There was a fist fight down street the other day, and it all came because one man laughed at another. He had previously cursed him to his face with no seeming effect, but shortly he laughed at him, laughed out loud, and the fight was on.
This is the most acid-tipped sword one man can use against another. This goes to his very vitals, hits the foundation of his very being, namely, his own opinion of himself. It gets right under the roots of self-esteem and cuts the vein where pride must come leaking out, and pride is the backbone …
The Moody Church was honored with the presence of Dr. F.B. Meyer of London, England, on Sunday afternoon, September 19, 1926, at which time he gave a special address to pastors, Sunday-school teachers, and Christian workers. Preceding that message, Dr. Meyer gave several reminiscences of his early association with Moody and Sankey. The following are excerpts from his remarks, stenographically reported, and not corrected by the speaker.
I am very glad to see you and I want to tell you two or three things about my early knowledge of Moody and Sankey. I was sitting in my study one Saturday …
The basis for our message is in 2 Corinthians 5, some very familiar words, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (v. 21).
Our thoughts are to center around the Cross of Calvary, the greatest theme a preacher can ever have. The message of the Cross will never be exhausted, for the half has not yet been told. We will never be able to fully understand its meaning until one day we meet together around the throne of God in heaven.
The Bible is God speaking to you. It is God’s instrument in salvation (Romans 10:17; 1 Peter 1:25) and God’s means for growing mature Christians (1 Peter 2:2).
The first step in understanding the Bible is conversion. Paul said, “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things” (1 Corinthians 2:14–15). The unsaved person can read the Bible and receive inspiration, but the true Christian receives infinitely more. To salvation must be added …
“I (am) determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” —1 Corinthians 2:2
Such was Paul’s holy purpose. He was determined that Jesus Christ in the great purpose of His incarnation, which was to give His life a ransom for many, should be the subject of his preaching and his living.
The ideal character for Earth and heaven, for time and eternity, is “Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” Jesus Christ is the Truth, and truth is apt to defend itself. It has many enemies and must stand against all attacks, but “Jesus Christ and …
Of all the Old Testament prophets, it seems to me that Zechariah had a long-term vision of God’s purpose for the world more clearly than any. What the book of Revelation is to the New Testament, the prophecy of Zechariah is to the Old. He leapt over the centuries to foretell a day which would dawn and which would be endless, when there would be no more night and all the darkness of the world, with its sorrow, sin and suffering, would be banished forever. The question is, how is it all to come about? In days like these, it …
“As fellow-workers, however, we further appeal to you not to accept the grace of God without using it.” —2 Corinthians 6:1, 1945 Berkeley translation
Here is a call for more cautious and careful treatment of divine bestowments. In the development of his appeal, Paul envisaged a three-fold danger; namely, the disuse, misuse, and abuse of God’s grace.
The Disuse Of The Grace Of God
“We further appeal to you not to accept the grace of God without using it” (2 Corinthians 6:1, Berkeley 1945). Disuse of the grace which God so wonderfully and so liberally supplies is, wittingly or unwittingly, …
A Record attendance gathered in the Main Auditorium of The Moody Church on Friday, December 31, 1944, for the annual Watch Night service. The meeting had been widely advertised and multitudes were looking forward to a special celebration.
One of the principal events was the burning of the last note of indebtedness on The Moody Church building. Dr. P.W. Philpott, our former pastor, under whose ministry the present Memorial Church and Sunday School building was started and dedicated, was requested to cremate the last debit indenture.
The program of the evening started with a period …
The city is here to stay. We cannot ignore, deplore, or flee it forever.
At the present time, ninety percent of Earth’s inhabitants live in five percent of Earth’s area. Within the next century it is claimed that 30 billion people may live in a universal city that covers the globe. Already the United States is a metropolitan society with at least 60 percent of its population clustered in the cities. In the cities, the future of America will be decided for better or for worse.
While the population of the cities mounts and continues, evangelicals, for the most part, …
During the course of Founder’s Week Conference, I delivered a message based upon this text, the theme being “The Proof of the Christian Ministry,” or the evidences which should always be present to mark a Holy Spirit anointed ministry. In commenting upon the 22nd verse of [1 Corinthians 9], in which Paul declares that he was made all things to all men, that he might by all means save some, I made a statement concerning the need for a display of a united front within the church to the world, for a sinking of some of our minor theological differences …
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