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Matthew 6:2-4, 19-34 When therefore you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right... Read More

“Sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it” (Gen. 4:7, emphasis added). As was pointed out in the previous chapter, our sanctification is a joint effort on the part of God and ourselves. We grow to be progressively more like Jesus as we cooperate with the Father... Read More

Jesus' story of the shrewd money manager is one that many people have difficulty understanding. However, if we first consider the lessons of the story that Jesus shared at its conclusion, it's easier to understand how the story leads to those lessons. Jesus mentioned at least three lessons His story... Read More

(Luke 16) THEME SONG If I should die, where will I dwell--- In heaven or in hell? Eternal bliss, eternal shame The choice is mine to name. Only trust Him, only trust Him, Only trust Him, now. He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now. This afternoon I would like to speak on heaven and... Read More

CHAPTER 3 WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER For the Hardness of Your Hearts The fact that divorce in the “Church” is statistically the same in terms of percentages as the heathen society in which we live- testifies that the Church is filled with carnality. Two equally yoked Chris... Read More

A Plea for Alms by Thomas Watson (Delivered in a sermon before the London city assembly, on April 13, 1658) "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?" 1 John 3:17 To the assembly of the famous city of London, My own la... Read More

I. Introduction 1. This study is a basic survey of Biblical interpretation and is not intended to be exhaustive. It has been designed for the average or beginning Bible student and, therefore, some matters of a more advanced nature have not been included. 2. As evangelicals, it is not enough to mere... Read More

What are its uses and applications, by the Spirit, in the Scriptures? The cross seems to me to be used in scripture as especially connected with shame and disgrace. The cross was in itself a cruel and a disgraceful heathen mode of death -- kept, even by them, for the very vilest. It seemed to say --... Read More

A Sermon (No. 192) Delivered on Tuesday Evening, May 4, 1858, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON At Bloomsbury Chapel, On behalf of the Sunday School Union "Give an account of thy stewardship."--Luke 16:2. WE HAVE HEARD many times in our lives, that we are all stewards to Almighty God. We hold it as a solemn... Read More

"What shall it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" Mark 8:36 It is a sad proof, beloved, of our evil and corrupt nature, that our Lord Jesus Christ should have thought it necessary to use such language and to ask such a question. He was preaching to His own people--to... Read More