Preaching & Ministry

The Lad's Loaves in the Lord's Hands

John 6:11

… But some of you are saying, "He is not preaching to me." No, I am not preaching to you, but I am preaching for you, for if God …

The New Year's Guest

Matthew 25:35

… us till our everyday garments become vestments, our meals sacraments, our life a ministry and ourselves priests unto the Most High! Oh, the supreme condescension of this indwelling …

The Holy Spirit—the Need of the Age

Micah 2:7

… Now, troubled Seeker, if it is so, that your minister and many others in whom you confide have found perfect peace and rest in the Gospel, why should …

A Testimony To Free and Sovereign Grace

Psalm 37:39

… preaching and sound preaching, in proportion as it is consistent with this statement—"The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord." It is not every preacher who …

Psalm 127

Psalm 127

Psalm 127 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher TITLE. A Song of Degrees for Solomon. It was meet that the builder of the …

The Poor Man's Prayer

Psalm 106:4

… Across the flames of Hell you will see it and you will say to yourself, "The preacher warned us. He told us to cry to God for mercy …

Mahanaim—or, Hosts Of Angels

Genesis 32:1

… Happy are we to have many such adherents! They helped the preacher's predecessor—they like to talk of the grand old man who ruled Israel in the …

Under His Shadow

… There is a way of preaching, in which a great divine has evidently displayed his vast learning and talent; and there is another way of preaching, in which …

The Hope Laid Up In Heaven

Colossians 1:5

… Cultivate, then, your hope, dear Brothers and Sisters! Make it to shine so plainly in you that your minister may hear of your hopefulness and joy! Cause observers …

The Spirit's Work in the New Creation

Genesis 1:2

… You may be dead in sin, but the Spirit of God can quicken you! Dear Brother, you may be preaching to those who are dead in sin, but …

Great Forgiveness for Great Sin

Ephesians 1:7

… Indeed, Christ was his constant theme, both in preaching and writing. I have heard of ministers who can preach a sermon without mentioning the name of Jesus from …

A Single Eye And Simple Faith

Matthew 6:22

… If you can be saved by two things, then the glory will be divided! A quaint minister once said if sinners went to Heaven of their own works …

The Philosophy of Promise

Isaiah 42:9

… If you think it will minister to his comfort to receive a promise of it, you are sure to give him some cheering hint or comforting intimation. The …

The Sad Wonder

Mark 6:6

… But He was met, on His first public appearance as a preacher at the synagogue, with unbelief. And after awhile was even ejected from the place—and they …

Must He?

Luke 19:5

… They want, perhaps, to see the preacher—which is not nearly as good a thing as wanting to see the preacher's Master. Still, that curiosity has brought …

The Glorious Habitation

Psalm 90:1

… And now in the Psalms, we find him the author of a prayer: “A prayer of Moses, the man of God.” Happy combination of the poet, the preacher …

The Very Bold Prophecy

Isaiah 65:1

… Do any seek Him?—He says, "I am sought." Do any find Him?—he says, "I am found." Is there any preaching of the Gospel?— the Lord declares …

The Holdfast

Proverbs 4:13

… Some are disciples of the Church, others are disciples of the minister and a third sort are disciples of their own thoughts. He is the wise man who …

Every Man's Necessity

John 3:7

… That He blesses the Truth of God read in a book or heard from the minister—this we know—but how it is He enters into the heart …

'Christ Is All'

Colossians 3:11

… Or, perhaps, they have taken a certain book, other than the Bible, and say, "We will judge all things by this book"—and if the preacher does not …

A Painful and Puzzling Question

Mark 4:40

… There was not only the effort of preaching, but His preaching was so full of high thought, and the expressions He used were so pregnant with meaning, that …

The Personality of the Holy Ghost

John 14:16-17

… heterodox doctrine, until one day he happened to hear a very eccentric old minister preaching from the text, “But there the glorious Lord shall be unto us a …

The Power of Christ's Name

Acts 3:16

… These people that had taken to preaching without having a bishop's hands laid on their heads in proper style—even when theymentioned the name of Jesus, away …

Overcoming Christ

Solomon 6:5

… Be it to you even as you will." And you, dear child of God, who are teaching in the Sunday school class, or you who are preaching in …

Life and Pardon

Colossians 2:13

… But they get angry if the preacher presses them too hard. I have known them vow that they will never hear the man again because he is so …

COME AND WELCOME

John 6:37

… A gentleman who pressed my hand very earnestly one day, said to me, "Do you remember preaching at the sawmills in the Old Kent Road?" I replied, "Yes …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

Psalm 72 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. A Psalm for Solomon. The best linguists affirm that this should be …

The God of the Aged

Isaiah 46:4

… It might have been more in order that the aged minister should himself address the people; but nevertheless, as it is his own choice, so it must be …

The Heart of The Gospel

… not begin? You came just to hear a well-known preacher; I pray you forget the preacher, and think only of yourself, your God and your Saviour. It …

Joining the Church

2 Corinthians 8:5

… I well remember how I joined it, for I forced myself into the Church of God by telling the minister—who was lax and slow—after I had …

An Earnest Warning Against Unbelief

Hebrews 8:18

… This blessed Book has more light in it than Moses could impart and the preaching of the Gospel, where it is done affectionately and earnestly, and by the …

The Sin-Bearer

… From the day when He began His divine ministry, I might say even before that, He bore our sins. He was the Lamb “slain from the foundation of …

"This Year Also"

Luke 13:6

… If the preacher could think freely, he could carry the text at his pleasure in many directions, but he is feeble and so must let it drive with …

Patients for the Great Physician

Luke 5:31

… One will say, "The preacher could not mean me." Perhaps your character has been accurately sketched, yet you say, "The preacher could not mean me! I am such …

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… All that we can hold we shall have—all that we really need; all that we shall be sure to employ to His Glory; all that will minister …

Love at Leisure

Luke 10:39

… Whether you are deacon or elder, or preacher, or hearer, you must have nothing to do tonight with anything outside of our blessed Lord and our own hearts …

The Security of the Church

Psalm 125:2

… I would not believe any minister to be eminently successful, if I were informed that everybody praised him. I am certain that such a case would be an …

Number Two-thousand—Healing by the Stripes of Jesus

Isaiah 53:5

… I attended every place of worship within my reach, but I heard nothing which gave me lasting comfort until, one day, I heard a simple preacher of the …

Love's Competition

Luke 7:42

… You sat, then, in a straight-backed pew and did not know it! Now, you need very tender dealing and the preacher must mind that he interests you …

Even Now

John 11:22

… You had better not go into the pulpit, now," he said, "What? Shall the old African blasphemer who has been saved by Grace leave off preaching the Gospel …