In the early part of this chapter, Paul has been opening his heart about the Christian ministry, as he spoke of a ministry of revelation he had received because “God had shined in his heart, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” Because of that character of ministry he was under a very deep sense of responsibility to communicate it to others. Therefore, “we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus our Lord, and ourselves your servants for His sake.” And in order that there might be through him a …
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name;
“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”—John 1:11-13
Some folks talk about being adopted into the family, but thank God, I was born into it. In the world when you want to receive some one into your family that was not born into it, you have got to …
This subject was suggested to me when Mr. Johnson and Mr. Woolley came home from Canada. Mr. Woolley needed a vacation very badly, so he took one of twenty-four hours. I don’t know how many pounds he gained, but I gained a lot of information myself. Woolley tells me everything he knows, and then I preach.
He told me how one of the boys there in Canada who had gone to the front had written his mother that there was no “V.C.” blood in him. His duty was to carry ammunition along a certain road, and he wrote that the …
Sermon preached by A.C. Dixon, D.D. at The Moody Church in 1909.
In the year 1858 there began in Chicago a religious movement which became the greatest revival movement of the century, the abundant fruits of which can be seen today in every part of the world. It centered in D.L. Moody, who resolved in early life that he would let God show to the world what He could do with one man fully surrendered to His will.
The beginning was small. First, a group of ragged children in an abandoned freight car, which grew into a large Sunday school. …
We have noticed that in the early part of this book a great many of these Psalms have to do primarily with David’s personal experiences. This particular Psalm evidently was written either during the time that he was fleeing from King Saul and his army or when he was hiding from the armies of his own son, Absalom. It probably has reference to the former case. One can understand how David would pen these words perhaps some night that he was restless, unable to sleep, on the alert for he knew the enemy was pursuing him. He could not know …
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
“Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge …
“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 …
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