Sound Word Outreach and Ministry

You Have His All John 17:22 – "And the glory which Thou gavest me I have given them." Behold the superlative liberality of the Lord Jesus, for He hath given us His all. Although a tithe of His possessions would have made a universe of angels rich beyond all thought, yet was He not content until He had given us all that He had. It would have been surprising grace if He had allowed us to eat the crumbs of His bounty beneath the table of His mercy; but He will do nothing by halves, He makes us sit with Him and share the feast. Had He given us some small pension from His royal coffers, we should have had cause to love Him eternally; but no, He will have His bride as rich as Himself, and He will not have a glory or a grace in which she shall not share. He has not been content with less than making us joint-heirs with Himself, so that we might have equal possessions. He has emptied all His estate into the coffers of the Church, and hath all things common with His redee

Grace For Service  Ephesians 3:7 – Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power  The distinguishing factor in life when all preparations are made is grace. Races are not won without God. The fastest runner and the strongest fighter do lose contest. God and Grace is the determining factor! Ecclesiastes 9:11.  Grace is Jesus (Titus 2:11, John 1:14) and service is not possible without grace (Ephesian 3:7). To have grace is to believe in Jesus and to accept Him. There is no service that can’t be discharged when grace is evident and speaking in a human’s life (2 Corinthians 12:9). It was the grace of God upon Jesus that made Him to win the battle (Luke 22:41-44, Hebrews 2:9).  Also, God’s grace today (the person of Jesus) has made us to be heirs of God’s kingdom, discharging our duties by equipping our weaknesses. (Titus 3:7).  Shalom!

Don’t Leave Your Calling 1 Corinthians 7:20 – "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called." Some persons have the foolish notion that the only way in which they can live for God is by becoming ministers, missionaries, or Bible women. Alas! how many would be shut out from any opportunity of magnifying the Most High if this were the case. Beloved, it is not office, it is earnestness; it is not position, it is grace which will enable us to glorify God. God is glorified by our serving Him in our proper vocations. Take care, dear reader, that you do not forsake the path of duty by leaving your occupation, and take care you do not dishonour your profession (faith, belief, confession of Christ) while in it. Think little of yourselves, but do not think too little of your callings. Every lawful trade may be sanctified by the gospel to noblest ends. Turn to the Bible, and you will find the most menial forms of labour connected either with most daring

Understand Their Craftiness 2 Exodus 8:28 – "Only ye shall not go very far away." Yesterday we saw the start of this topic and we saw the world advice given by some to Christians. But note that we can’t serve two masters at a time. One can’t be hot and cold at the same time. Multitudes of professors yield to this cunning advice, to their own eternal ruin. If we would follow the Lord wholly, we must go right away into the wilderness of separation, and leave the Egypt of the carnal world behind us. We must leave its maxims, its pleasures, and its religion too, and go far away to the place where the Lord calls His sanctified ones. When the town is on fire, our house cannot be too far from the flames. When the plague is abroad, a man cannot be too far from its haunts. The further from a viper the better, and the further from worldly conformity the better. To all true believers let the trumpet-call be sounded, "Come ye out from among them, be ye separate.

Understand Their Craftiness  Exodus 8:28 – "Only ye shall not go very far away."  This is a crafty word from the lip of the arch-tyrant Pharaoh. If the poor bondaged Israelites must needs go out of Egypt, then he bargains with them that it shall not be very far away; not too far for them to escape the terror of his arms, and the observation of his spies.  After the same fashion, the world loves not the non-conformity of nonconformity, or the dissidence of dissent, it would have us be more charitable and not carry matters with too severe a hand  Death to the world, and burial with Christ, are experiences which carnal minds treat with ridicule, and hence the ordinance which sets them forth is almost universally neglected, and even contemned.  Worldly wisdom recommends the path of compromise, and talks of "moderation." According to this carnal policy, purity is admitted to be very desirable, but we are warned against being too precise; truth is of

