Work & Service

Psalm 8

Psalm 8

… Everywhere, and in every place, God dwells and is manifestly at work. Nor on earth alone is Jehovah extolled, for his brightness shines forth in the firmament above …

“In Labours More Abundant” (Continued)

… On the first occasion [This was the service which is referred to in Mr. Spurgeon’s letter on page 21. Readers may be interested in knowing that the …

The Fruits of Grace

Isaiah 19:18-25

… Take courage—your work of faith and labour of love are not in vain in the Lord, and will do wonders yet to the praise of his grace …

Psalm 107

Psalm 107

… Therefore he brought down their heart with labour. In eastern prisons men are frequently made to labour like beasts of the field. As they have no liberty, so …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… Would not the angels who were thrust out of heaven have been of greater service to their Maker if restored, than we can ever be? Had we been …

The Great Catastrophe at the Surrey Gardens Music Hall

… In attempting to renew the service, it was found that the people were too excited to listen to him, so the service was closed, and those who had …

The Resurrection of the Dead

Acts 24:15

… be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” Just Published …

A Bottle in the Smoke

Psalm 119:83

… But at the same time, I grant you, it makes them more easy to bear, because he believes they will work the comfortable fruits of righteousness. A dog …

Psalm 71

Psalm 71

… For this cause believers live, and they should take care to labour zealously for the accomplishment of this their most proper and necessary work. Blessed are they who …

Psalm 102

Psalm 102

… Service—exonerated from some work, he now requires of me patience, earnestness, etc. 3. Preparation—for going home. 4. Prayer—for others to occupy my place. 5. Expectation …

Vile Ingratitude!

Ezekiel 16:1-2

… I dreamed, and was it only a dream, that I should spend and be spent in his service; that no toil would be too hard, no sacrifice too …

Psalm 92

Psalm 92

… he has delayed our reward, but he has never been unrighteous to forget our work of faith and labour of love. He is a friend without fault, a …

Forgiveness

Isaiah 43:25

… You do not understand the sentiment expressed by the poet: “Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing. You know …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… He does not attempt the superfluous work of aiding proud Pharisees to air their vanity; but he is careful of poor Publicans whose eyes dare not look up …

Heaven

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

… Perhaps the preacher weaves the filigree work of fancy, and builds up in a moment by his words charming palaces, the tops of which are covered with gold …

A Psalm of Remembrance

1 John 4:16

… The work of his hands is established, and his labour of love is accepted The Lord hath made him exceeding rich, he hath blessed Him, and his cup …

False Professors Solemnly Warned

Philippians 3:18-19

… He sought the preacher after the service, and walked with him. On the road, the minister talked of every subject except the one that had occupied his attention …

The Believer's Challenge

Romans 8:34

… Stern was the labour, toilsome was the work; he dug on, and on, and on, through rocks of suffering, into the deepest caverns of misery; but the resurrection …

My Last Letters from Mentone

… the work in hand, and his busy pen would fly over the sheets of paper with untiring energy. The secret of the amazing wealth of literary labour, which …

Notable Lectures and Addresses, 1857-1878

… Sometimes, when I am weary with my work, I take down my Euclid, and go over a few propositions; or I work out some of Bland’s equations …

Fragrant Spices From the Mountains of Myrrh

… How Christ did delight in the work of our redemption! “Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of Me, I delight to do …

The Vanguard and Rereward of the Church

Isaiah 52:12

… Your troubles have been already weighed for you in the scales of his love; your labour is already set aside for you to accomplish by the hand of …

The Exaltation of Christ

Philippians 2:9-11

… side? Little was the work I did, and poor the strength which I possessed to serve him; but still I aided in the labour;” and the commonest soldier …

The Great Assize

2Corinthians 5:10

… How say ye then, 'Finis coronat opus,' the end crowns the work? That cannot be the final issue of life, or justice itself were frustrated. There must be …

Pride and Humility

Proverbs 18:12

… collect enough in this way that they may drink, but it is hard work.” So saying, he wiped the sweat from his brow, for he was exhausted with …

The Two Effects of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

… if the gospel is “a savour of life unto life,” and if the minister’s work be solemn work, how well it becomes all lovers of the truth …

Secret Sins

Psalm 19:12

… See the coral insect at work, you cannot decree where it shall stay its work. It will not build its rock just as high as you please, it …

Holy Violence

Matthew 11:12

… But when God has begun the work in the soul, the constant effect of God’s work in us is to set us working; and where God’s …

Lovest Thou Me?

John 21:15-17

… When I labour to pray—oh! that rascally devil!—fifty thousand thoughts he tries to inject, to take me off from prayer; and when I will and must …

Particular Election

2 Peter 1:10-11

… The deeds that were done by him were chiefly done from a firm confidence that God had ordained him to his work. Never had Cromwell driven his foes …

The Exodus

Exodus 12:41

… Lo, each of these men of labour cometh like a bridegroom decked for his wedding, and their wives seem like royal brides clad in their bridal robes. Every …

First Visit to Scotland

… work was done : the earnest thanks for my trouble, and the eager request that I would come again, showed that there had been some appreciation of the service …

The First Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:34

… to my duty, and does not change my service. Let my Lord come when he will, while I labour for him I am ready for his appearing. The …

Psalm 61

Psalm 61

… A clergyman of one of the coast villages has with immense labour cut steps up from the beach to a large chamber, which he has excavated in the …

Salvation to the Uttermost

Hebrews 7:25

… Our whole being must be surrendered to the service of our Maker. We must come to him with an entire dedication of ourselves, giving up all we are …

The Need of Decision for the Truth

… I am called to labour for the glory of Jesus only, and I will go nowhere unless the church is of most respectable standing. For me to live …

Enquirers and Converts (Continued)

… A lady came to me, after a service in the Tabernacle, and asked me to pray for her. She had been before to speak to me about her …

Search the Scriptures

Isaiah 8:20

… image of wood or stone, and he degradeth himself by bowing before the work of his own hands. When men will not receive the Scripture testimony concerning God …

Corn in Egypt

Genesis 42:1

… I cannot understand that; I cannot understand that when my Master said, “Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life …

Particular Redemption

Matthew 20:28

… a pastor in this place, as well as in the chapel where I labour in the evening. I think, then, it will strike the judgment of every person …