Useful -wisdom needed for-Charles Spurgeon
Useful -wisdom needed for-Charles Spurgeon In order to reach their hearts on sacred and divine things, he strove to cultivate the art of conciliating even the careless and indifferent, by talking to them, in the first instance, on subjects in which they would be interested ; and in this taught a precious lesson, which all […]
USEFULNESS— the Least Christian to Aim at-Charles Spurgeon
USEFULNESS— the Least Christian to Aim at – Charles Spurgeon Many true saints are unable to render much service to the cause of god. See, then, the gardeners going down to the pond, and dipping in their watering-pots to carry the refreshing liquid to the flowers. A child comes into the garden and wishes to […]
Usefulness— better than here capacity-Charles Spurgeon
Usefulness— better than here capacity-Charles Spurgeon A monstrous vat, certainly, is the great tun of heidelberg. It might hold eight hundred hogsheads of wine at the least ; but what is the use of such wasted capacity, since, for nearly a hundred years, there has not been a drop of liquor in it ! Hollow […]
UNITY— Among Christians to lie Desired-Charles Spurgeon
UNITY— Among Christians to lie Desired-Charles Spurgeon Melancholic. Mourned in his day he divisions among protestants, and sought to bring the protestants together by the parable of the war between the wolves and the dogs. The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to […]
UN Godly Thule – cumuli alike.
UN Godly Thule – cumuli alike. In the aosta valley we were tormented by the recklessness of a driver who was drunk. Glad enough were we to change him for a sober man— sober as we thought ; but, alas ! We had only seen him in the morning, ;l:u! Before the afternoon had much […]
Unbelief –wickedness of-Charles Spurgeon
Unbelief –wickedness of- Charles Spurgeon The late Dr. Heugh, of Glasgow, a short time before he breathed his last, said, “there is nothing i feel more than the criminality of not trusting Christ without doubt — without doubt. Oh, to think what Christ is, what he did, and whom he did it for, and then […]
Unseen Savior, Faith in an – Charles Spurgeon
Unseen Savior, Faith in an – Charles Spurgeon ISRAEL, in the wilderness, instructed by types and shadows, was ever prone to idolatry; the more there is of the visible in religion, the more is there of difficulty in the attainment of spirituality. Even baptism and the Lord’s Supper, were they not ordained by the Lord […]
Unsaved, Incapable of Enjoying Religion – Charles Spurgeon
Unsaved, Incapable of Enjoying Religion – Charles Spurgeon ALPHONSE KARR tells a story of a servant-man who asked his master to be allowed to leave his cottage and sleep over the stable. What was the matter with his cottage? “Why, sir, the nightingales all around the cottage make such a ‘jug, jug, jug’ at night, […]
Unity of Life – Charles Spurgeon
Unity of Life – Charles Spurgeon FIND a drop of water glittering in the rainbow, leaping in the cataract, rippling in the rivulet, lying silent in the stagnant pool, or dashing in spray against the vessel’s side, that water claims the kinship with every drop of water the wide world over, because it is the […]
Union at the Cross – Charles Spurgeon
Union at the Cross – Charles Spurgeon THE Churchman, laden with his many forms and vestments; the Presbyterian, with his stern covenant and his love of those who stained the heather with their blood; the Independent, with his passion for stern liberty, and the separateness of the churches; the Methodist with his various intricate forms […]
Ungodly, Fearful Picture of the – Charles Spurgeon
Ungodly, Fearful Picture of the – Charles Spurgeon THINK you for awhile what the ungodly man’s life is! I can only compare it to that famous diabolical invention of the Inquisition of ancient times. They had as a fatal punishment for heretics, what they called the “Virgin’s Kiss.” There stood in a long corridor the […]
Unemployed Christians – Charles Spurgeon
Unemployed Christians – Charles Spurgeon A GREEK historian desired very intensely to say a word about the people of the city where he was born. He felt he could not write his history without saying something of his own native place, and accordingly he wrote this—”While Athens was building temples, and Sparta was waging war, […]
Unction, Preaching with – Charles Spurgeon
Unction, Preaching with – Charles Spurgeon I WONDER how long we might beat our brains before we could plainly put into words what is meant by preaching with unction! yet he who preaches knows its presence, and he who hears soon detects its absence; Samaria, in famine, typifies a discourse without it; Jerusalem, with her […]
