Sermons and Biblical Studies

Start by simplifying your life. Practically everyone has too much, knows too much, sees too much, hears too much, goes to too many places and comes back from too many places. We must simplify our lives or we are going to lose terribly.… Socrates was in Athens and somebody took him around Athens’ 10-cent stores. … Continue reading “SIMPLICITY;
EARTHLY THINGS”

We have all heard at some time about persons who were supposed to be “secret” or “silent” Christians. I have heard men say we will be surprised when we get to heaven and find people there who were secret Christians but who never talked about it. It is my opinion, brethren, that the silent Christian … Continue reading “SILENT
CHRISTIANS”

Then, too, Moses had a most unusual but highly effective postgraduate course. God took him out of the activity and the noise of Egypt and placed him in the silence of the open spaces. He kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law. Tending the sheep, he learned lessons of meditation and observation that he could … Continue reading “SILENCE;
SOLITUDE; MEDITATION; SELF-KNOWLEDGE”

Very few of us know the secret of bathing our souls in silence. It was a secret our Lord Jesus Christ knew very well. There were times when He had to send the multitudes away so He could retire alone into the silence of the mountainside. There He would turn the God-ward side of His … Continue reading “SILENCE;
SOLITUDE”

Some of the most wonderful meetings in the world are where God is there in such awful power people are afraid to speak. Some of the most wonderful meetings I’ve ever been in have been meetings where nobody would even whisper. The mighty power of God was there and nobody dared open his mouth. When … Continue reading “SILENCE;
PRAYER: FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD”

The Bible and Christian biography emphasize silence, but today we use silence in exactly nothing. The average service in gospel circles these days is kept alive by noise. By making a religious din we assure our faltering hearts that everything is well. Conversely, we suspect silence and regard it as proof that the meeting is … Continue reading “SILENCE;
CHURCH: SERVICES”

Spiritual experiences must be shared. It is not possible for very long to enjoy them alone. The very attempt to do so will destroy them. The reason for this is obvious. The neuter our souls draw to God the larger our love will grow, and the greater our love the more unselfish we shall become … Continue reading “SHARING;
EVANGELISM: CONCERN FOR LOST”

Another example of our wrong thinking about God is the attitude of so many that God is now a charity case. He is a kind of frustrated foreman who cannot find enough help. He stands at the wayside asking how many will come to His rescue and begin to do His work. Oh, if we … Continue reading “SERVICE:
WORSHIP FIRST”

Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done. In God’s sight my giving is measured not by how much I have given but by how much I could have given and how much I had left after … Continue reading “SERVICE:
SACRIFICIAL; GIVING; JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST”

I do not think I could ever worship a God who was suddenly caught unaware of circumstances in His world around me. I do not think that I could bow my knees before a God that I had to apologize for. I could never offer myself to a God that needed me, brethren. If He … Continue reading “SERVICE:
PRIVILEGE OF; GOD: HIS SELF-SUFFICIENCY; MISSIONS: MOTIVES FOR”