2/14/71 ‘Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.’ With all the problems of life surrounding us today, our Lord gives us one guiding principle of action. God has a kingdom which is central in his thought–a Kingdom which is central in his thought– a kingdom of souls. We were created to honor, love, and obey him. The nature of his kingdom was revealed in the life, the teaching,... Read more
Acts 20.28– “Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock that the Holy Spirit has made you overseers 0f— feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.’ Not long ago three men of eminence set forth their views of the subject of church going. These views are interesting if only because they are so widely different. The author of The Return to Religion says he goes to church because it is good for... Read more
10/27/68 ‘But you shall receive power from on high…and you shall be my witnesses’– Acts 1.8 Many church members have never been born again. The greatest need of the church is Spirit-born, Holy Ghost baptized Christians. When a church member loves the same kind of life that the godless worldly men or women do, he can be sure that he has never received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a divine personality, just as real as... Read more
Matt. 7.7–‘ask and it shall be given you, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you.’ We neglect our prayers because we are so occupied with our daily work that we do not take time to pray. Yet prayer cannot be neglected without suffering real spiritual loss. It should not be difficult to open our hearts to God in prayer, if from the bottom of our heart we... Read more
10/8/ 1972 ‘Be ye perfect as I am perfect’– Matt. 5.48 It is good for us from time to time to realize our nothingness, our incompleteness, and our deficiencies. We are apt to grow self-complacent, to thank God we are not as others are, but far better. This feeling arises from the low standards we set before us. We compare ourselves with one another, with those around us, and in doing so we are not wise. Now in Matt. 5.48... Read more
3/21/1971 Galatians 2.20–‘I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me.’ The world needs a fresh, living portrait of Jesus Christ. His noblest portrait is a transformed personality with God’s divine love gleaming through it. Paul declared ‘for me to live is for Christ to live again in me.’ Matthew portrays him as a King, Mark reveals him as a servant, Luke sets him forth as the Son of Man,... Read more
6/23/1968 John 13.34– ‘a new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you.’ The most important words are recorded in the New Testament. Everything conspires to make them impressive. They come from the lips of the world’s greatest religious teacher. The occasion was the last night of his earthly life. The language suggests parental tenderness. for he calls these men ‘little children’. It was a new commandment in its meaning. A writer says... Read more
8/30/1970 Hebrews 6.18/ Malachi 3.6 ‘That by two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, that we might have a strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. ‘For I am the Lord, I change not.’ It is impossible for God to be inconsistent. This truth should impress human hearts and be constantly before them. Five implications: 1) God cannot fail to be holy. The sinner is dealing... Read more
1/19/ 1972 Lk. 18–‘Go sell all you have, give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven, then come follow me.’ A young ruler was still not satisfied, although he was very rich. He went to Jesus and said ‘Good teacher, what can I do to inherit everlasting life?’ Jesus asked him if he knew the commandments– do not murder, do not steal, do not lie, honor your father and mother.’ The young man replied ‘ever since I... Read more
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