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... churches . The intellectual sermon per se , itself a re- action against an unintellectual type of gospel preach- ing , is giving way to a more spiritual form of address which , without ceasing to be thoughtful , appeals to the spiritual ...
... churches . The intellectual sermon per se , itself a re- action against an unintellectual type of gospel preach- ing , is giving way to a more spiritual form of address which , without ceasing to be thoughtful , appeals to the spiritual ...
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... Churches in favour of the poor , the unprivileged , and the oppressed . No doubt there is truth in all these suppositions , but , if we refer to history once more , we learn the lesson that all Christian revivals have begun in the ...
... Churches in favour of the poor , the unprivileged , and the oppressed . No doubt there is truth in all these suppositions , but , if we refer to history once more , we learn the lesson that all Christian revivals have begun in the ...
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... church ; as we sit worshipping we can enjoy them . But suppose that in the audience is a man who is colour- blind ; to that man the stained window below the gallery , and the frosted glass window above , are , save perhaps in outline ...
... church ; as we sit worshipping we can enjoy them . But suppose that in the audience is a man who is colour- blind ; to that man the stained window below the gallery , and the frosted glass window above , are , save perhaps in outline ...
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... church in London . It dates from 1640. Do you know what was the type of religious life then ? We could criticise it ; it was very grim ; in some cases it was very hard , perhaps it was too self - sufficient . But no man waited then for ...
... church in London . It dates from 1640. Do you know what was the type of religious life then ? We could criticise it ; it was very grim ; in some cases it was very hard , perhaps it was too self - sufficient . But no man waited then for ...
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... never imposed from without , it sprang from within . Before ever Church Councils were heard of , disciples were putting into life and practice what they knew of God through Jesus Christ . " Master and Lord , " they ONLY A MAN 59.
... never imposed from without , it sprang from within . Before ever Church Councils were heard of , disciples were putting into life and practice what they knew of God through Jesus Christ . " Master and Lord , " they ONLY A MAN 59.
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Page 106 - Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 247 - Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
Page 233 - Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness.
Page 62 - The healing of his seamless dress Is by our beds of pain : We touch him in life's throng and press, And we are whole again.
Page 63 - We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down ; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For him no depths can drown. But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is he : And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee.
Page 213 - Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 159 - Whatever crazy sorrow saith, No life that breathes with human breath Has ever truly longed for death. " 'Tis life, whereof our nerves are scant, Oh life, not death, for which we pant ; More life, and fuller, that I want.
Page 247 - Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Page 22 - When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hast ordained ; what is man, that Thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him ? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet...
Page 53 - Why therefore should we do ourselves this wrong, Or others, that we are not always strong, That we are ever overborne with care, That we should ever weak or heartless be, Anxious or troubled, when with us is prayer, And joy and strength and courage are with Thee ? ARCHBISHOP TRENCH.