The mysteries of the brazen serpent
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:14,15
Suggested Further Reading:
John 12:20-36
Let each of us who are called to the solemn work of the ministry remember, that we are not called to lift up doctrine, or church governments, or particular denominations; our business is to lift up Christ Jesus and to preach him fully.
There may be times when church government is to be discussed, and peculiar doctrines are to be vindicated. God forbid that we should silence any part of truth: but the main work of the ministry—its every day work—is just exhibiting Christ, and crying out to sinners,
“Believe, believe, believe on him who is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.”
“Believe, believe, believe on him who is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.”
And let it be remembered, that if the minister preaches Christ plainly, that is all he has to do; if with affection and prayer he preaches Christ fully, if there were never a soul saved—which I believe would be impossible—he would have done his work, and his Master would say,
“Well done.”
“Well done.”
I have gone away from this hall, after preaching upon various doctrines, and though many have complimented me, foolishly, I have said to myself,
“I can but groan that I had such a subject at all.”
“I can but groan that I had such a subject at all.”
And at another time, when I have been faltering in my delivery, and committed a thousand blunders in my speech, I have gone away as happy as a prince, because I have said,
“I did preach Christ.”
“I did preach Christ.”
There was enough for sinners to be saved by; and if all the papers in the world should abuse me, and all the men in the world should say ‘cry him down’; he will still live and still breathe as long as he feels in himself, “I have preached to sinners, and Christ has been preached to them, so as they could understand and lay hold on him and be saved.”
For meditation:
“We would see Jesus” (John 12:21) is not just something to say to the preacher,
but something to pray for the preacher (Colossians 4:3,4).
Sermon no. 153
27 September (1857)
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