Sermons & Devotionals by W.H. Griffith Thomas
W.H. Griffith Thomas
Prayer
In addition to good, suitable, and regular food, the body requires pure atmosphere in order to a healthy and vigorous life. In like manner the spiritual life must have both the food of God’s Word and also the pure atmosphere of prayer if it is to be thoroughly healthy, strong, and true. We are now t... Read More
W.H. Griffith Thomas
Privilege
The first word of the Psalms, “Blessed,” is in some respects the keynote of the whole book. It occurs nearly thirty times. But the interesting point about the Beatitudes of the Psalter is that they are nearly all concerned with our relation to God, and scarcely ever do circumstances enter into this ... Read More
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Sanctification
If an average congregation, or even Bible class, were asked, “Why did Jesus Christ die?” the answer in almost every case would probably be, “He died for our sins, in our stead.” This would be all true; but not all the truth. The purpose of the death of Christ is brought before us in the New Testamen... Read More
W.H. Griffith Thomas
Satisfaction
The Apostle Paul desired that those to whom he wrote might know the things that were freely given to them of God. In his prayers in the Epistle to the Ephesians we have, perhaps, the highest revelation of his conception of the Christian life. He prayed in the first of the two prayers that believers ... Read More
W.H. Griffith Thomas
Summary of New Testament Teaching
We have now covered all the Scripture teaching on the Holy Supper, and it is not purposeless to call attention to the extreme simplicity of the institution itself, and to all the allusions to it. The place of institution was a house and not a temple; the persons were ordinary Jews, not of the priest... Read More
W.H. Griffith Thomas
The Approach to the Institution
We find the Lord’s Supper distinctly treated in five passages; in the three Synoptic accounts of the institution; in 1 Corinthians 10; and in 1 Corinthians 11. The allusions in the Acts of the Apostles to the “breaking of bread” are simple records of fact, and do not help in the interpretation of th... Read More
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The Character of Christ
Personality is the highest thing in life. It is also the most interesting, attractive, fascinating. The study of personality surpasses almost everything in practical value. If this is so general, it is essentially so with regard to the personality of Jesus Christ. We therefore commence by a consider... Read More
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The Christian’s Vital Breath
The Christian religion rests upon two great facts. The first is that God has spoken to man in the Lord Jesus Christ, and still speaks by the Holy Spirit. The second is that man can hear God’s voice and speak to Him in return. Divine Revelation and Human Response to it are thus the two foundations of... Read More
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The Church and Amusements
The question of recreation and amusement as a part of parochial work and organization has become so prominent of recent years that it demands special attention at the hands of all who are, or expect to be clergymen; and the subject has so many and such serious bearings that it seems essential to dis... Read More
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The Church of Christ
When we stand on the Nore Lightship we see the Thames at its mouth; when we stand on the Cotswold Hills at Thames-head we see the great river at its source. When we look over the world today we see Christianity as a great and almost worldwide fact; but the stream must have had a source, the effect m... Read More
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The Claim of Christ
Just as a diamond has several facets, each one contributing to the beauty and attractiveness of the complete stone, so Jesus Christ can be considered in various ways, and to the question, “What think ye of Christ?” different answers can be given. Looking again at the Gospel story of His life, we are... Read More
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The Death of Christ
There are two well-known pictures, each with the same title, “The Shadow of the Cross.” One by Holman Hunt represents the interior of a carpenter’s shop, with Joseph and the Boy Jesus at work. Mary also is present. The Boy Jesus pauses in His work, and as He stretches Himself the shadow of the Cross... Read More
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The Exhortations of the Ordinal
In the Priests’ Ordinal there is a long address which is quite unique. There is nothing like it at the Deacons’ Ordination. Apart from the Questions already considered, it gives the fullest conception we possess of the Church of England ministry. It shows quite evidently that the essential idea of t... Read More
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The Fact of Christ
Christianity is the only religion in the world which rests on the Person of its Founder. A man can be a faithful Mohammedan without in the least concerning himself with the person of Mohammed. So also a man can be a true and faithful Buddhist without knowing anything whatever about Buddha. It is qui... Read More
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The Gospels of Christ
We have now endeavored to consider the picture of Jesus Christ as it is presented to us in the Gospels – His character, claim, teaching, death and resurrection. It is necessary, however, at this stage to consider one feature which is apt to be overlooked. Indeed its very familiarity tends to make us... Read More
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The Grace of Christ
It is only within comparatively recent years that attention has been given by scientific men to the fact and reality of Christian experience. Formerly it was either disregarded altogether or else set aside as too variable and unreliable to be worthy of serious notice. But this is no longer possible.... Read More
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The Importance of Preaching
Section 1. The Importance of Preaching. [I thankfully acknowledge my indebtedness here and elsewhere to that most valuable book The Work of the Preacher, by A. S. Hoyt. (Macmillan & Co.)] There is a decided tendency today to neglect preaching. It is not unfair to say that the average preaching is po... Read More
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The Importance of Preaching - Part 2
II. Expository. On almost every hand today we are urged to make our sermons more expository because our people need instruction in the Word of God; but those who proffer this advice are by no means clear as to what is meant by expository preaching. Dr. Maclaren’s textual preaching is essentially exp... Read More
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The Importance of Preaching - Part 3
VI. Pastoral Sermons. This aspect of preaching will necessarily form a prominent part of the work of the settled pastorate. The ministry to believers occupies an important place in the New Testament, because of the purpose of God for the life of every Christian. The ascended Lord is said to have bes... Read More
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The Influence of Christ
There are many things in life about which we may be perfectly indifferent. Some are outside the sphere of our interest, others we can entirely ignore, while ethers again we may hold in solution without coming to any definite opinion. In politics it is not absolutely necessary for all to take sides, ... Read More
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W.H. Griffith Thomas (1861 - 1924)
Was an Anglican cleric and scholar from the English-Welsh border country. He has been quoted by theologian Alister McGrath in the science-versus-religion debate.Gaining the reputation of a popular author and speaker in dispensationalism and victorious Christian life, he spent the last five years of his life writing and speaking at conservative gatherings. Partially funded by the Milton Stewart Evangelistic Fund, Thomas traveled with Charles G. Trumbull to Japan and China in the summer of 1920.