john-17:17

"Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge. That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?" (Proverbs 22:20,21) I WAS much struck with the saying of a learned man a day or two ago,... Read More

A. THE WORD OF GOD 1. Nature of the Word of God (1) As to its voice – The Bible is the voice of God, 2 Tim. 3:16, speaking through men as his own words, Ex. 4:12; Jer. 1:9, as though God himself had uttered these words, Acts 3:21; Ex. 4:15-16 (2) As to its veracity – The word of God is truth, John 1... Read More

“His compassions fail not, they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” (Lam. 3:22, 23) God is faithful and true. He cannot lie or deceive. He cannot go back on His word. He is absolutely trustworthy. No promise of His can ever fail. “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son ... Read More

“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.” (John 17:21) Twice in His great high priestly prayer, our Lord prayed that His people might be one (verses 21 and 22, 23). This prayer for unity ... Read More

The scripture says that the word of the Lord is pure. Purified like silver refined in a furnace of clay. Purified seven times. How will you know that a man - or myself, tonight - is speaking, filled with the Holy Spirit? It would be by the miracle of grace, that the Spirit of Christ has done a purif... Read More

(Reflections on Jude 1, 3, 20 & 21) The book of Jude sits forlorn and neglected between the apostle John’s Third Letter and his Apocalypse – the Book of Revelation. It is the second last book in the Bible. It is seldom read and rarely preached from. The scholars dismiss it as a popular précis of Sec... Read More

Let Us Honour God's Holy Spirit This is the first in a series of three messages. In this, number one, I will seek to analyse a problem that has arisen in many sections of the church in many parts of the world. In the next message, I will seek to analyse how the problem arose. And in the third messag... Read More

A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) NOVEMBER 1 John 17:6-10. Christ speaks to his Father of his apostles. It is very touching to hear a friend praying for us. The heart of a child is moved and melted whil... Read More

Unity among the saints makes them delightfully attractive to the Lord. This is one reason why unity is so vital for the promotion of revival. Whenever Christians conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the Lord Jesus they “stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel”... Read More

THE CONSIDERATION OF A POSITION CONCERNING THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AS ALSO OF SOME PARTICULARS HELD FORTH FOR TRUTHS, BY ONE EDMUND ELLIS, STYLED A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH A WARNING OF TENDER BOWELS TO THE RULERS, TEACHERS, AND PEOPLE OF THIS NATION, CONCERNING THEIR CHURCH AND... Read More