Sermons & Devotionals by Classic Christian Writings

"O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto Thee!" (Daniel 9:7). What a blessed, glorious truth!" God alone is the possessor of righteousness! This is one of the great, profound truths of the Bible. God and He alone is the exclusive source of righteousness, the One in whom the righteousness that saves the... Read More

In the days of the apostles the disciples were comforted and encouraged by the prospect of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ. An angel had said to them, as they watched the Lord depart from the earth, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken ... Read More

The more I think of and pray about the state of religion in this country, and all over the world, the deeper my conviction becomes that the low state of the spiritual life of Christians is due to the fact that they do not realize that the aim and object of conversion is to bring the soul even here o... Read More

Looking unto Jesus in the Scriptures-- to learn there what He is, what He has done, what He gives, what He desires; to find in His character our pattern, in His teachings our instruction, in His precepts our law, in His promises our support, in His person and in His work a full satisfaction provided... Read More

Some time ago I saw the advertisement of a little book, Prayer Made Easy. At first I thought that if prayer was made too easy, it would lose its power; but I was so anxious to help those who were weak in prayer that I ordered a copy of the book, and I found that the writer had discovered the secret ... Read More

One day in a northern city of Eastern Europe I was concerned because, for no apparent reason, God had suddenly sent revival. In other cities and countries it usually comes after several weeks or even months of throne ministry. But here on the fifth day, the heavens were rent asunder, and we were del... Read More

When people pray--God works. His methods have not changed. Our prayers are usually hurried and half­hearted. There is little result from such praying. It is no wonder we see so little conviction of sin today. Oh, that God would shame us for our prayerlessness and for our lack of concern about the un... Read More

The question often arises how it is, with so much church attendance, Bible reading and prayer, that the Christian fails to live the life of complete victory over sin and lacks the love and joy of the Lord. One of the most important answers, undoubtedly, is that he does not know what it is to die to ... Read More

By Mary K. Crawford from the North China Mission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tsinan, China (1933) "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). The last days of April, 1929, all Shantung, and espec... Read More

There are places in the Bible that the sheer power of song explodes upon our understanding. I mean far more than the power of song to express joy, rejoicing, praiseful thanks or unified worship. I’m talking about song as an instrument of miracles--of power works; about instances in which the Bible s... Read More

“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” (Eph. 6:16). Faith is the first and the most important part of the armor provided of God. But we people of God must take this armor, put it on, and use it in practical battle with the devi... Read More

The New Testament often refers to believers in collective terms such as a family (Gal. 6:10), a body (1 Cor. 12:27), a chosen people (Col. 3:12), a household (Eph. 2:19), a holy nation (1 Pet. 2:9) and as the church (Col. 1:18). At the same time, however, the importance of each individual believer i... Read More

What is the reason many thousands of Christian workers in the world have not greater influence? Nothing save this – the prayerlessness of their service. In the midst of all their zeal in the study and in the work of the church, of all their faithfulness in preaching and conversation with the people,... Read More

"Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion" (Isa. 52:1) How can a Christian sleep in such an age as ours? When so many harvest fields of labor invite the sturdy arm and glowing heart? When the wails of a world’s sorrow rise on every gale? To sleep through such a period of the world’s history is a fe... Read More

Just before a large evangelistic campaign, I was asked by a number of Christian leaders to address a meeting for Christian workers. The object of the meeting was to awaken a sense of our responsibility toward those around us who are unsaved. I felt impelled to use an allegory showing the sinfulness ... Read More

The one who would have real success in bringing men to Christ must pray much. Solid work in soul winning must be accompanied by prayer at every step. We must pray God to lead us to the right persons to approach. God does not intend that we speak to every one we meet. If we try to do it, we will wast... Read More

The Church cannot be understood apart from Pentecost. This is the most important event in the Book of Acts. It was the one great act of which John the Baptist prophesied and Jesus Christ promised --the act of God in pouring out His Holy Spirit on the early disciples which purified their hearts by fa... Read More

In the divine plan there is as definite a purpose in the gift of the Holy Spirit as in the gift of the Son. Through the Son the sinner has life; through the Spirit the believer has life more abundant. Through the Son the sinner leaves the sphere of the natural and enters the sphere of the spiritual;... Read More

Love is ambitious. God is love. Therefore God is ambitious for us. In the best sense of the word He is ambitious for our lives. The old impression has been that salvation is for the soul, and for heaven. Well, it is for the soul and for heaven, but it is for the present life and for this earth as we... Read More

"As the Father hath sent Me, so send I you...receive ye the Holy Ghost" (John 20:21-22). It is very significant that Jesus, having given to His disciples their great commission, should link with it the command: "Receive ye the Holy Ghost." It teaches that "the Pentecostal bestowment is an indispensa... Read More