Preaching & Ministry

Morning, September 10

Mk 3:13

… Impatient spirits may fret and fume, because they are not called to the highest places in the ministry; but reader be it thine to rejoice that Jesus calleth …

Evening, March 2

Eph 3:8

… Although the apostle thus knew and confessed his weakness, he was never perplexed as to the subject of his ministry. From his first sermon to his last, Paul …

Morning, September 2

Mk 1:30

… We see at once that household joys and cares are no hindrance to the full exercise of ministry, nay, that since they furnish an opportunity for personally witnessing …

Evening, December 6

Rev 1:13

… A girdle , for Jesus never was ungirt while upon earth, but stood always ready for service, and now before the eternal throne he stays not His holy ministry …

Morning, February 14

2Ki 25:30

… In the word, through the ministry, by meditation, in prayer, and waiting upon God you shall receive renewed strength. In Jesus all needful things are laid up for …

Morning, October 26

Hag 1:9

… Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.” Haggai 1:9 Churlish souls stint their contributions to the ministry and …

Psalm 110

Psalm 110

Psalm 110 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. A Psalm of David. Of the correctness of this title there can …

God's Word Not to Be Refused

Hebrews 12:25

… They ought to denounce themselves, and patiently seek mercy, but this is not palatable to them! They would rather denounce the preacher, or denounce the preacher's Master …

Psalm 26

Psalm 26

Psalm 26 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. A Psalm of David. The sweet singer of Israel appears before us …

Soul Murder—Who Is Guilty?

Psalm 51:14

… The preacher is guilty, at any rate, if no one else is! And he believes that there is not a person here who will be able to go …

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

Galatians 2:20

… This is the primary Truth of God to be proclaimed by the Christian ministry. It is the foundation stone of all Gospel preaching and yet, somehow or other …

Esther's Exaltation—or, Who Knows?

Esther 4:13

… I am marveling to find myself where I now am—are not you? How came you into your present pastorate, my dear Brother in the ministry? How did …

Turning Back in the Day of Battle

Psalm 78:9

… I should not say this, perhaps, if I were preaching on Sunday, for I thank God that I could not in my own heart say it of my …

"A Man Named Matthew"

Matthew 9:9

… He was in a degrading business—"sitting at the receipt of custom." He was not listening to the Savior's preaching—he was taking from the people, against …

A World Wide Welcome

Matthew 11:28

… A Puritan minister, when he dedicated himself to the work of the ministry with all his heart, was not run upon by the public, hunted up by the …

Jesus and His Brethren

Genesis 45:1-5

… I believe that the preacher will never succeed in winning a soul if he tries to make himself prominent in his own preaching. An old man who was …

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… If it is a sermon full of thunder, "Yes," they say, "the minister means me!" But if it is very sweet and full of comfort they say, "Alas …

Joshua's Vision

Joshua 6:10-27

… The preacher may preach, but what is that? But if the King is there, then it is preaching in very deed. The congregations may have met, and they …

The Sphere Of Instrumentality

John 11:39

… True picture of what every Christian should be, and especially every Christian minister. We should journey after souls! We should weep over their ruined estate! We should groan …

'The Lord Is My Shepherd'

Psalm 23:1

… For instance, in the matter of doctrinal opinions, some people have a certain minister as their shepherd. You know that there are certain people who will not go …

Prayer Perfumed with Praise

Philippians 4:6

… I am not so much preaching to you as I am preaching to the people of God. For you it is quite enough to say—“God be merciful …

The Christian's Motto

John 8:29

… Our Lord was victorious all through the campaign of His ministry. I may say of Him that He went forth conquering and to conquer—and on the Cross …

Work

John 9:4

… groaning, or works of ministry in which He rejoiced in spirit. Whether they were works of prayer on the mountainside, or works of preaching on the mountain's …

Broad Rivers And Streams

Isaiah 33:20-23

… Neither shall the Church ever cease to be the fountain of ministry. The ministration of the Word is a part of our solemnities. There shall never come a …

The Shrill Trumpet of Admonition

Jeremiah 48:11

… The preacher of righteousness for 120 years warned them that their sins had become intolerable to Heaven, and that vengeance would surely be taken upon their devices, but …

Plowing Rock

Amos 6:12

… George Herbert says that the sins of hearers sometimes make the preacher trip, and so it is. There is often, in the hearer, that which makes the preacher …

Israel's God and God's Israel

Deuteronomy 33:26-28

… If I had to address any Christian minister today, I would say to him, "Let the very first point of all your Christian policy be to trust in …

The Hope of Future Bliss

Psalm 17:15

… Like a poor minister I heard of, who, walking to a rustic chapel to preach, was met by a clergyman who had a far richer berth. He asked …

The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "For the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are sa ved it is the …

The Two Debtors

Luke 7:41

… We have differences even in the ministry. We have some Brothers who preach twice in the week, and they get so weary that they have to go away …

Threefold Sanctification

1 Corinthians 1:2

… The tribe of Levi was set apart to be the representatives of the first-born, to stand before the Lord to minister day and night in His tabernacle …

The Devil's Last Throw

Luke 9:42

… He was always preaching, his whole life was a heavenly discourse on divine truth; and the miracles which he wrought were not only the proofs of his deity …

The New Wine of the Kingdom

Matthew 26:29

… The minister of Christ, if he would serve his Master diligently, must deny himself the rest and ease to which he would have a right if he were …

Expected Proof of Professed Love

2 Corinthians 8:24

… They say, "That is one of So-and-So's people! Look how he acts!" And our ministry is hindered and our hearts are grieved whenever those who …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… Perhaps his preaching may be blest to Archer, Eliza, and my sisters, as well as to myself; would it not be worth giving up a little difference of …

Fields White For Harvest

John 4:35

… It is true they will not go to hear some ministers—who would? Who cares to go to hear where the preaching is dull? Some charity boy being …

Resistance to Salvation

Mark 5:7

… They do not object to go to a sort of Sunday music hall, or to a place where there is very fine oratorical preaching where they can get …

Obeying Christ's Orders

John 2:5

… My Brother, I would try to tell you just what to do that you may please Him in all things." Do you not think that we would minister …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… they shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone." "Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister to them …

Job's Regret and Our Own

Job 29:2

… You were wont to labor, too, but that Sunday School class sees you no longer; no street preaching now; no tract distributing now; all forms of Christ’s …