Fear None! Psalm 27:1 – "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" "Whom shall I fear?" A question which is its own answer. The powers of darkness are not to be feared, for the Lord, our light, destroys them; and the damnation of hell is not to be dreaded by us, for the Lord is our salvation. Your confidence from your laying on the Jehovah. The boastful Goliath on the flesh and power of the armour but David rested not upon the conceited vigour of an arm of flesh, but upon the real power of the omnipotent I AM. "The Lord is the strength of my life." Here is a third glowing epithet, to show that the writer's hope was fastened with a threefold cord which could not be broken. We may well accumulate terms of praise where the Lord lavishes deeds of grace. Our life derives all its strength from God; and if He deigns to make us strong, we cannot be weakened by all

Your Light Psalm 27:1 – "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" "The Lord is my light and my salvation." Here is personal interest, "my light," "my salvation"; the soul is assured of it, and therefore declares it boldly. Into the soul at the new birth divine light is poured as the precursor of salvation; where there is not enough light to reveal our own darkness and to make us long for the Lord Jesus, there is no evidence of salvation. After conversion our God is our joy, comfort, guide, teacher, and in every sense our light: He is light within, light around, light reflected from us, and light to be revealed to us. Note, it is not said merely that the Lord gives light, but that He is light; nor that He gives salvation, but that He is salvation; he, then, who by faith has laid hold upon God, has all covenant blessings in his possession. God I lay upon you by faith

Help Me, Lord! 2 Psalm 12:1 – "Help, Lord." The occasions for the use of this prayer are frequent. In providential afflictions how suitable it is for tried believers who find all helpers failing them. Students, in doctrinal difficulties, may often obtain aid by lifting up this cry of "Help, Lord," to the Holy Spirit, the great Teacher. Spiritual warriors in inward conflicts may send to the throne for reinforcements, and this will be a model for their request. Workers in heavenly labour may thus obtain grace in time of need. Seeking sinners, in doubts and alarms, may offer up the same weighty supplication; in fact, in all these cases, times, and places, this will serve the turn of needy souls. "Help, Lord," will suit us living and dying, suffering or labouring, rejoicing or sorrowing. In Him our help is found, let us not be slack to cry to Him. The answer to the prayer is certain, if it be sincerely offered through Jesus. The Lord's cha

Help Me, Lord! Psalm 12:1 – "Help, Lord." The prayer itself is remarkable, for it is short, but seasonable, sententious, and suggestive. David mourned the fewness of faithful men, and therefore lifted up his heart in supplication--when the creature failed, he flew to the Creator. He evidently felt his own weakness, or he would not have cried for help; but at the same time he intended honestly to exert himself for the cause of truth, for the word "help" is inapplicable where we ourselves do nothing. There is much of directness, clearness of perception, and distinctness of utterance in this petition of two words; much more, indeed, than in the long rambling outpourings of certain professors. The Psalmist runs straight-forward to his God, with a well-considered prayer; he knows what he is seeking, and where to seek it. Lord, teach us to pray in the same blessed manner. Lord, teach me to pray that I may not pray amiss and be filled with vain repetition –

Your Titles 2  Isaiah 54:5 – "Thy Redeemer."  Christ’s manhood also, which he took upon him for us, is ours in all its perfection. To us our gracious Lord communicates the spotless virtue of a stainless character; to us he gives the meritorious efficacy of a devoted life; on us he bestows the reward procured by obedient submission and incessant service. He makes the unsullied garment of his life our covering beauty; the glittering virtues of his character our ornaments and jewels; and the superhuman meekness of his death our boast and glory.  He bequeaths us his manger, from which to learn how God came down to man; and his Cross to teach us how man may go up to God. All His thoughts, emotions, actions, utterances, miracles, and intercessions, were for us. He trod the road of sorrow on our behalf, and hath made over to us as his heavenly legacy the full results of all the labours of his life. He is now as much ours as heretofore; and he blushes not to acknowledge

