Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

THE BAPTISM AND GENEALOGY OF JESUS We see in the passage before us, the high honor the Lord Jesus has put on baptism. We find that among others who came to John the Baptist, the Savior of the world came, and was "baptized." An ordinance which the Son of God was pleased to use, and afterwards to appo... Read More

These verses describe the first sending forth of the apostles to preach. The great Head of the church made proof of His ministers, before He left them alone in the world. He taught them to try their own powers of teaching, and to find out their own weaknesses, while He was yet with them. Thus, on th... Read More

Ver. 16. For all that [is] in the world,.... This is the sum of the evil things in the world; or these following are the objects of sin in the world, or about which wicked men are conversant; even such as are carnal or grateful to the flesh, visible to the eye, and belong to this vain life, or serve... Read More

“There are some eunuchs…which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it” (Matthew 19:12). One of the major questions to be faced by every disciple is whether God has called him to married life or to celibacy. This is entirely a m... Read More

Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah: ouai autois hoti te hodo tou Kain eporeuthesan (3PAPI) kai te plane tou Balaam misthou executhesan (3PAPI) kai te antilogia tou Kore apol... Read More

Griffith Jones 1683 - 1761 All who thank God for the 18th century revival long to see its flames leap across two centuries and set ablaze today's frozen church and wooden-hearted society. Hoping to gain information and inspiration from our foreparents' awakening in Britain, we immerse ourselves in t... Read More

Griffith Jones 1683 - 1761 All who thank God for the 18th century revival long to see its flames leap across two centuries and set ablaze today's frozen church and wooden-hearted society. Hoping to gain information and inspiration from our foreparents' awakening in Britain, we immerse ourselves in t... Read More

"What if God, willing to show His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction." (Romans 9:22) We have been singing most glorious truths. How many of us have the happy consciousness and sweet assurance that we have sung with the spir... Read More

Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on September 19, 1858, by J. C. Philpot "Rejoice not against me, O my enemy; when I fall I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my... Read More

September 20, 1981 Ephesians 4:11-12 A CALL TO SMALL TOGETHERNESS I have a deep confidence that God's hand is upon us for good here at Bethlehem in the calling of our ministers. Let me describe briefly what I think the Lord is doing and what he aims to do. About 14 months ago the church called me to... Read More