Sermons and Biblical Studies

Prayer a Cure for Worry "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Php_4:6-7). If we have confidence in the Lord and we … Continue reading “0062. Prayer a Cure for Worry”

Prayer and Petition "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Php_4:6). While prayer does not mean merely petition, yet it includes petition. When we pray, we should give much time to praise and thanksgiving, and to worshipful confiding, but prayer … Continue reading “0061. Prayer and Petition”

Prayer and Fellowship "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My Words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him" (Joh_14:23). The one who never prays is the one who knows nothing of walking with God, or with … Continue reading “0060. Prayer and Fellowship”

The Avenue of Prayer "And whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in My Name, I will do it" (Joh_14:13-14). We have but one approach to God. There is but one way open through which we … Continue reading “0059. The Avenue of Prayer”

The Life of Prayer Perhaps the greatest danger that confronts a believer lies in his failure in prayer. The world is traveling along at a tremendous rate; it is hurry here and rush there. There seems to be no time any more to step aside and talk to God. If saints knew the value of … Continue reading “0058. The Life of Prayer”

Rewards an Inspiration for Service "And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together" (Joh_4:36). If all that has been set forth concerning rewards, is true, we have certainly found a tremendous inspiration for fidelity in life and faithfulness in … Continue reading “0057. Rewards an Inspiration for Service”

Rewards May Be Lost "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway" (1Co_9:27). It is absolutely impossible for a believer to lose his salvation. There are those who hold this error, and they hold it, … Continue reading “0056. Rewards May Be Lost”

Rewards at Our Lord’s Return "And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be" (Rev_22:12). According to the Word of God, the believer during this age may expect persecutions and sorrows and sufferings. The more truly we live for God, and the closer … Continue reading “0055. Rewards at Our Lord's Return”

Rewarded According to Works "Every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour" (1Co_3:8). When we stand before the throne of Christ, we are to be rewarded, not according to our good intentions and our holy ambitions, and our large promises, but we are to be rewarded strictly upon the basis of … Continue reading “0054. Rewarded According to Works”

Acts That Merit Reward "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2Co_5:10). 1. There are some who seem to think that rewards lie wholly in the realm of … Continue reading “0053. Acts That Merit Reward”