Money & Stewardship

Psalm 42

Psalm 42

… There she was fed with an halfpenny bread, and a farthing beer a day, neither would they allow her any more for her money. Her lodging was upon …

The Wordless Book

Psalm 51:7

… You spent your money for that which was not bread, and your labor for that which did not satisfy you, yet you went on wasting your substance with …

A Visit to the Tomb

Matthew 28:6

… having done so and that very frequently He will magnify His Grace by giving me something infinitely better. Did Mary think it would be a good thing to …

The Double Cleansing

Zechariah 13:1

… There are some who do not begin the new life well—they are halfhearted in giving up sin and they always, sooner or later, give up their profession …

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… Do not play with His promises—be as ready in receiving as He is willing to be in giving. "I will give you rest." This ought to be …

'He Blessed Him There'

Genesis 32:29

… But now that he had got back again into Canaan, the Angel sealed his return by giving him the blessings of the return! Such were the blessings of …

The Bridgeless Gulf

Luke 16:26

… And over souls given up to destruction, never will His life-giving wings be known to brood. If so, then you cannot be born again and cannot enter …

One Aspect of Christ's Death

John 15:13

… I have heard that in a certain country, the way in which a stranger is welcomed is by giving him just bread and salt—nothing more. That is …

A Merry Christmas

Job 1:4

… How much better for the working man to spend his money on his family than upon liquor sellers! And then it was in good company. They did not …

Where to Find Fruit

Hosea 14:8

… He does not want your money. If he takes it he will give it back to you in your sack’s mouth. He will receive your fruit as …

Turn or Burn

Psalm 7:12

… True repentance is a turning of the heart as well as of the life; it is the giving up of the whole soul to God, to be his …

Wrecked, But Not reckless

Acts 27:20

… There has been a perplexity about money, or an anxiety about a sick child, or sore disquietude concerning a dear sick wife or a dire apprehension that the …

Stumbling at the Word

1 Peter 2:8

… better show His love to them and His hatred of sin than by giving up His well-beloved Son to die instead of them—making Him who knew …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… glorify! True belief and true repentance, Every Grace that brings us near, Without money, Come to Jesus Christ and buy!" You are not to seek to draw up …

Plenary Absolution

Psalm 103:12

… had, but merely to state that he bequeathed all to his legatee, without giving a list of the goods and chattels, because in making out the catalog he …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… To give money to the poor is good, but sometimes it is better to spend it upon Jesus more distinctly, even though some Judas or other should complain …

Preach, Preach, Preach Everywhere!

Mark 16:15

… To some of you, it, may be, there is committed the talent of money. If you have not the golden tongue, be thankful that you have the golden …

Thanksgiving And Prayer

Psalm 65:11

… There is more bread for the children, or more money for clothes. Millions are benefited by God's once opening His liberal hand. When the Hebrews went through …

Free Will—A Slave

John 5:40

… Ah! we can recollect the giving of our spiritual life as easily as could a man his restoration from the grave. We can suppose Lazarus to have remembered …

Salvation of the Lord

Jonah 2:9

… am as good as my neighbor; twenty shillings in the pound down, ready money, I have always paid; I am no sinner; ‘I tithe mint and cummin;’ a …

Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; or, A Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Galatians 5:24

… True, he comes to give pardon, but he never gives pardon without giving repentance with it; he comes to justify, but he does not justify without also sanctifying …

Why the Gospel Is Hidden

2 Corinthians 4:3

… able to say— "I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream— and then, but not till then, I am to cry, "Ho, everyone that …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… reminds me of a lovely characteristic of his faith, namely, its deep peace-giving power. There is a world of rest in Jesus in the thief's prayer …

'Feed My Sheep'

John 21:16

… In the third place, I must confine myself to giving you a mere outline of THE WORK ITSELF, as our time is flying so fast. What have we …

A Voice from the Hartley Colliery

Job 14:14

… Let us do what we can to-night, that we may show our gratitude to God for having spared our lives; and as we drop our money into …

His Own Funeral Sermon*

Acts 13:36

… Even when passing away, he served his generation by giving Solomon some last charges concerning the kingdom, saying, "I go the way of the earth; be you strong …

Words Of Expostulation

Jeremiah 2:18

… all the cows in the field were sold, and I had lost the money, they were not worth the bother I made about them, nor worth one moment …

Christ Glorified as the Builder of His Church

Zechariah 6:13

… wilt thou in heaven have a note for John Wesley? None, none, none! Giving up all names and all honors of men, the strain shall rise in undivided …

Apostolic Exhortation

Acts 3:19

… Hear it as a gospel summons— “True belief and true repentance, Every grace which brings us nigh; Without money Come to Jesus Christ and buy.” “And yet,” say …

Christ the Tree of Life

Revelation 22:2

… Jesus gives us the Water of Life, the wines on the lees well refined, the wine and milk, without money and without price. What a Tree of Life …

An Earnest Invitation

Psalm 2:12

… You will be like the woman mentioned in Scripture, who spent all her money on physicians and was none the better, but rather grew worse. There is no …

Declension from First Love

Revelation 2:4

… Somebody has left him a little money, and he can do without it. He was growing weak in the ways of God, or else he would have said …

The Savior's Thirst

John 19:28

… Neither for love nor money. 60. Yes, though many false witnesses came, yet they found none.That is, none that agreed—the lie that one man spoke was …

The Great Revival

Isaiah 52:10

… You are not prudent and zealous; if you were so, we would bless God for giving you that prudence, which is a jewel for which we ought ever …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… Oh, how tight those fingers are when they are once closed! How pleased they are when money accumulates! I do not say that they should be indifferent to …

The Form of Sound Words

2 Timothy 1:13

… If it exalts man by giving him a character which is not a true one, and clothing him with a spurious robe of righteousness, woven by his own …

Paul's Persuasion

Romans 8:38

… That is, His great love in giving His dear Son to die for us. I am not going to expatiate upon this wondrous theme. The thoughts are too …

Manasseh

… his knees are knocking together, his heart is sinking within him, be is giving himself up to despair. Bring the physicians to him! they cry, “We fear his …

God, the All-Seeing One

Proverbs 15:11

… If it is some little piece of money we desire to find, we light a candle and sweep the house, and search diligently till we find it. Even …

The Great White Throne

Revelation 20:11

… Brother Christian, what about your heart and your treasure? Are you a mere money-hunter? Do you live as others live? Is your delight in the fleeting present …