Love

Come From the Four Winds, O Breath!

Ezekiel 37:9

… I now speak, my Brothers, to you who love the souls of men. I know that there are some among you who preach and teach with all earnestness …

Sonship Questioned

Matthew 4:3

… The voice and witness of the Spirit were within you and you knew that you were a child of God and that you lived in Jehovah's love …

The Sine Qua Non

John 13:8

… Peter had such a love for his Master, and such an admiration for Him that he very humbly said, "Do You wash my feet?" Now would not Peter …

The Baptist's Message

John 1:29

… in love with his presents and cared little for him, he would be inclined to take them away from her so as to have all her love for …

Self-Delusion

Luke 13:24

… Not that their lives were inconsistent, but they had no spiritual life—no care for souls, no love for Christ, no private prayer, no secret fellowship with Him …

The Lion-slayer—the Giant-killer

1 Samuel 17:36

… Were we more full of love to Jesus, this unworthy device would be scorned by us and in sacred manliness of mind we would scorn the counsel which …

Unseasonable Prayer

Exodus 14:15

… Now, which will he love the more—the Son of God—or his wealth? 23-27. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was …

The Moral of a Miracle

Mark 11:22

… Do but believe in His fatherly love and Grace, His goodness and faithfulness. Do but trust Christ and rely on the great Father's love in Jesus Christ …

"The Sure Mercies of David"

Acts 13:34

… for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." Riches of mercy, floods of Grace, ceaseless outflowing of love shall be yours if you will but put yourself under …

Faith Victorious

Matthew 15:21-28

… 1 would have you notice, dear Friends, that even when Jesus Christ goes away weary, He still has designs of love toward the people. He is not merely …

Faithful Stewardship

1 Corinthians 4:2

… Those that are newly converted to God, oh, they are especially ours and we love them dearly! And this great Church—well, it is a bride to us …

The Scales of Judgment

Daniel 5:27

… I put but one weight into the scale; it is this: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy mind, with all …

Mahanaim—or, Hosts Of Angels

Genesis 32:1

… We have among us Brothers and Sisters who are always friends of God's ministers—they love them for their Master's sake and adhere to them when …

All the People at Work for Jesus

… There must be an accursed thing somewhere or other which has caused us to be left to so gross a folly! Either worldliness, or lukewarmness, or love of …

Esther's Exaltation—or, Who Knows?

Esther 4:13

… We must live unto God and love others as God has loved us, or else we are still in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of …

The Great Mystery of Godliness

1 Timothy 3:16

… If this simple Truth is the message of God to perishing sinners, then in the name of common humanity, and above all, in the name of the love …

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… spices thereof may flow out." Oh, what a sweet freeing of holy gratitude, love, hope and joy has there been in our heart when the Spirit of God …

"Goodness, as a Morning Cloud"

2 Chronicles 24:2

… You are doing all this out of love to them, which is, at best, but a very secondary motive. God says, "My son, give Me your heart." If …

Brought Up from the Horrible Pit

Psalm 40:1-3

… Oh, when they see the Lord of love acting as a scapegoat, and bearing their sins away into the wilderness of forgetfulness, they begin to hate their evil …

The Free-agency of Christ

Mark 8:22-26

… Have not you, dear Friend, found the Lord Jesus Christ deal with you, sometimes, as if you were the only person in the world? Has not His love …

God of the Hills and God of the Valleys

1 Kings 20:28

… Christian people, I shall now speak to you and remind you that too frequently when you are about to tell of Jesus and His love, you feel a …

Our Lord's Question to the Blind Men

Matthew 9:27-30

… pining for the light of God—the light of pardon, the light of love and peace, the light of holiness and purity. Our eager desire is that the …

The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus

2 Timothy 2:8

… We love the Incarnate God and in Him we fix our trust. It is implied, too, in the text, that Jesus died, for He could not be raised …

Every Man's Necessity

John 3:7

… best of worldlings, "you cannot enter into the kingdom of God." If the love of Christ within does not make us better than the best of worldly men …

Later Sermonettes

… a heart to praise my God!” Then we have Doddridge singing, — “Jesus, I love Thy charming name.” “Grace ! ’tis a charming sound ! “ Sometimes, — “All hail the power of …

Resurrection—Christ The First Fruits

1 Corinthians 15:20

… Moreover, we look upon sleep as a season of forgetfulness and in this, too, it images death. "Their memory and their love are lost." They are "alike, unknowing …

Dressing In The Morning

Romans 13:11-14

… There must be a taking away of the love of sin! There must be a renouncing of the practices and habits of sin, or else a man cannot …

Where Can We Find Anecdotes and Illustrations?

… I have watered them, and I have seen them grow, I have been a husbandman to them, and therefore I love them far better than you can.” So …

Psalm 124

Psalm 124

… Some are decoyed by evil companions, others are enticed by the love of dainties; hunger drives many into the trap, and fright impels numbers to fly into the …

Lecture IV: Where Can We Find Anecdotes And Illustrations?

… I have watered them, and I have seen them grow, I have been a husbandman to them, and therefore I love them far better than you can." So …

Varying Voices–Pro and Con

… His images are drawn from the homes of the common people, the daily toil for daily bread, the nightly rest of tired labour, the mother's love for …

Psalm 108

Psalm 108

… beloved, the care of it should be most in our mind, and the love of the preservation of it should draw forth our prayer most in favour of …

Stambourne Meeting-House

… looking at from Stambourne;” and for years, as a child, I used to love the moon because I thought that my grandfather’s eyes and my own somehow …

Psalm 14

Psalm 14

… With what earnestness should we shun the appearance of doubt as to the presence, activity, power and love of God, for all such mistrust is of the nature …

Our Manifesto

Galatians 1:11

… We used to hear and sing of the great Sacrifice and of the love of Him who bore our sins in His own body on the tree. But …

Open-Air Preaching — Remarks Thereon

… Why not? Where should she be more at home than where the Lord of love and Prince of Peace was adored? It is true my arched cathedral is …

Psalm 54

Psalm 54

… if they remembered his authority they dared not, if they tasted his love they would not, if they were conformed to his nature they could not. Verse 4 …

Psalm 60

Psalm 60

… in mentioning so carnal a verse— "Now by the lips of those ye love, fair gentlemen of France, Charge for the golden lilies now, upon them with the …

Individuality, and Its Opposite

… Hearken, I pray you! This is the strain,— “All we who dwell above, In realms of endless love, Praise Jesu’s Name; To Him ascribed be, Honour and …

All of Grace

Ephesians 2:8

… Multiply your phrases and expand your expositions, but salvation truly traced to its wellhead is all contained in the unspeakable gift—the free, unmeasured benison of love! Salvation …