Sermons and Biblical Studies

I have heard that John 3:16 is a favorite preaching text for young preachers, but I confess that as far as I can recall, I have never had the courage to prepare and preach a sermon with John 3:16 as my text. I suppose I have quoted it as many as 15,000 or 20,000 times … Continue reading “JOHN
3:16; GOD: HIS LOVE”

If we were to judge John 3:16 on the basis of its value to the human race, we would have to say that it is probably the most precious cluster of words ever assembled by the mind of an intelligent man; a 25-word compendium in which is contained the eternal Christian evangel, the message of … Continue reading “JOHN
3:16”

All of the great artists of the past, all of them combining their talents on a gigantic canvas, could never have given us a true portrait of our Lord Jesus Christ or of His universal power.… Those celebrated European painters, whose works adorn the world’s great art galleries, undoubtedly did their best to depict our … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: PAINTINGS OF”

Within the past few years, for instance, Christ has been popularized by some so-called evangelicals as one who, if a proper amount of prayer were made, would help the pious prize fighter to knock another fighter unconscious in the ring. Christ is also said to help the big league pitcher to get the proper hook … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: MODERN VIEW OF; PRAYER: WRONG USE OF; PRAGMATISM”

What is your concept of Jesus Christ, my brother? If the “ten-cent-store Jesus” that is being preached by a lot of men, the plastic, painted Christ who has no spine and no justice and is pictured as the soft and pliable friend to everybody—if He is the only Christ there is, then we might as … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: MODERN VIEW OF; JESUS CHRIST: JUDGE”

Scarcely anyone catches the imperious note in Christ’s words. The Christian message has ceased to be a pronouncement and has become a proposition. Its invitational element has been pressed far out of proportion in the total scriptural scheme. Christ with His lantern, His apologetic stance and His weak pleading face has taken the place of … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: MODERN VIEW OF”

Perhaps the most serious charge that can be brought against modern Christians is that we are not sufficiently in love with Christ. The Christ of fundamentalism is strong but hardly beautiful. It is rarely that we find anyone aglow with personal love for Christ. I trust it is not uncharitable to say that in my … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: LOVE FOR; MUSIC; FLIPPANCY”

Do you love the Lord Jesus Christ—really? Now I know we sing that we do. We sing things that aren’t very true sometimes. Do you really love Christ? A half-comical answer was given to Moody one time when he inquired of a man on the street, “Do you love Jesus?” He answered, “I have nothing … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: LOVE FOR”

Which is He going to be for you—Saviour or Judge? He will be the one or the other. I, for my part, can’t afford to face Him as my Judge; I must have His protecting blood, and face Him as my Saviour. He knows too much about me for me to dare to brazenly barge … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: JUDGE”

Do you find your own heart sensitive to the Lord’s presence, or are you among those who are “samplers” and “nibblers”? God help you if you are, for the child of the King isn’t a sampler and a nibbler—he’s a sheep who loves his Shepherd, and he stays close to his Shepherd. That’s the only … Continue reading “JESUS
CHRIST: INTIMACY WITH; SPIRITUAL WARFARE”