Work & Service

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… The servant of God is not serving at the same time another master; he has not been hired for occasional service; he abides in the service of his …

Peter Walking on the Sea

Matthew 14:28-31

… FAITH LOVES VENTURESOME SERVICE. Peter, when full of faith, said to his Master, "Lord, if it is You, bid me come to You upon the water." Faith seems …

"Living, Loving, Lasting Union"

Ephesians 5:30

… William Olney, senior deacon of the Church at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, a service was held in the Tabernacle. The building was crowded with sympathizing friends who came to …

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… Alas, your service has been no service, but a rebellion; and if you get no more wages than you deserve you will be cast away for ever. You …

Anxiety, Ambition, Indecision

Luke 12:29

… But when we begin to be cumbered about our service, then we may expect the Master to say to us, as He did to Martha, "You are careful …

Fearful Of Coming Short

Hebrews 4:1

… If we do not fix our faith upon this basis our faith is not the work of the Holy Spirit, for His work always tends to glorify Christ …

Gathering Without Planting

Joshua 24:13

… that this important service should be left to boys and girls. God bless the young people who are doing their part of the work so well—but why …

"In the Garden With Him"

John 18:26

… We have been one with our Lord in acts of worship and fellowship and service. We count it our privilege, honor, and delight that it has been so …

God's Jewels

Maalachi 3:17

… To make jewels for Christ's crown is God's work and God's work alone! We might preach until our tongues grew dumb and men's ears …

Ask and Have

James 4:2

… No, worse than that! He wants God to join him in the service of his lusts! He will gratify his lusts and God shall come and help him …

Divine and Human Ordination

… The ordination prayer should be prayed in the church-meeting, and there and then the work should be done; for other churches to recognize the act, is well …

A Miniature Portrait Of Joseph

Genesis 39:2

… that which lay next to hand and went to work with a will. No doubt he performed menial service in the house, at first, and then, by degrees …

A Helpful Survey of Christ’s Work

To help the seeker to a true faith in Jesus, I would remind him of the work of the Lord Jesus in the room and place and stead …

Who Is This?

Jeremiah 30:21

… to draw near," which work of drawing near is in other places ascribed to priests, for these God had set apart for the service of His sanctuary! The …

First Literary Friends

… must set to work and deserve this ; I must preach better, I must be more earnest, and more diligent in my Master's service." — C. H. S. Although …

Zechariah'S Vision Of Joshua The High Priest

Zechariah 3:1-5

… the service of God could not be conducted in suitable apparel, but the high priest himself appeared before the altar in robes unfit for his sacred work. The …

Supposing Him to Have Been in the Company

Luke 2:44

… Jesus has such a love to the sons of men and such a wish to gather them to Himself, that even now His redeeming work is done! He …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… Moreover, the Holy Spirit has begun a good work in you and it is His rule never to leave His work unfinished. The work which His wisdom begins …

Things Present

1 Corinthians 3:22

… From the purse there should come the help for the Lord's work. The tithing of the substance is the true title to the substance. It is not …

Where Can We Find Anecdotes and Illustrations?

… He was so much struck with the skill and diligence of the spider, and so much absorbed in watching her work, that he forgot his own danger. By …

“Westwood”

… This involved a heavy addition to the dear Pastor's work, and necessitated many journeys to " White Lodge," Biggin Hill, Upper Norwood, where Mrs. Tyson had lived. After …

The Sure Triumph Of The Crucified One

Isaiah 52:13-15

… Success is with God—service belongs to us. I believe, therefore, that true faith, when it is in a healthy condition, will enable us to go plodding on …

Enduring to the End

Matthew 10:22

… Perseverance in service, then, the devil would murder outright. If he cannot stay us in service, he will try to prevent our perse verance in suffering. “Why be …

Evangelical Congratulations

Philippians 1:18

… A fair day's wages, they say, for a fair day's work. The ample recompense for the unbegrudging toil. Save your countrymen from the dread of pauperism …

The Sinner's Savior

Luke 19:7

… The selfishness of the motive poisons the life of the work and takes its goodness out of it. But when we tell men, "Believe in the Lord Jesus …

Sown Among Thorns

Matthew 13:7

… WHEN that which comes of his sowing is unfruitful, the sower's work is wasted: he has spent his strength for nothing. Without fruit the sower's work …

Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:7

… It is vain for anyone to attempt to mock God by supposing that anything will do for Him in place of that heart-surrender and heart-service that …

Lecture IV: Where Can We Find Anecdotes And Illustrations?

… He was so much struck with the skill and diligence of the spider, and so much absorbed in watching her work, that he forgot his own danger. By …

One War Over and Another Begun

Judges 6:22-24

… The poor Israelites, creeping forth from their dens and caves, attempted to carry on the work of farming and sowed the land, but when the time came for …

Apart

Zechariah 12:12-14

… Still, even there, among the holiest and best of saints, among those devoted to the service of God, among those whose very lives are spent in work for …

Rahab

Hebrews 11:31

… His object is to show that the faith which justifies the soul is a faith which produces good works, and therefore he looks for instances of holy service …

Ears Bored to the Doorpost

Exodus 21:5

… Lest a master should say the servant wished to be with him and then bored his ears by force—and so ensured his perpetual service—it was commanded …

David's Prayer in the Cave

… Put yourself second! There is a wonderful work to be done in those lobbies and in those pews after a service. There are some dear Brothers and Sisters …

Beauty for Ashes

Isaiah 61:3

… In the midst of our present Christian service, my brethren, when I trust all of you have resolved to come to the help of the Lord—to the …

A Young Man's Vision

Acts 2:17

… of the earth? Did our Savior slumber in His life-work? Was He tardy in His service for our redemption? Then might we grow lax? But if, setting …

Psalm 133

Psalm 133

… A church united for years m earnest service of the Lord is a well of goodness and joy to all those who dwell round about it. Verse 2 …

In Him: Like Him

1 John 2:6

… He is altogether without spot or trace of sin, and so shall we be when the Spirit’s work is done. If, then, the Spirit of God dwell …

On Whose Side Are You?

Exodus 32:26

… service is done. Give me that godliness which finds itself at home at the fireside and is in its right place in the counting house and the work …

The Powerful Truth of God

Acts 19:19

… work in London and elsewhere as he worked at Ephesus—if we know how to be as obedient to His Divine will and as earnest in our service …

Building “Our Holy and Beautiful House”

… May God speed the work, and permit us to meet for His service within the walls of the spacious edifice thus joyously commenced ! " In January, 1860, the total …