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Work, calling, diligence, stewardship, and service

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May 18 — LOSSES OVERCOME

Joel 2:25

… God can give us such plentiful grace that we shall crowd into the remainder of our days as much of service as will be some recompense for those …

SERMON • SERMON 1467A

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… For the salvation of all the elect, the sacred Trinity will work together till all shall be accomplished. Whatever remains behind as to the purposes of God, He …

May 22 — SONG OF CONFIDENCE

Ps. 138:7

… hand and fight my foes? No, my hand is better employed in doing service for my Lord. Besides, there is no need, for my God will use His …

Aug. 13 — BEFORE AND DURING THE CALL

Isa. 65:24

… 65:24 Quick work this! The Lord hears us before we call; and often answers us in the same speedy manner. Foreseeing our needs, and our prayers, He …

Sept. 2 — FOLLOW TO KNOW

Hosea 6:3

… Experience has its perfect work when the heart follows the trackway of the Almighty Lord. My soul, keep thou close to Jesus, follow on to know God in …

SERMON • SERMON 693

The Garden Of The Soul

Matthew 26:36

… the last in the garden as He nears the termination of His mediatorial work on earth. Keep in mind that it is the soul of Jesus of which …

March 29 — DAUNTLESS FAITH

Acts 18:10

March 29 DAUNTLESS FAITH "I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee" Acts 18:10 So long as the Lord had work …

Sept. 6 — A STRONG HEART

Ps. 27:14

… If the heart be sound, all the rest of the system will work well. The heart wants calming and cheering; and both of these will come if it …

Oct. 30 — THOROUGH CLEANSING

Ezek. 36:25

… Oh, that thou wouldst make a speedy work of it! He will deliver us from our worst sins. The uprisings of unbelief, and the deceitful lusts which war …

SERMON • SERMON 109

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon

Mark 5:19

… Vanderkist, a city missionary, who toils all night long to do good in that great work. There had been a drunken broil in the street; he stepped between …

Jan. 10 — DIVINE RECOMPENSE

Prov. 11:25

… A secret spring is at work. While all was stagnant, the fresh spring was sealed; but as my stock flows out to water others the Lord thinketh upon …

Jan. 26 — GOD ROUTS FEAR

Num. 23:23

… the spells will not work, the divination will deceive them. What a blessing this is! How it quiets the heart! God's Jacobs wrestle with God, but none …

Nov. 18 — CLEARLY SUPERNATURAL

Zech. 12:8

… O Lord, work thus with the best of our leaders! Show us what thou art able to do -- namely, to raise thy faithful servants to a height of …

April 9 — THE BIBLE'S SUPREME PLACE

Ps. 119:165

… Lord, work in us this love, this peace, this rest, this day.

June 15 — HOME BLESSINGS EXTENDED

Ps. 128:5

… profited; the church itself shall prosper; believers shall be multiplied, and their holy work shall be crowned with success. Certain gracious men have this promise fulfilled to them …

Sept. 29 — TO GLORIFY CHRIST JESUS

John 16:14

… Oh, to have such vivid impressions of His person, and work, and glory, that we may with heart and soul cry out to His praise! Where there is …

May 19 — WE MAY SPEAK FOR GOD

Jer. 15:19

… He was to deal boldly and truthfully with men, and perform the Lord's winnowing work upon the professors of his day, and then the Lord gave him …

May 11 — WAIT FOR THE FINALS

Gen. 49:19

… Christ, our Lord Jesus, would teach us His holy art of setting the face like a flint to go through with work or suffering till we can say …

May 29 — FISHERS FOLLOW HIM

Mark 1:17

… We must work under divine anointing, depending upon the sacred Spirit. Thus, coming after Jesus, and not running before Him, nor aside from Him, we shall be fishers …

July 10 — LOVE THE CHURCH

Ps. 102:13

… When we take pleasure in the Lord's work, the Lord Himself will take pleasure in it.

