Holiness

Psalm 74

Psalm 74

… As a Jew felt a holy horror when he saw an idolatrous emblem set up in the holy place, even so do we when in a Protestant church …

The Call to the Ministry

… according to the measure of grace entrusted to him by the Holy Spirit, each man is bound to minister in his day and generation, both to the church …

The Prosperous Man's Reminder

Hosea 13:5-8

… May the Holy Spirit enable me to make full proof of my ministry by declaring the whole counsel of God to all characters. Suffer me, however, to observe …

Religion—a Reality

Deuteronomy 32:47

… But with all these allowances, we still this morning assert most positively that the religion of Christ Jesus, that which has been revealed to us of the Holy …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… Should he even be allowed to survive so long as a hundred years, unless the Holy Spirit shall deal with him, he will not once remember his God …

Psalm 137

Psalm 137

… Everything reminded Israel of her banishment from the holy city, her servitude beneath the shadow of the temple of Bel, her helplessness under a cruel enemy; and therefore …

Jesus, the Example of Holy Praise

… If, by some means we could read the inmost death-thoughts of holy men, we might be privileged, indeed. Now, in the Psalm before us, and in the …

Encouragement to Trust and Pray

Isaiah 30:19

… for I am God and not man." Listen to me, O wanderer! Let a Brother softly whisper it in your ear and may the Holy Spirit speak it …

The Faithful Saying

1 Timothy 1:15

… You have broken your Maker's commandments—is not that a calamity? You have neglected His will, which is holy and just and good—is not that a …

Effectual Calling—Illustrated by the Call of Abram

Genesis 12:5

… Take care of that salvation which does not take its rise in the work of God the Holy Spirit, for only that which comes from Him will lead …

Pray For Jesus

Psalm 72:15

… I think we shall all see that the same spirit which made holy women minister to Him of their substance—which made the daughters of Salem weep for …

Regeneration

John 3:3

… The voice of doom crieth over the dead, “He that is holy let him be holy still; he that is unjust let him be unjust still; he that …

The Remembrance of Christ

1 Corinthians 11:24

… They ought to recollect their effectual calling, for they were called of God, and rescued by the power of the Holy Ghost. They ought to remember their special …

The Redeemer's Prayer

John 17:24

… WHEN the High Priest of old entered into the most holy place, he kindled the incense in his censer, and waving it before him, he perfumed the air …

A Vivid Contrast

John 7:53

… Let us turn it over in our mind under the Holy Spirit's gracious guidance. While Christ's friends and enemies had, everyone of them, a house to …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… Or when you feel that you have not kept them, go with holy repentance to the foot of the Cross to get rid of past sin and look …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… Every time the morning and evening lamb was sacrificed, the priests saw the continual mercy of the Lord, and in all the holy vessels of the sanctuary, and …

Now, and Then

1 Corinthians 13:12

… Among the things that we see now, as many of us as have had our eyes enlightened by the Holy Spirit, is OURSELVES. To see ourselves is one …

Peace at Home, and Prosperity Abroad

Psalm 147:14

… But, my brethren, if it should ever come to be a matter which casts doubts upon the divinity of Christ, or the personality of the Holy Ghost, if …

Sin Slain

Judges 4:22

… What a struggle that was which my young heart waged against sin! When God the Holy Ghost first quickened me, I scarcely knew of that strong armour whereon …

The Sages, The Star, and The Savior

Matthew 2:2

… To know that we need to be taught of the Holy Spirit is one of the first lessons that the Holy Spirit Himself teaches us. Admit that you …

Swooning and Reviving Christ's Feet

… Oh, for a deep experience of both, by the power of the Holy Spirit! I. If we are permitted to see Christ in the simple and instructive memorials …

The New Heart

Ezekiel 36:26

… But here he makes an exception; man, fallen man, created by his Maker, pure and holy, hath wilfully and wickedly rebelled against the Most High, and lost his …

Conversion and Character

Acts 16:24-34

… May the Holy Spirit work quietness of heart in you. Our subject is the jailer of Philippi and, first, we shall say a little as to what kind …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… I ask the exercise of a holy perseverance in carrying those plans into action. I ask for the blazing of a holy zeal every morning to make the …

The Believer's Glad Prospects

Song 2:17

… I believe that the more sanctified a man becomes by the work of the Holy Spirit within, the more heavy the burden of sin becomes to him. It …

Assurance Sought

Psalm 35:3

… You yourself must repent! Even the Holy Spirit cannot repent for you, as some seem to imagine. He works repentance in you, but you must, yourself, repent. And …

Holy Song From Happy Saints

Isaiah 5:1

… It pours a holy anointing oil upon the head and upon the spirit. It gives us a joy of the Lord which is always our strength. Sometimes, if …

A Vision of the King

Isaiah 33:17

… This evening I am going to continue in much the same strain while I try to speak to you, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, from the …

The Exodus

Exodus 12:41

… Our sins makes slaves of us while we are in Egypt, and when God the Holy Spirit stirs them up against us, how do they beat us with …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… In the next place, be it always remembered that we cannot be saved by the merit of our own works because holy works are, themselves, a gift—the …

Watch-Night Service

Psalm 90:1-22

… Come, Holy Spirit! We can do nothing without thee. We solemnly invoke thee, great Spirit of God! thou who didst rest on Abraham, on Isaac, and on Jacob …

Faith's Way of Approach

Romans 10:17

… In our holy religion, everything is by faith—faith for life and faith for death. Even the first tears of repentance must be salted with faith—and the …

Salvation to the Uttermost

Hebrews 7:25

… But doest thou feel in thine heart to-night the tender motions of the Holy Spirit? Dost thou feel something say, “Sinner! come to Christ now?” Dost thou …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… As a first supposition, they might have seen nobody with them on the holy mount; they might have found all gone but themselves. When the cloud had overshadowed …

Faith in Christ's Ability

Matthew 9:28

… His first question is, "Believe you that I am able to do this?" Give Him an answer and may the Holy Spirit enable you to give the right …

Jesus, The Gread Object of Astonishment

… Great masters of the olden time expended all their skill upon the holy child Jesus, but it is not for the colours of earth to depict the Lord …

Week-day Services, 1858-1860

… But would it not be 'uncanonical' for a clergyman to invite one to preach not 'in holy orders'? But is he not 'in holy orders,' God having evidently …

Unabated Affection between Pastor and People

… So numerous a church as ours may accomplish great things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, if only we are once in downright earnest. Playing at religion …

A Hearer In Disguise

1 Kings 14:6

… And though you have gone on forsaking God and despising holy things, yet still there is a little link between you and Heaven which is not snapped yet …