Preaching & Ministry

The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit

… if Christ’s preaching had been the essential point, or if his example had been the vital point, he could have brought forth fruit and multiplied Christians by …

Psalm 85

Psalm 85

Psalm 85 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. To the Chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. There …

Election

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

… Sacred Word, remember that the Bible must be the first, and God’s minister must lie underneath it. We must not stand on the Bible to preach, but …

The Honored Servant

Proverbs 27:18

… Do you ever hear any minister who preaches very grandly? If so, you think to yourself, "What a splendid preacher he is!" But you will find that, as …

Mary'S Song

Luke 1:46

… This I know—I never feel more ready for true worship than when I am preaching in Wales—when the throughout whole sermon, the preacher is aided rather …

A Sermon for the Time Present

Zephaniah 3:16-18

… they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." Blessed is the man who has many spiritual children born to God under his ministry; for his converts are …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… Now, albeit that some stumble at this doctrine, here is the greatest possible comfort to the preacher of the Word. Day after day we proclaim our Master's …

The Peace of God

Philippians 4:7

… We put none at the front door of our conventicle to watch lest the constable should come to take off worshipper and minister, that they may suffer imprisonment …

The Rocky Fortress and Its Inhabitant

Isaiah 33:15

… If we are driven away from a faithful ministry. If we move to the utmost ends of the earth where we miss the means of Grace, yet the …

The Headstone of the Corner

Psalm 118:22-25

… Cross! They are setting sacraments in the place of the precious blood and preaching salvation by their own priestcraft instead of salvation by the Grace of God through …

The Blessing of Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… They are like a minister I have heard of, who said he felt assured of his salvation, "except when the wind was in the east." It is a …

A New Leaf for the New Year

Genesis 42:21

… of course, they then began to speak upon some other topic which might minister to their companion's edification. Now, Beloved, have we, when we have been in …

A Sermon on a Grand Old Text

1 Timothy 1:15

… No preaching or teaching can equal that which is experimental. If we would impress the Gospel upon others, we must have first received it ourselves. Vainly do you …

The Golden Key Of Prayer

Jeremiah 33:3

… Brethren in the ministry, you who are teachers in the Sunday school and all of you who are learners in the college of Christ Jesus, I pray you …

"Jesus Only" —a Communion Meditation

Mark 9:8

… How often does even the most orthodox preacher give utterance to sentiments which seem to militate against the great Truth of God that Christ Jesus is our only …

Despair Denounced and Grace Glorified

Ezekiel 37:11

… Oh, see him at it! He is very low and he comes to see the minister. And the minister's compassionate soul would comfort him in a moment …

Seeing God's Goodness Here

Psalm 27:13

… She can never go up to the House of God because the sound of the preacher's voice, or of the singing of the congregation would be more …

Moses' Dying Charge to Israel

Deuteronomy 8:2

… What is there in this world that can minister to the requirements of a spiritual man? Nothing! As well might Israel in the wilderness have devoured the stones …

Praying and Pleading

Jeremiah 14:7

… When they are brought to death's door, they entreat, "Send for some minister to come and pray at our side." What a wretched business is this, that …

Sonship Questioned

Matthew 4:3

… Our Lord had already had 30 years of retirement and preparation for His public ministry. I do not know whether Satan had tempted Him while He was in …

Joy And Peace In Believing

Romans 15:13

… I believe there are some persons who are beyond the reach of the preacher and who must be dealt with, if treated at all successfully, by the ordinary …

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Genesis 4:9

… It is proper, here, to say that the most earnest minister of Christ must not so push the idea of his own personal responsibility to such an extreme …

'Do I Love the Lord or Not?'

John 21:17

… A preacher is much better occupied fishing than doing nothing! 3. They went forth, and immediately entered into a ship; and that night they caught nothing. Even Apostles …

Psalm 15

Psalm 15

Psalm 15 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works SUBJECT, &c. This Psalm of David bears no dedicatory title at all indicative …

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Matthew 6:13

… Because sometimes a learned minister ventures, in all honesty and discretion, to give a more correct translation of the original—can this justify a foolish unlettered man in …

Mocked of the Soldiers

Matthew 27:29

… The preacher said, "Let all who are in this congregation avow their real master. I will first call upon the servants of the devil to acknowledge him. He …

Struggling Against Sin

Psalm 119:145

… but he will welcome the assembly of the saints and rejoice in the preaching of the Word! He knows that reading good books will often be helpful to …

Perfect Sanctification

Hebrews 10:10

… That wondrous transaction on the Cross of which our minister has tried to speak, but of which he could not speak as he ought—that wondrous unspeakable deed …

What The Church Should Be

1 Timothy 3:15

… himself in the Church of God, so as to discharge his office as minister, evangelist and pastor with honor to himself and profit to the people. He reminds …

Simeon's Swan Song

Luke 2:29

… Now, after 40 years of service, and nearly 40 years of preaching the Gospel, have I any works of my own to add to what Christ has done …

Adoption—The Spirit and the Cry

Galatians 4:6

… The Spirit was also with him, attesting his ministry by signs and wonders. The Holy Ghost is our Lord’s great gift to the church; it was after …

The Ever-present Crisis

2 Peter 3:17

… Why did the Apostle Peter love these people and call them, "Beloved"? I think we can answer the question by putting ourselves, in our inferior ministry, in a …

Psalm 98

Psalm 98

Psalm 98 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE AND SUBJECT. This sacred ode, which bears simply the title of "A …

A Second Word to Seekers

Jeremiah 29:13

… You need not be very earnest or specially prayerful, or whole-hearted—you may take it very easy—it will all go well with you"? What pretty preaching …

"A Man Under Authority"

Matthew 8:8

… Otherwise, for a preacher to stand in this dense heat in the midst of 6,000 immortal souls is scenery enough for anyone who needs something striking! And …

Preceding Grace

Galatians 1:15

… I cannot conceive that Luther would ever have been so mighty a preacher of the faith if he had not, himself, struggled up and down Pilate's staircase …

Great Spoil

Psalm 119:162

… 28 years preaching to one congregation! At last a passage comes home to my soul with power. I have found it. What joy fills the preacher's heart …

Christ—Perfect Through Sufferings

Hebrews 2:10

… I want to know what some of my brethren in the ministry, who preach such very high doctrine, do with their God's character. They are told to …

An Awful Premonition

Matthew 16:28

… Lost to God! Lost to Heaven! Lost to time! Lost to the preaching of the Gospel! Lost to the invitation of mercy! Lost to the prayers of the …

Enoch

Genesis 5:21-24

… Many of those dazzling events and striking incidents and sensational adventures which go to make up an interesting biography may attract attention, but they do not minister to …