Preaching & Ministry

Jesus, The Delight of Heaven

Revelation 5:9

… bring us to God." No other atonement is worth the breath used in preaching of it. It will neither give comfort to the conscience nor Glory to God …

Coming to Christ

1 Peter 2:4

… Augustine used to say there were two sights he would like to have seen—Rome in her splendour, and Paul preaching—the last the better sight of the …

The Shulamite'S Choice Prayer

Solomon 8:6

… forever! Poor Sinner! I know you have been saying while I have been preaching thus—"I wish I had a share in that love." Well, thisprayer you may …

Hatred Without Cause

John 15:25

… tell you, he did not hate his goodness, but he hated his ranting preaching, and the extraordinary anecdotes he told; or he would pull out something that dropped …

Christ Manifesting Himself to His People

John 14:22

… When I pass a day without preaching my Master’s name I feel that I have not done what I ought to have done, and I do not …

The Sweet Uses of Adversity

Job 10:2

… Carry this consoling reflection in your thoughts while I am preaching to you; and if any of you are saying to-day, “Shew me wherefore thou contendest with …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… I am preaching in my own spirit against wind and tide. There are times when one preaches with pleasure and delight, enjoying the Word, but now I can …

Forgiveness

Isaiah 43:25

… I thought of that passage last Thursday night, while I was preaching: “Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money.” God needeth nothing at your hands, but …

The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption

Romans 8:15

… Instead of preaching upon it, I will give you hints. Will you kindly notice that the Apostle said, "You have not received the Spirit of bondage"? If he …

"Noli Me Tangere" ("Touch Me Not")

John 20:17

… I have often known what it is to be enjoying my Master's Presence when the time has come for preaching—and I have been inclined to wish …

Christ in the Covenant

Isaiah 49:8

… But mark once more, as I told you when preaching concerning God in the covenant, Christ is in the covenant to be used . There are some promises in …

A Memorable Interview

John 20:27

… Thus did Jesus Christ support and make forever true the preaching of His Word. Do we declare that the sins of penitents are remitted? They are remitted. Are …

Goodness Going Before

Psalm 21:3

… worthy now! For years some of us have been serving Him, either by preaching the Gospel or in some other way, but we have no merit even now …

The Believer's Challenge

Romans 8:34

… The excellency of the power is in the doctrine, and not in my preaching. Amen.

Samuel—an Example of Intercession

1 Samuel 12:23

… He who can prevail with God for man can always prevail with man for God! If you can overcome Heaven by prayer, you can overcome earth by preaching …

The Bed and Its Covering

Isaiah 28:20

… I used to have a man sitting in front of the gallery, (not in this chapel,) but he used always to nod his head when I was preaching …

Sharing Christ's Life

John 14:19

… It is no use trying to raise the dead by preaching the Law of God to them. That is only covering them up fairly with a lie in …

Peter Walking on the Sea

Matthew 14:28-31

… After he had been preaching, he lingered about the building so long that the pew-opener went to him and told him that it was time to close …

Christ’s Prayer for His People

John 17:15

… I wish it were always Sunday, that I attend to my preaching, or to the schools, or to the prayer-meeting, or to the tract-distributing. No obstructions …

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

Psalm 32:3-4

… I am never afraid of preaching grace too free, or a Christ too willing to save. You do want a Mediator to come to God with, but you …

Discipline in Christ's Army

Joshua 1:11

… But, for all that, thepower which God mostly blesses is the energy of the Holy Spirit exerted through the preaching of the Gospel of Christ—not by kings …

The Exaltation of Christ

Philippians 2:9-11

… Spurgeon was preaching. “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee …

His Name—Wonderful!

Isaiah 9:6

… I was once complimented by a person, who told me he believed my preaching would be extremely suitable for blacks—for negroes. He did not intend it as …

Some Reminiscences of Foreign Travel

… Spurgeon went alone to the Sacro Monte; and, as he once, when preaching, recalled his impressions of the singular place, I insert them here:— “One Sabbath-day, I …

God in the Covenant

Jeremiah 31:33

… What does the covenant of grace convey? I had thought this morning of preaching a sermon upon “The covenant of grace; what are the blessings it gives to …

Justification by Grace

… Old Rowland Hill once went preaching at a fair; he noticed the chapmen selling their wares by auction; so Rowland said, “I am going to hold an auction …

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners

Luke 23:34

… There was the preaching of the Word, but we did not care to hear it. There was this blessed Book, but we did not care to read it …

A Vision of the King

Isaiah 33:17

… the Babe in Bethlehem, the Carpenter at Nazareth—who went about doing good, preaching the Gospel, healing the sick, raising the dead, feeding the fainting multitudes—that same …

Jesus in Gethsemane

John 18:1

… We are so busy—so taken up with this or that committee meeting, working-class, Sunday school, preaching, talking, visiting, gossiping—all sorts of things, good, bad, or …

The Joint Heirs and Their Divine Portion

Romans 8:17

… But how! Why some of you can do so by preaching the gospel to poor sinners in the streets. Others, this afternoon, by teaching your children in the …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… of little else! I heard of one who said, "I suppose Spurgeon is preaching that old story over again." Yes, that is what he is doing—and if …

Our Hiding Place

Isaiah 32:2

… When I was quite a young man, I was greatly reviled for preaching the Gospel and, sometimes, my heart would sink a little under the cruel slanders that …

'Grace and Glory'

Psalm 84:11

… practical result—that we preach with holy confidence, with quiet confidence, that our preaching cannot be in vain since we do not cast the net at a chance …

Noah's Eminence

Genesis 7:1

… This is the counterpart of what will follow the preaching of the Gospel—those who are in Christ shall live, shall rise, and reign with Him forever—but …

Mercy, Omnipotence, and Justice

Nahum 1:3

… The world shall not be drowned, until eight prophets have been preaching in it, and Noah, the eighth, cometh to prophesy of the coming of the Lord. He …

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… be a secret kept away from Him? I am persuaded that I am preaching to you what will be more healing than the balm of Gilead, and sweeter …

The Best of Masters

John 14:27

… Some will give their blood to die in the preaching of the Word. Others will pour their wealth into coffers of the church and every living soul, numbered …

A Comforting Message for the Closing Year

Psalm 37:7

… makes the weary to rest when they have wearied themselves for Him in preaching, in teaching, in spreading His truth! We read in Isaiah's prophecy, "This is …

Peace—How Gained, How Broken

Psalm 85:8

… The ordinances of God's House, whether they are Baptism, or the Lord's Supper, or prayer, or preaching—none of these can bring peace to a heart …

Faith in Christ's Ability

Matthew 9:28

… Teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He …