Sermons and Biblical Studies

I hope our young people never forget the true estimate of honors and of values. Young man, the president of the United States could call you to Washington, commission you as an ambassador of your country and send you off on important missions to other nations—but how much greater for you to be owned and … Continue reading “SERVICE:
PRIVILEGE OF; CALL OF GOD”

There is no limit to what God can do through us if we are His yielded and purified people, worshiping and showing forth His glory and His faithfulness. Romans 6:19; Ephesians 2:8–10; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 3:2–3 Whatever Happened to Worship?, 101.

Christians, and especially very active ones, should take time out frequently to search their souls to be sure of their motives. Many a solo is sung to show off; many a sermon is preached as an exhibition of talent; many a church is founded as a slap at some other church. Even missionary activity may … Continue reading “SERVICE:
MOTIVES FOR; MISSIONS: MOTIVES FOR”

Any serious-minded Christian may at some time find himself wondering whether the service he is giving to God is the best it could be. He may even have times of doubting, and fear that his toil is fruitless and his life empty.… The church has marked out certain work and approved it as service acceptable … Continue reading “SERVICE:
MOTIVES FOR; JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST”

Every Christian should be looking to the Lord for something to do in the kingdom of God, and everyone ought to be asking God to honor him with a job too big for him.… I think it may be safely said that God is still looking for men who know their own insufficiencies so well … Continue reading “SERVICE:
INSUFFICIENCY FOR”

We have but to become acquainted with, or even listen to, the big names of our times to discover how wretchedly inferior most of them are. Many appear to have arrived at their present eminence by pull, brass, nerve, gall and lucky accident. We turn away from them sick to our stomach and wonder for … Continue reading “SERVANTHOOD;
UNSUNG HEROES; CELEBRITIES”

When God needs a person for His service—a good person, an effective person, a humble person—why does He most often turn to a person in deep trouble? Why does He seek out a person deep in the crucible of suffering, a person who is not the jovial, “happy-happy” kind? I can only say that this … Continue reading “SERVANTHOOD;
SUFFERING; CROSS: PERSONAL”

In this day when shimmering personalities carry on the Lord’s work after the methods of the entertainment world, it is refreshing to associate for a moment even in the pages of a book with a sincere and humble man who keeps his own personality out of sight and places the emphasis upon the inner working … Continue reading “SERVANTHOOD;
HUMILITY; CELEBRITIES”

Whether or not the Christian should separate himself from the world is not open to debate. The question has been settled for him by the Sacred Scriptures, an authority from which there can be no appeal. The New Testament is very plain: “They are not of the world,” said our Lord, “even as I am … Continue reading “SEPARATION;
WORLD: LOVE NOT”

Only God is self-sufficient. When men boast of being self-sufficient, they are indulging a fiction that can be proven fictitious just by taking a quick look around.… The human body cannot live on itself. To live it must have constant help from the outside. Though filled with pride and overflowing with self-assurance, men and women … Continue reading “SELF-SUFFICIENCY;
PRIDE: HUMAN; DEPENDENCE ON GOD”