It is hard to imagine how beautiful and awesome that the Temple actually was in the first century. So many times we think the "upper room" may have been in someones attic, etc. The Temple was quite a site to behold for those who were there. We, some 2000 years later only have the detailed models and... Read More
“I came not to send peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 Never be sympathetic with the soul whose case makes you come to the conclusion that God is hard. God is more tender than we can conceive, and every now and again He gives us the chance of being the rugged one that He may be the tender One. If a ... Read More
Proverbs 2:1-9 Now if you have got your Bible I am going to read to you from the book of Proverbs and Chapter 2. Proverbs Chapter 2; I am going to read the first 9 verses. And you will see from the first two words, this is a father addressing his son. Solomon is the writer and he says, "My son, if y... Read More
His name shall be called... Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 I came not to send peace,... but a sword. Matthew 10:34 The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable. James 3:17 That is a startling combination of text. The first is part of one of the sublimest of Messianic prophecies. It occur... Read More
One of the Lord's servants, after having been devoted to the work of preaching the gospel for three years, contemplated marriage. But it was pressed upon him by some that, as he had not sufficient income to keep a wife and family, he ought, before undertaking such responsibility, to seek some secula... Read More
[This article was taken from the book, "The Open-Air Preacher's Handbook" written by Gawin Kirkham. Brother Kirkham was the Secretary of the Open-Air Mission of London, England. The book was published in 1890 but has a timeless message for street preachers of today.] WE are told that "Open-air Preac... Read More
THE FOURTH DECADE. THE FOURTH SERMON. THAT GOD IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, AND GOVERNETH ALL THINGS BY HIS PROVIDENCE: WHERE MENTION IS ALSO MADE OF THE GOODWILL OF GOD TO USWARD, AND OF PREDESTINATION. DEARLY beloved, it remaineth now for me in this day's sermon, for a conclusion to that which I ... Read More
It is therefore surely worth the effort to try and answer the following questions: What attitude is Christian ethics going to adopt towards war? Does war have a place in the Christian world-and-life view? Or must war at all times and in all places be condemned and opposed as a crime? Does war make a... Read More
A great many thoughtful and knowledgeable people are wondering if we are approaching the end of this civilization as we know it. At the present time there is an unusual interest in what the Bible has to say about the conclusion of man's little day upon this earth. Any study which deals with these fi... Read More
Preached at Park Street Chapel, Nottingham, on Thursday Evening, Sept. 23, 1858 "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be foun... Read More
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE (70 CE)
What To Concentrate On
Living In The Will of God, Part 8: Seeking Good Advice
Peace
Two Letters on the Marriage of an Evangelist
Definite Directions for Open-Air Preaching
The Decades of Henry Bullinger: 4th Decade: 4th Sermon
The Law--Gospel Distinction and Preaching
From the Top of the Mount of Olives You Can See Forever
The Loss of All Things for Christ's Sake