Work & Service

A Handkerchief

John 20:15

… And when you have done that, you are saved—saved the moment you believe in Jesus! The great work of salvation then commences in you, as the work …

Spots in Our Feats of Charity

… In the second place, the Lord bids us make sure work for eternity. If we know that fair houses have fallen down, let us build upon a good …

The King's Mowings

Amos 7:1

… Call me, also, to my reward!" As for us who are at work, we must labor more zealously than ever, we must pray more fervently than ever! When …

The Royal Pair in Their Glorious Chariot

Song 3:6-11

… Our Lord finds rest in the love of his people. "Here will I dwell for ever." They do, as it were, make these carpets of needle-work in …

God's Tender Mercy

Luke 1:78

… for of such is the Kingdom of God." Then, if the sinner is an aged man, he is reminded that some were brought to labor in the vineyard …

Breakfast With Jesus

John 21:12

… But it will be poor haste if you rush to work without refreshing the inner man. Pause a while and feast with your Lord in order that you …

Why Is Faith So Feeble?

Mark 4:40

… After a day of calm service with Jesus, a storm came on and that storm tested their faith and left so little of it that Jesus said to …

Victor Emmanuel, Emancipator

Isaiah 42:7

… Souls conscious of sin are very tender, and agitated with many fears; to cure a wounded conscience is no fool’s work, but fit labor for the most …

Surveying the Field

Nehemiah 2:12

… the work and a thorough personal acquaintance with the necessities of the case. Now, I know that there are here, on the weeknight at the service, many who …

Without Money and Without Price

Isaiah 55:1

… If man wants bread, the earth demands that he dig for it, or use some other form of labor. Under the artificial conditions of civilization scarcely anything comes …

Onward!

Philippians 3:13

… But while the work of Christ for us is perfect and it were presumption to think of adding to it, the work of the Holy Spirit in us …

The Reception of Sinners

Luke 15:22

… also, the restored one was shod for filial service—he could run upon his father's errands, or work in his father's fields. He had now, in …

Iconoclast

2 Kings 18:4

… I intend, this morning, first to apportion a share of image-breaking work to Believers. And, secondly, we shall prescribe another form of this same work for seeking …

Israel's Cry and God's Answer

… Now come, I will send you," then the work was accomplished! O my Brothers and Sisters, in your service for the Savior, always seek for power from on …

Saints In Heaven And Earth One Family

Ephesians 3:15

… A good man is not dead as to his influential life and real service for God as soon as the breath leaves his body. His work has a …

The Triumph Of Christianity

Psalm 22:27

… We shall not labor well if we do not labor in hope. If we think mission work to be a forlorn enterprise, we shall go about it with …

The Entreaty of the Holy Spirit

Hebrews 3:7

… But now we are not so readily contented! We feel as if we must, during each service, see the Lord at work and we plead for immediate conversions …

Three Blessings of the Heavenly Charter

Job 10:12

… You work and you work pretty hard, but still, you are not starved and you are not ground to death by forced labor. There are many in this …

Away With Fear

Isaiah 41:10

… Those who are His by being separated from the world—who are distinguished by their practical service of God—and who continue in that service. And by God …

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… He demands no crushing tribute or forced service! His ways are ways of pleasantness and all His paths are peace. His Laws are just and good and in …

"Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?"

Micah 2:7

… Holy Spirit to prepare us for our work. He first gives the desire to go forth to the field of service and only He can equip us for …

The Good Ananias—a Lesson for Believers

Acts 9:10

… and lack of glittering talent may be a fitness for peculiar service. There is a special work for you to do who are private Christians and I trust …

The Student's Prayer

Psalm 119:27

… by suitable instruction if we have any work to do for God, or any office, however humble, in the service of the great King! Zeal without knowledge would …

The Rule of the Race

Hebrews 12:1

… Oh, to lay aside all worrisome care, fretfulness, ambition, anger, greed and selfish desire! These were never worth the labor they have cost us. Now that we have …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… Therefore our text begins with the declaration, "All things are of God." Reconciliation of man to his Maker is never achieved by man, but is the work of …

The Rainbow

Genesis 9:16

… Brethren, let Noah in his ark preach the work of righteousness within the heart to all of us this morning. Do you not think, dear Friends, that the …

Remember!

Deuteronomy 15:15

… O my Brothers and Sisters, forget all else, just now, and give your heart to the work before you and, "remember that you were a bondman in the …

Am I Sought Out?

Isaiah 62:12

… But when the Spirit puts out the fullness of His Divine energy, with the intention to work a sure work, it can never be frustrated. In each of …

Family Reformation—or, Jacob's Second Visit to Bethel

Genesis 35:1

… All this Jacob was to undertake and to him, who had become so lax with his family, it was no small work to screw up his courage and …

The Luther Sermon at Exeter Hall

Galatians 5:6

… mercenary service is succeeded by loving obedience and our spirit is altered! To become an heir of God, a joint-heir with Jesus, is to elevate work into …

The Fullness of Christ the Treasury of the Saints

Colossians 1:19

… Come to Him, now, and may we, before this service is done, be able, all of us, to sing, "It pleased the Father that in Him should all …

The Preservation of Christians in the World

John 17:15

… yet surely My judgment is with the LORD, and My work with My God. Our Savior did, in His earthly ministry, to a large extent labor in vain …

Lessons on Divine Grace

1 Corinthians 15:10

… From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. They …

The Consecration of Priests

Exodus 29:1

… the Divine service with diligence and intelligence, for the right hand was thus marked, and the thumb, the most useful part of it— for holy work the hand …

A TRAITOR SUSPECTED AND CONVICTED

Romans 8:7

… enemies." The service of God is a remunerative service—He gives wages in the work and an abundant reward, according to His Grace, when the work is done …

Dying Daily

1 Corinthians 15:31

… You will not desire to have your cradle rocked that you may be lulled into presumption, but you will labor to make sure work for eternity lest you …

Holding Fast the Faith

Revelation 2:12

… Your day's work does not look like much when it is done but when horses plow a rock so hard that it breaks the plowshare, no farmer …

Saying Versus Doing

Matthew 21:28-30

… As long as we have any degree of strength, we wish to labor in His service, for it has become perfect freedom for us, now, and His yoke …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… It never was the work of Moses to lead Israel into the Promised Land! It was his wish, but not his work. His work he saw, but his …

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… bread, and his labor for that which did not satisfy him—he will be found among us tonight, happiest among the happy in the service of his Master …