INTRODUCTION: The 43rd Psalm is very similar to the one before it, and in a handful of manuscripts it is even included together with it. But rather than consider it as a detached portion of the 42nd Psalm, it is a simpler explanation to consider this as a supplement, composed with the previous psalm in …
Full Out
“Live like men who have something to live for; and preach like men to whom preaching is the highest exercise of their being” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 273).
Shasta’s Lesson
“Those whom the Lord will promote are those who have no choice of their own, but are ready for anything, and ready for everything. He who has been fearless in one hour of peril shall have for his reward the privilege of exhibiting still great courage. He who is faithful over a small charge shall …
Indisputable Holiness
“Thus, those who are eager to dispute about perfection had better see that their lives are first of all decently consistent with the profession they have made. Brethren, we can be much more holy than we are. Let us attain first to that holiness about which there is no controversy” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, …
To Inundate the World
As Scripture instructs, we must be adult in our understanding. But we must also cultivate what Luke records in the books of Acts when he says that the early Christians ate their bread with gladness and simplicity of heart. We may be refreshed with both when we come to understand how much of the water …
Falcons and Owls
“Some men never can do much for God in the way which they would prefer, for they were never cut out for the work. Owls will never rival falcons by daylight; but, then falcons would be lost in the enterprise of hunting barns at night for rats and mice . . . Friend, be true …
A Text Grinder
“The man who grinds out theology at so much a yard has no power over men” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p.221).
And There I Abide
“Brethren, because I cannot think, I hide behind a doctrine which God has thought out for me; and because I cannot invent a hypothesis, I rest my soul on a self-evident fact; and because I cannot even be consistent with myself, I get behind the plain teaching of the text, and there I abide” (Charles …
Part of the Cost of Doing Business
“A scandalous story from the father of lies may be forged against you, and you may be quite unable to defend yourself” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 217).
Amos for Americans (Part Two)/Amos XII
INTRODUCTION: We have made the distinction between direct and indirect obedience. In the realms of indirect obedience, we noted the importance of starting close to home, and starting with the obvious. As God gives more grace, we may move out from the center. We will be able to see to do this because the beam …