Work & Service

The Faithful Olive Tree

Judges 9:8

… Well then, if there is an opening set before you, look not so much at the glitter of it, but, like this olive tree, look at the work …

Retreat Impossible

Judges 11:35

… We have made a dedication of ourselves to His service, declaring that we are not our own, but bought with a price. Some of us did this years …

Let Him Deliver Him Now

Matthew 27:43

… Yet as our Lord was not spared this painful ordeal, we must not expect to be kept clear of it, and Satan knows well how to work these …

Self-righteousness—a Smoldering Heap of Rubbish

Isaiah 65:5

… Suppose a man who never looked at the stars were to despise the telescope and depend on his thoughts for his astronomy? Would he not make strange work …

Confidence and Concern

2 Timothy 1:12-14

… a trust-deed—it is of small service to ask men to subscribe to a creed—we must go to work in a more effectual way. How is …

What Is Essential in Coming to God?

Hebrews 11:6

… But for anyone to say, "Yes, I know that there is a God, but I do not realize that He is here—when I am at my work …

Waking to See Christ's Glory

Luke 9:32

… Brothers and Sisters, if we are fully awake to holy service, then we shall see the glory of Christ. Those among you who live to win souls for …

A New Year's Benediction

Hebrews 13:5

… You may have hard work to provide things honest in the sight of all men. You may sometimes have to look and look again—and wonder by what …

True Unity Promoted

Ephesians 4:3

… There is a unity which is seldom broken—the unity of devils, who, under the service of their great liege master, never disagree and quarrel! From this terrible …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… as near Heaven as He could upon His feet because He would not work a miracle as long as anything could be done by ordinary means. And then …

A Divided Heart

Hosea 10:2

… If Baal be god, serve him, but mask not thy service of self and sin by a pretended service of God. Appear to be what thou art, tear …

A Prayer for the Church Militant

Psalm 28:9

… But the words may be applied, also, to the carrying on of the work of sanctification in those who, in a certain sense, are saved. All who have …

But a Step

1 Samuel 20:3

… Whenever God's Holly Spirit is at work, we see it—sinners begin to be aware of their condition and they come and tell us of their danger …

The Preacher's Last Sermon for the Season

John 7:37

… O you that thirst, come unto Christ and drink! And if you do so, our morning's work will be fraught with untold blessedness to you! In my …

Pedigree

2 Corinthians 11:22

… I have toiled and worked very hard, but now in my old age I cannot work much and the garb of poverty is the only one that I …

Sins Of Ignorance

Leviticus 5:17

… The work of the Holy Spirit, too, would be an evil instead of a good work in the hearts of men if ignorance were an excuse for sin …

Life's Ever-Springing Well

John 4:14

… The presence of life in 50 relatives of a family is of no service to the 51st person if he is dead. If in the midst of this …

Invitation to a Conference

Isaiah 1:18

… You are standing out against the God of Love, refusing to submit to Him whose service is perfect freedom and joy. You are utterly wrong in your relationship …

Moses—His Faith and Decision

Hebrews 11:24-26

… Oh, that the Spirit of God would work the like in all of us! Note, first, the time of his choice—"When he was come to years." We …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… Let us not fall! All Your good work in us complete, And seat us daily at Your feet. Your love, Your words, your name, how sweet! Let us …

Three Names High on the Muster Roll

Daniel 3:16-18

… In the service of God, things cannot go by the counting of heads. You must follow the Lord's will wherever it leads you, whether you go alone …

Jesus Joyfully Received

Luke 19:6

… So there is a slavish kind of fear, a dread, a horror of God which will keep men out of His service. It ought not le- gitimately to …

Psalm 131

Psalm 131

… Such is the vanity of many men that if a work be within their range they despise it, and think it beneath them: the only service which they …

Jonah's Resolve—or, 'Look Again!'

Jonah 2:4

… If he had been driven away as an outcast, it would have been righteous retribution to a runaway who refused his Master's service. This must have made …

Early Criticisms and Slanders (Continued)

… Spurgeon make the statement! The Essex Standard , April 18, 1855, contained a long letter, signed “Iconoclast,” describing a Sunday evening service at Exeter Hall. The writer said: — “The …

Loved and Washed

Revelation 1:5

… But it is a lingering death and a crucified man lives in pain, without power to work or act—he suffers and lingers. So is it with sin …

Healing Leaves

Revelation 22:2

… And never let a man say, in Hell, "I was misled by a work of art on your wall which was also a work of the devil and …

The Saint's Heritage and Watchword

Isaiah 54:17

… At other times, He has allowed the sword to do its work and yet, out of evil, He has brought forth good. Sometimes, no weapon that has been …

Constancy And Inconstancy—a Contrast

Hosea 6:3

… I have tried to make myself earnest, to make myself believing, to make myself spiritually-minded, but it is wretched work! It is an attempt to pump sweet …

The Objective of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:26

… But how anyone can piece together a dry philosophy and this service, I do not know. Having left out the grand fundamental Doctrine of Atonement, how they can …

Words To Rest On

2 Chronicles 32:8

… Of such a spirit was Hezekiah, for we read in the last verse of the previous chapter, "and in every work that he began in the service of …

Following Christ

2 Samuel 15:21

… Let me say, in opening out this assertion, that Jesus deserves of all who have really tasted of his grace such faithful service, such unswerving following in all …

Deep Calls Unto Deep

Psalm 42:7

… Whenever the Lord sets His servants to do extraordinary work He always gives them extraordinary strength. Or if He puts them to unusual suffering He will give them …

For or Against?

Matthew 28:4-6

… The wind, air, sun, moon, stars would, if they could, decline to be of service to you as long as you remain at enmity against Him whom they …

Right-hand Sins

Mark 9:43

… It was in God's image that man was first made— he lost that image by his sin—but that image is to be restored by the work …

'A Prepared Place for a Prepared People'

John 14:2

… He used to stand still here on earth and work miracles, but this was a miracle that He could not perform while He was here. He had to …

The Man Greatly Beloved

Daniel 10:19

… Being resolute he was not imprudent—he did not court persecution, but he went to work with that gentle courtesy which is always so becoming a companion of …

Christ's Care of His Disciples

John 18:8

… It has always seemed to me as if Christ had borne the brunt of Providence for His peopleso that now all things work together for their good! When …

Signs Of The Times

Luke 12:54-57

… It is also high time for us all, as Christians, to work more carefully in precise obedience to the Word of God. Brothers and Sisters, we should never …

The Blood of Sprinkling

Hebrews 12:24

… This work was so carried out to the utmost, that not a jot of the suffering was mitigated, nor a particle of the obedience foregone: "he became obedient …