Your Titles Isaiah 54:5 – "Thy Redeemer." Jesus, the Redeemer, is altogether ours and ours for ever. All the offices of Christ are held on our behalf. He is king for us, priest for us, and prophet for us. Whenever we read a new title of the Redeemer, let us appropriate Him as ours under that name as much as under any other. The shepherd's staff, the father's rod, the captain's sword, the priest's mitre, the prince's sceptre, the prophet's mantle, all are ours. Jesus hath no dignity which He will not employ for our exaltation, and no prerogative which He will not exercise for our defence. His fulness of Godhead is our unfailing, inexhaustible treasure-house. Pray that your soul will by the power of the Holy Spirit call him this morning, "thy Redeemer."

Christ’s Garden 2  Song of Solomon 5:1 – "I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse."  The garden is a place of growth. The saints are not to remain undeveloped, always mere buds and blossoms. We should grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Growth should be rapid where Jesus is the Husbandman, and the Holy Spirit the dew from above.  A garden is a place of retirement. So the Lord Jesus Christ would have us reserve our souls as a place in which He can manifest Himself, as He doth not unto the world. O that Christians were more retired, that they kept their hearts more closely shut up for Christ! We often worry and trouble ourselves, like Martha, with much serving, so that we have not the room for Christ that Mary had, and do not sit at His feet as we should.  May the Lord grant us the sweet showers of His grace to water His garden as long as we live – Amen.

Christ’s Garden  Song of Solomon 5:1 – "I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse."  The heart of the believer is Christ's garden. He bought it with His precious blood, and He enters it and claims it as His own. A garden implies separation. It is not the open common; it is not a wilderness; it is walled around, or hedged in.  It makes one sad to hear Christians saying, "Well, there is no harm in this; there is no harm in that," thus getting as near to the world as possible. Grace is at a low ebb in that soul which can even raise the question of how far it may go in worldly conformity.  A garden is a place of beauty, it far surpasses the wild uncultivated lands. The genuine Christian must seek to be more excellent in his life than the best moralist, because Christ's garden ought to produce the best flowers in all the world. Even the best is poor compared with Christ's deservings; let us not put Him off with withering and dwarf plant

Sacred Filling Of The Soul 2  Acts 2:4 – "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost."  As fire, He both purges us from dross, and sets our consecrated nature on a blaze. He is the sacrificial flame by which we are enabled to offer our whole souls as a living sacrifice unto God.  As heavenly dew, He removes our barrenness and fertilizes our lives. O that He would drop from above upon us at this early hour! Such morning dew would be a sweet commencement for the day.  As the dove, with wings of peaceful love He broods over His Church and over the souls of believers, and as a Comforter He dispels the cares and doubts which mar the peace of His beloved. He descends upon the chosen as upon the Lord in Jordan, and bears witness to their sonship by working in them a filial spirit by which they cry Abba, Father.  As the wind, He brings the breath of life to men; blowing where He listeth He performs the quickening operations by which the spiritual creation is an

Sacred Filling Of The Soul Acts 2:4 – "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost." The consequences of this sacred filling of the soul it would be impossible to overestimate. Life, comfort, light, purity, power, peace; and many other precious blessings are inseparable from the Spirit's benign presence. As sacred oil, He anoints the head of the believer, sets him apart to the priesthood of saints, and gives him grace to execute his office aright. As the only truly purifying water He cleanses us from the power of sin and sanctifies us unto holiness, working in us to will and to do of the Lord's good pleasure. As the light, He manifested to us at first our lost estate, and now He reveals the Lord Jesus to us and in us, and guides us in the way of righteousness. Enlightened by His pure celestial ray, we are no more darkness but light in the Lord. Ask for the Holy Spirit to fill you just like the days of Acts 2:4.

