It costs something

(J.C. Ryle)  LISTEN to audio!  Download Audio   IT COSTS SOMETHING TO BE A TRUE CHRISTIAN “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” … Continued

Fruit is the test of Christian character

(J.R. Miller, “Evening Thoughts” 1907) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Blessed is the man who does not . . . walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of … Continued

How vast the privilege

(Octavius Winslow, “Waiting and Watching”) How unutterable the blessedness, how vast the privilege, and how happy the result of waiting upon Him who stands to us in the relation of our Father and Redeemer; our Brother and Friend; waiting the … Continued

The lesson of living with others

(J.R. Miller, “Getting Along with People” 1898) LISTEN to audio!  Download audio At every point as we go on into the thickening experiences of life–the lesson of living with others meets us. It is not always easy to gracefully accept … Continued

Soul-purifying faith!

(Henry Law, “The Burning Bush“)  LISTEN to audio!  Download Audio Soul-purifying faith! Hebrews 11:24-26, “It was by faith that Moses when he grew up, refused to be treated as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to share the oppression of … Continued

It will be worth our while

(J.R. Miller, 1912)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way!” Psalm … Continued

We need to guard against

(J.R. Miller, “The Way of Safety“, 1912)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from hidden faults. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then will I … Continued

See the hand of God in everything

(Charles Simeon)  LISTEN to audio!  Download Audio If we learn to see the hand of God in everything it will bring peace into the Christian’s soul, even in the midst of the heaviest trials! You will not find a greater … Continued

He can enter into your circumstances

(Octavius Winslow) “Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother.” John 19:25 Take your place with Mary–near to the cross of Jesus. …He can enter into your circumstances, understand your grief, and sustain and soothe your spirit–as one only can, who … Continued

It is all mercy

(Thomas Reade, “Christian Meditations”)  LISTEN to audio!  Download Audio In order to awaken self-abasement and gratitude–I should consider both what I deserve, and what blessings I have in Christ. If the righteous Lord were to deal with me according to … Continued