“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”—Matthew 6:33
Today we are considering the matter of putting first things first. There are so many things which press for a claim upon our time, our affections, our ambition and as long as this kind of competition continues, there can be no peace or harmony in the life. It is a great thing when one master aim grips the whole being as it did Paul in Philippians 3:13, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one …
Any person having read the New Testament and having read any one of the accounts of the Crucifixion given in the four gospels could not help but identify this portion of the psalm with one of those accounts, or that which all four of them record,—the Crucifixion. This has been truly called the Crucifixion Psalm.
I want to bring to you just one word as the basis of my message. It is one of those words that has a volume in it, and that word is one of the words that fell from the lips of …
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.”—Matthew 9:9
That is Matthew’s modest way of telling about his conversion. He did not tell anything about having a nice big house. He did not say anything about being rich. He left that for the other fellow to say.
I want to read to you what Mark’s Gospel has to say about the call of Matthew, second chapter, verses 13 through 17.
“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”—Hebrews 12:3
It is superbly impressive to observe how eminently solicitous of our welfare is the loving heart of God. “Today if ye will hear his voice,” He tenderly urges, “harden not your hearts.” Then ensues the wisest of counsel to safeguard our spiritual health, to strengthen our confidence, to stimulate our action, and to increase our fruitfulness.
The Challenge of the Lord
“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in …
“And whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” Paul wrote those words to his friends in the city of Colosse. He was a prisoner in Rome when he wrote them, and he wanted to give his friends some truth that would guide them in the day by day experiences of life. So this is what he wrote: “And whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by …
If there is one thing, which, more than all else, should give every true child of God honest and earnest concern it is surely this—to discover what kind of a life God has designed for His children to live, and then to find out whether He has provided the means for them to live that life. To do this we must, of course, turn to the Scriptures, since it is there that God has revealed His will and made known the kind of life that is well-pleasing to Him. And you would naturally expect me to turn for a text …
“How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?”—Hebrews 2:3
One of the great human failings with which God has to deal is that He can never bring us up face to face with the real issues of life. We know they are there, we are conscious that the dangers are ‘round about us, but we do not want to face them.
It is a helpful thing to know the characteristics of animals. It gives you a sort of rough outline of some human characteristics. I used to have a yellow dog that I picked up one day and …
Address delivered at The Moody Church by A.T. Robertson, D.D.
“And when he was gone forth into the way there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked, Good Master, What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
“Then Jesus beholding him, loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest; go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me.
“And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved; for he had great possessions.”—Mark …
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might …
Address delivered by Mel Trotter at Fellowship meeting of the Sunday School Officers and Teachers, April 27, 1922.
In this end of the city you are but touching the border. Really the work you do here is just marvelous, but you are only just touching the great field all around you. You ought to be out after the unsaved boys and girls all the while. Take your class out and put them to work. We used to think that to do open air work we had to go out on the streets and preach. We are doing street work in …
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