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Work, calling, diligence, stewardship, and service
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A Stanza of Deliverance
Psalm 105:37
… the Lord's instruments were employed in the service. If the Lord delivers you, my dear afflicted Friends, the work will not be done by the preacher, not …
SERMON • SERMON 3137Soul Satisfaction
Psalm 35:3
… This is the fruit of my labor He lived to work for Christ and to see souls saved as the fruit of his labor. 22, 23. Yet what …
SERMON • SERMON 1772Slaying the Sacrifice
Leviticus 1:5
… He spent time and labor upon matters of no importance and neglected the weighty business of his kingdom. We shall not do so today—we have nothing to …
SERMON • SERMON 1221Opening the Mouth
Psalm 81:10
… Or when he feels that his work of faith and labor of love will be good for nothing without the Divine blessing. Or when he feels that the …
SERMON • SERMON 1263Hold Fast Your Shield
Hebrews 10:35
… Let no one rob you of it, but labor with might and main, by His blessed Spirit, to abide in this confidence as long as you live. You …
SERMON • SERMON 2921An Old-fashioned Remedy
Psalm 107:20
… Almighty healing lies in the Person and work and merit of Him who is called the Word of God, of whom you read, in the first chapter of …
SERMON • SERMON 1924A Cheering Incident at Bethabara
John 10:39-42
… you steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." If …
SERMON • SERMON 2344Christ's Dying Word for His Church
John 19:30
… It appears to me that if Christ finished the work for us, He will finish the work in us. If He has undertaken so supreme a labor as …
SERMON • SERMON 562“Alas For Us, If Thou Wert All, and Nought Beyond, O Earth”
1 Corinthians 15:19
… that you can scarcely enjoy the morning service because of the late hours at which you have had to work at night. Ah! there is a land of …
SERMON • SERMON 522Mealtime In The Corn Fields
Ruth 2:14
… first in the labor itself—and a second time in the labor's sweet results. He gives them such joy and consolation in the service of their Master …
SERMON • SERMON 1275One Greater Than the Temple
Matthew 12:6
… Let us honor him also with higher service. The service of the temple was full of pomp and gorgeous ceremonies, and kings brought their treasures there. With what …
SERMON • SERMON 2214Barriers Broken Down
Romans 10:3
… Let us do the work thoroughly, for it is only those that are really converted that will stand. We do not need a lot of people that will …
SERMON • SERMON 2182Jehovah-Shammah—a Glorious Name for the New Year
Ezekiel 48:35
… With God there is power in the ministry, power in prayer, power in all holy work. We may do a vast deal of work and yet nothing may …
SERMON • SERMON 2150"All the Day Long"
Proverbs 23:17
… There is an old proverb that you should never let children and fools see half-finished work. Even so, the work of God in Providence cannot be judged …
SERMON • SERMON 2135The Warnings and the Rewards of the Word of God
Psalm 19:11
… The Lord does not pay us for our work as though we were hirelings and our labor meritorious. But still, according to His Grace, He rewards His faithful …
SERMON • SERMON 1104Spring
Isaiah 61:11
… This leads us, first of all, to expect that there may be, in God's work, and in our work for God, a period of unrequited labor. The …
SERMON • SERMON 1822Certain Curious Calculations About Loaves and Fishes
Mark 8:19-21
… If you will work for Christ, give for Christ and labor for Christ, you shall have a rich return of present joy from Him and this shall have …
SERMON • SERMON 871To Those Who Are "Almost Persuaded"
Acts 26:28
… To bring men to be Christians, "this is the work, this the labor." The Apostle does not appear to have aimed at merely making the man a convert …
SERMON • SERMON 1123A Welcome Discovery
Genesis 21:19
… That is as much His work as full assurance is. The first breath, the first pang that indicates life, is as much the Divine work as the songs …
SERMON • SERMON 552Do You Know Him?
Philippians 3:10
… Therefore, dig deep, and set by as much time in the day for him as you can, he will be won by labor.” To begin with. We know …
SERMON • SERMON 2960'Where Are the Nine?' Where?
