The love of Christ toward little children is a thing beyond our measuring, and methinks beyond our telling also. Yet something of that same love constraineth His servants to bring these little ones unto the knowledge of Him, that they also might know there is a love more real, more enduring, and greater than all the troubles which this poor world can lay upon them. The place wherein the Lord hath appointed us to serve is poor, and in many respects broken. The children themselves bear something of this brokenness; and often, when I behold them, I am made sensible how very little we are able to do for them. Yet the little is ours to do; the multiplying belongeth unto God.  We may teach them, sit beside them, pray for them, show them kindness, and continually point them unto Christ. But we cannot give one child spiritual understanding, neither can we cause the smallest seed of truth to take root within the heart. We may prepare the soil, but we cannot command life from it. ...

M ay the Lord’s work in Dumaguete flourish through His redeemed saints who have taken a stand to bear the witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ before the public. We share deeply in their joy, joining our spirits with them and all those who stand to proclaim the everlasting glories of Christ Jesus and the sure, righteous judgments of God against all sin and rebellion. There is a holy satisfaction in the public declaration of the testimony of the cross, the only refuge for the lost. As they stand before the public, let their hearts be strengthened by the knowledge that to partake in His suffering is to eventually partake in His glory. May the Spirit grant them a boldness that is tempered with humility and a persistence that remains unfazed by opposition. May the blessings of the Lord manifest in their obedience as they willingly share in His humiliation, advancing by nothing but in the power of the Holy Spirit. All photos and video materials are used with permission from ...

This preliminary survey gave me a prospect of the difficulties that await. The journey alone is a most wearying cross to bear, even without the labors of preaching. While traversing a lonely stretch of road, with nothing but the scenery of trees and valleys for company, I asked myself, ' can this be done? ' only to be met by that sterner demand of the conscience, ' do I want it to remain undone? ' The scarcity of people in each of the location was owing to the lateness of the hour; during the afternoon, the populace is occupied at their work, their studies, or in their homes. I thus conclude that morning is the season best suited for my visits. Yet, this in itself presents a new trial for me, for I have long found the early hours a heavy burden to my natural disposition, and the flesh is ever heavy to rise in the morning. Indeed, my own habits are set in a different mold, as I am accustomed to pursue my studies late into the night and onto the very break of the dawn. ...

I t is our firm conviction that to carry the Word of Life outside the sanctuary walls—proclaiming it under the open heavens where every ear may hear—is a work that greatly edifies the redeemed and honors the Great Commandment of our Blessed Savior. Yet, we are aware of those who favor the rigid formalities of church tradition. There will be many "what abouts" that arise when we step out of the accepted line.  One professing Christian even warned me of that part of Scripture: “Why cast your precious pearls before swine?”  But I was a swine. And it was only when God, in His infinite mercy, moved His people to cast their pearls before such as I, that I was plucked from the mire and saved. It is therefore to meet these very anxieties that I will endeavor to show how the Spirit may move in the open air without abandoning the order of the Church that I have prepared these pages. Firstly, There be many arguments put forth both against house churches on the one hand, and the f...

W e have two texts set before us this Lord’s Day. The first, found in the opening thirteen verses of the sixteenth chapter of Saint Luke, is a word intended for the sheepfold alone. The second, found in the verses that follow—from the nineteenth to the thirty-first—is a message directed both to the sheep within the fold and to the public gathered without.  Luke 16:1-13 The Parable of the Deceitful Steward The first was given to the sheepfold as a solemn reminder that the Christian religion is a practical thing. It is not enough to offer God our worship in the spirit; we must show the reality of that worship in a tangible way to those who bear His image. In like manner, God did not merely declare His love from the heavens; He demonstrated that love toward us by the giving of His own Son. It is in this very act of giving—of pouring ourselves out for the sake of others—that we truly mirror the Lord Jesus, making His grace wonderful and visible to a world unfamiliar to such kindness....

T he street meeting is a necessary departure from that narrow and common notion which prescribes confining the movement of the Spirit within the walls of a building. It is a work of double grace for the benefit of souls: Firstly, the saints are gathered, under the heavens, together for edification and fellowship. Secondly, the Gospel is sounded in the midst of the public square. The entirety of the Holy Scriptures breathes with a missionary spirit ( Psalm 119:176, Isaiah 40:11, Jeremiah 50:6,  Ezekiel 34:11-12, 34:16, Zechariah 10:6, Mark 6:34,  Luke 15:4, 15:8, 15:24, 19:10, John 10:11, 14, 27, Hebrews 13:20, James 5:19–20, 1 Peter 2:25, Revelation 7:17 ) , revealing a God who is even now bringing to pass the glorious fulfillment of His Covenant: the bringing of a chosen people to Himself. In His sovereign mercy, He is pleased to redeem His elect unto Himself, not by the wisdom of men, but by the bold proclamation of the Gospel of Christ—a work most powerfully ...

 The Two Labors of the Kingdom H ere in the first part of this article we cite the differences between these two labors. In the second part we will show how it is not only possible to marry both, but it is the very calling of the church to grow in grace, in order to serve as lights that show forth the excellencies of God who elected them (1 Peter 2:9) . We must be careful not to hold to one while neglecting the other; for though men may try to separate them, these two works are truly but one, and neither can stand rightly without the other. A church gathering that does not evangelize is an unused candle. It is good for no one except to itself for it is dead. It is the proverbial student who keeps studying yet never graduates. On the other hand, mere evangelism apart from the church is like earning money only to put it in a bag with holes. It is futile as well. These two labors are two faces of the same coin. The singular purpose is to glorify God in the advancement of His kingdom...