Oct. 28 — SINS OF IGNORANCE

Num. 15:25

… We may be doing in all sincerity, as a service to God, that which He has never commanded, and can never accept. The Lord knows these sins of …

Dec. 25 — HE CAME; HE IS COMING

Acts 1:11

… He who came as a lowly man to serve will assuredly come to take the reward of His service. He who came to suffer will not be slow …

March 4 — HONOR GOD

I Sam. 2:30

… I will also honor Him with my substance, and by offering to Him some special service. Let me sit down and think how I can honor Him, since …

May 17 — NO NEED TO STINT

Prov. 28:10

… Not all the malice and cunning of our enemies can work our destruction: they shall fall into the pit which they have digged. Our inheritance is so entailed …

Aug. 20 — DELIVERANCE NOT LIMITED

Job 5:19

… We may have as many troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those six days will work for us till our deliverance …

June 22 — HE WITH US; WE WITH HIM

Prov. 10:27

… Let us not be overcome with sudden expectation of death the moment we have a finger-ache, but let us rather expect that we may have to work …

May 27 — AS THE LIFE -- SO THE FRUIT

II Peter 1:8

… As the man is, so is his work. If we would do better we must be better. Let the text be a gentle hint to unfruitful professors, and …

Feb. 6 — BLESSING IN THE CITY

Deut. 28:2

… It is good fishing where there are shoals of fish, and it is hopeful to work for our Lord amid the thronging crowds. We might prefer the quiet …

May 20 — WE DARE NOT DOUBT

Isa. 45:2

… It is the Lord's work, and He will enable us to do it: all impediments must yield before Him. Hath He not said, "I will break in …

Dec. 13 — EVENING BRIGHTENS INTO DAY

Zech. 14:7

… God is wont to work in a way so much above our fears and beyond our hopes, that we are greatly amazed, and are led to praise His …

June 16 — POSSESS NOT ONLY PROFESS

Matt. 13:12

… What a necessity is laid upon us to make sure work in religion, and not to profess much, and possess nothing! For one of these days the very …

Sept. 21 — LET TRIALS BLESS

Rom. 5:3

… It is only by the sacred alchemy of grace that it is made to work in us patience. We do not thresh the wheat to lay the dust …

Dec. 7 — GIFT OF STRENGTH; PEACE TO BLESS

Ps. 29:11

… is our strength; let us put Him on and go forth to our service. Jesus, our blessed Lord, is also our peace; let us repose in Him this …

June 23 — THE ENEMY FIRSTHAND

II Kings 19:32

… No annoying arrow could he shoot over the walls, and no besieging engines could he put to work to batter down the castles, and no banks could he …

July 16 — WORD TO HIM WHO HALTS

Zeph. 3:19

… Lord, though I halt in faith, in prayer, in praise, in service, and in patience, save me, I beseech thee! Only thou canst save such a cripple as …

March 8 — OUR SUBSTANCE BLESSED

Deut. 28:5

… We have a little for breakfast, and a scanty bite for dinner in a basket when we go out to do our work in the morning. This is …

April 5 — NOT FORGOTTEN

Isa. 44:21

… The Father sees in us the spouse of His Son, and the Spirit sees in us His own effectual work. The Lord thinketh upon us. This day we …

Sept. 22 — BROAD RIVERS WITHOUT GALLEYS

Isa. 33:21

… If I have success in holy service, broad as the German Rhine, yet let me never find the galley of self-conceit and self-confidence floating on the …

April 16 — ALL TURNED TO HOLINESS

Zech. 14:20

… remind me of the righteousness of Christ Jesus, my Lord? Shall not my work be done as unto the Lord? Oh, that today my clothes may be vestments …

May 15 — GOD'S HIGH PLACES

Ps. 91:14

… He may raise us to great usefulness, to eminent experience, to success in service, to leadership among workers, to a father's place among the little ones. If …