Luke 17:17
… This is God's work and if we are to go and thank God in the Temple, I think we ought first to go and thank God in …
SERMON • SERMON 1530Following the Risen Christ
Colossians 3:1
… We gather together on the first, rather than upon the seventh day of the week, because redemption is even a greater work than creation and more worthy of …
SERMON • SERMON 1593Rejecters Of The Gospel Admonished
Isaiah 28:12
… The message of the Gospel which fell from the mouth of its own Author is this—"Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and …
SERMON • SERMON 650Judgment Threatening But Mercy Sparing
Luke 13:7
… He will make short work in righteousness and a clean work, too. He will sweep you away with the broom of destruction and your rebellions will end and …
SERMON • SERMON 2775David Warned and Rewarded
Psalm 19:11
… But, in the service of God there is a refreshment which makes the labor light. If we could have a machine that would manufacture its own oil, provide …
SERMON • SERMON 1085Dwell Deep, O Dedan!
Jeremiah 49:8
… Ah, labor mightily, for hard must be your toil if you think to finish a righteousness of your own! In the very fire must you labor. You would …
SERMON • SERMON 2748Rest As a Test
Jeremiah 6:16
… Our Lord Jesus Christ, in that memorable soul-saving invitation of His, says, "Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give …
SERMON • SERMON 1857The Necessity of Growing Faith
2 Thessalonians 1:3
… making mention of you in our prayers; remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in …
SERMON • SERMON 2618"Straightway"
Matthew 4:20
… word, "straightway," your motto in entrance upon Christian service. Do you ask, "When should a Believer begin to work for Christ?" I answer, "Straightway." There are no laborers …
SERMON • SERMON 2762Taking Hold of God's Covenant
Isaiah 56:4
… Christ has said, once and for all, 'Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' Now, I labor and …
SERMON • SERMON 2167Jehovah's Valuation of His People
Isaiah 43:3
… I will work, and who shall reverse it?" Jehovah is fashioning us in the image of His Son and who shall hinder Him? Who shall stand in God …
SERMON • SERMON 3319The Well-beloved's Vineyard
Isaiah 5:1
… What a fruitful hill we are living in as regards labor for Christ! Each one of us may find work for the Master—there are capital opportunities around …
SERMON • SERMON 1368The God of Peace and Our Sanctification
Hebrews 13:20
… You are not perfect, yet, but still, in your measure you are fitted for every good work. In many ways the Lord is qualifying you for service. In …
SERMON • SERMON 2397"Out of Darkness into Light"
Isaiah 49:9
… the LORD, and My work with My God. The Messiah, prophetically looking forward, complained that, during His life on earth, He seemed to labor in vain. The nation …
SERMON • SERMON 3097A Suitable Watchword
Psalm 12:1
… all the work is done for us by the Lord Jesus Christ, "it is finished." But in the matter of Christian service and Christian labor, it is not …
SERMON • SERMON 876The Unwearied Runner
Isaiah 40:31
… Now, in the service of God we are bound to fulfill our work with the utmost degree of vigor. If the Lord's work is worth doing, it …
SERMON • SERMON 2973Thought Condemned, Yet Commanded
Matthew 6:31-33
… His motto was always, "I must work the works of Him that sent Me while it is day; the night comes when no man can work." Neither did …
SERMON • SERMON 1959The Watchword For Today—"Stand Fast"
Philippians 3:20
… Remember that if you have the work of faith and the labor of love, you must complete the trio by adding the patience of hope. You cannot do …
SERMON • SERMON 1014'Nunc Dimittis'
Luke 2:29-30
… let him magnify the Lord who has wrought so great a work in him. As Paul says, “Thanks be unto the Father who hath made us meet to …
SERMON • SERMON 1179Forty Years
Deuteronomy 2:7
… But in what was legitimate and right we have, some of us, to record that the Lord has uniformly blessed the work of our hands. The work of …