Absolute Surrender
Lesson 10: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 4
Lesson 10: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 4A great many of us try hard at times to love. We try to force ourselves to love, and I do not say that is wrong; it is better than nothing. But the end of it is always very sad. "I fail continually…
Lesson 11: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 5
Lesson 11: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 5Then there is the tongue! We sometimes speak of the tongue when we talk of the better life and the restful life, but just think what liberty many Christians give to their tongues. They say: "I have…
Lesson 12: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 6
Lesson 12: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 6We continue with the subject of loving our fellow believers. You know what John further says in that most solemn test, 1 John, 4:20: "If a man say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar;…
Lesson 13: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 7
Lesson 13: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 7Think of the Church at large. What divisions! Think of the different bodies. Take the question of holiness, take the question of the cleansing blood, take the question of the baptism of the Spirit—…
Lesson 14: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 8
Lesson 14: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 8People often ask “What is the baptism of fire? "I have answered more than once: I know no fire like the fire of God, the fire of everlasting love that consumed the sacrifice on Calvary. The baptism…
Lesson 15: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 9
Lesson 15: "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love," part 9Oh God, baptize our ministers with a tender love, and our missionaries, and our Bible-readers, and our workers, and our young men's and young women's associations. Oh that God would begin with us…
Lesson 16: Separated Unto the Holy Spirit, part 1
Lesson 16: Separated Unto the Holy Spirit, part 1"Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen… and Saul. "As they ministered to the…
Lesson 17: Separated Unto the Holy Spirit, part 2
Lesson 17: Separated Unto the Holy Spirit, part 2The second thought: God is willing and able to reveal to His servants what His will is. Yes, blessed be God, communications come down from heaven still! As we read here what the Holy Spirit said, so…
Lesson 18: Separated Unto the Holy Spirit, part 3
Lesson 18: Separated Unto the Holy Spirit, part 3That brings me to the third thought: Note the disposition to which the Spirit reveals God's will. What do we read here? There were several men ministering to the Lord and fasting, and the Holy Spirit…