Moments For You

“God so loved the world.” So says the text, but can we still believe it? The Discoveries of Science There are those who find God’s love for the world incompatible with scientific discovery. They say it is impossible to believe John 3:16 in view of the seeming insignificance of our... Read more →

John 3:16 has been called an ocean of thought in a drop of language. I personally owe everything to it, for it was through this verse that my eyes were opened to the love of God and my heart was opened to welcome the Lord Jesus. Eternity alone will tell... Read more →

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). I suppose that I had read this verse tens of thousands of times, and yet, a little while ago, I sought of the... Read more →

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:14,15). The Two “Musts” This is the second “must” in the third chapter of this Gospel. If man... Read more →

One of the earliest stories I ever heard about D. L. Moody, that great evangelist of the nineteenth century, took place when he was temporarily called away to another city and left a young English preacher named Henry Moorhouse to speak during his absence. Upon returning from his trip, he... Read more →

Since the beginning of time, men have tried to understand and explain the magnitude of the love of God, but even their efforts seem to fall short. That is the problem with trying to express the inexpressible. Paul, who was one of the greatest exponents of the Christian faith, wrote:... Read more →

A man came to my home recently seeking for peace. He was a deacon who had held several church offices, and was well regarded as a fine Christian man in his community. But on this day he had driven over two hundred miles because he heard me give a message... Read more →

“He spake many things unto them in parables” (Matthew 13:3). What is a Parable? Christ’s words were always picturesque. He spoke of camels creeping through the hole in a needle (Matthew 19:24), of people trying to remove specks from another’s eye when a plank was in their own (Matthew 7:5).... Read more →

“There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” (Luke 15:10; read verses 1-32 if possible). The business of a parable is to teach us one great positive truth. If ever that should be clear, it is in this particular case. This parable... Read more →

We have been so captured by the sentiment, warmth, and emotion of the story of the younger son, his wanderings, and the love with which he was accepted on his return, that we have missed what Jesus was raising as the crucial point: How will the older brothers of the... Read more →

“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and... Read more →

“They all with one consent began to make excuse” (Luke 14:18). When a man prepares a feast, men rush in; but when God prepares one they all begin to make excuses and don’t want to go. One of the excuses given in this parable was that the man invited had... Read more →

“At midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him” (Matthew 25:6). Who is the bridegroom? He is the Lord Jesus Christ. Do you believe that Jesus is coming again? Remember in John 14:3 He says, “I will come again, and receive you... Read more →

“John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth One among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.... Read more →

“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Many people, and even common religious liturgies misquote this verse, replacing “sin” with “sins.” Does it really matter? What is the difference? Both the apostles Paul and Peter testify that the Lord Himself bore their... Read more →