Preaching & Ministry

The Great Teacher and Remembrancer

John 14:26

… He does it through the preaching of the Word! The Word of God brings to your mind the old Truths of God that you have heard ever since …

An Assuredly Good Thing

Psalm 73:28

… Are you a minister? Do you preach the Gospel? It is always good for an ambassador to receive his orders fresh from court—and good for us it …

Fresh Grace Confidently Expected

Psalm 92:10

… If you are a minister of the Gospel you will have a thousand times for feeling yourself to be incompetent. And you might well throw down the staff …

Why Are Men Saved?

Psalm 106:8

… We say that the preacher, under God, may be the instrument of arresting man’s attention, of warning him and arousing him; but the preacher is nothing; God …

The Majestic Voice

Psalm 29:4

… And so with every prophet of the Lord now living, and every minister whom God hath raised up to speak: when we speak with power and efficacy, and …

The Problem of the Age

Mark 8:4

… In London they have, to a very large extent, ceased to care about the preaching of the Word. They are to be reached—blessed be God, they shall …

Profit and Loss

Mark 8:36

… Solomon, what didst thou find? O! thou preacher, open thy lips, and tell us. ” Vanity of vanities, all is vanity ;” thus saith the preacher. Oh! my friends, if …

A Cure For Care

1 Peter 5:7

… Only when the Spirit of God is upon the preacher can he cast his cares upon his God and he is convinced by experience, that only as the …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… and preaching glad tidings gruffly. He who gives the living water does not grudge it; but sometimes, instead of "Ho! every one that thirsteth", the preacher says, "Hear …

Divine Surprises

Isaiah 64:3

… If the Spirit of God is not with the preacher, a silent tongue might be as efficient as the most eloquent speech. So is it with our missionary …

Pride and Humility

Proverbs 18:12

… Some think that minister are proud when they resent any interference with their ministry. I consider they would be proud if they allowed it for the sake of …

Public Testimony—a Debt To God and Man

2 Kings 7:9

… Many get good from the minister and yet they never let him know of it. This is not doing as they would be done by. It is rather …

Psalm 9

Psalm 9

… Singing and preaching, as means of glorifying God, are here joined together, and it is remarkable that, connected with all revivals of gospel ministry, there has been a …

A Great Gospel for Great Sinners

1 Timothy 1:15-17

… Twelfth verse:—"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer …

The Weakened Christ Strengthened

Luke 22:43

… I can imagine the angels saying, "Did we not sing of Him at Bethlehem when He was born? Did not some of us minister to Him when He …

Psalm 83

Psalm 83

Psalm 83 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. A Psalm or Song of Asaph. This is the last occasion upon …

The Fainting Soul Revived

Jonah 2:7

… I thought I would not go to hear the gospel any more; there was nothing in it for me, and yet there was a fascination about the preaching …

The Pierced Heart of Jesus

John 19:32-37

… They disparage those Divine features of His ministry which they have never properly understood. So they pierce the heart of Christ out of ignorant prejudice! They are unacquainted …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… Wesley, which we can all endorse as fully and plainly in harmony with the doctrines of grace, far more so than the preaching of some modern Calvinists. I …

Watch-Night Service

Psalm 90:1-22

… The chapel being densely crowded in every part, the preacher entered the pulpit, and after prayer, solemnly read the verse—which the congregation then sang— “Ye virgin souls …

Sin Immeasurable

Psalm 19:12

… Now, answering the question for myself, I feel that as a minister of Christ I cannot understand my errors. Placed where multitudes listen to the Word from my …

Psalm 2

Psalm 2

Psalm 2 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. We shall not greatly err in our summary of this sublime Psalm …

Faith and Regeneration

1 John 5:1

… FOR THE PREACHER of the gospel to make full proof of his ministry will be a task requiring much divine teaching. Besides much care in the manner and …

The Keynote of the Year

Psalm 103:1

… minister. Here is a spiritual chaplain who will be resident with you and always ready with his personal advice. Will you not try to practice your ministry upon …

Our Last Journey

Job 16:22

… I will not, therefore, remind you so much of the general truth, but place before you the individual, pointed, personal declaration of the text. "I." The preacher. You …

Lovest Thou Me?

John 21:15-17

… If thou art a hypocrite, thou mightest say, “Lord, my minister knows that I love thee; Lord, the deacons know that I love thee; they think I do …

Joseph of Arimathaea

Mark 15:43-46

… It matters not though the ministry should forsake the Truth of God, though they that should be leaders should become unfaithful, the Truth of God will not fail …

Psalm 90

Psalm 90

Psalm 90 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Many attempts have been …

The Essence of Simplicity

John 9:35

… While we are preaching you be praying and God will work by us both! Look upon the unsaved around you with an eye of pity—then look to …

The Hunger and Thirst Which Are Blessed

Matthew 5:6

… He would be a blessed preacher who preached to them, for he would be preaching to a blessed people. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after …

Redemption Through Blood—The Gracious Forgiveness Of Sins

Ephesians 1:7

… O Beloved Friends, I do bless the Lord, at this time, for the forgiveness of sins through redemption by blood! There is something worth preaching in this Truth …

Three Precious Things

1 Peter 2:7

… And you may talk pretty things concerning God out of Christ, but you will never stir the souls of men as the preaching of the Son of God …

Advance!

Deuteronomy 1:6

… often, but I have seen such a sight— where the minister has been fast asleep and the preaching has been nothing better than articulate snoring? There, the people …

Wrecked, But Not reckless

Acts 27:20

… every word of the preacher, and his mother said to him, "William, what makes you so very attentive?" "Because," said the boy, "our minister said that if there …

Characteristics of Christ's Disciples

Luke 14:26

… Let the preacher rejoice when another preacher excels him. That is the point to which we must all bring ourselves. Let the Sunday school teacher praise the Lord …

Our Banner

Psalm 60:4

… And He is given to some of us, especially, when we are called to the ministry, or when the Holy Spirit's guidance puts us upon any extraordinary …

Exhortation—"Set Your Heart"

1 Chronicles 22:19

… I heard a preacher who did not speak home to my heart and, therefore, I went to hear another. I did not care who the preacher was, or …

My Solace in My Affliction

… It was ratified by the descent of the Holy Spirit! The promises of the Gospel are settled in Heaven and, therefore, the preaching of the Gospel is full …

Ten Wrong Kinds of Hearers

Isaiah 58:1

… They are glad that the preacher's words should drop as the dew, and distil as the rain—but they like it to be like the rain when …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… He was once a notable minister in this city and was exceedingly useful. He began the contemplative life. He lived very near to Christ and his preaching was …