John Henry Jowett

Showing 1 to 7 of 7 articles.

Search Articles:

1.) The Disciple's Companion
      'Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Ghost was given.' Acts 19:1-3 'Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed?' Why did he put the anxious question? Were there some ominous signs of impoverishment which aroused this painful wonder? Did he miss somethin ...read more

2.) The Disciple's Rest
      'Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.' Matt. 11:28,29. 'I will give you rest.' Give! This kind of rest is always a gift; it is never earned. It is not the emolument of toil; it is the d ...read more

3.) The Disciple's Sacrifice
      'I fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ.' - Colossians 1:24 'I fill up that which is behind!' Not that the ministry of reconciliation is incomplete. Not that Gethsemane and Calvary have failed. Not that the debt of guilt is only partially paid, and there now a threatening remnant which demands the sacrifice of human bloo ...read more

4.) The Disciple's Tenderness
      'And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever" Hosea 2:19 That is a tenderly beautiful figure; surely one of the sweetest and the most exquisite in God's Word! 'I will betroth thee unto Me for ever!' The communion of ideal wedlock is used to express the ideal relationship between the soul and its Lord. We are to be married unto the Lord! Look ...read more

5.) The Disciple's Theme
      'Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.' - Ephesians 3:8. Mark how the apostle describes the evangel- 'the unsearchable riches of Christ!' It suggests the figure of a man standing, with uplifted hands, in a posture of great amazement, before c ...read more

6.) The Disciple's Vision
      'But in the latter days it shall come to pass.' Micah 4:1 'But in the latter days it shall come to pass. ...' The prophet lifts his eyes away to the latter days to gain refreshment in his present toil. He feasts his soul upon the golden age which is to be, in order that he may nerve himself in his immediate service. Without the anticipation ...read more