Unchanging Love – Charles Spurgeon
Unchanging Love – Charles Spurgeon FROM Gethsemane to Golgotha, along the blood-besprinkled road, you see proof that having loved his own he loved them to the end. Not all the pains of death could shake his firm affection to his own. They may bind his hands, but his heart is not restrained from love; they […]
Under New Management
Under New Management After businesses were ravaged by bombs during World War II the owners would often clear away the rubbish and place a sign out front that said, “Business as usual.” When God saves us, His desire is that we would put out a sign that says, “Under new management.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest […]
Using the Wrong Standard
Using the Wrong Standard A little boy walked into the kitchen and told his mother that he discovered he was six feet tall. When she asked how he had determined this, he told her he had used his shoe to measure and that he was six shoes tall. With a loving smile she told him […]
Use the Right Measuring Stick
Use the Right Measuring Stick A self-righteous man once boasted to a Christian friend of his, “You know, John, I’m not such a bad fellow. There are many worse than I!” His friend replied, “Ivor, you are measuring yourself by the wrong standard. You measure yourself by the harlots and drunkards you see on Skid […]
Unfailing Love
Unfailing Love There was a very unusual military funeral in California in December of 2013. Sgt. First Class Joseph Gantt, who fought in both World War II and the Korean War, was laid to rest. He had been captured in Korea in 1950 and died the following year. But his body was not returned for […]
Using a Map
Using a Map Three men were hiking through a forest when they came upon a large, raging, violent river. Needing to get to the other side, the first man prayed, “God, please give me the strength to cross the river.” Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs. He was able to swim across […]
Use Your Anchor
Use Your Anchor The mighty Niagara River drops 180 feet at the American and Horseshoe Falls. Above the falls there are violent rapids. Before reaching the rapids, where boats are still able to navigate, there is a bridge for pedestrians. There is a sign mounted to this bridge that says: “Do you have an anchor? […]
Unbribable Justice
Unbribable Justice When Diana Valencia was arrested in Texas on drug charges in September of 2008, there was little doubt regarding her guilt. Anyone caught with two kilos of cocaine is going to have difficulty explaining that away as an innocent mistake. However she came up with a novel attempt at getting off—she and her […]
Unaware of His Possessions
Unaware of His Possessions William Randolph Hearst was a very wealthy newspaper publisher who had an incredible collection of art. The Hearst mansion in northern California is a testament to his insatiable desire for artistic treasures. On one occasion he learned of some artwork he was determined to obtain. He sent his agent abroad to […]
Unusual Deaths
Unusual Deaths Anthony Fernando, a twenty-one-year-old man living in Colombo, Sri Lanka, went fishing one day off the coast of the island. He had no idea he would never make it back alive. A forktail gar fish jumped out of the water and cut him on the neck with its tail. He bled to death […]
Using Desserts to Help with Stress
Using Desserts to Help with Stress It’s only natural that stressed-out people eat more desserts, because “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.” If that’s true, there’s a lot of stress between Thanksgiving and New Year. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
UNOPENED LETTERS
UNOPENED LETTERS Elizabeth Barrett’s father disapproved of her marriage to Robert browning so strongly that he never forgave her. She wrote letters to her father seeking reconciliation, but he returned them unopened. Had he opened them, and read the beautiful language she used, he may have forgiven her. The Bible is God’s letter to give […]
UNDERAGE DRINKING
UNDERAGE DRINKING By the time young people reach the 10th grade, only three in ten are non-drinkers. Results of a study indicate that about a third of high school students are moderate to heavy drinkers in the classification of scientists who organized students into six categories: abstainers, infrequent, light, moderate, moderate-to-heavy, and heavy drinkers. Ease […]
Unappropriated Riches – Dwight Lyman Moody
Unappropriated Riches – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Men fail because they try to do too large a business on too small a capital. So with Christians; but God has grace enough and […]