Someone once asked an old minister why this Psalm keeps repeating the same words verse after verse: “His mercy endureth for ever.” The minister thought for a moment or two, and his answer was this: “Well, because it does endure for ever.” And beloved friends, what a favour that is! What would we do without mercy? And if there were mercy, what would we do if it did not last, if it did not endure? The mercy of God made known in Jesus Christ is the foundation of our hope. We would not have any hope without it. It is the foundation of the gospel. There would not be any gospel without it. O that wonderful display of mercy which we have in the Word…

I have sometimes thought that if you were asked briefly in a word to say what Strict Baptists believe in their chapels, you could not do better than to refer them to these two verses, because there is every doctrine of the gospel, one after another, set up. It begins in eternity past; it ends in eternity to come. Really, it is like a chain of golden links, or if you will, a chain of precious pearls. Every one of these sacred truths in themselves is precious, important, vital. But what are they when they are all joined together! But beloved friends, the most blessed thing this evening would be if any of you were sweetly led by the Holy Spirit into a personal interest,…

This is a short, solemn, sacred statement of the work of Christ in salvation, the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the reason for it, that His poor, unworthy people might be “saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation.” Beloved friends, the emphasis here is on the Saviour’s love, the greatness of His love, in laying down His life for poor, unworthy sinners. There are three things especially here that emphasise the greatness of the Saviour’s love. We read, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” “Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of…

There are many passages in the Word of God concerning the privilege of seeking the Lord. No doubt you can think of many, many such passages. “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near.” That is one. “It is time to seek the Lord.” That is another. “I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye Me in vain.” And then there is the well-known passage I read to you this evening in Luke chapter 11 (1-13): “Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” I am sure all of us are very familiar with these well-known parts of Scripture. But beloved friends, this in the Book of Amos is…

This was the most amazing happening since the creation of the world. None can really understand it. “Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh” – that He who from everlasting was equal with His Father, true almighty God, should veil His glory, come to this dark, sinful world, be born of a virgin, a human mother, a real birth, a true humanity, no earthly father. We cannot understand it, but we bow and we worship and adore. What does it all mean? What was the purpose of it? “When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law.” The…