Sermons and Biblical Studies

Studies for Believers CROSS-BEARING. "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me" (Luk_9:23). Introduction. Startling. 1. It is difficult for us to imagine what such a statement meant for the disciples and how startled they must have been. 2. To them the Cross … Continue reading “0087. STUDIES FOR BELIEVERS”

Gospel Studies WITH JESUS AT BETHLEHEM. The story of the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem is an old and familiar one. Yet we can never say the last word on it. The birth of our Lord Jesus into the world was unique in the history of the race. We begin our existence at our birth; … Continue reading “0086. GOSPEL STUDIES”

The Death of Christ SUBSTITUTION. The Simplicity yet Supremacy of the Substitutionary Death of Christ. The importance of any item of news can be gauged by the amount of space given to it in the newspaper. The same rule is applicable to the Bible. Take the subject of death. As we commence to read the … Continue reading “0085. THE DEATH OF CHRIST”

The Golden Passional of the Old Testament Isaiah 53. No subject more important than the substitutionary death of Christ. Burdened with that thought, the author prepared for "Threshed Wheat" a series of studies in defence of the old interpretation of Isaiah 53, and as an exposition of that Golden Passional. Conscious of the timeliness of … Continue reading “0084. THE GOLDEN PASSIONAL OF THE OLD TESTAMENT”

The Penitential Psalm A THREEFOLD VIEW OF SIN. Psa_51:1-5. INTRODUCTION. 1. The 51st Psalm is one of the great Penitential Psalms. 2. It has been called "The Sinner’s Guide." 3. Have you ever read it on your knees? For years the Author has read this Psalm on his knees every Lord’s Day morning. 4. Remember … Continue reading “0083. THE PENITENTIAL PSALM”

Expository Studies Autor: James Smith

The Revelation A well-known Methodist minister and Cliff College Principal, the late Samuel Chadwick, confessed that in his early ministerial days the Revelation was an enigma to him. He then set himself to solve it by reading the book through at a sitting, every day for a month. No wonder the book began to sing … Continue reading “0081. REVELATION”

Jude Like James, Jude was not an apostle, but just an ordinary disciple. James, his brother, had been martyred a few years before Jude wrote this letter. He laid himself out to write a great treatise on (verse 3), Salvation, but abandoned it under the constraint of the Holy Spirit, to write a half-page letter … Continue reading “0080. JUDE”

3 John This is another sample of the Apostle John’s private correspondence. This letter was written to a generous and warm-hearted friend called Gaius, noted for loving hospitality, urging him to continue entertaining the travelling preachers, in spite of the bitter opposition of an autocratic and blustering Church official called Diotrephes. INTERESTING QUESTIONS. 3Jn_1:2, 3Jn_1:4-5, … Continue reading “0079. 3 JOHN”

2 John This is a private personal letter from the aged Apostle John, addressed to an unknown Christian woman, and her pious family. This is the only Epistle in the New Testament addressed exclusively to a lady. There is a tradition that the lady addressed was Martha of Bethany. "The Greek Hyria (Lady, 1Jn_1:1), answers … Continue reading “0078. 2 JOHN”