Sermons & Devotionals by William MacDonald
William MacDonald
MAY 30 - One Day at a Time
“…no man knoweth the Son, but the Father.” (Mt. 11:27) There is deep mystery connected with the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Part of the mystery is the combination of absolute deity and full humanity in one Person. There is the question, for instance, how One who has the attributes of God can at... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 31 - One Day at a Time
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned,” (1 Cor. 2:14) The natural man is the one who has never been born again. He does not have the Spirit of God. He is disinclined to r... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 4 - One Day at a Time
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Prov. 14:12) Twice in the book of Proverbs (14:12 and 16:25) we learn that man’s judgment as to the right way is not reliable. What seems right to him ends in disaster and death. During World War II the Navy... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 5 - One Day at a Time
“Esau…for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.” (Heb. 12:16) It is often possible to barter life’s best values for a momentary gratification of physical appetite. That is what Esau did. He had come in from the field tired and hungry. At that moment Jacob was cooking a pot of red bean soup. When E... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 6 - One Day at a Time
“How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel.” (1 Sam. 16:1) There comes a time in life when we must stop mourning over the past and get on with the work of the present. God had rejected Saul from being king. The action was final, irreversible. But Samuel ... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 7 - One Day at a Time
“He careth for you.” (1 Pet. 5:7) The Bible is fairly full of tokens of God’s marvelous care for His people. During Israel’s forty-year trek through the wilderness, they ate food from heaven (Ex. 16:4), had an unfailing supply of water (1 Cor. 10:4), and were equipped with shoes that never wore out ... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 8 - One Day at a Time
“And I will give thee the treasures of darkness.” (Isa. 45:3) When God made this promise to Cyrus, He was speaking of material treasures from lands of darkness that Cyrus would conquer. But we are not doing violence to the verse when we take it and apply it in a spiritual sense. There are treasures ... Read More
William MacDonald
MAY 9 - One Day at a Time
“…the maid that is of the land of Israel.” (2 Ki. 5:4) A person doesn’t have to be known by name in order to accomplish great exploits for God. In fact, some of the people in the Bible who won immortal fame are not identified by their names. There were the three men who brought water to David from t... Read More
William MacDonald
Mourning Over The Past
"How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel." 1 Samuel 16:1 There comes a time in life when we must stop mourning over the past and get on with the work of the present. God had rejected Saul from being king. The action was final, irreversible. But Samuel ... Read More
William MacDonald
No Man To Teach You
“…ye need not that any man teach you.” (1 John 2:27) At first glance this verse poses problems. If we don’t need anyone to teach us, why did the risen Lord give teachers to build up the saints for the work of ministering (Eph. 4:11, 12)? In order to understand John’s meaning, it helps to know the ba... Read More
William MacDonald
Obeying the Instruction of the Older
“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” (Prov. 4:1) In the first four verses of Proverbs 4, Solomon describes how good advice can and should be passed down from one generation to another. He tells how his father had taught him, then urges his son, in turn,... Read More
William MacDonald
Ordained of God
THE PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS The seventh and final truth concerning the Church which we listed at the outset was that all believers are priests of God. Every local assembly should witness to this truth practically by refusing any other priesthood and by encouraging every believer to exercise the priv... Read More
William MacDonald
Owe No Man Anything
“Owe no man anything, but to love one another.” (Rom. 13:8) We need not take this verse as a prohibition against any and every kind of debt. In our society we cannot escape telephone bills, gas and light bills, and water bills. Also under certain circumstances, it may be better discipleship to buy a... Read More
William MacDonald
Prayer
The only completely satisfactory book that has ever been written on the subject of prayer is the Bible. All other treatments leave us with a feeling that there are depths that have not been reached and heights that have not been scaled. In this booklet, we cannot hope to improve on the efforts of ot... Read More
William MacDonald
Remaining True to the Lord
“…he began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord.” (Acts 11:23 NASB) There is an alarming tendency in some Christian circles to fawn over men because they are scholars, even though they are disloyal to the Person of Christ. Here is a man, for instance, who is a brillia... Read More
William MacDonald
Seeing Dimly
“For now we see through a glass, darkly…” (1 Cor. 13:12) At few times in our Christian experience is this so evident as when we come to the Lord’s Table to remember Him in His death for us. “We see through a glass, darkly.” There seems to be a thick, impenetrable veil. We are on one side of it with ... Read More
William MacDonald
Seeing Our Imperfections
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.” (Prov. 14:13) Nothing is perfect in this life. All laughter is mingled with sorrow. Every diamond has a flaw. Each person has some character defect. In all of life, there’s a worm in the apple. It is good to be idealistic; God has set within us a longing fo... Read More
William MacDonald
Seeking To Do God's Will
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” (John 7:17) Today’s English Version translates the first part of this verse, “Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know…” It is a wonderful promise that if a person sincerely des... Read More
William MacDonald
Serving One Another
“…by love serve one another.” (Gal. 5:13) Someone has said, “Self thinks itself great and is served. Love serves and is great.” A popular Gospel singer witnessed to the man sitting next to him in a restaurant and had the joy of leading him to Christ. In the weeks that followed, he discipled this new... Read More
William MacDonald
Sin Begins in the Mind
“…as (a man) thinketh in his heart, so is he.” (Prov. 23:7) A. P. Gibbs used to say, “You are not what you think you are, but what you think—this is what you are.” This means that the mind is the spring from which behavior flows. Control the source and you control the stream that flows from it. Ther... Read More
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William MacDonald (1917 - 2007)
Was President of Emmaus Bible College, teacher, Plymouth Brethren theologian and a prolific author of over 84 published books. MacDonald refused to accept royalties for his books but established a fund for translating his work Believers Bible Commentary into foreign languages.Bill will be not only be remembered for the thousands upon thousands of lives he touched through his books, teaching and many personal letters, but for his Christ-like character and gentleness, yet powerful life lived by faith in Christ. One of his most impact-ful books is the small booklet called: "True Discipleship" it is recommended reading for every serious disciple of Christ.
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