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The New Nature

1 Peter 1:23-25

… And so in the new birth, there is an absolute creation, we are made new creatures in Christ Jesus, there is another spirit born to pray, to believe …

A Strange Yet Gracious Choice

Psalm 135:4

… The line of inheritance is the line of promise, the line of the Divine choice, and if you and I have believed in Jesus Christ, we are in …

Memento Mori

Deuteronomy 32:29

… I know that my Redeemer liveth.’ My hope stands fast and firm in Christ Jesus! Farewell! Farewell! I commend you to him who is the Father of the …

March 28 — LEAD THE WAY

Deut. 28:13

… Lord Jesus made His people priests? Surely they are to teach, and must not be learners from the philosophies of unbelievers. Are we not in Christ made kings …

Oct. 3 — REFLECTORS OF THE LORD'S BEAUTY

Ps. 17:15

… Here we behold the face of the Lord in righteousness, for we are justified in Christ Jesus. Oh, the joy of beholding the face of a reconciled God …

Rejoice Evermore

1 Thessalonians 5:16

… Oh that I could deliver the true Believer from this evil influence! If you are Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, everything that there is in Christ is …

A Blow at Self-Righteousness

Job 9:20

… trust thee, Christ, because I am such-an-one and such-an-one.” So, then, you are wanting to make yourself somebody, and then Jesus Christ is to …

Shoes for Pilgrims and Warriors

Ephesians 6:15

… Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus …

The Necessity of Ministerial Progress

… nothing long”; but suffer your entire nature to be led in captivity by Jesus Christ, and lay everything at His dear feet who bled and died for you …

A Summons To Battle

2 Samuel 11:1

… We are bound as soon as we receive the new birth to let that spiritual life develop itself in zeal for our Lord Jesus Christ who has redeemed …

Enoch

Genesis 5:21-24

… This is the desire of every godly man! All the saints desire communion with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. The constant cry of our soul …

Great Pardon for Great Sin

Psalm 25:11

… They are so proud that they will not submit to be saved by the righteousness of another, even though that other is the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself. Yet …

A Precious Drop Of Honey

Isaiah 49:16

… You are fast united to your great Husband, Christ, and no other lover can steal His heart. But Jesus, having chosen you, does never allow a rival to …

Jehovah-Shammah—a Glorious Name for the New Year

Ezekiel 48:35

… But what is to be the Glory of it? Why this, "Jehovah-Shammah, the Lord Is There!" The Lord Jesus Christ will come and begin His personal reign …

The Rough Hewer

Hosea 6:4

… in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight." May we all live in His sight by faith in Christ Jesus …

A Holiday Pastime.—Essay on Popery

I knew a lad in Christ, who adopted the principle of giving a tenth to God. When he won a money prize for an essay on a religious …

Heaven

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

… Christ Jesus. There are seasons when the Spirit not only stands and flaps his wings o’er the gulf, but positively crosses the Jordan and dwells with Christ …

The Orphan's Father

Hosea 14:3

… us to hasten to Him and rest in Him. "May I trust in Jesus Christ?" asks one. "May I?" Of course you may! It is a sin if …

The Way to Heaven

… hopes may be, but through Christ: there is no way to the gates of pearl but through the bleeding side of Jesus. These are the gates of paradise …

Evening, April 21

Ro 8:34

… condemn the men who are in Jesus at the right hand of God? The right hand is the place of power . Christ at the right hand of God …

Morning, June 22

Zec 6:13

Morning, June 22 Go To Evening Reading “He shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory.” Zechariah 6:13 Christ himself is the …

Evening, October 6

Nu 12:1

… Alas! how often I play fast and loose with Christ! He bindeth, I loose; he buildeth, I cast down; I quarrel with Christ, and he agreeth with me …

The Broken Fence

… Resolve to keep close to Christ. Make a stern determination to permit nothing in your life, however gainful or pleasurable, if it would dishonor the name of Jesus …

The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Spirit

Proverbs 18:14

… your Christ." Go away, you Hannah of a sorrowful spirit, and be no more sad! The Lord grant His comforts to you, for His Son, Jesus Christ's …

Evening, October 20

Is 43:6

… mysteries of the love of Christ. Neither, beloved friend, be guilty of keeping others back by your coldness, harshness, or suspicions. For Jesus’ sake go forward yourself, and …

'Never, No Never, No Never'

Hebrews 13:5

… Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today and forever. [See Sermons #170, Volume 4—the immutability of CHRIST; #848, Volume 15—JESUS CHRIST IS IMMUTABLE and #2358, Volume …

Evening, November 5

Ps 100:4

… As a help to high thoughts of Christ, remember the estimation that Christ is had in beyond the skies, where things are measured by the right standard. Think …

Evening, June 28

Ex 7:12

… What hosts of them! Ah, but the cross of Jesus destroys them all. Faith in Christ makes short work of all our sins. Then the devil has launched …

Separating the Precious From the Vile

Exodus 11:7

… God deals with him justly, it is true, but not according to the scale of the law, he looks at that man as accepted in Christ Jesus, justified …

The Law Written in the Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… Our Lord Jesus has testified, by His death, that even if sin is pardoned, yet it is not put away without an expiatory Sacrifice. The death of Christ …

Spots in Our Feats of Charity

… How an ungodly man can drink the wine which typifies the blood of Christ when he is all the while crucifying Christ, I cannot understand. I cannot comprehend …

Evening, August 25

Ac 8:37

… When Jesus comes into the heart, he issues a general licence to be glad in the Lord. No chains are worn in the court of King Jesus. Our …

Abraham's Prompt Obedience to the Call of God

Hebrews 11:8

… To realize the existence of God and to trust in him, especially to trust in his mercy, through Jesus Christ, is the essential matter. As for the life …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… Remember—you that fear the Lord and are the servants of Jesus Christ—remember how many there are that are still the slaves of sin! There is no …

Prayer 7 — "Let All the People Praise Thee"

… beloved country, know Christ and come to His feet. Let the dark places of this huge city be enlightened with the sweet name of Jesus. And then let …

The Lion-slayer—the Giant-killer

1 Samuel 17:36

… Jesus Christ, the true David, has plucked some of us like lambs from between the jaws of the devil. Many of us were carried captive by sin. Transgression …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… Those who choose to do so may invent a changing gospel; but we believe in “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.” We are …

The Fainting Hero

Judges 15:18

… So and verily you shall be fed. "Verily, verily," is Christ's most solemn affirmation. [See Sermon #3053, Volume 53—jesus CHRIST'S IDIOM] David here says, "verily …

Girding on the Harness

1 Kings 20:11

… but Jesus!" And they have asked to have put upon their tombstones, "A sinner saved by Grace" or— "A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On Christ's kind …

Pride Catechized and Condemned

1 Corinthians 4:7

… if Christ goes up self goes down; and if self rises Jesus falls in our esteem. No man ever sets a high price upon self and Christ at …