Preaching & Ministry

A Lecture for Little-Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… This is a secret not known to the hireling minister. Only he whom God hath himself ordained and thrust forth into the work, only he who has had …

Jan. 21 — GOD'S ENEMIES SHALL BOW

Exod. 7:5

… Oh, that His convincing power would go forth by His Holy Spirit in the preaching of the gospel, till all nations shall bow at the name of Jesus …

March 29 — DAUNTLESS FAITH

Acts 18:10

… The Jews opposed themselves and blasphemed; but they could neither stop the preaching of the gospel, nor the conversion of the hearers. God has power over the most …

Psalm 92

Psalm 92

Psalm 92 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher TITLE. A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day. This admirable composition is both a …

May 29 — FISHERS FOLLOW HIM

Mark 1:17

… We must keep to our preaching as our Master did, for by this means souls are saved. We must preach our Lord's doctrine, and proclaim a full …

Oct. 4 — THE MIGHTY MAGNET

John 12:32

… Try the preaching of a crucified, risen, and ascended Saviour; for this is the greatest "draw" that was ever yet manifested among men. What drew you to Christ …

Supposing Him to be the Gardener

John 20:15

… If our spiritual state were to be attributed to ourselves, or to our minister, or to some of our fellow Christians, we might not feel that we were …

Taking Hold of God

Isaiah 64:7

… Oh to be rooted and grounded and built up in Christ! One of the most desirable things in this fickle age is to see around the minister of …

A Bright Light in Deep Shades

Isaiah 51:1

… When the Lord first saved you, was there anything in you to help or assist? A poor man once told his minister that the Holy Spirit did much …

Sunshine in the Heart

Psalms 37:4

… than this that my children walk in the truth.” And I as a minister say, my earnest desire, the highest desire I know, that which my soul feels …

The Work of Grace the Warrant for Obedience

John 5:11

… When we are full of health and strength, let us remember those to whom these privileges are denied and aid those who minister to them. Blessed shall they …

Christus Et Ego

Galatians 2:20

… But, if we have not really understood it, we are very likely to dream of work for God by proxy—to pay the priest or the minister to …

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

Psalm 33 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. This song of praise bears no title or indication of authorship; to …

Morning, March 2

1Sa 13:20

… with the Philistines of evil. Every weapon within our reach must be used . Preaching, teaching, praying, giving, all must be brought into action, and talents which have been …

Morning, July 7

1Th 5:25

… We wish to profit you by our preaching; we desire to be blest to your children; we long to be useful both to saints and sinners; therefore, dear …

Morning, May 10

1Co 15:20

… risen from the dead;” for, “If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain: ye are yet in your sins.” The …

Evening, November 13

Lu 18:1

… the salvation of the depraved? Nay, with congregations constantly gathering, with ministers always preaching, with millions of sinners lying dead in trespasses and sins; in a country over …

The Precious Blood Of Christ

1 Peter 1:19

… IT is frequently my fear I should fall into the habit of preaching about the Gospel rather than directly preaching the Gospel. And then I labor to return …

Morning, October 8

Lu 5:4

… So in the saving of souls, God worketh by means; and while the present economy of grace shall stand, God will be pleased by the foolishness of preaching …

The Great Jail—and How To Get Out Of It

Galatians 3:22

… May God help us so to set forth that principle that many may accept it! I do not care one snap of my finger about preaching so that …

Children'S Bread Given To Dogs

Matthew 15:27

… I have heard of a woman who told her minister who visited her that she was a shocking sinner. "Well," said the minister, "I have no doubt you …

Sorrow and Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:10

… Still, there was this defect about that style of preaching—it led men to look too much within instead of looking away from self to Christ. No matter …

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… At a certain period of life a man may have to leave off preaching to a large congregation. Good old John Newton declared that he would never leave …

Our Glorious Transforming

Ephesians 2:13

… The early Church was noted in its preaching for preaching facts. I am afraid now that we are too noted for forgetting facts and preaching doctrine. Let us …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… His prayers have been of a thousand times more use to the Church than your preaching! Yes, it may be that your preaching has owed its success to …

Strangers and Sojourners

Psalm 39:12

… A STANZA OF DELIVERANCE, was the second of only two which the beloved preacher had been able to revise during his last long illness. The other one was …

Golden Bowls Full Of Incense

Revelation 5:8

… But, my Brethren, praying is the end of preaching—the preaching is only the stalk—the real ear is the devotion which we pay to God. Let us …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… have got to the last line, and risen up again wondering what the preacher can be doing because their minds are not awake in the service of God …

The First Resurrection

Revelation 20:4

… I once had the misfortune to listen to an excellent friend of mine who was preaching upon this very text, and I must confess I did not attend …

In Him: Like Him

1 John 2:6

… This is the preaching—the best preaching in the world, for it is seen as well as heard. I heard one say he liked to see men preach …

The Saints' Riches

Romans 8:32

… Dearly do they love the Truth of God and the preacher, too, for the Truth's sake. And he often thinks with gratitude, when other things have failed …

"Much More"

Romans 5:10

… THE first great message of mercy to a sinner is put into four short words in the eighth verse of this chapter—"Christ died for us." A preacher …

The Relationship of Marriage

Jeremiah 3:14

… is nothing like our Lord, "Vanity of vanity, all is vanity," says the preacher! But when we come to Christ, we find no vanity there! We can truly …

Restless! Peaceless!

Isaiah 57:20

… This is a subject upon which I cannot say more, in this public assembly, except to add, with the preacher of old, "Know you, O young man, that …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… not matter much to you whether the edifice is architecturally beautiful, or the preacher a learned man and a great orator—you need to know whether you can …

The Exodus

Exodus 12:41

… What more noble preacher to sinners than John Bunyan? And who suffered more than he did? For years he was doubting and hesitating, sometimes thinking that Christ would …

The Beauty Of The Olive Tree

Hosea 14:6

… And as I now present them to my readers, it is with many prayers that they may minister Divine Grace to those who read them. I. The Believer …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… I am not much of an argumentative preacher, but one argument that I will mention is this: the very existence, and being of a God, seem to me …

Fifteen Years After!

Job 1:21

… the fact that the Sermon is published exactly 15 years after the beloved preacher was "called Home" on January 31st, 1892. The subject is as singularly appropriate to …

Titles of Honor

… Do not suppose, dear Friends, because the preacher has sometimes to proclaim very unpalatable Truths of God and because he sometimes delivers his message in stern tones, that …