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GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT TO STABILITY AND SERVICE. 1Co_15:57, 1Co_15:58. I. The Exhortation. 1. In faith be steadfast (Col_1:23). 2. In trial be unmovable. 3. In work be always abounding. II. The Encouragement. 1. Your work is in the Lord. 2. Your labour is not in vain. 3. Your triumph is sure. "He giveth as the victory." … Continue reading “0378. GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT TO STABILITY AND SERVICE.”

LIVING EPISTLES. "Ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God" (2Co_3:3). An epistle is just a letter or something one has written for the good of another. It may contain the revelation of one man’s thoughts and feelings … Continue reading “0375. LIVING EPISTLES.”

JOHN THREE SIXTEEN. "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," etc. (Joh_3:16). The most familiar, and most comprehensive, yet most simple text in all the Bible. I. The Origin of Redemption. "God so loved." The fountain-head of salvation is the love of God; not holiness, justice, power, or truth, but … Continue reading “0376. JOHN THREE SIXTEEN.”

FLEEING FROM THE REDEEMER. "Woe unto them! for they have fled from Me: though I have redeemed them" (Hos_7:13). Ephraim is here said to be like a silly dove (Luk_11:11). Could anything be more silly than to flee from Him who hath redeemed us. To flee from Him is to flee to destruction (Luk_11:13). Alas, … Continue reading “0373. FLEEING FROM THE REDEEMER.”

A LIVING REFUGE. "A man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land" (Isa_32:2). "Behold the Man." Human, yet divine; sinless, yet accursed; the Beloved of God, yet exposed … Continue reading “0374. A LIVING REFUGE.”

REFRESHING NEWS. "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country" (Pro_25:25). I. The Comparison Made. "Good news, like cold water." What is more terrible than the pangs of thirst? And what more fearful than the ragings of a sin-convicted conscience? Cold water is divinely adapted for a thirsty … Continue reading “0371. REFRESHING NEWS.”

THE LEANING PILGRIM. "Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness leaning upon her Beloved?" (S. of S. Luk_8:5). "Come hither, and I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife" (Rev_21:9). The Church of the living God is still coming up from the wilderness of this present world leaning upon her Beloved, while … Continue reading “0372. THE LEANING PILGRIM.”

THE DOOM OF THE DISOBEDIENT. "What shall the end be of them that obey not the Gospel of God?" (1Pe_4:17). This is a solemn question Who can answer it fully? It is a question that deeply concerns every one who hears the Gospel. God hath commanded all men everywhere to repent and believe the Gospel. … Continue reading “0369. THE DOOM OF THE DISOBEDIENT.”

THE MISSION OF CHRIST. "For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luk_19:10). Zaccheus sought to see Jesus, and Jesus sought to save Zaccheus. "This is a faithful saying, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners" (1Ti_1:15). I. The Seeker. "The Son of Man." … Continue reading “0370. THE MISSION OF CHRIST.”

RESCUED FROM THE FIRE. "Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" (Zec_3:2). Joshua here may represent a fallen and degraded priesthood. The vision is a transformation scene. The one who has taken his stand before the messenger of the Lord in his filthy garments is seen to be cleansed, pardoned, clothed, and … Continue reading “0367. RESCUED FROM THE FIRE.”