Sermons & Devotionals by James Smith
James Smith
The Joyful Sound!
The Joyful Sound! James Smith, 1855 "Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They shall walk O Lord, in the light of your countenance!" Psalm 89:15 The allusion is to the trumpet of the Jubilee. Every fiftieth year this trumpet was blown, proclaiming liberty, restoration to forfeited prope... Read More
James Smith
The Position And Practice Of The Bride!
The Position and Practice of the Bride James Smith, 1856 "The Bride says, Come!" Revelation 22:17 The Church of God, quickened and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, is the Bride of Christ . It is of his Church, and every individual member of that Church, he speaks, when he says, "I will betroth you unt... Read More
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Grace! Grace!
GRACE! GRACE! James Smith, 1858 "On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown ou... Read More
James Smith
A Strong Staff
A STRONG STAFF James Smith, 1860 "He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think!" Ephesians 3:20 On looking forward —we often feel the need of a strong staff on which to lean—as the way is rough, we are weak, and the burden we have to carry is often heavy. I have just laid my ... Read More
James Smith
Betrothing
Betrothing by James Smith, 1860 We stand in a fourfold relation to God by nature: we are his creatures — and he is our Creator; we are his servants — and he is our Master; we are his subjects — and he is our Sovereign; we are his prisoners — and he is our Judge. But in the exercise of his free and s... Read More
James Smith
The Blessing Commanded
The Blessing Commanded James Smith Peace, unity, and love are among the greatest blessings which a church of Christ can enjoy — and they are generally found in company. Without love — there can be no unity; and without unity — there can be no peace. Where brethren dwell together in unity, God's bles... Read More
James Smith
Danger And Deliverance
Danger and Deliverance James Smith, 1859 "Lord, save me!" Matthew 14:30 Peter was in imminent danger; his mind was filled with distress; his divine Master was near, and he cried from the very depths of his soul, "Lord, save me!" His prayer was very short — but it was powerful . It went right to the ... Read More
James Smith
The Children'S Mark
The Children's Mark James Smith "Jesus said unto them: If God were your Father — you would love Me." John 8:42 The children of God are by nature sinners, even as others; but by grace they are adopted into the Lord's family, and are renewed in the spirit of their minds. The Holy Spirit becomes their ... Read More
James Smith
The Wrong Place!
The Wrong Place! James Smith "Peter sat down among them." Luke 22:54 WHO sat down? PETER! — one whom Jesus had called out of the world, and separated unto His kingdom and for His service. One who had been taught by the Father to know the character, and bear testimony to the dignity of Jesus. One who... Read More
James Smith
The Backslider'S Resolution
The Backslider's Resolution James Smith "I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now!" Hosea 2:7 Nothing is more common than backsliding — and yet nothing is more criminal. He who thus backslides — troubles his own heart and mind too. By the gospel we are espous... Read More
James Smith
The Backslider'S Petition
The Backslider's Petition James Smith "Restore unto me the joy of your salvation!" Psalm 51:12 Backsliding not only dishonors God — but it strips the believer of his joy, and leaves him disconsolate and dejected. This was the case with David; he had suffered much, and he feared more; and looking bac... Read More
James Smith
To The Bereaved
To the Bereaved James Smith, 1856 "The Lord gave — and the Lord has taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord!" Job 1:21 So spoke the patriarch Job, when stripped of all his property and bereaved of all his children in one day. Reduced at once from affluence — to poverty, from the highest elevati... Read More
James Smith
Continue In Prayer
Continue in Prayer James Smith, 1856 "Continue in prayer!" Colossians 4:2 The Christian prays as naturally as he breathes ; for prayer is the breath of the regenerated soul . Prayer is the effect of divine teaching, and the proof of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the heart. If forbidden to pray ... Read More
James Smith
Keeping Back Part Of The Price
Keeping Back Part of the Price by James Smith, 1860 When the Spirit was poured out at the Pentecost, the disciples were of one heart and of one soul, they were full of joy, and of the Holy Spirit, and great grace was upon them all. They were like a body animated by one soul, all were members one of ... Read More
James Smith
The Alluring
The Alluring James Smith, 1860 The Lord having chosen his people for himself — will bring them to know him, confide in him, and love him. So, when they have backslidden and wandered from him — he will employ means, that his banished ones be not expelled from him. Thus he brought Israel out of Egypt,... Read More
James Smith
Constraining Love
Constraining Love James Smith, 1861 "The love of Christ constrains us!" 2 Corinthians 5:14 Paul was a most extraordinary man, so full of energy, zeal and love. Always at work for his master. Ever seeking to save sinners. Everywhere preaching the gospel. He never appeared to rest — but urged on his w... Read More
James Smith
Jesus Not Known
Jesus Not Known James Smith, 1860 The believer's mind should be constantly directed to Jesus, and the more he is taken up with Christ, the better. He is the same to his people now that he is in glory, as he was when upon earth; as he proved himself to be the same after his resurrection — as he was b... Read More
James Smith
Card-Playing
Card-playing James Smith, 1856 "Abstain from all appearance of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:22 "Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 2 Corinthians 10:31 A few years ago, a young man was called to dwell for a time in a strange country town. He was directed ... Read More
James Smith
Idle Professors
Idle Professors James Smith "For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: If a man will not work — he shall not eat!" 2 Thessalonians 3:10 The Gospel is directly opposed to all sin; and in proportion as we drink into its spirit — shall we hate sin, and regulate our lives by its precepts. I... Read More
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The One Thing Needful
The One Thing Needful James Smith, 1842 "Only one thing is needful." Luke 10:42 And what is this one thing needful? It is . . . to know Christ, to be united to Immanuel, and to live in communion with Jesus. The knowledge of Jesus , as communicated to the mind by the Holy Spirit — is an unspeakable b... Read More
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James Smith and was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841-1850. He also ministered with great blessing in Cheltenham. His devotional, The Believer's Daily Remembrancer, subtitled Pastor's Morning and Evening Visit, was very popular in its own day, and has received a new lease of life through recent republication.