Preaching & Ministry

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… He saith, and he performs the saying, "Behold, I make all things new." He can make that next sermon of yours, my dear brother minister, quite new and …

Rest For The Laboring

Matthew 11:28-30

… or any other minister to preach to you and say, "Only believe, and you may live as you like, and yet be saved." Such preaching would be a …

Faith in Perfection

Psalm 138:8

… It was brought under my notice from the fact that I have a very dear friend, a venerable minister of the Church of England, and an earnest lover …

Peter's Blunder—a Lesson for Ourselves

Acts 10:14

… Rowland Hill from town to town preaching the Gospel! And I, for one, am glad that he never took those horses into the pulpit! He was just as …

Good Reasons for a Good Resolution

Isaiah 61:10

… Even of the angels in Heaven it is written, "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" All …

Acceptable Service

Hebrews 12:28

… Such holy shame ought to be upon us whenever we stand before the Lord to minister unto Him. Is it not said, "You shall be ashamed and confounded …

The First Christmas Carol

Luke 2:14

… They unceasingly minister unto us who are the heirs of salvation; both by day and night they are our watchers and our guardians, for know ye not, that …

Psalm 99

Psalm 99

Psalm 99 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works This may be called THE SANCTUS, or, THE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY PSALM, for …

Christians Kept In Time And Glorified In Eternity

… I remember preaching to you one evening from that text, "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars to whom is reserved the blackness …

Jesus The Shepherd

Isaiah 40:11

… Then every minister who has fed His sheep, every teacher who has fed His lambs—all of you, holy men and women who have in any way whatever …

Purging Out the Leaven

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

… There have been persons who have thought it impossible that holiness should come out of the preaching of salvation by faith. If you tell men that "there is …

Singing Saints

Psalm 30:4

… Doubtless, we receive much strengthening from angels—"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" And why should …

A Last Look-Out

2 Timothy 4:6

… So, too, the minister of Christ has sometimes fallen, expiring in his pulpit with a nunc dimittis, “Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace” on his lips …

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

Exodus 12:21-27

… Therefore we must never be ashamed of this all-important Truth of God, but make it as conspicuous as possible. "For the preaching of the Cross is to …

Micah's Message for Today

Micah 6:8

… You must learn not only to be humble in the closet of communion—and to be humble with your Bible before you—but to be humble in preaching …

God's Law in Man's Heart

Hebrews 8:10

… I spoke yesterday with a man of God who has been preaching the Gospel in the New Hebrides where, till lately, the people were cannibals and, by God …

Confession of Sin—A Sermon With Seven Texts

Exodus 9:27

… They meet a minister, and how pious and holy they are; on the Sabbath they are the most respectable and upright people in the world, as you would …

A Sight Of Self

Isaiah 64:6

… hold of You." In my carnal state I used to hear a minister whose preaching was, as far as I could make out, "Do this and do that …

Psalm 14

Psalm 14

Psalm 14 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher TITLE. This admirable ode is simply headed, "To the Chief Musician, by David." The dedication …

Reasons for a Singular Question

Mark 10:51

… in particular! I was reading a very good illustration, given by an eminent minister, upon this point. He says, "Why was it that the Boers in South Africa …

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem

… I think, moreover,—and upon this I build the discourse of this morning,—I think that Christ used the popular fanaticism as an opportunity of preaching to us …

Christians, and Their Communion With God

Isaiah 26:8

… You love the House of Prayer and the hearing of the Gospel because it is in the sanctuary and in the preaching of the Gospel that God has …

The Arrows of the Bow Broken in Zion

Psalm 76:3

… hardened heart! Be steadfast in the exercise of minister and continue to preach the Gospel, for it is by preaching through the Holy Spirit that men shall be …

The Best of the Best

Solomon 2:1

… I believe that there is no preaching like the exaltation of Christ Crucified. There is nothing so likely to win the sons of men as a sight of …

Psalm 113

Psalm 113

Psalm 113 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE AND SUBJECT. This Psalm is one of pure praise, and contains but …

The Elders Before The Throne

Revelation 4:4

… But there is a subtler pride—a pride which mimics humility—a pride which comes in after prayer, or after preaching, or after anything that is done for …

God's Nearness To Us

Acts 17:27

… I remember preaching at Halifax, in a huge timber building which was erected for the purpose. During the previous day the snow fell heavily and it lay deep …

Psalm 56

Psalm 56

Psalm 56 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. To the Chief Musician. That mighty minstrel by degrees acquired a noble …

Faint—but Not Faint-Hearted

Judges 8:4

… If we were only to preach—some of us—when we felt like preaching, we would not often preach! If some people I know would only give when …

Psalm 149

Psalm 149

Psalm 149 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher We are almost at the last Psalm, and still among the Hallelujahs. This is "a …

Nearness To God

Ephesians 2:13

… These Brethren are incessantly preaching concerning Christ glorified, a valuable Truth of God, I allow, but not the way of a sinner's access to God. Christ's …

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luke 15:4-7

… When I am preaching in the name of the Lord, I delight to think that I am sent to individuals with the message of mercy. I am not …

Psalm 5

Psalm 5

Psalm 5 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher TITLE. "To the Chief Musician upon Nehiloth, a Psalm of David." The Hebrew word Nehiloth …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

Psalm 16 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. MICHTAM OF DAVID. This is usually understood to mean THE GOLDEN PSALM …

Psalm 6

Psalm 6

Psalm 6 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. This Psalm is commonly known as the first of the PENITENTIAL PSALMS …

The Cause And Cure Of Weariness In Sunday School Teachers

Galatians 6:9

… You cannot minister before the Lord with the unction of the Holy One if that unction is not upon you. If you are not living near to God …

None But Jesus

John 3:18

… If I refer to the preaching of a great many Calvinistic divines, they say to a sinner, “Now, if you feel your need of Christ, if you have …

A Holiday Drive to the New Forest

… Be always ready, however, to do good even in your resting-times, and in your leisure hours; and so be really a minister, and there will be no …

Psalm 55

Psalm 55

Psalm 55 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. To the Chief Musician on Neginoth. Another song to be accompanied by …

Psalm 142

Psalm 142

Psalm 142 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. Maschil of David. This Maschil is written for our instruction. It teaches …