Sermons & Devotionals by George Everard

A Practical Question! George Everard, 1885 "Are not you also one of His disciples?" John 18:25 The rash zeal of Peter in cutting off the ear of Malchus was one cause of his terrible fall. Had he been distrustful of himself and watchful over his own spirit, he would have been more likely to keep out ... Read More

The Bravest Hero! George Everard, 1885 "Better a patient man than a warrior — a man who controls his temper, than one who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32 "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32 This is scarcely the verdi... Read More

Light in Dark Hours! George Everard, 1885 "But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." 1 Samuel 30:6 It was one of the very darkest moments in David's chequered life. North, south, east, and west — wherever he looked, black clouds covered the sky. At the moment to which these words refer, he ... Read More

No Neutrality! George Everard, 1885 "He who is not with Me is against Me — and he who does not gather with Me scatters!" Matthew 12:30 I know no lesson in the Christian life more important than this. You must be one thing — or another . You must not attempt to serve two masters, or to imagine that y... Read More

God First! George Everard, 1885 "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness — and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33 In these words we have the secret of a truly successful life. They were given by our Lord as an antidote for care and anxiety . He was surrounded by thos... Read More

A Prayer for Godly Living George Everard, 1885 "Teach me to do the thing that pleases You, for You are my God. Let Your loving Spirit lead me forth unto the land of righteousness." Psalm 143:10 It has always seemed to me that a godly life is here put before us in a very attractive form. It is not pu... Read More

Consistency! George Everard, 1885 "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel, unless we find it in connection with the law of his God." Daniel 6:5 It was a noble testimony. Here was Daniel in high position, as a city set on a hill that could not be hidden. He was a sort of gover... Read More

A Single Eye! George Everard, 1885 "The lamp of your body is the eye. When your eye is single your whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil your body also is full of darkness." Luke 11:34 I well remember a Sunday-school teacher in London who, when past sixty, was not tired of his work. ... Read More

Secret Prayer! George Everard, 1880 "The end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers." 1 Peter 4:7 INTRODUCTION Faithful, sincere, believing prayer is the secret of strength to every Christian. It is the power by which he overcomes the Tempter. It is the channel b... Read More

The Rich Young Ruler George Everard, 1885 "What more do I lack?" Matthew 19:20 A mountain of self-righteousness lay at the back of this question. He who asked it, was rich in his possessions, but still richer in his imagined merit. So he comes to Christ and seems to say something of this kind, "I ha... Read More

God's Mindfulness of His Redeemed People George Everard, 1885 "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Mat... Read More

The Faded Leaf! George Everard, 1885 "We all fade and shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away." Isaiah 64:6 Walking along the street in Cambridge which runs past the principal colleges, my eye followed the constantly flowing rivulet which runs down by its side. And as I look... Read More

God's Love Manifested in the Law George Everard, 1868 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:4-5 It is a pleasant thing for a child to discover in some way which he had... Read More

Loving Service! George Everard, 1868 "While He was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper — a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on His head." Mark 14:3 "She has done what s... Read More

Free, Yet in Bonds George Everard , 1884 A story has often been told of a colored woman, on board a steamer in some eastern country. She was a slave, and an Englishman was touched with her misery and degradation, and wished to have the joy of giving her freedom. Ignorant of his design, she heard him... Read More

The Great Physician and His Patients George Everard, 1874 "While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and "sinners" came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?... Read More

The Advent Prayer! George Everard, 1884 "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!" Luke 23:42 It was a dark hour. Look beneath the cross. The whole world is in arms against God and His Christ. Then did the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing. Then did the rulers carry out that... Read More

Heavenly Guidance! George Everard, 1868 "He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation." Psalm 107:7 A General ordered a division of his army to a certain spot. Without giving his reasons, he advised them as to the route they should take. The direct route was much sh... Read More

The True Worshipers! George Everard, 1868 "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth — for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." John 4:23 The world is full of worshipers. Mammon, esteem, wealth, intellect, pleasure, the f... Read More

Preparedness for the Lord's Coming George Everard, 1868 "And now, little children, abide in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming." 1 John 2:28 It is the part of true wisdom to look ahead, and, as far as possible, to prepare for that whi... Read More