Some months ago a scientist friend, employed by a company attempting to harness the power of the atom for peaceful purposes, was moved out of the laboratory to a position of executive responsibility. His job now is to help take care of his temperamental scientist colleagues who are unable to get along together. These men engaged in the job of harnessing limitless power seem to be powerless inside themselves. They are petty, temperamental, quarrelsome, jealous and selfish. So my friend’s assignment is to help these men get along together.
As we discussed this situation, we commented on the irony of …
(Sermon preached in The Moody Church, July 3, 1914. Not corrected by the author).
We have been dealing with the possibilities of faith. We have seen how faith enables us to enter into fellowship with our Lord so that the soul of man becomes conjoined to Christ in the effort to win men for God. We never shall get to the end of that subject, of what it means for a man to stand up and speak to his fellow men knowing he is absolutely incompetent, but realizing all the time he is speaking that his Confederate, his Colleague, his …
I want to give you a glimpse of the New Testament church at Jerusalem. There were one hundred and twenty believers, it says, and within twelve months, a brief year, we have a record of growth described in such words as, “multitude,” “multitudes,” “three thousand,” “five thousand,” “multiplied greatly.” I do not know how many people had been led to Christ, but I know that we have here the most remarkable piece of growth and development that the world knows anything about. It is most amazing. All I can hope to do this morning is to call you attention to …
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” —Genesis 3:15
Here is the first Gospel message in history. Of all the golden tongued evangelists of all time, God is the first to tell of a Redeemer. And for the telling, He waits not an hour after sin has, through Satan’s lie, made moral wreck of the creatures of His hand. Moreover, it is told in one breath with the denunciation of judgment upon Satan, showing that judgment precedes salvation. God …
I want to take you through the Word of God and see what it reveals concerning the personality and activities of the great adversary of our souls—the devil. Let me first read from the eighth chapter of John’s Gospel words uttered by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. At verse 44, addressing those who were opposing His ministry while yet priding themselves upon their Abrahamic descent, the Lord says, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning (the word might be translated manslayer),—and abode not in …
“And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? None is good save one, even God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother. And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth. And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and …
I am going to read a text from a narrative that gives an account of the first Christian services ever held. It is the first song service that is recorded.
Acts 16:25: “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”
Christianity is a religion of song and in this particular respect it is distinguished from very many of the false religions known to the world. It is a religion of song because it is a religion of gladness. Christ not only saves the soul but He satisfies the longing of the …
Why the Middle East Awaits the Coming of Christ: Jesus’ Birth is the Promise of Eternal Peace!
As I write this article (autumn 2025), President Trump is returning from Israel after securing a peace deal between Hamas and Israel. I am celebrating this cessation of hostilities and praying for this peace to last a long time. Perhaps there will even be an opportunity for a wider Middle East peace deal. I pray that there is!
However, the unfortunate reality is that a lasting peace will be much harder to secure. Israel is a land drenched in history; a land acquainted …
When you consider God’s greatness and man’s littleness, it is simply an infant talking to the Infinite, and yet if you are a stranger to prayer you are a stranger to power.
Moses prayed and a nation was saved from death. Joshua prayed and the sun stood still. Hannah prayed and God gave her a son. Solomon prayed for wisdom and God made him the wisest of mortal men. Elisha prayed and he received the mantle and a double portion. Daniel prayed and the angel locked the jaws of the lions. Peter prayed and Dorcas arose. The thief prayed for …
“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not …
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