Preaching & Ministry

Paul's First Prayer

Acts 9:11

… Ah! How God’s minister prays for you! If you might have listened under the eaves of his chamber window, you would have heard him groaning every Sunday …

Servus Servorum

Luke 22:27

… I am afraid that in these days some are preaching in a lop-sided way. Years ago Christ was set forth almost exclusively as an example. "Concerning the …

The Bond of the Covenant

Ezekiel 20:34-38

… Savior! Many here can remember when they were in that condition—when the ministry seemed a wilderness! They went up to hear the Word of God preached and …

The Holy Spirit's Threefold Conviction of Men

John 16:8-11

… God goes with the preaching of the Gospel to reprove men of sin—and so to embarrass them in the presence of the preacher of righteousness. Secondly (and …

A Bundle of Myrrh

Solomon 1:13

… As the Preacher said, so say we, “I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?” “Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” All earthly …

The Soul's Crisis

Luke 18:37

… Sometimes the preacher has yearnings within himself for the people as if he travailed in birth until Christ is formed in them. He wrestles with such an earnest …

Life From the Dead

Ephesians 2:1

… No preacher, however earnest, can make one hearer to live. No parent, however prayerful, no teacher, however tearful, can make a child live unto God. "You has HE …

"Without Carefulness"

1 Corinthians 7:32

… I am often asked for advice, but I generally find that people have made up their minds long before they come to their minister! They only want him …

The Uses of the Law

Galatians 3:19

… The preaching of free remission of sins, through Christ, cannot enter into the heart of such a one, neither can he feel any taste or savor thereof; for …

Are You Prepared To Die?

Jeremiah 12:5

… We sometimes hear the remark made by those who object to doctrinal preaching that we are too speculative and utter our own opinions which feed men's fancies …

The Sciences as Sources of Illustration

… only as black spots; when the preacher is very prominent in a sermon, there is always a darkness. I like gospel preaching to be all Christ, the Sun …

Salt For Sacrifice

Leviticus 2:13

… Pray for me that I may have this oil in the sacrifice of my ministry, as I pray for you that in all that you do for the …

A New Year's Wish

Philippians 4:19

… your need, as a Sunday school teacher, as an open-air preacher and especially as a minister of the Gospel, will be very great, but the text meets …

Baptism Essential To Obedience

Mark 16:16

… I am going to try, this evening, to preach that kind of sermon, sinking the preacher into the teller of good news, plainly speaking of the way of …

The Looking Glass

James 1:23-25

… Is not this a hint at the light in which many regard the hearing of the Gospel? They crowd to hear a preacher if he has some sort …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 9:20

… I wish that never did a preacher speak of them without heart-breaking emotions and that never did we sing a hymn upon the great Sacrifice without prostrating …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… Analyze the sermon of the eloquent preacher lest you drink in novelties of doctrine and falsehoods because he happens to put them prettily before you. Analyze each book …

A Heavenly Pattern for Our Earthly Life

Matthew 6:10

… Surely the Lord means to make further use of him; if he did not make him a preacher to the natives, he must intend that he should preach …

The Ploughman

… Let us go from preaching the law to preaching the gospel. “Doth the ploughman plough all day?” He does plough; he would not sow in hope if he …

The Call of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8

… at least at present, that a poor, simple, honest man’s ministry, will be a ministry that courtiers regard; we never expected it. Nevertheless, there have been some …

Under Constraint

2 Corinthians 5:14

… Every Christian minister ought to be able to use the Apostle's words without the slightest reserve. Yes, and every Christian should be able to say the same …

Jacob and Esau

Romans 9:15

… Again, he brings one man under the sound of a powerful ministry, while another sits and listens to a preacher whose drowsiness is only exceeded by that of …

Blood Even on the Golden Altar

Leviticus 4:7

… Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the Law purged with blood; and without …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… I have heard of a minister who once said that a Christian lost nothing by his sin—and then he added—"except his joy." Well, what else would …

The Well-Beloved

… As the harp of Anacreon would resound love alone, so would I have but one sole subject for my ministry,—the love and loveliness of my Lord. Then …

Love's Law and Life

John 14:15

… The text does not say, "If the Church loves Me," or, "If such-and-such a minister loves Me," or, "If your brothers love Me." No, but it …

The Dumb Become Singers

Isaiah 35:6

… My grandfather used to tell a story of a person who once resided near him and called himself a preacher of the Gospel. He was visited by a …

Regeneration

John 3:3

… It well becomes us, then, frequently to examine ourselves; and it is the minister’s duty to bring forward those subjects which lead to self-examination, and have …

The Cloud of Doves

Isaiah 60:8

… I am certain that the crowds do not come to hear that and, as for the preaching, I have purposely laid aside all the graces of oratory that …

A Vivid Contrast

John 7:53

… We sometime see a Christian minister of high spirit living in a country village. He is the only educated man in the place. There is no one to …

A Great Mistake and the Way to Rectify It

Revelation 3:17

… They were so rich in all sorts of endowments that they had "need of nothing." Perhaps they hardly needed a minister at all, but were able to become …

Wanted!—Volunteers

2 Chronicles 17:16

… he can get into the ministry. Perhaps I look at him and I see that his mouth was never made for preaching. You can see by the appearance …

First Forgiveness, Then Healing

Luke 5:20

… The great Preacher has been preaching, but He stops. This is an interruption which is, indeed, no interruption to Him! His discourse is but broken off for a …

A Good Soldier Of Jesus Christ

2 Timothy 2:2

… He attends upon the ministry of the Word for no purpose but to be fed. He strongly denounces every sermon that is aimed at the conversion of sinners …

A Searching Question

1 Samuel 30:13

… The minister is generally the horse that is saddled with his people's sins. He would willingly bear them on his own heart in deep humiliation before God …

What Are the Clouds?

Nahum 1:3

… Here and there a chapel is filled with people; here and there you find an earnest minister; here and there an increasing church; here and there a good …

The Christian's Glorious Inventory

1 Corinthians 3:21-23

… minister, but then all ministers are yours—not only that special one, but all who are called of God! Whatever may be their peculiar mode of preaching, they …

One Aspect of Christ's Death

John 15:13

… And whenever we preach, if we preach as we should, we are sure to have something of the savor of the love of Christ in our preaching. I …

Daniel Facing the Lions' Den

Daniel 6:10

… He was a great man, and it was like putting the prime minister into the lions' den. And when he came out, with what awe they looked upon …

Noah's Flood

Matthew 24:39

… You know, I like to hear a preacher speaking out so plainly. I like to see these people very zealous—in these days it is very refreshing to …