Mark 8:36-37

STUDIES ON SAVING FAITH Part IV DIALOGUE 2 Mr. Humble Heart Questions Mr. Humble Heart: Good morning, Sir. May I beg the favour of an hour of your valuable time?" Editor: "Come in, and welcome. What can I do for you?" Humble Heart: "I am sore troubled in spirit: I long so much to be able to call God... Read More

"For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" -- Mark 8:36, 37. OURS is an inquisitive world, and the present especially is an inquisitive age. Particularly is this inquisitiveness developed in perpetual in... Read More

This Thy Day I. The first thing that we notice about this day is that Jesus is deliberately setting the stage. A. He sent two of His disciples into the village to bring the colt to Him. 1. We note that it was an unbroken colt. 2. No man had ever sat on it. B. He was setting the stage for the fulfill... Read More

Our Compassionate Lord I. Compassion is one of the characteristics of God. A. As in the Psalm we read this morning, "The Lord is full of compassion." 1. Compassion is being moved with tenderness, combined with pity. a. It leads to kindness, understanding, forgiveness, and mercy and grace. b. In the ... Read More

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east. And he looked, behold there was a well in the field, and, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And all of the flocks wer... Read More

Rev Stegen related how Fano felt God's calling on his life. Many people questioned it and spoke out against it. But we thank God that he obeyed God. If he hadn't obeyed things would not have been the same today. Jesus said in Mark 8:36, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole wor... Read More

Deut 4:9-10 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; 10Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Ho... Read More

JESUS' TESTIMONY TO JOHN THE BAPTIST The first point that demands our notice in this passage, is the tender care which Jesus takes of the characters of His faithful servants. He defends the reputation of John the Baptist, as soon as his messengers were departed. He saw that the people around him wer... Read More

"Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not down first sit down and count the cost?" (Luke 14:28). The text which heads this page is one of great importance. Few are the people who are not often obliged to ask themselves, "What does it cost?" In buying property, in building houses, in furnis... Read More

While traveling in the Midwest, I was looking forward to meeting an old friend of mine. Years ago we had worked together on a Gospel team. I remember how I was challenged by his zeal for the Lord, his burden for the lost and his example as a servant. The more we talked, the more I realized he was no... Read More