Preaching & Ministry

Heavenly Worship

Revelation 14:1-3

… You believe that none will be saved but those who hear your minister, and believe your creed; I do not think you could find one hundred and forty …

The Old Way of the Wicked

Job 22:15-17

… For 120 years that "preacher of righteousness" continually lifted up his warning voice. He threatened that the world would certainly be deluged and the ungodly sons of men …

The Principal Wheat

… Their minister is the bailiff, and they expect him to see to it for them. These off-hand farms are losing concerns. Look at these half-and-half …

The Eternal Day

Isaiah 60:20

… When God sends a true preacher, he is a star in God's right hand, and the Church is bound to value his light, which is the gift …

Psalm 114

Psalm 114

Psalm 114 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher SUBJECT AND DIVISION. This sublime SONG OF THE EXODUS is one and indivisible. True poetry …

Praise for Jesus

Genesis 49:8

… And blessings more than we can give Be, Lord, forever Thine." (The congregation joined in singing, and then the preacher continued his sermon). II. The second part of …

Come, My Beloved!

Solomon 8:14

… A local preacher occupied the pulpit that morning. While he preached a sermon full of the Gospel, the tears flowed from my eyes and I was in such …

Feb. 25 — SET APART

Isa. 61:6

… Accepting this honorable promise as involving a sacred duty, let us put on the vestments of holiness, and minister before the Lord all day long.

Heavenly Rest

Hebrews 4:9

… But this much I may say, that almost every week I have the pleasure of preaching twelve times, and often in my sleep do I think of what …

The Heavenly Rainbow

Revelation 4:3

… If any man says to me, "What is the one thing which I have to learn to be a sound preacher of the Gospel?" I think I would …

Assurance Sought

Psalm 35:3

… lost, ruined and undone? Unless God' s Holy Spirit clothes it with power, preaching reaches no farther than the ears! Oh, that He would speak to your souls …

Oct. 5 — AT GOD'S BIDDING

Micah 5:7

… Silently but effectually they minister to the life, growth, and joy of those who dwell with them. Coming fresh from Heaven, glistening like diamonds in the sun, gracious …

The Lamb Our Leader

Revelation 14:4

… come there." "Yes," I said, "and I wish that was the sort of preacher who would go everywhere, for that is the Truth of God which still needs …

Pedigree

2 Corinthians 11:22

… I hope you have seen your own portrait, here, and have said, "The preacher has photographed my history—so am I." Now we are going to give you …

Christ the Cause of Division

John 7:43

… IT seems, then, that even when Christ was the Preacher, there was a division among the hearers, so we must not be surprised if the same result follows …

A Divided Heart

Hosea 10:2

… It is a happy circumstance when a minister can believe of his church that be has no hypocrite in the whole number, but I am bold to say …

May 17 — NO NEED TO STINT

Prov. 28:10

… We have the providence of God to watch over us, the angels of God to minister to us, and, above all, the Spirit of God to dwell in …

March 20 — DIVINE PROVISION

Matt. 6:30

… A poor minister found his clothes nearly threadbare, and so far gone that they would hardly hold together; but as a servant of the Lord he expected his …

Psalm 123

Psalm 123

Psalm 123 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher TITLE. A Song of degrees. We are climbing. The first step (Ps. 120) saw us …

Confirming the Witness of Christ

1 Corinthians 1:6

… I believe we cannot say that of any modern preacher. Some people say that they can hear Mr. So-and-So because he preaches so much Doctrine. Another …

Everlasting Love Revealed

Jeremiah 31:3

… I used to hear the preacher, but then I heard my God! I used to see the congregation but then I saw Him who is invisible. I used …

Number 2500—or, "Entrance and Exclusion"

Matthew 25:10

… Suppose that then you could turn round upon me, in another world, and say, "Preacher, we heard you again and again. We listened to all that came from …

The Holdfasts of Faith

Romans 4:16

… The preacher begs the reader, before perusing the sermon, to read the two portions of Scripture which were used in the public service— Genesis 15:1-6 and …

Peter's Prayer

Luke 5:8

… When I have a more convenient season, I will send for you." When some troublesome preacher tells them of their sins—when he puts a burning Truth of …

Christ Loosens From Infirmities

Luke 13:11-13

… Now, Soul, when Christ does call you, by His Grace, make haste to run to Him! When, under the preaching of the Lord, you feel as though the …

Migratory Birds

Jeremiah 8:7

… I beseech you, "know" that time and avail yourself of it! You know that the preacher's word is not always with equal power. Even the Inspired Word …

Psalm 13

Psalm 13

Psalm 13 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher OCCASION. The Psalm cannot be referred to any especial event or period in David's …

'The Garment of Praise'

Isaiah 61:3

… Their memory, too, is quick enough at recollecting sin, but to anything that might minister comfort, it is strangely weak, even as Jeremiah said, "You have removed my …

To The Thoughtless

Isaiah 1:3

… They are men of bad lives and yet they love the preacher—yes, and would stand up for him if any spoke against him—and yet they are …

Christ's Triple Character

Isaiah 55:4

… The preacher must preach Him and we must trust in Him, even in Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Son of God, the one and only Savior of sinners …

Psalm 76

Psalm 76

Psalm 76 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher TITLE. To the Chief Musician on Neginoth. The Precentor is here instructed to perform this …

Morning, February 5

1Jn 4:14

… his Father pour grace into his lips, that he might be an able minister of the new covenant? He who knoweth the Father, and the Son, and the …

Morning, October 3

Heb 1:14

Morning, October 3 Go To Evening Reading “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” Hebrews 1:14 …

David Dancing Before the Ark Because of His Election

2 Samuel 6:20-22

… And any little slip in the preacher's language is a welcome diversion to them. They think of anybody and anything rather than God. It was not so …

Singing in the Ways of the Lord

Psalm 138:5

… When Philip Henry, the father of Matthew Henry, was a preacher of the Gospel and a young man, he set his affection upon a young lady who was …

Evening, August 9

Mk 16:9

… Thus grace found her a maniac and made her a minister, cast out devils and gave her to behold angels, delivered her from Satan, and united her forever …

An Immovable Foundation

Psalm 11:3

… The minister was about to retire when the merchant, happening to open one of his letters, found that he had lost a vessel worth from ten thousand to …

Morning, August 9

Rev 21:23

… They need no social relationship to minister comfort, and whatever happiness they may derive from association with their fellows is not essential to their bliss, for their Lord …

Evening, July 18

Joe 2:8

… We must minister as the Spirit has given us ability, and not intrude upon our fellow servant’s domain. Our Lord Jesus taught us not to covet the …

Evening, June 4

1Ti 3:16

… Jesus wears all the glory which the pomp of heaven can bestow upon him, which ten thousand times ten thousand angels can minister to him. You cannot with …