“And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper …
“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 …
To the Members of The Moody Church Chicago, Illinois
Brethren:
Seven years ago, under the manifest leading of the Holy Spirit, I began my ministry through the pastorate of this great church. As we look back over those years and consider all the experiences attending them we are thrilled at the evident marks of God’s goodness and blessing, and our hearts are full of gratitude as we exclaim with one of old, “This is the Lord’s doing, marvelous in our eyes.”
It has pleased our heavenly Father to bless the preaching of the Gospel of Christ. No …
The Concluding Sermon of Doctor Philpott’s Pastorate*
“And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.” —Genesis 24:49
The twenty-fourth chapter of Genesis is one of the longest chapters in the Old Testament and it contains one of the most charming stories ever told. Probably in all fiction there is nothing more romantic than the story of Isaac and Rebekah. It is for neither of these reasons, however, that I have chosen it as the Scripture around which …
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 …
