Philippians 1:15-16

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 10 CHRIST MAGNIFIED BY HIS FORERUNNER John 3:22-36 We give first a brief Analysis of the passage which is to occupy our attention. Here we see: 1. The Lord Jesus and His Disciples in Judea, verse 22. 2. John baptizing in Aenon, verses 23, 24. 3. The attempt t... Read More

'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

Deut 32:15 "But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation." Many good works are destroyed by jealousy. Many people, instead of doing good and being constructive, are destroyed by jealousy. In the Bible one... Read More

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 3—Chapter 3 OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF THE WORD Next to the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, is the Public Ministration of the Word; which is an ordinance of Christ under the gospel dispensation, to be continued in the church unto the end of the world: Ch... Read More

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

“He that is not against us is for us.” (Luke 9:49, 50) At first this seems to flatly contradict our previous verse, but there is no contradiction. There the Savior was speaking to the unbelieving Pharisees and saying, “If you aren’t for Me, you’re against Me.” But here it is a different matter. The ... Read More

There is an allusion at the beginning of this Homily to some remarks recently made on the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. These occur in Chrysostom's fifth Homily against the Anomæans, one of a set of Homilies which, from internal evidence, may be assigned to the close of the year 386, or ... Read More

The thought of the nearness of the glory should be deeply cherished by the heart. And we need be at no effort to persuade ourselves of it. It is taught us richly in the Word. The place of the glory is near us, and the path by which it can either come to us or we go to it is short and simple, and the... Read More

5:21. Submitting yourselves to one another in (the) fear of Christ. 82. This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ and as to the assembly. 6:6. But as bondsmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul. Philippians 1:10 .... That ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excelle... Read More

THE GOSPEL AND ITS MINISTRY PREFATORY NOTE TO THE THIRTEENTH EDITION. THE first ten chapters of The Gospel and its Ministry were written some five-and-thirty years ago for a religious "Monthly." When published in book form these chapters were supplemented by a number of appendix notes; and further n... Read More