2 Timothy 2:7

The WORK OF A GOSPEL MINISTER Recommended To Consideration. A Charge Delivered At The Ordinations Of The Reverend MR. JOHN GILL, MR. BONNER STONE, MR. JAMES LARWILL, MR. ISAAC GOULD, MR. WALTER RICHARDS. 2 TIMOTHY 2:7 Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. That part... Read More

In verse 18 of this chapter we find the word "abuse" again; but the Greek means that I use outright for myself. It would not have been abusing his power in the gospel, but he did not use that power as something to which he had title of possession; he only thought about it as a thing he could use for... Read More

It is worthy of remark that the moment you get out of the epistles to the churches, you get catholic epistles and others which treat the church as in the "last days." In John, there were "many antichrists." In Peter, "Judgment must begin at the house of God." In 1 Timothy, "In the latter times some ... Read More

Ezekiel 15:2-4 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree? Or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; The fire devoureth both the en... Read More

Nearly three hundred years ago Isaac Watts wrote a hymn based on Ps98, the title of which is Joy to the World. It has become world famous as a Christmas hymn celebrating the first coming of Christ into the world, but in point of fact Watts did not have Bethlehem and the manger in mind but rather Jer... Read More

As we approach the end of the age and the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ it seems it seems that there is an ever-increasing exhilaration towards apostasy, in preparation for the revelation of antichrist. Spurgeon speaking of the situation faced by the church in his day spoke truth which is e... Read More

The Ministry Of Intercession By Andrew Murray "An holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ" (I Peter 2:5) "Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord" (Isaiah 61:6). "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me." These are the words o... Read More

THE LAMPSTAND "And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold." (Ex. 25. 31). THE golden lampstand, with its seven lamps and centre shaft, is the type of ministry according to God in the power of the Holy Ghost, in its various branches of testimony, having Christ for its centre, source, and subject. I... Read More

In the New Testament there are many pictures illustrating the Christian life, each of which contributes something to our understanding of it. We have the athlete in the games, the soldier on active service, the builder concerned to build on a firm foundation with good materials; the farmer working f... Read More

"An holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ" (I Peter 2:5) "Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord" (Isaiah 61:6). "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me." These are the words of Jesus in Isaiah. As the fruit of His work, a... Read More