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Andrew Murray

The Example of Paul

Andrew Murray'Be Ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.' I Corinthians 11. 1 1. Paul was a minister who prayed much for his congregation Let us read his words prayerfully and calmly so that we may hear the voice of the Spirit. 'Night and day praying exceedingly that we ... might perfect that which is l... Read More
John Chrysostom

Homily 1 on Second Thessalonians

John ChrysostomHaving said in his former Epistle that we pray night and day to see you, and that we could not forbear, but were left in Athens alone, and that I sent Timothy from 1 Thessalonians 3:1-10, by all these expressions he shows the desire which he had to come among them. When therefore he had perhaps not ... Read More
Stephen Boreland

The Separation of the Believer and the Second Coming of Christ

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
William Kelly

The Christian Hope and the Sure Word of Prophecy.

Lecture 1 of 'The Second Coming and Kingdom of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The hope of the Christian has suffered much from being confounded with the prophetic word. It is not denied that prophecy is of God. As this very passage tells us, we do well to take heed to it; nevertheless it remains... Read More
David Servant

Day 24, Matthew 24

David ServantAlthough the idea of Jesus returning to rapture God's children to heaven prior to worldwide tribulation is popular among many modern professing Christians, there isn't a hint of that in Jesus' Olivet Discourse, half of which we read today. Quite the opposite, in fact. Jesus foretold His disciples th... Read More
H.J. Vine

The Rapture and the Appearing, or Sovereignty and Responsibility

H.J. Vine1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, 4:14-end; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; Colossians 3:4. Our subject is the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the two principal stages of His coming, which are termed the Rapture and the Appearing. By the Rapture we mean the translation to heaven of all who belong to Christ, and th... Read More
John MacArthur

The Shepherds' Responsibility

John MacArthurIt's our joy now to study together the Word of God. Open your Bible, if you will, to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. We begin to embark upon a study of what is the last major section of this wonderful letter from Paul to the Christians in Thessalonica. We're looking at a section that begins in verse 12 a... Read More
John MacArthur

The Last Word on Relationships

John MacArthurOpen your Bible to Titus chapter 3. We come now to the final message in our study of this wonderful power-packed condensed epistle of Paul to his young son in the faith ministering on the island of Crete. And we're going to be looking at the final verses, verses 9 through 15, just some closing remar... Read More
John MacArthur

Dealing with Problem People

John MacArthurFor a number or months we have been studying Paul's first letter the Thessalonian church. This morning we find our text in chapter 5 of 1 Thessalonians verses 14 and 15 and I would invite you to turn to that text in your Bible. Henry Ward Beecher once said, "The church is not a gallery for the exhib... Read More

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