‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.’ John 10:27 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 23:1–6 What sweet music there is to us in the name which is given to our Lord Jesus Christ—‘the good shepherd’! It not only describes the …
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Living Temples For The Living God
‘Thus saith the LORD …; but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.’ Isaiah 66:1–2 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 91:1–16 Those that are of this character secure a great blessing. …
Purging out the leaven
‘Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with …
Consecration to God—Illustrated By Abraham’s Circumcision
‘And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.’ …
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The Water Of Life
‘The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water.’ John 4:15 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Revelation 22:1–17 The apostle John says he saw a ‘river of water of life’. Nobody is afraid when there is a deep, broad, flowing river to draw from. Who fears …
Heaven’s Nurse Children
‘I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms.’ Hosea 11:3 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12 What a mercy it is that the Lord reveals to us his own truth by slow degrees! We ought never to expect our young converts to …
Soul Winning
‘He that winneth souls is wise.’ Proverbs 11:30 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Peter 3:1–16 We must school and train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task till it becomes easy. This is one …
Joseph’s Bones
‘By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.’ Hebrews 11:22 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING (Spurgeon): Genesis 50:22–26 No man may be said to have real faith who is not concerned that faith …
Bless The Lord
“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”—Psalm 103:1. BEFORE our friend who leads us in singing begins, we sometimes hear his tuning-fork. He is getting the keynote into his ear. When he comes forward, he often …
ADDRESSES ON PRAYER AND PRAYER-MEETINGS: 1
“ONLY A PRAYER-MEETING!” WHAT a company we have here to-night! It fills my heart with gladness, and my eyes with tears of joy, to see so many hundreds of persons gathered together at what is sometimes wickedly described as “only a prayer-meeting.” It is good …