matthew-15:18-19

One of the great joys in our time of worship together is to study God's Word. How can we worship God unless we know who He is? How can we worship Him fully unless we worship Him in truth? And that truth comes to us through His Word. Let's open our Bibles to the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew's gos... Read More

The Lord's Object with the Overcomer "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward." (Is. 37:31). Reading: Isaiah 36:1-22. "And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is h... Read More

'Out of the heart proceed ...' Matthew 15:18-20 We begin by trusting our ignorance and calling it innocence, by trusting our innocence and calling it purity; and when we hear these rugged statements of Our Lord's, we shrink and say - But I never felt any of those awful things in my heart. We resent ... Read More

QUESTION. But cannot Christ be hid? Answer. Not of himself. It is hard to hide a great fire, or to cast a covering upon sweet odours, that they smell not. Christ's name is as a sweet ointment poured out: he is a mountain of spices, and he is a strong savour of heaven, and of the higher paradise. You... Read More

"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." (James 3:6) The apostle James in this Scripture, describes the evil of the tongue, "The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." 1. "It is a fire." It burns with intemperate heat; it causeth the heat of contention; it sets others in a flame. 2. "A worl... Read More

Thou shalt not commit adultery.' Exod 20: 14. God is a pure, holy spirit, and has an infinite antipathy against all uncleanness. In this commandment he has entered his caution against it; non moechaberis, Thou shalt not commit adultery.' The sum of this commandment is, The preservations of corporal ... Read More

Worship Archibald Brown, September 6, 1891, Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, London. "God is a Spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth ." John 4:24 We shall only dwell on the one word 'worship'. I can almost imagine that I hear someone saying, 'Only one word? Wil... Read More

Hints to Young Men! by J.C. Ryle "Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see — but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment!" Ecclesiastes 11:9 1. Ought not a young... Read More

The Harlots Face in the Looking-Glass of Scripture by John Flavel Proverbs 6:32 "But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself!" The next danger I shall give you warning of, is the sin of immorality; with which I fear too many of the rude and looser sort of seamen d... Read More

The Gospel Fountain! by William Nicholson, 1862 "On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity!" Zechariah 13:1 The text must be regarded as a very striking representation of Christ's efficacious sacrifice, which w... Read More