Preaching & Ministry

Psalm 71

Psalm 71

Psalm 71 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. There is no title to this Psalm, and hence some conjecture that …

The Unbroken Line Of True Nobles

Psalm 45:16

… A minister was once called in to examine a school. The master said to him, "Question the boys all through the Catechism, for they know it thoroughly." "But …

Incidents of Home and School Life

… When the devil wants a stone to fling at a minister, he is sure to use one of them. When we were small children, we had a little …

"The King Can Do No Wrong"

2 Samuel 3:36

… There was an eminent minister who once said that Christianity must be true since it survived pulpits. And another one added that he felt more sure of its …

Cambridge Life and Letters, 1850-1851

… Leeding’s account of his young assistant continues: — “After a few months’ residence with me, he began preaching in two or three villages near Cambridge; he became popular …

The Fullness and the Filling

John 1:16

… Let God give me Grace to be a preacher—He will surely give me Grace to discharge the office! Perhaps He has given you Grace to teach in …

The Saint One With His Savior

1 Corinthians 6:17

… Christ's modes of winning souls were very simple, and He always adhered to them—teaching, preaching, living, suffering, and dying were His whole art. Some nowadays seem …

Christ's Finished Work

John 19:30

… of the Triune God upon my beloved Brother, the grand substance of whose ministry I believe from my very soul is to exalt the finished work of Jesus …

Three Decisive Steps

1 Samuel 7:2-5

… I will say I have a firm persuasion that he was going from place to place, preaching in quiet spots wherever he could gather an audience, warning the …

The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus

2 Timothy 2:8

… I have only been comforted in the thought of preaching to you this morning by the reflection that it is the doctrine, itself, which God blesses, and not …

Psalm 45

Psalm 45

Psalm 45 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. The many titles of this Psalm mark its royalty, its deep and …

Examination Before Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… It is not in their power, neither is it in the power of any minister to give you the right to come to the Lord's Table or …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… concerning the holy angels, "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister"—not for all men, but—"for them who shall be heirs of salvation" Turn …

The Immutability of Christ

Hebrews 13:8

… The preaching of Paul must be the preaching of the minister to-day. There is no advancement here. We may advance in our knowledge of it; but it …

Prayer, the Proof of Godliness

Psalm 32:6

… Possibly, while I am preaching, you may be helped to perform this very necessary work of self-examination. The text, itself, is a test by which we may …

Mercy for the Meanest of the Flock

Micah 4:6

… So it did. "Beginning at Jerusalem," was Christ's order concerning the preaching of the Gospel after His Resurrection. The first servants of Christ were of that ancient …

Overwhelming Obligations

Psalm 116:12

… I half wish I were in the position of the preacher who had but one hearer, and addressed him as, "Dearly Beloved Roger." I want to put the …

'The Sun of Righteousness'

Psalm 19:4-6

… When he began his race he was opposed, but the opposition only made him triumph the more readily, for “they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the …

The Essence Of The Gospel

John 3:18

… In the preaching of the Gospel at this moment His majestic voice divides the sinners from the saints, and if sensitive to His Presence, we shall either tremble …

The Flight to Zoar

Genesis 19:23

… If he is a minister, preaching the Truth of God with all his heart. If he is a teacher, endeavoring to feed the minds of the young with …

The History of Sundry Fools

Psalm 107:17-20

… If the preacher tries to give them milk for babes, that is too weak for them: if he brings out strong meat, that is too tough for their …

Once A Curse But Now A Blessing

Zechariah 8:13

… Beware, beware lest He cut you down! Don't you see what evil you are doing to others? The minister is preaching to you this morning, and he …

The Great Miracle Worker

John 11:47

… Then up rose these earnest men and thousands were brought to the Savior by their preaching—and the Church had a new reformation! And so will it be …

The Sluggard’s Farm

… What is your position, dear friend? A father? A master? A servant? A minister? A teacher? Well, you have your farms and your vineyards in those particular spheres …

Commendation for the Steadfast

Revelation 3:8

… But, dear friends, as this expression was used to the angel of the church at Philadelphia, whom I suppose to be the minister of the church, I do …

The Sluggard's Farm

Proverbs 24:30-32

… What is your position, dear Friend? A father? A master? A servant? A minister? A teacher? Well, you have your farms and your vineyards in those particular spheres …

Circumcision and Uncircumcision

Galatians 5:6

… They may minister comfort to them, but I need salvation itself! I need Christ Himself—not things about Christ, but Christ—not merely to worship with His people …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… He was wont to begin his preaching with, "Verily, verily, I say unto you"; and now that he is dying he uses his favourite manner, and says, "Verily …

The Way of Salvation

Acts 4:12

… IT IS A VERY HAPPY CIRCUMSTANCE when the servants of God are able to turn everything to account in their ministry. Now, the apostle Peter was summoned before …

Strength And Recovery

Zechariah 10:12

… morning to me, "Did you not feel it sweet preaching?" I replied, "I always feel it sweet, preaching the Gospel of the Grace of God." "Oh, but," he …

The First Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:34

… Christ came into this world not to be ministered unto, but to minister, not to be honoured, but to save others. His church, when she understands her work …

Something Done for Jesus

Matthew 26:10

… When you give your money to the Church of God to maintain the preaching of the Gospel, or to assist missionary enterprise, or whatever else the Church has …

Without Money and Without Price

Isaiah 55:1

… He ridiculed my preaching and remarked that it would be eminently suited to the lowest class of the American slave. This I accepted as an honorable admission, for …

Life More Abundant

John 10:10

… It is to be feared that they do not profess the Truth of God because others go this way and that, and some eloquent preacher wins their affection …

The Best Burden for Young Shoulders

Lamentations 3:27

… ugly questions to you when you are preaching in the street. It is good, I know, for the young minister to encounter curious Church members and even to …

The Savior's Precious Blood

1 Peter 1:19

… I say to myself—Preacher, preach your Master more! Preach Him more after His own sort and endeavor to be yourself more like He! Dear Hearer, live nearer …

May 19 — WE MAY SPEAK FOR GOD

Jer. 15:19

… word, "Thou shalt be as my mouth." What an honor! Should not every preacher, yea, every believer, covet it? For God to speak by us, what a marvel …

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… On the other hand, they are equally mistaken who delight in the preaching of duties but care not for the Doctrines of Grace. They say, "That sermon was …

March 13 — DESPISE NOT THY YOUTH

Jer. 1:6

… Is it not so with some young preacher, or teacher who may read these lines? God knows how young you are, and how slender are your knowledge and …

The Right Kind of Fear

Proverbs 28:14

… sin all the while that they were preaching holiness to others. If that has been the case with only one preacher, might it not also be the case …