Be Full of Assurance Song of Solomon 2:16, 17 – "My Beloved is mine, and I am His: He feedeth among the lilies. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my Beloved, and be Thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether." Surely if there be a happy verse in the Bible it is this – “My Beloved is mine, and I am His." So peaceful, so full of assurance, so overrunning with happiness and contentment is it. There is a word, too, about the "mountains of Bether," or, "the mountains of division," and to our love, anything like division is bitterness. Beloved, this may be your present state of mind; you do not doubt your salvation; you know that Christ is yours, but you are not feasting with Him. You understand your vital interest in Him, so that you have no shadow of a doubt of your being His, and of His being yours, but still His left hand is not under your head, nor doth His right hand embrace you. A shade of sadnes

Follow His Call  Mark 1:18 – "Straightway they forsook their nets, and followed Him."  When they heard the call of Jesus, Simon and Andrew obeyed at once without demur. If we would always, punctually and with resolute zeal, put in practice what we hear upon the spot, or at the first fit occasion, our attendance at the means of grace, and our reading of good books, could not fail to enrich us spiritually.  The practice of truth is the most profitable reading of it. Should the reader be impressed with any duty while perusing these pages, let him hasten to fulfil it before the holy glow has departed from his soul, and let him leave his nets, and all that he has, sooner than be found rebellious to the Master's call. Do not give place to the devil by delay! Haste while opportunity and quickening are in happy conjunction.  Do not be caught in your own nets, but break the meshes of worldliness, and away where glory calls you. Happy is the writer who shall meet w

The Person of Jesus Psalm 45:2 – "Thou art fairer than the children of men." The entire person of Jesus is but as one gem, and His life is all along but one impression of the seal. He is altogether complete; not only in His several parts, but as a gracious all-glorious whole. His character is not a mass of fair colours mixed confusedly, nor a heap of precious stones laid carelessly one upon another; He is a picture of beauty and a breastplate of glory. In Him, all the "things of good repute" are in their proper places, and assist in adorning each other. Not one feature in His glorious person attracts attention at the expense of others; but He is perfectly and altogether lovely. Oh, Jesus! Thy power, Thy grace, Thy justice, Thy tenderness, Thy truth, Thy majesty, and Thine immutability make up such a man, or rather such a God-man, as neither heaven nor earth hath seen elsewhere. Thy infancy, Thy eternity, Thy sufferings, Thy triumphs, Thy death, and

Our Faith’s Foundation 2 Timothy 2:19 – "The foundation of God standeth sure." The foundation upon which our faith rests is this, that "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them." The great fact on which genuine faith relies is, that "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us," and that "Christ also hath suffered for sin, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God"; "Who Himself bare our sins in His own body on the tree"; "For the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." The vicarious sacrifice of Christ for the guilty, Christ being made sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him, Christ offering up a true and proper expiatory and substitutionary sacrifice in the room, place, and stead of as many as the Father gave Him, who are known to God by name, and are recognized in their own hearts by their trust

Christ the Builder  Zechariah 6:13 – "He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory."  Christ Himself is the builder of His spiritual temple, and He has built it on the mountains of His unchangeable affection, His omnipotent grace, and His infallible truthfulness. There are materials like in the physical that constitute the building processing and that are needed to be processed. The work is done by Christ.  Each individual believer is being prepared, and polished, and made ready for his place in the temple; but Christ's own hand performs the preparation-work. Afflictions cannot sanctify, excepting as they are used by Him to this end. Our prayers and efforts cannot make us ready for heaven, apart from the hand of Jesus, who fashioneth our hearts aright.  The temple which Jesus builds; the making ready is all done on earth. When we reach heaven, there will be no sanctifying us there, no squaring us with affliction, no planing us with s

