Work & Service

The Death of the Christian

Job 5:26

… My work is done. I have done with all my friends. All the world is now nothing to me. Oh, to be in heaven, to praise and glorify …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… There has been elbow room for his love to work within the awful emptiness of our necessities and sins; and therein he has done great things for us …

Mr. Spurgeon’s Opinions on Subjects of General Interest

… To check the power of the Papacy, and put down its errors, is a work worthy of the efforts of the best of men. May you have success …

Sovereign Grace and Man’s Responsibility

Romans 10:20-21

… Although they can rejoice that God has begun the good work in them, they often tremble lest it should not be God’s work at all. They will …

Constant, Instant, Expectant

Romans 12:12

… fears, and even your imagination must be concentrated upon this labour of prayer. May the Holy Ghost work in you this comprehensive ardour, this energy of the whole …

The Meek and Lowly One

Matthew 11:28-30

… SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke …

The Heart of The Gospel

… If we do that which is right in itself, yet we usually mar our work upon the wheel, either in the motive, or in the manner of doing …

Saving Faith

Luke 7:50

… rest not in his teaching merely, or his work only, but in him. ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give …

War! War! War!

1 Samuel 18:17

… The Romanist may believe that his priest does the work for him; I do not believe any such thing in my case, nor in the case of your …

The Shortest of the Seven Cries

John 19:28

… The last word but one, “It is finished.” There is the complete justification of the believer, since the work by which he is accepted is fully accomplished. The …

A Mystery! Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad!

John 11:14-15

… affliction doth this sharp service for believing souls. While the wheat sleeps comfortable in the husk it is useless to man, it must be threshed out of its …

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise

Deuteronomy 33:24-25

… our service varies, too. Our lives are far from being monotonous: they are musical with many notes and tones. Our present state is like chequered work: or, say …

The Alarum

Psalms 42:8

… doing much good and useful work,” says one: “teaching in Sabbath schools, distributing religious tracts, or labouring in some other form of service; we are spending our time …

Noah's Faith, Fear, Obedience, and Salvation

Hebrews 11:7

… To build the huge vessel called "the ark" must have cost Noah a great deal of money and labour. He could not get everybody to work at the …

Consolation in Christ

Philippians 2:1

… If you will take his work as it is, as a finished work, well and good; but if you must needs add to it your own, God shall …

Faith in Perfection

Psalm 138:8

… Pray that he would not forsake the work of his own hands. This work is not of our own hands. This labour of love is not mine, but …

The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin

Romans 6:14

… it works in him that which is good and acceptable, and continues so to work in him till the deed of grace is complete, and the believer is …

Christ the Conqueror of Satan

Genesis 3:16

… We would if we could destroy from our souls every work of Satan, and out of this poor afflicted world of ours we would root up every evil …

Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries

… advantages for such a service, am less than the least of all my Master's servants, came to venture upon so great a work, I can give no …

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People

Nehemiah 8:10

… It is no mean thing to comfort the Lord’s mourners; it is a work specially dear to the Spirit of God, and, therefore, not to be lightly …

Immeasurable Love

John 3:16

… I should have to labour for expression if I were to attempt to set forth to the full this priceless boon; and I will not court a failure …

How to Read the Bible

Matthew 12:3-7

… We commonly condemn the Romanists for keeping the daily service in the Latin tongue; yet it might as well be in the Latin language as in any other …

The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus

Acts 26:14

… He toiled from morning to night; then spent all night in prayer; then rose again to labour—and all this without reward—with no hope of getting anything …

Psalm 125

Psalm 125

… Note how he commandeth no work here to be done, but only speaketh of trust, In popery in the time of trouble men were taught to enter into …

Preparation for Revival

Amos 3:3

… Spirit of God work with us. In this thing we may quote the words of the psalmist, “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that …

Prayer Perfumed with Praise

Philippians 4:6

… Though I think he told us he had in one instance already prayed for thirty years and the work was not yet done, yet all the while he …

Psalm 12

Psalm 12

Psalm 12 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Work TITLE. This Psalm is headed "To the Chief Musician upon Sheminith, a Psalm …

The Blind Eye and the Deaf Ear

… do so we had better believe in the division of labour, and let deacons do their own work. We have the same right as other officers to deal …

Sunshine in the Heart

Psalms 37:4

… Ungodly persons and mere professors never look upon religion as a joyful thing, to them it is service, duty, or necessity, but never pleasure and delight. Wherefore go …

The Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4:16

… In order to such prayer, the work of the Holy Ghost himself is needed. If prayer were of the lips alone, we should only need breath in our …

The Beatific Vision

1 John 3:2

… When we know of any man who is holy, and who is eminently devoted to his work, we will not mind tarrying anywhere, if we may but have …

Order and Argument in Prayer

Job 23:3

… David knew that he had an engagement before him which required all his mental powers; he marshalled up his faculties and went about the work in a workmanlike …

Mutual Love Between Pastor and People

… They look so grave, as if it were an awful work to serve God, as bad as going to prison to attend a service, and as disagreeable as …

Psalm 88

Psalm 88

… But do not sorrow thus, do not envy those who are running; you have a work to do; it may be the work of the head, or of …

Psalm 4

Psalm 4

… He has constructed it as a powerful machine, by which we may, with easy and pleasant labour, remove from us the most dire and unhappy machinations of our …

Psalm 101

Psalm 101

… accomplish work for their masters which simple honest hearts are not competent to undertake; but David would not employ such, he would pay no secret service money, he …

Psalm 139

Psalm 139

… A great artist will often labour alone in his studio, and not suffer his work to be seen until it is finished; even so did the Lord fashion …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… work to do, and must not, therefore, be so greedy of our Sabbath day, our rest, as not to be contented with our working day, our labour. Hence …

Struggles of Conscience

Job 13:23

… Take care that thou dost discriminate between the work of the Spirit and the work of the devil. It is the work of the Spirit to make thee …

A Traveller’s Letters Home

… Surely we shall talk of all these things, in the pauses of adoring worship and of joyful service. There must be sweet converse in Heaven between those who …