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We're going to talk about how to pray right now. One of the very basic things about the Christian life is praying. You know, we said that reading the Bible is like eating. Well praying is like breathing. One of the other things that's really helpful to do if you happen to be alive is breathe. It has... Read More

HOW TO DEAL WITH CHRISTIANS WHO NEED COUNSEL, REBUKE, ENCOURAGEMENT, OR COMFORT. It is often necessary to do personal work with those who are really Christians, but whose Christian experience for one cause or another is unsatisfactory. I. CHRISTIANS WHO ARE NEGLECTING THE OPEN CONFESSION OF CHRIST. ... Read More

TOPICAL SERMONS IN OUTLINE # THE BIBLE: WHEREIN IT DIFFERS FROM ALL OTHER BOOKS INTRODUCTION. -- The Bible stands absolutely alone. It is an entirely unique book. It is not a book, it is THE Book. Wherein the Bible differs from all other books: I. In its Depth. The Bible is the unfathomable and inex... Read More

throw a flood of light upon the question, "What sort of praying is it that prevails with God and obtains what it seeks from Him?" and also upon the question, "Why is it that many prayers of God's own children come short of obtaining that which we seek of God?" The first of these two passages you wil... Read More

[1] John 15:16. [2] "Demon Possession," by J. L. Nevius. [3] Psalm 24:1. [4] Psalm 29:10. [5] Genesis 1:26, 28. Psalms 8:6. See quotations of this, referring to the Man who will restore original conditions, in 1 Cor. 15:27. Ephesians 1:32, Hebrews 2:8. Psalms 115:16. [6] John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11. [7... Read More

"Give ye them to eat" (Matt. 14:16; cf. Mark 6; Luke 9; John 6). It is significant that the feeding of a multitude by Jesus is something recorded by all four writers of the Gospels, even if the two occasions are not reported by each. This significance in its general meaning can be easily recognized,... Read More

"Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." John 7:38. To identify the persons in the symbolism of the rivers is not difficult; they are the Holy Spirit and the human soul. Each has an important place in forming the promised rivers. The Saviour is the First Source, and the united Spirit an... Read More

'Seek, and ye shall find.' Luke 11:9 "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss." If you ask for things from life instead of from God, you ask amiss, i.e., you ask from a desire for self-realization. The more you realize yourself the less will you seek God. "Seek, and ye shall find." Get to work... Read More

'The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet,' &c. Deut 18:85. Having spoken of the person of Christ, we are next to speak of the offices of Christ. These are Prophetic, Priestly, and Regal. 'The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet.' Enunciatur hic locus de Christo. It is spoken of... Read More

COUNSELS OF THE AGED TO THE YOUNG Archibald Alexander, 1844 It is a matter of serious regret that young people are commonly so little disposed to listen to the advice of the aged. This prejudice seems to have its origin in an apprehension that austerity and rigor naturally belong to advanced years; ... Read More