Be Cooked 2! Hosea 7:8 – "Ephraim is a cake not turned." A cake not turned is soon burnt on the side nearest the fire, and although no man can have too much religion, there are some who seem burnt black with bigoted zeal for that part of truth which they have received, or are charred to a cinder with a vainglorious Pharisaic ostentation of those religious performances which suit their humour. The assumed appearance of superior sanctity frequently accompanies a total absence of all vital godliness. The saint in public is a devil in private. He deals in flour by day and in soot by night. The cake which is burned on one side, is dough on the other. If it be so with me, O Lord, turn me! Turn my unsanctified nature to the fire of Thy love and let it feel the sacred glow, and let my burnt side cool a little while I learn my own weakness and want of heat when I am removed from Thy heavenly flame. Let me not be found a double-minded man, but one entirely under the po

Be Cooked! Hosea 7:8 – "Ephraim is a cake not turned." A cake not turned is uncooked on one side; and so Ephraim was, in many respects, untouched by divine grace: though there was some partial obedience, there was very much rebellion left. Art thou thorough in the things of God? Has grace gone through the very centre of thy being so as to be felt in its divine operations in all thy powers, thy actions, thy words, and thy thoughts? To be sanctified, spirit, soul, and body, should be thine aim and prayer; and although sanctification may not be perfect in thee anywhere in degree, yet it must be universal in its action; there must not be the appearance of holiness in one place and reigning sin in another, else thou, too, wilt be a cake not turned. Don’t abuse the grace of God. We all have seen and have tasted the grace of God in a season in our life. Hence, the grace that you have experience should make you cooked in the lord. Be fully steadfast and established in

Divine Adoption  Romans 8:23 – "Waiting for the adoption."  Saints are God's children, but men cannot discover them to be so, except by certain moral characteristics. The adoption is not manifested, the children are not yet openly declared.  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be." We are not yet arrayed in the apparel which befits the royal family of heaven; we are wearing in this flesh and blood just what we wore as the sons of Adam; but we know that "when He shall appear" who is the "first-born among many brethren," we shall be like Him, we shall see Him as He is.  We are waiting till we shall put on our proper garments, and shall be manifested as the children of God. We are young nobles, and have not yet worn our coronets. We are young brides, and the marriage day is not yet come, and by the love our Spouse bears us, we are led to long and sigh for the bridal morning.  Our very happi

A Source of Blessedness Luke 11:27, 28 – "A certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto Him, Blessed is the womb that bare Thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But He said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it." The word of God gives everything. The word of God was used to create the word and it is still a force of creation today; recreating what has gone bad. To be blessed, one has to hear and do what the word of God says. In the word of God, there are principles and covenants to being blessed (that activates the blessings of God). When these principles are obeyed, the covenants are activated in the life of the doer of the principles and the doer is blessed because of the covenant. Beloved, be a hearer and a doer of the word of God. May God empower us all to always be the doer of His word. Shalom!

Be Firm Daniel 3:16, 18 – "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said . . . Be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods." Lose all rather than lose your integrity, and when all else is gone, still hold fast a clear conscience as the rarest jewel which can adorn the bosom of a mortal. Be not guided by the will-o'-the-wisp of policy, but by the pole-star of divine authority. Follow the right at all hazards. When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honour to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle. See whether He will be your debtor! See if He doth not even in this life prove His word that "Godliness, with contentment, is great gain," and that they who "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, shall have all these things added unto them." Should it happen that, in the providence of God, you are a loser by conscience, you shall find that if

It Is Going Out Isaiah 66:12 – For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing torrent; … Calvary greetings child of God. There is no need to continue in your cry and state of sorrow. God has that said to Jerusalem that He will bring peace to her is also saying to you, that peace is coming to you. That area where you lack peace and joy will receive divine peace and joy. Everyone that mourns with you will begin to rejoice with you. Those that mocked you will be silent with shame. God of peace will give you peace today. In this very day and night, nothing will take your peace away. The promises of divine comfort, flourishing and God’s hands on you will manifest speedily. However, note that the peace and other promises that God want to extend to you will not be if you don’t reverentially fear Him. do you tremble at the word of God? Do you live your life by the principles in God’s word? Verse 5 in pa

