Sermons & Devotionals by Classic Christian Writings

Paul's thorn was not pleasant to him. He prayed to be rid of it. But when he found it had come to stay, he made friends with it swiftly. It was no longer how to dismiss, but how to entertain. He stopped groaning, and began glorying. It was clear to him that it was God's will, and that meant new oppo... Read More

The foundation for spiritual revival is holiness unto God. When God’s revival fire falls upon us, it will reveal the self-centeredness of man. God’s holy fire will reveal and cleanse us from the problem of sin and iniquity in our own lives. But we must first approach the throne of God and ask His ho... Read More

God’s message for the world today is definitely repentance, and turning from sin. It has always been His message. The message of repentance is heralded forth with fiery zeal by all the Holy prophets of old as a means of avoiding God’s judgments in the land. And God has not changed His mind about sin... Read More

Barry Reed of New Zealand, is calling ministers of his city together for exhortations and prayer once a month, emphasizing a holy life and revival. This article is edited from a message he delivered to the group. Scripture Reading: 2 Chronicles 29:1-11 God’s pattern for revival is seen in the Old Te... Read More

God’s plan is for strong homes to produce strong lives. Strong homes will produce character and values in children. Integrity and character are in short supply, as witnessed in our daily newspapers. Many prominent sociologists see a definite correlation between the disintegration of the family and t... Read More

Oh, man! Oh, woman! Oh, peoples of the earth whom God has made! Oh, nations of the world! -- Prepare to meet thy God! Give attention, with all your heart, to the one essential preparation that counts! We must give account to God at the Judgment. None can be excused. No one can have a substitute to s... Read More

The Bible is the primary resource for the Holy Spirit’s guidance to you in the major decisions of life. The more your mind is saturated with the whole of God’s Word, the more time you spend in daily reading and thinking on God’s Word, the more prepared you will be for the Spirit to guide you in your... Read More

Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace our path when wont to stray, Stream from the fount of heavenly grace, brook by the traveler’s way. Bread of our souls, whereon we feed, true manna from on high, Our guide and chart, wherein we read of realms beyond the sky. Word of the everliving God, Will of His g... Read More

We who follow the Crucified are not here to make a pleasant thing of life; we are called to suffering for the sake of a suffering, sinful world. The Lord forgive us our shameful evasions and hesitations. His brow was crowned with thorns. Do we not seek rosebuds for our crowning? His hands were pierc... Read More

"I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is ABLE…." (2 Tim. 1:12): * "ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think" (Eph. 3:20). * "ABLE to make all grace abound toward you: that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work (2 Cor. 9:... Read More

The prayers of God’s saints are the capital stock in heaven by which Christ carries on His great work upon earth. The great throes and mighty convul­sions on earth are the results of these prayers. Earth is changed, revolutionized, angels move on more powerful, more rapid wing, and God’s policy is s... Read More

Scripture Reading: Exodus 13:17-22 The above Scripture passage is overshadowed in these chapters by the dramatic stories of the children of Israel’s deliverance from Pharaoh’s domination and of their deliverance through the Red Sea. It is a passage easily overlooked, but it has some important princi... Read More

“Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Exodus 20:12). God in His love and wisdom established family relationships. If His order is observed, home can be a bit of heaven on earth. Next to the Church the home is the most sacred i... Read More

God’s Word tells us that His "perfect peace" is available to us. No other peace remotely compares with God’s perfect peace. It is total, complete and absolute--a beautiful peace that never changes. The following verse of Scripture tells us exactly how to obtain God’s perfect peace in our lives. "Tho... Read More

Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference near Asheville, North Carolina, May 23-27. There are dangers in talking about God’s Power, especially in relation to revival. There are three dangers I want to mention to you. The first is, when speaking of the power of God, p... Read More

God wants you to understand more fully and to appropriate more adequately His mighty power. God is a personal Being of infinite power. Being a person, He exercises His power according to wisdom and love. As the Father of a spiritual family, He desires to use His power in behalf of His family. You, H... Read More

God wants you to understand more fully and to appropriate more adequately His mighty power. God is a personal Being of infinite power. Being a person, He exercises His power according to wisdom and love. As the Father of a spiritual family, He desires to use His power in behalf of His family. You, H... Read More

Oh, ponder this! The Father wrought perfectly in the yielded nature of Jesus, and the result was summed up in the cry, "This is My Beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." In some such manner it is possible to walk worthy of God unto all pleasing. It is possible to have this testimony, even in our mo... Read More

"O Lord, how great are Thy works! And Thy thoughts are very deep" (Psa. 92:5). God’s own evaluation of His Word is that it is superior. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so His thoughts, His words, His ways are superior to those of man. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither ar... Read More

"The king said, Wherefore wentest thou not with me?" (2 Samuel 19:25). "With me!" (John 17:24). To be with our King will be our highest bliss for eternity, and surely it is the position of highest honor and gladness now. But if we would always be with Him, we must sometimes be ready to go with Him (... Read More