Sermons & Devotionals by Classic Christian Writings

Arise, people of God, arise! Not only our nation but the whole world is fast ripening for judgment. It could, however, soon be ready for revival if His people would courageously cleanse themselves from all carnality. Will you, child of God, and servant of the Lord, join with the faithful "praying mi... Read More

The Lord’s message to the Laodicean church is a timely message for today’s Church. (See Revelation 3:14-22). Much of Christendom is in the Laodicean stage. It is Christ’s last call to the Church before He leaves the mercy seat for the judgment seat. Laodiceanism is a disease of the Church and not of... Read More

(Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference near Asheville, North Carolina, April 2002) Luke 5:1-10 is a passage of Scripture that has become very dear to my heart. It talks about what happens when God shows up, or in this case, what happens when Jesus shows up. I want... Read More

"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light" (Eph. 5:14). "But," someone says, "the Church is active; there is a great move on throughout large sections of the earth among Bible-believing Christians." True, there is a shaking, a stirring in the Valley of Dry ... Read More

Not all the crosses are on hills. And the heaviest cross that Jesus bore was not the wooden cross He bore to Calvary. A heavier cross was the fact that He was so largely misunderstood by those whom He sought to save. Jesus did not weep on Calvary, but on Olivet He wept! His parting gift to the disci... Read More

The supreme need of every believer is to "be filled with the Spirit" (Eph. 5:18)--all our needs are comprehended in being thus filled. God has commanded it (Eph. 5:18). It is possible (Acts 2:4; 4:8, etc.). We ought to be filled! Those of the early church "were all filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts... Read More

“Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you” (Acts 1:8). This Holy Ghost power is for all believers (John 7:37-39; Acts 2:37-39; Acts 8:15; Acts 10:44,45). The Scriptural command to all believers is “Be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18). Dr. C I. Scofield points out that the... Read More

God is constantly both receiving and issuing emergency calls. Some events, which you could not have foreseen, call for God’s immediate intervention. Other situations develop to a point of crisis. While God is never surprised, for He foresees all, you and I interpret these as emergency needs. Christ ... Read More

Prevailing prayer only prevails through the prevailing Spirit. It is not a work of man, even of the holiest men and women of God. It is the work of the Holy Spirit in you and through your cooperation. Samuel Chadwick confessed, "The biggest thing God ever did for me was to teach me to pray in the Sp... Read More

Note: Let us remember that nothing, absolutely nothing will happen without prayer, prayer and more prayer. (2 Chr. 7:14; Ex. 29:37; Isa. 44:3). 1. We must be honest with God as we pray, and honest with ourselves as we consider how God sees us. Let’s not try to impress God with our humility, or our g... Read More

“Therefore be ye also ready: take ye heed lest coming suddenly He find you sleeping. What I say unto you I say unto all. Watch!” (Mark 13:37). WATCH against the leaven of false doctrine. Remember that Satan can transform himself into an angel of light. Remember that bad money is never marked bad, or... Read More

“Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.” Revelation 1:7 “He cometh.” Here is the great fact plainly stated. Christ has not gone to heaven to stay there. He has gone for His C... Read More

"Because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth" (Rev. 3:16). So warns "the faithful and true witness," our Lord Jesus Christ. This Lover of our souls exhorts us to spare us from the shame of those who, because iniquity abounds, lose their first love and their h... Read More

The Apostle Peter, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, knew that people in the last days would use the seeming delay of our Lord’s return as a means by which they might scoff at the Biblical teaching of coming judgment. And thus, in the third chapter of his second epistle, Peter felt the neces... Read More

Against the entire sanctification of believers Satan brings to bear all his devices, his sophistical arguments, and the full force of his powerful will. But the resolute soul, determined to be all the Lord’s, will find him a conquered foe, with no power but to deceive. The way to overcome him surely... Read More

When I am dying how glad I shall be That the lamp of my life has been blazed out for Thee. I shall be glad in whatever I gave, Labor, or money, one sinner to save; I shall not mind that the path has been rough, That Thy dear feet led the way is enough. When I am dying how glad I shall be, That the l... Read More

A revival consists of a greatly increased interest on the subject of religion on the part of believers, in which they are blessedly conscious of an increase of love to God, faith in His truth, a growth in all the graces of the Spirit, and a deep solicitude for the salvation of sinners. In this spiri... Read More

When Jesus was exalted on high, the Spirit of God was poured out to work in us all needed graces. The Holy Spirit creates repentance in us by supernaturally renewing our nature, and taking away the heart of stone out of our flesh. Oh, sit not down straining those eyeballs of yours to fetch out impos... Read More

What would happen if “the Breath of Heaven,” the Spirit of the living God, struck some of our churches? Pentecost will always be associated with the wind of God. Luke dramatically describes the moment and movement of that wind in the familiar word: “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all ... Read More

Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference near Asheville, North Carolina, May 23-27, 2000. For as far back as God has allowed us to look in eternity past, there has been worship. As long as there has been any created being in heaven there has been worship. At the hear... Read More