Sermons & Devotionals by Francis Bourdillon

Quite Providential Francis Bourdillon , 1873 "It really seems quite providential!" said Mrs. Roberts, as she finished telling the story of her husband's accident. "It really seems quite providential — the doctor's happening to go that road; for it's an out-of-the-way place, and my husband might have... Read More

Consider Your Ways! Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "Now therefore, thus says the LORD Almighty: Consider your ways!" Haggai 1:5 This was God's message to the people of Jerusalem; but it is His word to us, as well as to them. He would have all to consider their ways. People are too apt to live without tho... Read More

Good and Bad Company Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "Whoever walks with the wise, becomes wise — but the companion of fools will suffer harm." Proverbs 13:20 Men influence one another more than they think. Living, as they do, associated in so many ways — they are continually learning from one another. We... Read More

The Blessing for All! Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "As He said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts at which You nursed!' But He said, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!'" Luke 11:27-28 We a... Read More

Above the Clouds! Francis Bourdillon , 1873 What is there above the clouds? Clear blue sky. When the rain is falling fast or the sleet and hail are beating against the window panes—even then the sun is shining bright above, and the sky is blue and clear. We may sometimes get up to the top of a mount... Read More

Don't Worry ! Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34 Half our pains and pleasures are drawn from the future. We are pleased with a thing not only when we have it, but while we are looking for... Read More

Our Thoughts! Francis Bourdillon , 1873 We do not know one another's thoughts. We walk along the street and meet a new person at every step; we look at their faces and perhaps hear their voices—but what is passing within them we cannot tell. Why this man is hurrying along, why another looks anxious,... Read More

The Best and the Cheapest Francis Bourdillon , 1873 Cheap and good do not always go together. Everybody who buys, knows that. But there is a thing which is both the cheapest and the best. Do you want to know what it is? It is a book. But not a common book. It is the Bible. Now perhaps you are disapp... Read More

God Dwelling with the Contrite Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place — and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the hea... Read More

The Repentance of Judas Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied.... Read More

The Early Prayer Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark — He departed and went out to a desolate place, and there He prayed." Mark 1:35 When the Son of God became man — He took upon Him our nature in all its parts, except its sinfulness. As man He ha... Read More

Lydia Francis Bourdillon , 1881 Acts 16:14. "One who heard us was a woman named Lydia , from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart, to pay attention to what was said by Paul." Philippi, where this happened, was a heathen city — but ther... Read More

Satan Denying the Word of God Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "But the serpent said to the woman: You will not surely die!" Genesis 3:4 This is a sad chapter — perhaps the saddest in the whole Bible. For it tells us of the fall of man — of sin entering into the world, and death by sin. It is a tale of los... Read More

True Religion Both Spiritual and Practical Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house." Psalm 101:2 This is one of the psalms of David, expressing his feelings, wishes, and purposes, when advanc... Read More

The Blessing of the Word Francis Bourdillon , 1881 "And when He returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that He was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And He was preaching the Word to them." Mark 2:1-2 "He got up, took his m... Read More

The Odd Five Minutes Francis Bourdillon, 1873 A lifetime is made up of so many years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes. Much may be done in a day, much even in an hour — yet an hour is but twelve spaces of five minutes. But many people think nothing of so short a time as five minutes. Because it ... Read More

Speaking to God Francis Bourdillon , 1873 Prayer is speaking to God from the heart. Whenever we confess our sins to God and ask Him to forgive us; whenever we tell Him our fears, our troubles, our anxieties; whenever we lay our needs before Him and beg Him to help us—then we pray . We may speak to G... Read More

Scarcely Saved! Francis Bourdillon , 1873 The Bible states that "the righteous are scarcely saved" (1 Peter 4:18). Now how can this be? Is not such a man sure to be saved? Is not salvation promised to him? Is there any doubt about it? None whatever. "The righteous" here means—not one who is righteou... Read More

Have You Prayed Today? Francis Bourdillon , 1873 Ever since you rose from your bed this morning, there has been an eye upon you. Wherever you have been and whatever you have been doing — that eye has seen you. It has gone with you to your work; it has seen you with your companions; it has been on yo... Read More

A Hundred Years! Francis Bourdillon , 1873 A hundred years is a long time. Not one man in ten thousand lives so long. We think a man to be an old man, if he gets to eighty; and if he creeps on to ninety, he is a wonder to all. Now and then we do see in the newspapers that at such and such a place a ... Read More