Preaching & Ministry

'Marvelous Loving Kindness'

Psalm 17:7

… no, I am sure we may pray for this experience! Should not the preacher of the Word wish to know the fullness of Divine Love? Should not the …

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… As I was sitting, the other day, with an aged Believer who is a local preacher among our Wesleyan friends, he said to me, "I cannot hope, in …

Our Sympathizing High Priest

Hebrews 5:7-10

… No careless utterance must attempt to describe the Great High Priest of our profession! It needs a perfect preacher to fully describe a perfect Redeemer and where is …

Omniscience

Genesis 16:13

… Oh! I wish I could preach like that; if I could make you feel that I was preaching at you in particular; that I singled you out, and …

'As' and 'So'

Colossians 2:6

… have walked many miles to hear about Jesus Christ—and even if the preacher's language was somewhat rough and uncouth, what did you care about that, as …

God's Time for Comforting

Psalm 119:82

… There are some who think that the blame rests with the preacher if they become despondent. They say that he ought to comfort them more than he does …

Help for Seekers of the Light

Isaiah 59:9

… most of men are a stolid mass as regards spiritual things and the preacher might almost as hopefully strive to create a soul within the ribs of death …

Hoping in God's Mercy

Psalm 33:18

… works is certainly vain! But we know others who say, "Well said, Mr. Preacher! I know better than that—I shall never fall into that snare. I trust …

The Saint's Heritage and Watchword

Isaiah 54:17

… You never hear of a preacher who gathers a crowd, or who is doing any good, but he is sure to be slandered and vilified! But here is …

A Proclamation from the King of Kings

Jeremiah 3:12

… I will yield myself to Him at once." Happy is the preacher if this has been effected by the Spirit of God. Happy shall you be, also, and …

Deep Calls Unto Deep

Psalm 42:7

… Well, I can sympathize with you, for with all the mercy of God, the preacher has not been free from many and severe trials and, oh, they are …

The Whole Band Against Christ

Matthew 27:27

… bless those that are at home on beds of sickness!" "Yes," said the preacher, "and, Lord, bless those that are at home on sofas of wellness!" There are …

Compassion for Souls

Genesis 21:16

… from my very soul every time I preached?” John Walsh, the famous Scotch preacher, was often out of bed in the coldest night, by the hour together, in …

Gethsemane

Luke 22:44

… stone of mental suffering and hellish malice, it is clearly far beyond the preacher’s capacity to set it forth to you. Jesus himself must give you access …

God's Innumerable Mercies

Psalm 71:15

… 2318, Volume 39— GOD'S PUPIL, GOD'S PREACHER—AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY—Read/download the entire sermon, free of charge, at http://www.spurgeongems.org. ] I pray very earnestly …

Psalm 10

Psalm 10

Psalm 10 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Since this Psalm has no title of its own, it is supposed by some to …

"Forever With The Lord"

1 Thessalonians 4:17

… will it mean? I remember a sermon upon this text by a notable preacher, of which the heads were as follows— "Forever life, forever light, forever love, forever …

Israel's Hope—Or, The Center of the Target

Psalm 130:7

… May the Holy Spirit now grant His anointing both to preacher and hearers! I. The chief point to which I desire you to give earnest heed is this …

The Destroyer Destroyed

Hebrews 2:14

… You may tell him, “Ah! but I was a preacher” He will laugh in your face, and tell you you preached your own damnation You may tell him …

Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings

2 Corinthians 1:5

… I would stretch my hands out, if I could, this morning—for I believe a preacher ought to be a Briareus, with a thousand hands to fetch out …

Keeping the Soul Alive

Psalm 22:29

… The preacher seems different— perhaps you half think he must be—but yet you hear of others who are feeding on the Word and so you conclude that …

Marrow and Fatness

2 Samuel 7:18-22

… superlatively—"neither is there any God beside You." I have heard of a preacher upon whom a good man's criticism was that he made God great whenever …

"As We Have Heard, So Have We Seen"

Psalm 48:8

… Yes, "As we have heard, so have we seen." The bravest preacher of the Gospel has never preached more Gospel than is true. The boldest testifier to the …

Good News for the Destitute

Psalm 102:17

… and few there are that find it," he disliked the doctrine and the preacher. He could not agree with such narrow- minded views. He felt that he had …

The Lord No More Angry with His People

Isaiah 54:9

… This is a Truth of God which the preacher cannot mention without trembling, nor without wondering that he does not tremble more! The eternity of punishment is a …

Strengthening Words from the Savior's Lips

2 Corinthians 12:9

… Tremble when you see a poor, weak preacher made useful in converting souls—then all the papers and magazines begin to blaze his name abroad! And silly Christians …

The Saint'S Horror At The Sinner'S Hell

… when a sense of sin within, present evil, and prevailing corruptions make the preacher feel that he is in jeopardy and compel him to pray, as he does …

Resurrection With Christ

Ephesians 2:4

… The preacher of the Gospel cannot be satisfied with what is done in drawing men out of the sea of outward sin—he longs to see the lost …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… an inflowing of heavenly joy—it will not much matter how the poor preacher speaks to your ear, for the Lord Himself will be heard in your soul …

'Heirs of God'

Romans 8:17

… verse, that we are "heirs together of the Grace of life." If any preacher wants to deliver a series of sermons upon the heirship of the saints, let …

Profitable Mixture

Hebrews 4:2

… you, what will? In their case it was not the fault of the preacher. For Moses spoke God's Word with great meekness and gentleness. He set before …

Jude's Doxology

… They will pick holes in every preacher's coat and if the great High Priest, Himself, were here, they would find fault with the color of the stones …

Prayer 23 — The Look of Faith

… Here shalt thou stay and turn unto Thy God." O Savior, Thou hast all power in heaven and earth, therefore Thou canst through the preaching of Thy Word …

The Greatest Wonder of Grace

Ezekiel 9:8

… And woe to the preacher who can preach an adoption which he never enjoyed! Woe to any of us if we can teach others concerning the spirit of …

Man Transient—god's Word Eternal

Isaiah 40:8

… We do not find ministers often preaching about this Eternal Purpose, but we do find the Apostle Paul often writing about it. And the saints of old were …

The Oil of Gladness

Psalm 45:7

… He was a man of sorrows, but he was not a preacher of sorrows, neither do his life or his discourses leave an unhappy impression upon the mind …

The Blood

Exodus 12:13

… Do I hear some one say, that I am now coming to an old subject? This thought struck me when I was preparing for preaching, that I should …

"All the Day Long"

Proverbs 23:17

… He who had been a voluptuous prince became the wise preacher in Israel—let us give our hearts to know the wisdom which he taught. The words of …

Silver Sockets—Redemption the Foundation!

Exodus 30:11-16

… The preacher as much as the profligate and the moralist as certainly as the prostitute or the thief. The Redemption money for every person must be the same …

Our Sanctuary

Jeremiah 17:12

… How is the preacher going to close with an appeal for the hospitals? This is the day for the Hospital Collection and I hope you will give largely …