called ones, though that, too, is true! But I am going rather to dwell upon another phase of the subject and that …

'That Day' and Its Disclosure

2 Timothy 1:18

… That good thing which was committed unto you keep by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us. This is what we need! If the Holy Spirit is in …

The Redeemer's Face Set Like a Flint

Isaiah 50:7

… Yet He had little comfort even in that holy exercise, so He rose from His knees and went to His disciples that He might speak with them as …

A Sermon and a Reminiscence

1 Peter 2:7

… You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual horse, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.We hear of …

The Whole-Heartedness of God in Blessing His People

Jeremiah 32:41

… The most wonderful thing about the Holy Spirit is that He should ever deign to dwell in us. Is the Holy Spirit within this body? Does He dwell …

Three Texts, But One Subject— Faith

Psalm 57:1

… It was sometime later when the Holy Spirit revealed it to him, that he came to understand what faith was. Perhaps you ask, "Are we such dolts that …

The Great Birthday

Luke 2:10

… May the Holy Spirit now reveal the Lord Jesus to us and prepare us to rejoice in Him. I. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878 (Continued)

… Christianity was then almost as pure as at the first, and we can well imagine the holy quietude in which, among the rocks of this sunny isle, hundreds …

The Fruits of Grace

Isaiah 19:18-25

… And oftentimes since then, electing love has chosen those that were most furious against Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit has come upon them, and turned …

The Hungry Filled, the Rich Emptied

Luke 1:53

… For He that is mighty has done to me great things; and holy is His name. She was indeed a blessed woman to have such holy thoughts, such …

Order Is Heaven's First Law

Joel 2:8

… It is a blessed Truth that He isgood and benevolent, and full of compassion—and Holy Scripture tells us that "the Lord is good to all; and His …

Christ's Perfection and Precedence

Solomon 5:10

… Think much of His precious blood and of all the holy mysteries that cluster around His Cross. Trace Him from Bethlehem to Gabbatha, and then from Gabbatha follow …

Soul Satisfaction

Psalm 35:3

… These works must be worked in you personally by God the Holy Spirit, Himself, or else you can never be saved. I love you to pray for your …

Just and the Justifier

… When I was under the hand of the Holy Spirit, under conviction of sin, I had a clear and sharp sense of the justice of God. Sin, whatever …

Jesus and the Children

Mark 10:13-16

… Working men are to be found who never see any tenderness towards holy things in a fellow employee but what they hasten, at once, to wound his heart …

"Take, Eat"

Matthew 26:26

… A holy desire for your own good and your own salvation might prompt you to say, "Yes, Lord, if You freely give, I without question will freely take …

How the Lambs Feed

Isaiah 5:17

… Yes, a whole week spent alone in a sacred retreat might be a glorious holiday—a holy day—rather, an anticipation of Heaven! But for young Believers, let …

Mealtime In The Corn Fields

Ruth 2:14

… Take heed of railing at that by which the Holy Spirit saves souls! There may be much in the sermon which may not suit you, or me, but …

The Unbroken Line Of True Nobles

Psalm 45:16

… Into this last we shall throw our strength, in the hope that, by the Divine blessing, holy effort for the coming generation may be awakened. I. First, in …

Magdalene at the Sepulcher—an Instructive Scene

John 20:10-16

… They may have done so, but the Holy Spirit has not recorded the fact. Yet He has recorded it of this earnest seeker that she, "stood without at …

Shoes for Pilgrims and Warriors

Ephesians 6:15

… Wear it in the Church, wear it in all holy service, wear it in all fellowship with Christians and you will find your way among the brethren greatly …

Open House For All Comers

Luke 15:2

… And into the innermost place, or the holy of holies, once a year one person only ever entered! A thick costly veil hung before the manifestation of Jehovah …

The Faculty of Impromptu Speech

… To attain the holy and useful exercise of extemporal speech the Christian minister must cultivate a childlike reliance upon the immediate assistance of the Holy Spirit. “I believe …

Great Forgiveness for Great Sin

Ephesians 1:7

… A city missionary met with her and spoke faithfully to her about her sin—and the Holy Spirit brought her to the Savior's feet. The missionary asked …

Psalm 127

Psalm 127

… It was meet that the builder of the holy house should be remembered by the pilgrims to its sacred shrine. The title probably indicates that David wrote it …

The Lord's Own View of His Church and People

Solomon 4:12

… A Church is a congregation of faithful men—that is to say, of men who are Believers in the Lord Jesus, men in whom the Holy Spirit has …

"Better Than Wine"

Solomon 1:2

… Oh, the love of Jesus Christ in the manger of Bethlehem, the love of Jesus in the workshop of Nazareth, the love of Jesus in His holy ministry …

The Agony in Gethsemane

Luke 22:44

… As God He was perfectly holy and incapable of sin. And as Man He was without original taint—He was spotlessly pure—yet He had to bear sin …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… They may be called the herbs of holy anxiety. When first you find the Lord, you are half afraid to put one foot before the other, lest you …

Established Work

Psalm 90:17

… God will not help you in that which is wrong, ungodly one, however much you may try to interweave His holy name with your unrighteous actions! And remember …

Jesus Declining the Legions

Matthew 26:53

… Now I must lead you, with great brevity, to notice OUR LORD'S GREAT RESPECT FOR HOLY SCRIPTURE. He can have 12 legions of angels, but, "how, then …

Sham Conversion

2 Kings 17:25

… They only want to know the manner of the god of the land! When a man is really awakened by the Holy Spirit, his cry is, "I will …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… We are not poets, but simple Believers, desiring to learn some holy lesson from the death of one who, though the greatest of men, knew no higher honor …