The Need for Divine Peace Leviticus 26:4-8 – And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. [Verse 7] A careful study of the verse reveals why we all need divine peace. God blesses all those that walk in His ways and are doers of the word of God. Divine Peace makes the blessed of the Lord to enjoy his/her blessings. The following reasons indicate why we need divine peace · Divine peace brings abundance unto abundance · Divine peace makes causes safety · Divine peace makes the enemies to fear · Divine peace causes boldness · Divine peace keeps evil far There are so many reasons. Don’t sell or compromise the peace you have through God’s grace. Remember, breaking the word of God results to one not having peace. Prayer Father, help me that I will not break your word. Help me to be a doer of your word. I receive divine peace and all the reasons for divine peace will be evident in my life in Jesus n

Divine Peace John 14:27 – I leave peace with you; I give my peace to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it fear. Peace differs from peace. Not all peace results to total peace. Divine peace or Godly peace is far more precious and better to earthly peace; like a product brand have its slogan as ‘The difference is clear’ so is it with peace. God is the giver of peace and the good news is that He has given us this peace, but we have to work it work by believing right and doing His word. There is an assurance of divine peace to all the believers of God. This peace can’t be got by any earthly measure. No money, strategy or constitution can give this peace. You might be seeing the trends in the world but the Lord has made us to understand that what befalls the world will not come near us; this is as a result of His peace on us. [Psalms 91:7, Isaiah 43:2]. Don’t be afraid beloved of God. Confess daily that God has given y

Receiving the Covenant of Peace Numbers 25:11-12 – Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: God always look for people to stand in the gap. He looks for people that will be zealous for His purpose. He looks for those that will be filled with passion for saving souls. God looks for people that will be reconcilers between the straying believer and God as well as between the sinner and God. Phinehas did great by saving the souls of the disobeying Israelites. He stood in the gap and he was zealous for God. For what he did, God rewarded him with the covenant of peace and of everlasting priesthood. The covenant was not just for Phinehas but also for his seeds. Read verse 13 [ … because he was zealous for his God …] Beloved, if you need the c

Receiving Peace Leviticus 26:3 – If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them We saw in our theme’s sermon that the world need peace and they have strategized in different ways to get peace but the peace they seek is not coming rather they have more troubles. So how can the peace come? In the word of God! Yes, it is only in the word of God that we can peace. Note however that in the word of God there is peace but for the peace to be evident in our life, then there must be doing of the word of God. By doing the word of God, you live your life as God instructs through His word. In the secular world, when you break the constitution or a code of conduct, the offender will not have peace. This is the same way it is with the word of God. When we leave the frame of God’s word then we will not have peace that comes only through the word of God. Beloved, you need peace of various kinds. All you need to do is to live by the word of God. Keep doing the word of God and nothing

June 2018 Prayers John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Numbers 25:12 – Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace Psalms 39:12 – Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. Thank you Jehovah for the abundance of last month and for bringing me into a new month – the month of Divine Peace. I thank you for all that you have done, all you are doing and all that you will do. O Lord, hear my prayers and be attentive to my cry. Answer me speedily and hold not your peace at my pains and tears. Father, give me the grace and enablement to serve you faithfully, truthfully and in spirit. O Jehovah, give me your covenant of peace. Let the covenant of your peace be evident in my life. In every area of my life, I speak the peace that is from above

June 2018 – Month of Divine Peace Leviticus 26:6 – And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. Peace is a scared commodity in this world. Everybody, country, religion, organization and others need peace. They strategize to get peace even by establishing peace bodies and organizations but all this proof abortive and futile. Rather, the situation is becoming more peace-less. Then what is the way forward? Graciously God by His spirit has theme this month the month of peace. Peace from every turbulence of life; be it in your finance, health, marriage and others. God is giving out peace this month. This peace will make your abundance of last month to yield more abundantly rather than being ruined by the devil. Peace from God is different from peace of this world. Godly peace or divine peace can only be got from God, by doing His will and se