The Sacred Import of the Christian Name by Samuel Davies "The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch." Acts 11:26 Mere names are empty sounds, and but of little consequence. And yet it must be owned, that there are names of honor and significance; and, when they are attended with the thin... Read More
Dwight Lyman Moody BORN: February 5, 1837 DIED: December 22, 1899 Northfield, Massachusetts LIFE SPAN: 62 years, 10 months, 17 days DWIGHT LYMAN MOODY was the first evangelist since Whitefield to shake two continents for God. It was on his mother's birthday that Moody was born on a small New England... Read More
A. THE NEED OF WAITING 1. What is to be observed from: (1) Lam. 3:25? That the seeking of God involves a waiting FOR God (2) Isa. 30:18? That God waits for men to wait for him (3) Prov. 8:34? That there is a promised blessedness to those that wait for him (4) Isa. 30:18? That this blessedness awaits... Read More
Moses prayed, “Show me now Your way that I may know You.” I am amazed at the working of God, the world over. What I observe each year in many countries is this: God is at work breaking down denominational differences, prejudices, and ecclesiastical bigotry, where one group says, “We are His people.”... Read More
“In the beginning God—” (Gen. 1:1) If we separate the first four words of Genesis 1:1 from the rest of the verse, they form a sort of motto for all of life. They say, “God first.” We find this motto suggested in the first commandment, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” No one and nothing mus... Read More
IT WAS out of the wilderness of a world of blind, misunderstanding that the Christ cried, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?" He was always eager to establish in hearts His identity. "Whom do men say that I am? Whom do you say that I am?" It was the cry of a lonely Man. Though He was the Kin... Read More
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple." –Luke 14:26-27 There is no middle path to heaven--there is ... Read More
A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) JULY 1 John 9:6-23. Christ directs the blind man to wash in Siloam. There were many reasons that might have deterred the Savior from curing the blind man. It was the Sa... Read More
GOD - THE ORIGINAL MOVER AND SHAKER! OUR GOD IS A GOD OF CONSTANT ACTION AND ADVENTURE! From Genesis to Revelation we see a God who "neither slumbers nor sleeps."(Ps. 121:4) Whenever God shows up on the scene things begin to happen - and in a big way! Pillars of fire, parting seas, rivers turning to... Read More
THE SEED OF GOD AND OF HIS KINGDOM TREATED AND TESTIFIED OF ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES OF TRUTH AND ACCORDING TO TRUE EXPERIENCE FELT IN THE HEART FROM THE GOD OF TRUTH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BY ISAAC PENINGTON "The kingdom of heaven is like... Read More
The Sacred Import of the Christian Name
D. L. Moody
Study Notes - Waiting for God
The Knowledge of God - Part 3
In the beginning God
True Values
May 27
The life of Christ, for family devotions - July
Active Or Passive Lordship
The Seed of God, and of his Kingdom treated and testified of