Work & Service

Jesus!

Matthew 1:21

… He is the faithful and true Witness, the Prince of the kings of the earth—but His first work is to save! After that He teaches and rules …

The Child Of Light Walking In Darkness

Isaiah 50:10

… They are out of work, or business is gradually dying out and their means of support will soon disappear. This is a new trial for those who have …

An Instructive Truth

Jeremiah 10:23

… It is still true that, "all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose" and that, "no …

The Power of the Risen Savior

Matthew 28:18-20

… In the work which lies nearest our heart, the Holy Spirit is the great force. It is He that convicts men of sin and leads them to a …

Life Eternal

John 10:28

… Dead in trespasses and sins." The work of salvation is tantamount, not only to the healing of the sick, but to the actual resurrection of a dead man …

Jesus the Way

John 14:6

… And what you have to do is to take the work that He has finished and you shall find Him to be the way. Do you want to …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… And, first, I call your attention to THE COOPERATION OF PROVIDENCE WITH THE WORK OF GOD. I call it the work of God to warn men against sin …

Bankrupt Debtors Discharged

Luke 7:42

… But the Apostle writes, "This Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down by the right hand of God," because His work was effectually …

Nathanael And The Fig Tree

John 1:45-51

… There is such a thing as a preparatory work of mercy on the soul, making it ready for the yet higher work of Grace, even as the plowing …

In the Hay-field

… The production of grass is not the result of natural law apart from the actual work of God; mere law would be inoperative unless the great Master himself …

God's Glory Our Rereward

Isaiah 58:8

… apostasy and you should prove beyond question that you never had a sound work of Grace in your heart! Now, whoever it may be, in the militant host …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… Having done this, a work so simple and yet so difficult to pride, he received at once the token of divine forgiveness; the bones which had been broken …

Grand Glorying

Galatians 6:14

… But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself, alone, and not in another For every man shall bear his own …

The Climax of God's Love No. 2571

Hosea 2:16

… constancy to Jehovah, her God! I want to speak to you about that work of love in the heart of these wanderers which, at last, brought them to …

Secret Disciples Encouraged

John 18:25

… On the Sunday I heard that he was dead." "Sister So-and-So was at the Communion service, and within 48 hours she died." This is the world …

Jesus Admired In Them That Believe

2 Thessalonians 1:10

… O mighty Master, with what strange moral alchemy did You work to turn that morose dispositioned man into a mass of love! How did You work to lift …

A Mingled Strain

Psalm 51:7

… Yes, that He has pardoned us and we come to Him, now, and plead that He would renew in us the cleansing work of the precious blood and …

Marvellous Increase of the Church

Isaiah 60:8

… I know some country churches in the Establishment which are attended by some people, because there are regularly given away so many sixpences after the service. That is …

"The Sure Mercies of David"

Acts 13:34

… for I work a work in your day, a work which you shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you. This is a noble …

A Bold Challenge Justified

Romans 8:34

… If someone were pleading before an earthly court and if he had been an old soldier, and had rendered valiant service to his country, if he were to …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… But when he saw the finished work, his judgement was very different and he expressed disgust instead of affection. The painter had deceived him. Now, no such flatteries …

Christ and His Hearers

Luke 15:1

… That is where these over-good elder sons always are—they are out at work—they are not at home in communion with God! They are in the …

Special Thanksgiving to the Father

Colossians 1:12

… But you may say to me, "In what sense is this meetness or fitness for eternal life the work of God the Father? Are we already made meet …

Number 1500, Or Lifting Up the Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:9

… We need not know how it will work, it is quite sufficient for us that God's mighty Grace is pledged to make it bring forth good to …

Another Lesson From Manasseh's Life

2 Chronicles 33:10

… That, the Lord will give you—you have not to make it yourself—the Holy Spirit will work it in your heart if you yield yourself wholly to …

'That Day' and Its Disclosure

2 Timothy 1:18

… Let us be abundant in pouring out supplications before the Throne of God for all those who in any way have done us a service. We also learn …

The Underlying Gospel for the Dying Year

Romans 5:6

… He has committed Himself to the work of our eternal salvation and He will not be balked of it. He has already done too much for us to …

Cords and Cart-Ropes

Isaiah 5:18

… Thinking, you know, is awkward work, and to them it is uncomfortable work, because there is not much in their lives that would cheer them if they were …

Reasons for Turning to the Lord

Hosea 6:1

… It has sometimes been my lot to have some such work as that to do and I have not felt quite sure that I would succeed till I …

Forgiveness

Psalm 130:4

… When you fear Him you will have no one else to fear, and when you make His service your delight, He will make your needs His care. 20 …

The Lamb Our Leader

Revelation 14:4

… You will lay yourself out in service for the Master. Perhaps you will teach little children, for He said, "Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and …

"He Comes With Clouds"

Revelation 1:7

… We shall make lame work of preaching and teaching if we leave out either advent. And next, it is to be unquestionably asserted. "Behold, He comes!" It is …

Attention!

… means in the hands of the evil one for hindering us in our work; we may, therefore, very justifiably beg our people to preserve our usefulness from this …

The Parable of the Sower

… We enquire when the good work began. We find it began when it ended, that is to say, there was no previous work, no ploughing of the soil …

Hearing, Seeking, Finding

Psalm 132:6

… It means that he would give himself wholly up to this project—it would be his life-work to find a suitable place for the worship of the …

The Pierced Heart of Jesus

John 19:32-37

… What was our blessed Redeemer's life-thought—the compelling motive of His life-work? Upon what did He most of all concentrate the desires and affections of …

The Betrayal

Luke 22:47

… but the unconscious drudge of him whom thou abhorrest; in all the black work thou doest so greedily, thou art no better than a mean scullion in the …

The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:4-8

… We enquire when the good work began. We find it began when it ended, that is to say, there was no previous work, no ploughing of the soil …

The Sacred Love-Token

Exodus 12:13

… Give up the members of your body to His service! Yield them as servants unto righteousness, because you have not been purchased—spirit, soul, and body—with corruptible …

A Refreshing Promise

Isaiah 27:3

… Moreover, the Truth of God is specially certain as touching the Believer, for a multitude of agencies are at work to dry up the moisture of His soul …