In my heart tonight I feel that the greatest period in the history of The Moody Church lies ahead and not behind it. In the years to come you are going to be larger and greater than ever before You are going to see more conversions and God is going to make The Moody Church a lighthouse and an honor in all the world, even such as it has never been before, and I believe the message of my text will have something to do with bringing this about.
James 4:2, “Ye have not because ye ask not.” I do …
Notes on a message given by Pastor Alan Redpath in The Moody Church on July 17, 1955.
I will not let thee go except thou bless me…What is thy name?...Jacob…and he blessed him there” (Genesis 32:6). “No more Jacob, but Israel” was the blessing which God gave that day. You, of course, know that in the Bible there is an immense significance in the name that is given to a man. You know the meaning of the word “Jacob.” It means deceiver, supplanter. You know the meaning of the word “Israel.” It means prince with God. Something happened in that …
We may consider these closing chapters of the Book of Joshua in one address, as the matters with which they deal are all so intimately linked together. In chapter 21 we read of the separation of forty-eight cities from among the various tribes of Israel, which were allotted to the Levites. In chapter 22 we get the return of the warriors of the two and a half tribes to the homes which had already been given to them by Moses on the east of the Jordan. In chapters 23 and 24 we listen to Joshua as he seeks solemnly to …
“How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?”—Hebrews 2:3
Good News is the “good news” of salvation affected by the Gospel, which is the power of God unto salvation. The message I bring to you this evening is a message that will apply to all of us. It will apply to Christians, to those earnest Christians, and it will apply to Christians who are neglecting their Saviour, their ministry, their worship. It will apply to those who are not Christians, to those who are hesitating, to those who are neglecting the doing of that which they know …
There is a need for constant emphasis upon the relation of the law given to Israel and to us today. It is not merely dispensational, but it is the blueprint for happiness. Obedience always brings harmony with the purpose of God, and in relationships to others, for holiness and happiness are inseparable.
The law was given to Israel on the basis of redemption. Exodus 20:2, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” Here was the basis of all further relationships with the Redeemer. No sooner …
We have a revival in my church at Portland, Oregon. I have seen hundreds of people come to the Lord during the past six weeks. I do not feel a bit strange this morning because we are going to have a revival here today. All my concern is that I, with you, should get where the Lord can save the people, and you know where that place is that we must get in order to have Him save the people. That place is down out of sight. I getting stirred up myself will not do anything. And you stirring up …
I will be delighted to see Paul when Jesus comes and we all get together around Him. I can’t blame a Jew for wanting to see Abraham, because he was God’s chosen vessel to start things for the Jew, but a Christian I am sure is more interested in seeing the man Jesus picked as a choice one through whom He especially sent His Gospel to the Gentiles. Jesus speaking to Ananias in a vision said, “He is a chosen vessel unto me to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: for I will …
Romans 14:12—“So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
Some one is saying now that the preacher is going to give us some death-bed talks—he is going to try to scare us with death. No, I am not. I do not believe so many are afraid of death as they are afraid to meet God. There is not a man or woman in this audience who does not believe that some day he must stand before God and give account of himself, but if you thought you were going to die you would immediately …
“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.”—Exodus 12:13
My friends, it was the blood that did it. Just so it is now. God says, “When I see the blood I will pass over you. The blood shall be a token unto you.” And I tell you, my friends, the greatest question that can be before you tonight is this: Have you got …
“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said, Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit: and having said thus, He gave up the ghost. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous Man. And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their …
