by Martin Luther to his friend Justas Jonas (a) in a time of family affliction and during the prevalence of the Plague in Wittenburg.
Author: Martin Luther
WALKING WITH GOD William Bridge, 1600 – 1670 “Brethren, let every man wherein he is called, therein abide with God. ” (1 Cor.7. 24) It is the duty of every man to abide or walk with God in his calling; take calling for your state or condition, or take calling for your ordinary way of …
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THE BEATITUDES H. P. Wotton “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5. 6. I. The empty who are full Here we see how opposed the world’s standards are to the teaching of Christ. The ungodly cannot think of hunger and thirst in terms of blessedness, …
THE TRIAL OF FAITH A minister from Lancashire* used to preach at Newcastle once a year and the time had come round in October 1950 for the engagement to be fulfilled. This Pastor had a large family and when it came to the Saturday morning for him to set out for Newcastle he had only …
THE FIRST PASTORATE “No, no,” I said: “I cannot be A pastor: I would still be free To come and go.” “No, no,” they said; “Come here and stay, And cast the labour chains away, And serve us so.” So here I am, the centre bit Of a community, who sit To live and learn; …
HOW TO ASCERTAIN THE WILL OF GOD I Seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready …
A BOW AT A VENTURE Some ladies called one Saturday morning to pay a visit to Lady Huntingdon, and during the visit her Ladyship inquired if they had ever heard Mr. Whitefield preach? Being answered in the negative she said, “I wish you would hear him – he is to preach tomorrow evening.” Calling on …