IT IS FINISHED Sermon Forest Fold, Crowborough. April 1st 1988 “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost”. John 19.30. I want first to set these words in their context, and then say a little of what is implied by them, …
Author: J. Ashworth
THE TRIALS OF OLD AGE A fifth letter to an elderly person This is a life of trials; and who is there altogether free from them? We must expect them, and be ready to meet them when they come. Sometimes they cluster so thickly around us, that it needs a stout heart and much grace …
GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE (2)* Mercy is the nature of God, and it has been well said that grace flows from the fountain of mercy. It is absolute in Him, and it is manifested to men by way of pity for their miseries, and for their relief. All God’s attributes are infinite. The Psalmist contemplated …
HUMAN DEPRAVITY It is a truth which runs through the Bible, and which is assumed where it is not actually expressed, that every man is shapen in iniquity and born in sin. The depravity is innate, and the inclination to evil is a constant result. A poisoned nature can only produce poisonous fruit. This is …
A FAITHFUL MINISTRY Notes of a Sermon by Robert Murray M’Cheyne “Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not” ‘Corinthians 4.1-6. It is five years today, brethren, since I began my ministry among you in this place. It will be good for us today to stand up in the …
THE LOSS OF CHILDREN As to your fears about the health or life of your dear children, lay them upon Christ’s shoulders; let Him bear all. Loose your hold of them all; and when your dear Lord pulleth, let them go with faith and joy. It is a tried faith to kiss a Lord that …
EVERY TRIBE AND NATION Written by the Director of the Arabic Evangelical Centre The call to go into all the world and preach the Gospel can be more specific for some. “Come over and help us” was the message received at Troas. The Arabic Evangelical Centre has been called specifically to reach Muslims, particularly in …
PHRASEOLOGY There were faithful sayings which became part of the spiritual language of the Christian church within the lifespan of the Apostles. 1 Tim. 1.15, 4.9. 2 Tim. 2.11. Titus 3.8. Their proclamation of the gospel produced a Christian phraseology; their exposition of the Old Testament embedded the Christian sense of Old Testament words, like …
“HOLD FAST” Hold fast – your confidence in God (Heb. 3.6) Hold fast – the Word of God (2 Tim. 1.13) Hold fast – that which is good (1 Thess. 5.21) Hold fast – your profession (Heb. 10.23) Hold fast – your integrity (Job 27.6) Hold fast – all you have in Christ (Rev. 3.11) …
FEMALE PREACHERS Is there any new thing under the sun? (Eccles. 1.9). In the light of current controversy on women in the ministry, it is of interest to note how the subject was handled in 1865. The anonymous article following was contributed to the Gospel Magazine in that year. There were orders and degrees in …