Preaching & Ministry

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… and Him only shall you serve." Thus shall Satan leave you and angels minister unto you as they did to the Tempted One of old. Still further, to …

Consolation in Christ

Philippians 2:1

… fact that thou sayest thou hast no right should at least comfort the minister in addressing himself freely to thee. The right of a sinner to come to …

Jehovah's Challenge

Jeremiah 32:27

… we need them, for, "are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" If we are truly trusting in …

"Behold, He Prays"

Acts 9:11

… bow your head and listen in silence to the extemporary utterance of your minister and, therefore, you suppose that you pray—and yet it may be a vain …

The General Convocation Around Mount Zion

Hebrews 12:22-24

… fire round about us. "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Has He not given them charge …

Love's Climax

1 John 4:10

… It is a great joy to a minister, as it was to the Apostle Paul, to have converts. But that joy is greatly diminished when they do not …

Comfort for Those Whose Prayers Are Feeble

Lamentations 3:56

… But he is wise enough to find a friend who can write, or he comes round to his minister and says, "Sir, will you make this petition right …

The Holy Spirit’s Intercession

Romans 8:26

… whole creation must continue to groan and travail, yet the hope itself should minister strength to us, and enable us patiently to bear ‘these light afflictions, which are …

Preparation for the Coming of the Lord

1 John 2:28

… To this third anxiety of the minister of Christ I would give my mind this morning. John says, "Little children, abide in Him." How sweetly those words must …

The Ever-Living Priest

Hebrews 7:23-25

… I could imagine an Israelite saying, "And so he is dead—that good man, that tender-spirited minister, that gentle and affectionate shepherd. I have told him all …

Jacob's Model Prayer

Genesis 32:9-12

… Better than squadrons of horses and regiments of foot soldiers are the ministering spirits who are "sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation …

Concentration and Diffusion

John 12:3

… Like Dorcas, they make garments for them, or like holy women of old, they minister to the Lord of their substance. Their work is with temporal'things, but …

Christ's Love to His Spouse

Ephesians 5:25

… A brother minister said to me, the other day, when we were talking to one another about what the Gospel has done for men, "Did you ever think …

Rest, Rest

Matthew 11:28-30

… You observe, it does not say, “Bear my yoke when it is laid upon you, but take it.” Do not need to be told by the minister, “My …

David's Five-stringed Harp

… are my God." It is a very easy thing to say to the minister, "The Lord is my God," or to say it to some Christian friend by …

Jubilee Joy—or, Believers Joyful In Their King

Psalm 149:2

… Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King! "Ah, dear minister," you say, "you do not know what state of mind we are in! You do …

The Lamentations of Jesus

Luke 19:41

… Do you remember the minister's name that you used to lisp with delight, the texts you repeated and the hymns you sang? You grew up to be …

Trial by the Word

Psalm 105:19

… For Joseph to become prime minister of Egypt the path lay through the prison-house: to all true honor the road is difficult. Expect, then, dear friend, if …

Grappling Irons

Psalm 119:88

… Quicken me." I, Your minister, how much I need the quickening influences of Your Spirit, O God! My Brothers associated with me in the Church, how much they …

The Sin Offering

Leviticus 4:3

… And there is the golden altar, but where is our power to minister before the Lord? How shall we approach with the love of our hearts, our joyful …

Comfort From Christ's Omniscience

John 21:17

… righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in." It is the Gospel minister's business to seek to open the gates. It is the Christian's business …

The Known and the Unknown

Ecclesiastes 6:12

… There are some persons whose Graces are best seen in public and they minister for the good of others. They have to be thankful that God has placed …

The Sight of Iniquity

Habakkuk 1:3

… is so much wickedness, so much the more reason is there why every minister should be in earnest, and why every Christian should seek with all his might …

The Love of Our Espousals

Jeremiah 2:2

… one backsliding Christian does more harm to the Church of God than one minister can ever undo! And the dear children who are living near to God are …

Though He Were Dead

John 11:24-26

… major part of the present comfort which the word of the Lord would minister to their hearts if they received it more simply. How? and why? belong unto …

God's Thoughts and Ways Far Above Ours

Isaiah 55:8

… grandeur of the goodness of God? Next to this, all your surroundings shall minister to your gladness. "The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… your mothers and fathers because they did not teach you better, upon the minister for not being earnest enough, or upon your master for telling you to do …

Open Heart For The Great Savior

John 1:12

… It is one thing to believe in your minister, but quite another to believe in Jesus Christ! I pray you never stop short in receiving anything because we …

The Dawn of Revival, or Prayer Speedily Answered

… have you all act as priests, and not to say, "We have a minister, let him serve God for us." I will have nothing to do with your …

A Page From a Royal Diary

Psalm 119:132

… As she was going away, she turned round and said to the minister, "I cannot speak about my faith, Sir, but I would die for Christ." "Come back …

The Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Luke 23:46

… must hate the man who hates God! Surely, all things must loathe to minister to the life of a man who does not live unto God. Oh that …

The Children and Their Hosannas

Matthew 21:15

… What school is it? I must go and hear the minister." How many cords of love God is binding about hearts by means of the children from our …

Abraham's Great Reward

Genesis 15:1

… Oh, but," says a minister, you do not really know how badly I have been treated. I have had many years of service in my congregation, but they …

Feeble Faith Appealing to a Strong Savior

Mark 9:24

… of their need—and much labor has to be expended by the faithful minister in order to show them their danger and to make them realize their true …

Man'S Thoughts And God'S Thoughts

Isaiah 55:8

… you have rejected loving invitations given by a tender mother or an earnest minister in God's name—after these multiplied rejections—His mercy is not gone forever …

The Unconquerable King

Daniel 4:34

… You hills and mountains, you seas and stars, you men and angels, you heavens and you Heaven of heavens—you minister nothing to Him who made you—you …

A Weighty Charge

… And I remembered the remark of a minister who said, "When I see great Grace in those who frequent the theater, I shall at once grow prize roses …

Redemption By Price

1 Corinthians 6:19

… below, "The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give His life a ransom for many"? There was a substitutionary Sacrifice …

Jesus Knew What He Would Do

John 6:6

… A minister must have an intense desire that his congregation should be saved and must get into sympathy with Jesus upon that subject or else Jesus will not …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… 1892) Suggested by the death of CHARLES STANFORD, D.D., Minister of Denmark Place Chapel, Camberwell, Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, March 21st, 1886, by C. H …