Money & Stewardship

Christ the Creator

Colossians 1:16

… We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you Paul very graciously blends his giving of thanks and his constant …

Chastisement—Now And Afterward

Hebrews 12:11

… Then I see close behind you a grim executioner, bearing this motto, "Nevertheless afterward." You wear a smiling face this morning, for though you have neither riches nor …

Rivers Of Water In A Dry Place

Isaiah 32:2

… Oh, to feel the love of Christ flowing, then! This is to have rivers of water! To have Christ near when you are losing your money, when bills …

Psalm 147

Psalm 147

… It is a Psalm of the city and of the field, of the first and the second creations, of the common wealth and of the church. It is …

Grace and Glory

Psalm 84:11

… He gives grace and glory without money, without price and without any merit in the receiver. The Lord gives—there is nothing freer than a gift and there …

The Church of Christ

Ezekiel 34:26

… Says God, “I will make him a blessing;” so he strips away his riches, and brings him into low circumstances. He is then brought into association with the …

The Blood-Shedding

… Let men have their rank, and their titles, and their riches, if they will; but I do like, and I am sure all good men like, to see …

Light. Fire. Faith. Life. Love.

… They live for Christ in a manner which would never be thought of by a person who meant to make money, or to obtain a degree at the …

Evening, August 22

Eph 3:8

Evening, August 22 Go To Morning Reading “The unsearchable riches of Christ.” Ephesians 3:8 My Master has riches beyond the count of arithmetic, the measurement of reason …

What Meanest Thou, O Sleeper?

Jonah 1:5-6

… All these years we have spent ten times the money, with not a tenth of the success, of early evangelistic effort. In my inmost soul, I believe that …

Christ Precious to Believers

1 Peter 2:7

… Such was the charm that Christ had for ancient Christians, that if they must renounce their patrimony and their earthly wealth for his sake, they did it cheerfully …

India’s Ills and England’s Sorrows

Jeremiah 9:1

… Weep ye for me!” you say; “I am in health, I am in riches, I am enjoying life; why weep for me? I need none of your sentimental …

Psalm 70

Psalm 70

… it seems to be a favourite argument with tried saints; evidently our poverty is our wealth, even as our weakness is our strength. May we learn well this …

The Father and the Son

1 John 1:3

… You feel that you must love the self-denying physician who is giving up comfort, ease, honor—everything—to save the suffering and dying people. You feel such …

Living Temples for the Living God

Isaiah 66:1

… know, means giving heed to old truths in preference to novel theories. And a liberal spirit, nowadays, means being liberal with everything except your own money—liberal with …

Characteristics of Christ's Disciples

Luke 14:26

… I cannot touch it any more than I would handle blood-money. If it comes by any wrong method, I must leave it alone, for pelf and wealth …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… to you is this Grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. And you may be glad that from you the Word of God …

One of the Master's Choice Sayings

Matthew 14:16

… Too often the glitter of wealth has dazzled men's eyes so that they could not see the beauty of Christ Jesus. But O, you few wealthy saints …

Debtors and Debtors

Luke 7:41

… Some of us know what it is to have cleared ourselves of rather troublesome friends by lending them money. We have never seen them since, so we reckon …

A Sermon For Spring

Solomon 2:10-13

… She came away from her narrowness of spirit and she preached to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ—she came away from her attachment to the State …

The Third Beatitude

Matthew 5:5

… He is not one who boasts of his wealth, or of his talents. He knows that a man is not judged by God by any of these things …

God's Thoughts and Ways Far Above Ours

Isaiah 55:8

… your money on that which is not bread, but come, penniless and poor as you are, and buy the wine and milk of Covenant blessings without money and …

Facing the Wind

2 Thessalonians 3:13

… In the third place, I shall close the discourse by giving some arguments to meet the reasoning of our soul when, at times, it seems to plead its …

Decision—Illustrated by the Case of Joshua

Joshua 24:15

… Look at Moses, counting the reproach of Christ greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt, exciting a sluggish race to action, facing the tyrant king and leading …

"It Is God That Justifieth"

… sees in them, or foresees will be in them, but according to the riches of His mercy which lie in His own heart. This we have preached, do …

The Chaff Driven Away

Psalm 1:4

… Well may we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, for our storehouse is inexhaustible, our riches can never be spent. We have wealth that cannot be …

Psalm 81

Psalm 81

… God's giving them up to their own wills, that they walked in their own counsels, is in effect a giving them up to eternal wrath and woe …

Love

1 John 4:19

… And does not this make thee love God? Is not this sweet exercise for thy love? For here it is my text comes in, giving, as it were …

Job's Resignation

Job 1:20-22

… Let us not only regard our money and our goods as God's gifts, but also our wife, our children, our friends. What precious gifts they often are …

The Filling of Empty Vessels

2 Kings 4:3

… But on the other hand, wealth is no sign of Divine favor—for many there are who will have their portion in this life, only, and have no …

Sweet Peace For Tried Believers

John 16:33

… He steadfastly held to the even tenor of His way, His soul abiding in God, giving glory to God and resting in the eternal Power and Godhead which …

Comfort for the Desponding

Job 29:2

… It was lack of prayer that brought you into poverty, it must be increase of prayer that will bring you into riches again. Where no oxen are the …

The Touch

Mark 5:28

… Meanwhile her money had been paid away freely till she had nothing left to procure her comforts when she most needed them. As long as her money lasted …

The “Down-grade” Controversy, from Mr. Spurgeon’s Standpoint

… The weather here is rather of Heaven than of earth ; warm, clear, bright, and yet life-giving and refreshing. The toothache touches me every now and then ; but …

A Serious Reprimand

2 Kings 5:13

… contemptible! He will bestow the milk and the honey of His mercy without money and without price, but if you come to Him trying to bargain for it …

A Gracious Dismissal

Luke 7:50

… He puts it down on the counter and the clerk puts out the money. But look! The man does not take it. He stands and loafs about. The …

Hidden Manna

Jeremiah 15:16

… O that they had known the life-giving truth! O that they had found the “treasure hid in the field!” The word of God to them might as …

Forty Years

Deuteronomy 2:7

… Dig in this mine— there is no such gold elsewhere, for the gold of this land is good, and its wealth brings no sorrow with it. As Boas …

"Take, Eat"

Matthew 26:26

… You can never have any right to Christ except this right—that He does freely give to those who need, according to the riches of His Grace. Therefore …

The Unkept Vineyard—or, Personal Work Neglected

Solomon 1:6

… who gave them to me? I have had wealth, or I have had influence. How much of that money have I spent distinctly for my Lord? How much …