Money & Stewardship

Stewards

… Archdeacon Hare was giving a lecture at Trinity College when a cry of “Fire!” was raised. His pupils rushed away, and formed themselves into a line to pass …

'Life for a Look'

Isaiah 45:22

… He begins to bless sinners, riches untold are lavished upon them so that they become rich as kings through the spiritual wealth which Christ bestows upon them! There …

To Lovers of Jesus—an Example

Mark 14:6

… It was a large sum of money for a woman in her state of life in Bethany. It was £10 of their money, but money, then, was of …

A Wilderness Cry

Psalm 63:1

… up my hands in Your name." Has the spring returned with all its wealth of fresh flowers and opening sweets? Then shall our glad voices sing aloud, "My …

Our Lord's Substitution

1 Peter 2:24

… The Lord grant you Grace, in this matter, to account the reproach of Christ to be greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt! Those two things are …

Storming the Battlements

Jeremiah 5:10

… There are churches who make battlements out of the wealth of their members. It is a respectable congregation, a most respectable church, the members are most of them …

"Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?"

Jeremiah 32:26

… He had but very little money. And in days of famine and pestilence money was very precious. A morsel of bread was worth silver during the siege. Poor …

Psalm 20

Psalm 20

… And especially we should do it when they shall make known their estate unto us, as here David did to the people, giving them to understand that he …

Heaven Above and Heaven Below

Revelation 7:16

… Many saints have found riches in poverty, ease in labor, rest in pain and delight in affliction! Our Lord can so adapt our minds to our circumstances that …

The Use of the Bow

2 Samuel 1:17

… He went up into the room and found the family literally perishing for lack of food! He immediately laid out the money which he had in his pocket …

A Dire Disease Strangely Cured

Isaiah 53:5

… there are hidden places in the system which may be seriously affected without giving eternally any indication of the mischief. The Lord desires truth in our inward parts …

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:2

… There was nothing to hinder the magnificence of the festival in the riches of the prince—he lavished out his stores for the feast; but here was a …

A Discourse For A Revival Season

Jeremiah 8:19

… dear Friend, how can you be so worldly, so money-grasping? How is it that you can make wealth the main object of your life when the King …

How Repentance Is Given

… Had not Jesus interposed and wrought out a wealth of merit, our tears of repentance would have been so much water spilled upon the ground. Jesus is exalted …

Incense and Light

Exodus 30:7

… He is seeking out His people as the woman sought for her lost piece of money and it is significant that it is written, "She did light a …

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

… Nobody could blame the poor Jew, that when he was going down to Jericho about his business, the thieves beset him and demanded his money, and that when …

Truthfulness

Jeremiah 5:3

… That base money of our own merit—those counterfeit farthings of supposed excellence—we do not like giving them up. It is hard to get the last penny …

Psalm 24

Psalm 24

… The "fulness" of the earth may mean its harvests, its wealth, its life, or its worship; in all these senses the Most High God is Possessor of all …

Three Homilies From One Text

Matthew 4:23-25

… go to sleep under it almost out of necessity! If these Brothers, without giving up their charge, would spend many weekdays in going abroad to preach in the …

Good News for the Lost

Luke 19:10

… Sometimes Providence takes away a child, lays a man on a bed of sickness, deprives him of his wealth—and all these trials are intended to bring him …

"Christ First, Me Last—Nothing Between But Love"

Galatians 2:20

… gave the riches to Dives, but Lazarus lay in His bosom. He loved me, and gave Himself for me, and that is better than wealth." And if ever …

A Remarkable Benediction

Deuteronomy 33:16

… with them, for he came forth from the palace of Pharaoh, giving up all the riches that might have been his, that he might side with his brethren …

God's Answer to Persistent Prayer

1 Kings 18:41

… They give them but little money when they are children—a penny will do—but when they get to be young men, they shall have yet more. We …

A Look and Its Lessons

Isaiah 51:1

… It is paltry pride that is proud of riches and, on the other hand, I have known others who had no money to make them proud, who were …

Rahab's Faith

Hebrews 11:31

… Why, the most of you are as afraid as you ever can be to go out of the fashions, and you spend more money than you ought because …

Life's Ever-Springing Well

John 4:14

… He might be wrapped in purple and fine linen and fare sumptuously, yet would he still banquet with Christ! As poverty could not make him envious, so wealth …

A Visit to the Harvest Field

James 5:7-8

… No matter what our business may be, the wealth of the country must after all, to a large extent, depend upon the crops that are produced, and the …

The Lost Silver Piece

Luke 15:8-10

… ay, but they look for nothing but the lost money; she does not care what else may be in the house or out of it—her money she …

"Forget You, I Will Not"

Isaiah 44:21

… God is great in giving His Grace. When once you reach the region of Grace, you have entered the region of plenty, even the riches of God's …

A Sore Grievance

Jeremiah 50:6

… A man cannot live for money and yet abide in Christ! When the heart gets the world into it, it eats as does a canker. If you will …

'Marvelous Things'

Psalm 98:1

… Spurgeon enlarged upon this theme in two Sermons on Ephesians 3:8. [See Sermons #745, Volume 13—THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES OF CHRIST and #1209, Volume 20—A GRATEFUL …

A Double Silver Wedding

… The net sum which is to be handed to me is, I am informed, ^6,238, (afterwards increased to ^6,476 9s.,) the spontaneous giving — the universal giving …

The King Feasting in his Garden

Solomon 5:1

… our expressions and the leanness of our desires, but according to His riches in Glory, giving to us Grace upon Grace out of His own inexhaustible fullness. Brethren …

Lions Lacking—But the Children Satisfied

Psalm 34:10

… He puts his money into a bag full of holes; and methinks hell laughs at the covetous man, at him who grasps his neighbour’s wealth. “Ha! ha …

Your Own Salvation

Philippians 2:12

… the one giving his Son and the other giving himself for salvation, and yet salvation should be a light and trivial thing. The Holy Ghost thinks it no …

Love's Lamentation

Malachi 1:2

… Shall I still keep on loving you in this fashion, loading you with benefits, causing you to prosper, giving you all that heart can wish—and will you …

The Victory of Faith

1 John 5:4

… Never mind about him; let him sleep; think about the honesty after you have got the money, and repent at your leisure.” So saith the world; but you …

The Queen of Sheba

Matthew 12:42

… Our LORD, on this occasion, was addressing a number of captious critics who, instead of listening to what He said and giving it the attention due to its …

Infant Salvation

2 Kings 4:26

… We know that God is so abundantly gracious that such expressions as the “unsearchable riches of Christ,” “God who is rich in mercy,” “A God full of compassion …

Why Am I Thus?

Romans 7:22

… I cannot imagine myself asking for riches or honor, or even for wisdom unless it were wisdom of a far higher order than is commonly esteemed among the …