Work & Service

Pardon and Justification

Psalm 32:1

… Sanctification is a lifelong work, continuously effected by the Holy Spirit, but justification is done in an instant! It is as complete the moment a sinner believes as …

India’s Ills and England’s Sorrows

Jeremiah 9:1

… And now, Christian mourners, I have given you work enough; may God the Holy Spirit enable you to do it. Let me exhort you, yet once again, to …

A Challenge and a Shield

Romans 8:34

… Thus my ill knowledge is met by the great and heavenly knowledge with which He went about the work of offering a complete Atonement in my place. "It …

Covenant Blessings

Psalm 111:5

… And those to whom He has committed the solemn work of the ministry should be very careful that there is something in what they say that the child …

The Growth of Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… Life by faith, the greater is the earnestness which he displays in the service of Christ. Do you care but little for the souls of those around you …

The New Park Street Pulpit

Ephesians 1:5

… Because my Father rested, so will I in the finished work of Christ. And so with each of the Ten Commandments. Take them out of the Law; put …

Ruth Deciding for God

Ruth 1:16

… Still, it ought to be of some service in leading to a decision and it is a very dreadful thing when those who have godly parents seem to …

Witnesses for God

Isaiah 43:10

… One's time from morning till night is occupied in different departments of the Master's service and it has been peculiarly troublesome to me during the last …

Homage Offered to the Great King

Psalm 72:15

… I then thought I must praise Him more and dedicate myself more to His service. But now," he says, "could I give my body to be burned for …

A Fear to Be Desired

Hosea 3:5

… and, first, I will speak about that fear of God which is the work of the Holy Spirit—a token of Grace, a sign of salvation and a …

Manasseh

… says some mighty intellect, “fight with a Christian; I shall have hard enough work to prove my thesis, I know I shall have a great difficulty to undermine …

Woe and Weal

Micah 7:9

… A night or two of weary tossing upon our bed will do more for us as to heart work and as to the depravity of our nature than …

A Jealous God

Exodus 34:14

… With what unutterable contempt must the living God look down upon those idols which are the work of man’s hands—“They have mouths, but they speak not …

Two Essential Things

Acts 20:21

… we misrepresent God by our murmurings, our complainings, and our thought that there is pleasure in sin, and weariness in the divine service. Have you not spoken of …

Job's Sure Knowledge

Job 19:25

… whose bedside I sat for a little while before I came to this service. He said to me, "I shall be Home tonight, Pastor. I wanted to see …

The Christian's Manifestation

1 John 3:2

… Watts says— "All riches are His native right"— yet, when He had to pay the Temple tax, He had to work a miracle that Peter might be able …

A Wonderful Transformation

John 16:20

… any point that our noble forefathers did not defend! And they did their work so well that we can frequently use their weapons for the defense of the …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… They do not consider the work of the Holy Spirit. The fullness of the union of the child of God with Christ and the Glory that is to …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… When have I been spending and spent in his service? And yet, my Lord thou dost say, ‘for thy sake I was made poor.’” “Yes,” saith Jesus, “see …

What Have I Done?

Jeremiah 8:6

… Christ at all, for Christ will never go shares with you in the work of salvation. So, I repeat, all you have ever done is good for nothing …

The Bible

Hosea 8:12

… things are ordered according to the will of one great Supreme Being, and work together for good. I might enlarge upon its honesty, since it tells the faults …

'A Greater Than Solomon'

Matthew 12:42

… sermons, but a day will come when this will be the most solemn work of all! The greatest events of history are not the battles of the conquerors …

Consolation for Poor Petitioners

Isaiah 38:14

… I will meditate also on all Your work, and talk of Your doings. Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary. Or better, "Your way is in holiness …

Freedom Through Christ's Blood

Zechariah 9:11

… He may be owned by some cruel master and whipped to his work, but his soul is free! He may be shut up in a damp, dark dungeon …

Boldness at the Throne

Hebrews 4:16

… all the rest, I am that one, burdened as I am with incessant service and overwhelming responsibilities. Yet, after taking to myself more of the sermon than I …

Thoughts on the Last Battle

1 Corinthians 15:56-57

… guilt? If you think so, go, O foolish one, go! O madman, go! work out thine own salvation with fear and trembling, without the God that worketh in …

Christ's Connection With Sinners the Source of His Glory

Isaiah 53:12

… Oh, no! With authority He intercedes, for He has finished the work and He claims the reward. I do not even picture Him as using words. Those are …

Secondhand

John 18:34

… in the death, the life, the birth, the food—repentance, faith, joy, the work of the Spirit of God! But it is very sweet to hear the story …

'Heirs of God'

Romans 8:17

… there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth"? Further, as the inheritance is not by creation, nor by natural descent, neither can it come by meritorious service. The …

Christ Receiving Sinners

Matthew 9:10

… in the city, who was a sinner," was chosen to render this lowly service to the Lord Jesus Christ! And she "stood at His feet behind Him, weeping …

Jude's Doxology

… We have here a very blessed description of the whole work of our salvation—set apart by the Father, joined unto Christ and preserved in Him—and then …

Good Advice For Troublous Times

Isaiah 26:20

… What then? There is a higher wisdom than any man's, and that Divine Wisdom is at work on behalf of the heirs of Heaven! "Come, My people …

Comfort From the Future

Job 11:16

… Read the Scriptures through and you will find that those whom God has called and anointed to eminent service have been put, like the blades of Damascus, into …

The Apple Tree in the Woods

Solomon 2:3

… If I have troubles, they work my lasting good. If I lose, I am a gainer by my losses. If I have all things, I see God in …

On the Cross After Death

John 19:31-37

… it were possible for it to have been, Infinite Wisdom knew how to work it out in all points—and He did so! The Christ is the exact …

The Everlasting Counselor

Micah 4:9

… And those whom God has called to that honorable service will often be the means of guiding God's people. We have known many come to God's …

The Bitterness of the Cross

Zechaariah 12:10

… the Prophet of Nazareth and, all the while, thinking that he was doing service to Jehovah by rejecting One whom he supposed to be a pretender. Imagine that …

The Pity of the Lord—the Comfort of the Afflicted

James 5:11

… So wondrously does Grace work beyond Nature that it transfigures bodily sickness into spiritual health! Men of God have been known to cry, "Take me back to the …

A Distinction with a Difference

Luke 1:18

… I cannot work out the whole matter in one sermon, but some prominent points will, I hope, interest and profit you. I. First let us take the case …

The Determination of Christ to Suffer for His People

Mark 15:23

… one, if you exchange it for one less useful! "Oh," says one, "I work among wicked men and I have to bear a testimony for the Truth of …