Sermons and Biblical Studies

It is doubtful whether we can be Christian in anything unless we are Christian in everything. To obey Christ in one or two or ten instances and then in fear of consequences to back away and refuse to obey in another is to cloud our life with the suspicion that we are only fair-weather followers … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
OBEDIENCE: COST OF; LORDSHIP OF CHRIST”

What can we do to satisfy the heart of our Father in heaven? The answer is near thee, even in thy mouth. Vacate the throne room of your heart and enthrone Jesus there. Set Him in the focus of your heart’s attention and stop wanting to be a hero. Make Him your all in all … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
LORDSHIP OF CHRIST”

In order to get launched into my message let me introduce a little lady who has been dead for about six hundred years. She once lived and loved and prayed and sang in the city of Norwich, England. This little woman hadn’t much light and she hadn’t any way to get much light, but the … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
LONGING FOR GOD”

There is only one Man whom we can trust to follow. That Man is Jesus Christ. Why is He different from any other person? Why do I refuse to follow other people, and yet follow this Man? Of no other person can it be said, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
JESUS CHRIST: RESPONSE TO”

“The dearest idol I have known, Whate’er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee.” We sing this glibly enough, but we cancel out our prayer by our refusal to surrender the very idol of which we sing. To give up our last idol is to plunge ourselves … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
IDOLS”

“Are you sure you want to follow Me?” He asked, and a great many turned away. But Peter said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.” And the crowd that wouldn’t turn away was the crowd that made history. The crowd that wouldn’t turn back was the crowd that … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
FOLLOWING CHRIST”

I would … make a few recommendations to anyone seeking a more satisfying and more God-possessed life than he now enjoys. First, determine to take the whole thing in dead earnest. Too many of us play at Christianity. We wear salvation as a kind of convention badge admitting us into the circle of the elect, … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
DISCIPLESHIP”

There is no limit to what God could do in our world if we would dare to surrender before Him with a commitment like this: “Oh God, I hereby give myself to You. I give my family. I give my business. I give all I possess. Take all of it, Lord—and take me! I give … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
CHURCH: CULTURAL IMPACT; PRAYERS”

Why did the Almighty God use a scrubby bush to reveal His presence and glory? It would seem that the bush was just a common acacia plant. It had no intrinsic worth. It was in itself completely helpless. And it could not back out. It was caught there, indwelt by the presence of God and … Continue reading “COMMITMENT;
BURNING BUSH”

Frankly, the claims that He made brand Him immediately as being God—or an idiot! The authoritative claims He made outstrip the claims of all other religious teachers in the world. Of His own body He said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days” (John 2:19). He told His hearers, “I … Continue reading “CLAIMS
OF CHRIST”