"teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine”. There must be more to the Christian experience than being happy - more than being lost in wonder, love and praise and no ... Read more

"the scarlet cord in the window”. No special merit in the cord, though it was red in colour, strong in texture and used to lower the two spies from her ... Read more

"Woman, you have great faith”. Faith that receives such commendation from the lips of Jesus deserves our examination. 1. She believed that the Lord would help her. This was the ... Read more

"a new and living way”. New religions will for ever be springing up, yet sooner or later they will all suffer from stagnation and become monuments. It is nearly two ... Read more

"a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert”. Such is the civil engineering project God will undertake for His people. It is a blessing promised to any experiencing ... Read more

"he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town”. Jesus sometimes leads the blind to one side before He can minister to them. All ... Read more

"break up your unploughed ground”. We all have areas of our lives that need to be broken up - areas of stubborn resistance to the work of the Holy Spirit; ... Read more

"Put on the whole armour of God”. It stands to reason that a wily enemy is ever on the lookout for cracks in his adversary's armour. And when he finds ... Read more

"Greet Priscilla”. This is the lady who married Aquila and teamed up with him in the work of the Gospel. It is unusual for the wife to be mentioned first, ... Read more

"If a man love me, he will keep my words”. His words to us are not intermittent, not just now and then. The disciple must be in continual contact with ... Read more