Sermons & Devotionals by Classic Christian Writings

God has bestowed upon us the ability, the opportunity, the privilege and the duty of fasting. This is an obligation for which we are responsible, and for which some day we must give an account. When God’s people sincerely fast, it enables God to do what otherwise He cannot do -- for us personally, f... Read More

Stewardship means that we owe somebody something. The very word "steward" from ancient times till now, has possessed the significance, first that something has been granted for which that person designated as a steward is responsible. Secondly, such a responsible person must some day give an account... Read More

Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference near Asheville, North Carolina, April 2002. God has directed my focus of ministry for at least the last 30 years on using the authority of the believer to stand strong against the schemes and plans of the enemy Satan. There’s ... Read More

"The Holy Ghost...given to them that obey" (Acts 5:32). The surrendered will and life is the great secret of receiving the Holy Ghost. All turns upon this. We may deal with individual sins, and we may cry to God for the filling of the Holy Ghost, but unless there is total surrender to God at the cen... Read More

“How can a man that is ‘dead to sin’ be tempted?” asked an earnest but unsanctified Christian of me some time ago. “If the very tendencies and inclinations to sin be destroyed, what is there in the man to respond to a solicitation to evil?” This is a question which every man will ask sooner or later... Read More

The book of Romans sheds great light on current conditions. The first chapter is most relevant in comprehending present-day atrocities. Humanizing God In the beginning God made man in His image, and ever since the Fall, sinful man has tried to remake God into his image rather than being conformed to... Read More

The Book of Revelation was given to us "to shew...things which must shortly come to pass." And we are told that "the time is at hand" (Revelation 1:1,3). How swiftly we move to the consummation of God’s program! Are we to believe God’s Word, and act accordingly or are we to go on drifting down life’... Read More

In Jeremiah 29:11, God makes a tremendous statement: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” What a powerful legacy for any child--or for any Christian! Almighty God has told us that He has wonderful p... Read More

The trumpeter has his place in the Church of Christ. The trumpeter is the true minister of God, sent to warn the people and save the nation. We today must therefore have a warning ministry. But we seem to fear such an instrumentality. We prefer the lute to the trumpet. We like to hear the harp rathe... Read More

In 1855 Rev. J. H. Moore, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Connor, Northern Ireland, urged one of his young men to do "something more" for God. "Could you not gather at least six of your careless neighbors and spend an hour with them in reading and searching the Word of God?" The young man agree... Read More

“Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” (2 Cor. 13:5). “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27). Dear brother, do not think you can make holiness popular. It cannot be done. There is no such thing as holiness separate from “Christ in you,” and i... Read More

Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference near Asheville, North Carolina, May 23-27, 2000. Richard Owen Roberts is founder and president of International Awakening Ministries, Wheaton, Illinois. There is very little said these days in the church on the subject of repe... Read More

Let us give attention to basic reasons for treasuring up the Scriptures. First, we must memorize Scripture because God commands us to do so. God spoke to His people on Mount Sinai out of the midst of the fire, and the people responded by saying, “Behold, the Lord our God hath showed us His glory and... Read More

Oswald J. Smith writes: "Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Victor, and are you living a victorious Christian life? In 1 Corinthians 15:57 we read these words: ‘Thanks be unto God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ Are you a victor? "The saddest experience in the Christi... Read More

Humility is the life and soul of piety, the foundation and support of every virtue and good work, the best guard and security of all holy affections. I recommend that you make humility a constant subject of your daily devotions, earnestly desiring you to think no day safe or likely to end well, in w... Read More

"All Judah rejoiced, for they had sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found of them" (2 Chronicles 15:15). The will is the royal faculty of the soul; it rules over the whole man. Many people become the slaves of sin because they do not decide with a firm will to listen to the voice of con... Read More

"Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and the late rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. "Do not grumble, breth... Read More

In May of 1995, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend several weeks in South Korea for a missions conference. One of the highlights of my time there was to worship at the world’s largest church. Pastor David Yonggi Cho’s Yoido Full Gospel Church with its 800,000 members is an amazing thing to see... Read More

Scriptural watchfulness has three directions to it--upward to God, inward to our spiritual condition, and outward to our environment. It is to watch for God as David did when he said he watched for God in prayer more than they that watch for the morning (Psa. 130:6). It is to look with patient, lovi... Read More

"For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake" (Philippians 1:29). If there is one thing above all else that the human mind and body resists, it is suffering. We recoil from it. We try to avoid it by every means possible. We let our mi... Read More