With a parent’s tenderness, Mrs. Jessie Philpott said good-bye to her “children” in The Moody Church on Monday evening, July 1, 1929. Issuing from a full heart, hers was the message of a mother unusual. Because her grateful “children” included many who live far from Chicago, we are venturing to print Mrs. Philpott’s talk—with the omission of only a few sentences—just as she gave it, without her correction or revision. Remembering the hundreds who will profit by the reading—as other hundreds thanked God for the spoken word—we trust the author will find it in her heart to forgive us for …
The following summary of Pastor Philpott’s labors in The Moody Church was spread on the Minutes of the Executive Committee by unanimous vote on June 3, 1929, and was incorporated in a beautiful memorial volume—a work of art and love—which was presented by Mr. Thomas Crofts to the Pastor on the evening of his farewell.
It is with the deepest regret that we, as officers of The Moody Church, come to the close of the ministry of Pastor P.W. Philpott. We could not have considered accepting his resignation if it had not been apparent that he had the assurance and …
When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God....Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. —Matthew 16:13–16, 24 …
So, Who Owns The Land? A different question is even more important...
While in Israel, I gave a lecture to the tour group on the topic, “Who owns the land?” I tried to be fair to both the Palestinians and the Israelis because there are arguments on both sides. But, as you might guess, for several reasons, and especially for the fact that God gave the promises to Abraham and his descendants, I believe Israel has a prior claim.
But let’s go to the heart of the matter.
I will raise only one of the controversial questions about this topic. …
I have taken a text from the 139th Psalm. There are just two verses that I want to read. Psalm 139:23–24: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
If you do not get much out of my sermon you will have your soul fed and you will be wonderfully helped if you will read the 139th Psalm over some time today. It has a personal application.
I am not going to attempt anything like an exposition …
I speak of rank modernism. There are varying degrees of this heresy. Some so-called modernists, who are in the drift from the truth, but have not landed in the extreme camp of modernism, would deny the following; but if they will keep on drifting in their preaching and teaching they will practically, sooner or later, confirm what is said below:
1. Modernism in the character of Jesus substitutes “divine” for “deity.” This is a Unitarian position. The true Gospel says that Jesus is very God of very God. He who denies the deity of Jesus, and compliments Him with being …
“Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.” —Psalm 118:27
You will readily recognize the reference to the altar of burnt offering which of old stood just inside the gate of the tabernacle. It was made of acacia wood overlaid with brass or copper, and had a grate in the center of it where the victim was burned, typifying the atoning work of our Lord Jesus Christ. As these various sacrificial beasts were brought to be offered to Jehovah, they were bound to the horns of the altar, which were upon its four corners.
“Well, what’s next? This is the expression on every hand today. Politically, socially, commercially, religiously, this question is being asked. Something is underneath all the late world happenings that makes folks ask this question. Well, what is the something? The scenes are certainly being swiftly shifted, and it is causing great wonder about the next act. There has reached the world audience, through the teaching of the Bible, a strong suggestion of what this next act will probably be, and this accounts for their anxiety in watching every move.
Jesus answered some men once when they asked Him for a …
Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you.” Heaven is, therefore, a locality. In just what part of the universe it is located, we do not know. Astronomers say that all the stars and planets seem to be revolving around a great distant centre. That centre may be heaven. It seems not to be Earth, for then Jesus would have said, “I remain to prepare a place for you.” When He said, “I go,” He meant that He would leave Earth for some other place.
It is a cosmopolitan place: “I behold, and, lo, a great multitude, which …
“Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed.” —2 Corinthians 6:3
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” —1 John 2:15
Not a few Christians have been‚ and some are—greatly perplexed as to what should be the attitude of a Christian toward the world and its amusements. There are some Scriptures that tell us very definitely that the Christian is not of the world, that he has been chosen out of the world, that he is separated …
