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Go Forward! J. R. Miller "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and strai... Read More

Turning Northward J.R. Miller, 1908 While we live, we must be moving upward . When we stop, we begin to die. Rest is necessary, but only to renew our strength that we may press on again. An anchor is needful for a ship, but anchoring is not a ship's business; it is built for sailing. A man is made f... Read More

The Old and the New Two sermons by J.R. Miller Breaking Away from Our Past J.R. Miller, December 1902 "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:... Read More

Forward and not Back! J.R. Miller "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind ... Read More

The Christian's Glorious Prize William Nicholson, 1862 "I press toward the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14 The service of God is not an empty one. It produces great bliss in this life — and it shall be crowned with everlasting honors. How cheering wa... Read More

Winter Before Harvest, or The Soul's Growth in Grace By Joseph Philpot, 1837 "For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches. They shall be left together unto ... Read More

Eternal Punishment Arthur Pink, 1940 We take up our pen to write on one of the most solemn truths taught in the Word of God. And before we began, we turned to the Lord and earnestly sought that wisdom and grace which we are conscious we sorely need; making request that we might be preserved from all... Read More

One Thing Arthur Pink November, 1947 " One thing you lack" Mark 10:21 Those words addressed by our Lord to the rich young ruler who had approached Him with such apparent eagerness and earnestness, and in whom there were some admirable qualities which are rarely found in young men, especially those o... Read More

OLD THINGS! Arthur W. Pink, 1952 1. The old MAN . "Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Christ, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin" (Romans 6:6). Alas, how few of God's people today "know this" and enjoy the settled peace which accompanies a... Read More

REWARDS Arthur Pink October, 1943 To the infidel, much in the Scriptures seems so inconsistent and inharmonious , that he charges them with "abounding in contradictions ." That there should be no variableness or shadow of turning with God—yet that He is frequently said to "repent"; that He claims to... Read More