The gospel is “so great salvation” because of— • its Divine Source, for it is “the gospel of God” (Rom. 1:1). • its Matchless Provision, for it is “the gospel of His Son” (Rom. 1:9). • its Prophetic Claim (Rom. 1:16), for it is “the gospel of Christ [Messiah]” promised before. • its Universal Availability, […]
Vast crowds had milled around our Lord that last week He spent on earth prior to the Cross. On the last night of all He had withdrawn Himself with His disciples to the upper room, seen in those wonderful five chapters of John 13 to 17. He is away from the crowds, alone with His […]
What happens when those traveling down the highways and byways of life have little interest in coming into a church building to hear the gospel? One idea might be to take the gospel to them—out on the highways and byways. That’s exactly what the saints from the Tavistock Bible Chapel (in southwestern Ontario) have been […]
“Christ loved the Church,” and in His love Did for her die, that she above Might be the partner of His throne. But she is not the fruit alone That from the “Corn of Wheat” doth grow, Which He on Calvary did sow. Think of the souls before the flood Who trusted in the Living […]
Having just returned from the country roads, quaint towns and compact cars in Ireland, I am forceably reminded that I am in the land of Bigger is Better. Not just highways and big cars and tall buildings, but super highways sixteen lanes across and SUVs and Hummers and skyscrapers so big they make perfect targets […]
The Bible speaks clearly about the value of refreshing others in the work of the Lord. Whether it is due to a personal difficulty or to a disheartening incident in the work of the Lord, there will always be the need either to refresh others or to be refreshed ourselves in our service for Christ. […]
The “bigger is better” philosophy of our society has permeated the local church. We are often intimidated by the vast array of programs offered by the mega-churches, and wonder just what we can do as individual believers. It is good to remember that our God is greater than all of man’s programs and systems, and […]
Jeremiah has been called “The prophet of the bleeding heart and the iron will,” and every child of God will need this combination of virtues if he is to do worthy service for his Master. As this prophet of God contemplated the pitiful condition of Israel brought about by its own sinful folly and repeated […]
On one of his trips to England, D. L. Moody was staying at Lord Aberdeen’s country house, near London. He was asked to give a devotional, but being weary after preaching, he asked if Prof. Drummond might speak instead. This was the substance of Drummond’s message, repeated at Northfield, Moody’s Massachusetts summer conference. Based on […]