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September 26
CHRIST the WINE-MAKER: “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” (Jn 2:10). As a young preacher, I came to the final night of a series of Bible teaching. Greeting folks at the door, one…
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September 26 Petition Mission
“The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain” (2 Tim 1:16). The name Onesiphorus comes from joining two words. The one means to “bring joy” or “be profitable,” as used in Philemon verse 20, there a play on the similar name “Onesimus.”…
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September 26
“For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord” (2 Cor 4:5). Charles Spurgeon revealed the secret of his effectiveness: “I believe that those sermons which are fullest of Christ are the most likely to be blessed to the conversion of the hearers. Let your sermons be full of Christ, from beginning to…
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September 25, 2026 — The Battle Royal
Sometimes it seems, as in the case of Lazarus, that death triumphs over love. But love will win the field! Psalm 116 describes in graphic detail the mighty conflict between two of the greatest forces in the universe—death and love. “Love is as strong as death,” said the wise man (Song of Songs 8:6). Historically, death has…
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September 25
CHRIST the ABIDING ONE: “Abide in Me, and I in you” (Jn 15:4). James Hudson Taylor was born May 21, 1832, the only son of a druggist in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. A frail child, his education was sporadic, mostly taken at home. In 1849, he picked up a tract on holiday and was struck with…
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September 25 Petition Mission
“How awesome is this place! This…is the gate of heaven!” (Gen 28:17). There’s a remarkable spiral staircase with no central support at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. But no, it isn’t a “Miraculous Stair” built by Joseph. When local carpenters couldn’t link the main floor with the choir loft (other than with…