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Merle Weaver

“Order” (Ordenung) That is Out of Order (disguised rebellion)

Recently in the county where I live yet another person was excommunicated from his local assembly for “breaking the church rules”. Among other things this deacon's primary offense was “not shunning”, in this case accepting car rides from, his children who were fellow believers but who had left their... Read More
Thomas Watson

The Heavenly Race

Thomas WatsonThe Heavenly Race by Thomas Watson "Don't you know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize!" 1 Corinthians 9:24 True religion is a business of the greatest importance. The soul, which is the more noble and divine part, is concerned in it... Read More
Timothy Tow

Not Saved By Good Works But Unto Good Works

The doctrine of salvation of the Roman Catholics is we are saved by Faith and by good works. The doctrine of salvation of the Protestants is we are saved by Faith but unto good works. The words of St Paul in Eph 2:8,9 settles the issue, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yours... Read More
Utmost For His Highest

The Spiritual Sluggard

Utmost For His HighestLet us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together. (Hebrews 10:24-25) We are all capable of being spiritual sluggards; we do not want to mix with the rough and tumble of life as it is, our one object is to secure retirement. The no... Read More
W.H. Griffith Thomas

The Lord’s Supper in the Epistles

W.H. Griffith ThomasThe next passage of the New Testament to be considered is 1 Cor. 10:14–22, where St. Paul warns against idolatry and presses upon the Church the necessity of Christians being entirely separated from idol feasts. In this connection he refers to the Lord’s Supper and thus describes it (verse 16): “the... Read More
William Seymour

Edition 4 - Pentecost with Signs Following

William SeymourMany are asking how the work in Azusa Mission started and who was the founder. The Lord was the founder and He is the Projector of this movement. A band of humble people in Los Angeles had been praying for a year or more for more power with God for the salvation of lost and suffering humanity. They ... Read More
William Seymour

Edition 5 - Beginning of World Wide Revival

William SeymourWe are expecting wonderful things from the Lord for 1907. The closing up of the old year and beginning of the new found us on our knees at Azusa Mission. And as the new year was announced, such a wave of glory, and divine love and unity came over us. The meeting went on till morning and all the next... Read More
A.W. Pink

The Holy Sabbath: 9. Its Christianization Continued

A.W. PinkFrom Studies in the Scriptures Publication: September, 1939 In the first section of our remarks upon the Christianization of the Sabbath (in the August issue) we confined our attention mainly to two things. First, in pointing out that the many arguments advanced for the perpetuation of the Sabbath i... Read More
Andrew Bonar

Meeting as a Congregation

Andrew Bonar"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matt. 18. 20). NOTES OF A SERMON DELIVERED IN FINNIESTON FREE CHURCH, GLASGOW, ON SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1889. I believe you will find the origin of public worship in the book of Genesis, that book of b... Read More
Charles Spurgeon

Sermon 1003 - Your Own Salvation

Charles SpurgeonA Sermon (No. 1003) Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, July 30th, 1871, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Your own salvation."--Philippians 2:12. WE SELECT THE WORDS, "your own salvation," as our text this morning, not out of any singularity, or from the slightest wish that... Read More

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