Sermons and Biblical Studies

I say that we have not been given up. That is plain from the Book of Genesis. Recall that the sound of God’s gentle voice was heard saying, “Adam, where art thou?”—and that voice has never died out! The echo of that voice sounding down through the years has never ceased to reverberate, to echo … Continue reading “CALL
OF GOD; GOD: HIS VOICE”

One thing is certain: the call of Christ is always a promotion. Were Christ to call a king from his throne to preach the gospel to some tribe of aborigines, that king would be elevated above anything he had known before. Any movement toward Christ is ascent, and any direction away from Him is down. … Continue reading “CALL
OF CHRIST; PASTORAL MINISTRY: SIGNIFICANCE”

To be called to follow Christ is a high honor; higher indeed than any honor men can bestow upon each other. Were all the nations of the earth to unite in one great federation and call a man to head that federation, that man would be honored above any other man that ever lived. Yet … Continue reading “CALL
OF CHRIST; HONORS”

Unnecessary burdens are crushing the life out of people every day. Mental institutions are overflowing and psychiatrists are doing a rushing business because the burden of living is getting to be more than we can bear. Civilization has not made our lot easier except in things pertaining to the body; the burdens of the heart … Continue reading “BURDENS;
TRIALS: ATTITUDE TOWARD”

Just as He had done with Adam, God put Jesus on the cross in a deep sleep and opened His side. Out from His side flowed not a rib but water and blood. From that water and blood God is washing, cleansing and preparing a bride worthy of Jesus. God did not create Eve from … Continue reading “BRIDE
OF CHRIST; BLOOD OF CHRIST”

I for one admit that I am weary of the familiar religious pep talk. I am tired of being whipped into line, of being urged to work harder, to pray more, to give more generously, when the speaker does not show me Christ. This is sure to lead to a point of diminishing return and … Continue reading “BOREDOM:
RELIGIOUS; PREACHING: EXPERIENCING GOD; JESUS CHRIST: HIS LOVELINESS”

It does not speak too well for our Christian testimony when God tells us that He has sent His Son to be His final revelation in this world—and we act bored about it!… That must be the key to our boredom with Christianity: We have not been keeping in very close touch with our Man … Continue reading “BOREDOM:
RELIGIOUS; CHURCH: BOREDOM”

In other words, we are bored with God Almighty. We chuckle at Pogo and laugh at Dear Abby, but we are bored with God. Isaiah 43:15, 22 Rut, Rot or Revival: The Condition of the Church, 146.

Today more than ever we Christians need to learn how to sanctify the ordinary. This is a blase generation. People have been overstimulated to the place where their nerves are jaded and their tastes corrupted. Natural things have been rejected to make room for things artificial. The sacred has been secularized, the holy vulgarized and … Continue reading “BOREDOM:
FROM OVERSTIMULATION”

Perhaps a word of warning would not be amiss here: It is that we beware the common habit of putting confidence in books, as such. It takes a determined effort of the mind to break free from the error of making books and teachers ends in themselves. The worst thing a book can do for … Continue reading “BOOKS:
VALUE OF; READING: LIMITATIONS OF”