isaiah-7:14

(Compare Matthew 13:54–58) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Our Lord’s Power Over Blindness, Matt. 9:27–31 What miracle had our Lord just performed? (Matt. 9:23–26.) Whither was He going? (Mark 5:43–6:1.) What occurred as He passed along the way? How did these blind men show their earnestness? How did they... Read More

Reading: John 16:1-14 3. THE HOLY SPIRIT... AND CHRIST On one occasion Dr. Campbell Morgan asked R.W. Dale, pastor of the great Congregational Church in Birmingham, England how he managed to preach such solid doctrine in his Sunday morning sermons. "How do your people react to such heavy teaching " ... Read More

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Night, April 1 1905 A special meeting exclusively for non-adherents is surely a novel feature even in a revival which, from its beginning, has been run on unusual lines. The idea of organising such a gathering was conceived in Liverpool, and to-night we witness in Liverpool the f... Read More

Sweetness and Joy. — A Sparkling Service. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, April 5, 1905. To-night we are assembled in the Crescent English Congregational Church, Everton Brow, which normally provides accommodation for 1,200. When this morning it was decided to substitute this building for the Welsh Tabernacle... Read More

"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6 The Bible in a Nutshell Isaiah is a mini-Bible in structure. Like the Bible, Isaiah has 66 chapters in two main sections. 39 chapters in the first section... Read More

"... The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." (v. 14) For reading & meditation: Isaiah 7:13-17 Some religions, such as Hinduism, claim that their gods incarnate themselves, but those so-called incarnations are rooted in fantasy, not in fact. The Incarn... Read More

The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding. Martin Luther, Table Talk. Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and good king. He loved his people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their hardships. Often he dre... Read More

Proverbs 19:5 - A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape. Proverbs 6:16-19 - These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him: (Read More...) Exodus 20:16 - Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Proverbs 1... Read More

When it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow I Peter 1: 11 Whoever carefully considers Old Testament prophecies must be struck by two contrasting and seemingly contradictory lines of prediction concerning the coming Messiah. One body of prediction speaks of... Read More

Yesterday we read what John wrote about Jesus being called "the Word." A few verses later in his Gospel, John said, "the Word [who is Jesus] became human and lived here on earth among us" (John 1:14). John was talking about when the glorious God Jesus was transformed into a baby in Mary's womb, live... Read More