Tag Archives: Preaching

Honourable Humility: Thomas Manton

Posted on March 8, 2019 by The Editor

James 4:6 God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. THOMAS WATSON (1620-1686): Humility is the sweet spice that grows from poverty of spirit. THOMAS BROOKS (1608-1680): The most holy men are always the most humble men. WILLIAM … Continue reading →

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Faithful Ministry: Speaking Truth to Power

Posted on August 24, 2018 by The Editor

2 Chronicles 18:6,7 Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? And [Ahab] the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, … Continue reading →

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The Difficulties of Consistent & Inconsistent Preaching

Posted on December 8, 2017 by The Editor

Acts 20:27 I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703-1758): Is the doctrine I preach truly evangelical? Let me not take this matter for granted; but examine whether it quadrates with the … Continue reading →

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God’s Providence: A Printing Press for Martin Luther’s Preaching

Posted on October 20, 2017 by The Editor

Job 19:23; Psalm 68:11 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. ADAM CLARKE (1760-1832): Our translators have made … Continue reading →

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Casting Thy Bread Upon the Waters

Posted on May 19, 2017 by The Editor

Ecclesiastes 11:1,2,6 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for thou knowest not what evil may be upon the earth…In the morning sow thy … Continue reading →

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When God Shuts Up a Preacher’s Mouth

Posted on February 11, 2017 by The Editor

Ezekiel 3:24-27 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. Behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with … Continue reading →

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Hammers & Nails in the Service of God

Posted on October 14, 2016 by The Editor

Jeremiah 23:29; Ecclesiastes 12:11 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Utterance & its Effects

Posted on July 8, 2016 by The Editor

Colossians 4:2, 3; Ephesians 6:19 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same, with thanksgiving; withal praying for also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ. And for me, … Continue reading →

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Are You Preparing a Sermon, or Writing an Essay?

Posted on February 12, 2016 by The Editor

Psalm 45:1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the thing which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. MATTHEW POOLE (1624-1679): “My heart is inditing”― In Hebrew, it … Continue reading →

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Ministerial Individuality

Posted on November 13, 2015 by The Editor

I Corinthians 12:1,8 Now there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit…For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit. JOHN GILL (1697-1771): What qualifies men … Continue reading →

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