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    Life Words from Gospel Addresses

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    The wonderful results which have followed the evangelistic labours in this country of the two devoted American brethren whose names are now familiar to us as household words, has once again brought home to the Church of God the great truth that the Gospel of Christ, when faithfully proclaimed, is the power of God unto salvation, and that its sufficiency is not of man, but of God. Not with enticing words of man’s wisdom; not with lofty claims to a superior spiritual discernment, or to a polished and captivating oratory; but with all simplicity, with all plainness of speech, yet with an intense conviction of its truth, and a heartfelt earnestness, has that proclamation of the Gospel been made which thousands of late have flocked to hear from the lips of Mr. Moody.


    Yet the very homeliness and simplicity which characterize Mr. Moody’s utterances, accompanied as they are by a most graphic descriptive power, springing from his own vivid conceptions of truth, have been the means of bringing home to the popular mind the great truths which he has set forth in a far more forcible manner than could have been accomplished by the aid of a more rhetorical art. And if with these there be taken into account the deep spiritual experience and the full Scriptural knowledge which always distinguish Mr. Moody’s teachings, we shall in some degree understand the success which, through the blessing of God, has hitherto attended his labours.


    One of the most common experiences, perhaps, of those who have had the privilege of listening to Mr. Moody is that his words carry with them a recurrent power, continually cropping up afterwards with somewhat of their original force; a sure token of vigorous and effective speech, albeit, occasionally it may be, crude and homely in form. But this often is as—


    —— “flowers on furze,


    The better the uncouther:


    Do roses stick like burrs?”


    It was the above fact that suggested the idea of the present little volume, with the belief that the compilation in a book form of some of the more striking passages of his discourses would be gladly welcomed by many, as a lasting memento of Mr. Moody’s visit to England.


    The following pages consist of a selection of such passages, taken from short-hand notes of the addresses delivered by Mr. Moody in Glasgow, Manchester, and London; and they are now sent forth in the hope that they may in some small degree supplement his own work, and be found useful in arousing the thoughtless, in giving light and strength to the anxious and the earnest, and in magnifying the love and grace of God.


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    Release dateSep 15, 2018
    Life Words from Gospel Addresses
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    D. L. Moody

    Dwight Lyman Moody, also known as D. L. Moody, was a well-known American evangelist who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers.

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      Life Words from Gospel Addresses - D. L. Moody

      LIFE WORDS

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      gospel addresses

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      D. L. MOODY

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      1875

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      CONTENTS

      Christian Enthusiasm

      How to Keep Apart from the World

      Consecration to God’s Service

      God’s College

      Self-righteousness

      Is the Bible True?

      Ask Great Things of God

      The Little Lone One

      The Heavenly Seeker

      The Devil’s Ifs

      A Blessing for All

      Anxiety the Harbinger of Hope

      How to Read the Bible

      The Time of Grace

      Christian Joyfulness

      Be in Earnest

      Too Late

      The Greatest of Mistakes

      Christ the Quickener

      What is Believing?

      Two Bidding for the Soul

      Nearing Heaven

      The Dread Alternative

      Hearing for Others

      How the Saviour Seeks

      The Luxury of Winning Souls

      The Joy of Salvation

      Souls that Shine

      The Water of Life

      Is the Heart Loyal?

      Inquire the Way

      The Home of God

      Work its Own Reward

      Good News for the Lost

      Co-workers with Christ

      The Incentive to Service

      Border People

      The Friend of the Poor

      The Saviour’s Call

      The Phalanx of Victory

      Realities

      Clouds Dispersed

      The Men For God’s Service

      All Men Sought by Christ

      The Curtain Lifted

      Work for Jesus

      The Vision of the King

      Unity Among Christians

      The True Ground of Rejoicing

      Medicine for the Soul

      Doubting Castle

      The Holy Dead

      The Curse of Sectarianism

      What is Faith?

      True Treasure

      The Want of the World

      Answers to Prayer

      The Faith that Saves

      The Spirit of Elijah

      The Waiting Saviour

      The Loss of a Soul

      The Two Prayers

      You Can Be Saved if You Will

      Christian Consistency

      The Stream and the Fountain

      Jesus Our Elder Brother

      Dying Without Hope

      Growth in Grace

      Heaven Hushed to Hear the Sinner’s Prayer

      Our Father Which Art in Heaven

      The Drunkard’s Hell

      Patience in Labour

      How Christ Values the Soul

      The Remedy for Sin

      The All-sufficiency of Christ

      The New Birth

      A Testimony Worth Striving for

      To Every Man His Work

      Man Safer Out of Eden

      How to Carry On the Work

      Study the Bible

      Satan at Church

      The Light of the World

      Women’s Work in the Church

      The A.B.C. of God’s Alphabet

      Easy Arithmetic

      The Token of the Atoning Blood

      God’s Measure of Blessing

      The Greatest Insult to God

      The Enemy Unbelief

      Just What God Wants

      The Outward Look of Faith

      Soul-winners

      More to Follow

      Necessity of the New Birth

      Throw Out the Ballast

      The Baptism of the Spirit

      Hope for the Drunkard

      The Greatness of Little Works

      Slaves Set Free

      The Abiding Virtue

      The Great Delusion of Our Day

      The Unseen Glories

      The Price of Salvation

      Photographs of the Heart

      Self-Glorification

      Salvation Not of Ordinances

      Salvation Not of the Law

      The Proof of Conversion

      God Above Reason

      The Worth of Good Resolves

      The Duty of Thanksgiving

      The Touchstone of Love

      Joining the Church

      Temptation and the Tempted

      The Young Convert’s Three Enemies

      The Sword of the Word

      The Shepherd and the Lambs

      The Faithful Promiser

      The Unlimited Promise

      Christians Must be Workers

      Young Converts Kept By God

      The Worm that Dieth Not

      Justification More Than Pardon

      The Bible the Christian’s Vade Mecum

      Satan Vanquished by Christ

      First Loved, then Washed from Sin

      Christ the Only Saviour

      The Touch of the Saviour’s Hand

      Christians No Longer Their Own

      Food for the Soul

      How to Understand the Bible

      Christ Our Redeemer

      God Using Human Instrumentality

      Spurning the Remedy

      Salvation Not Limited by Election

      The Mourner’s Friend

      Decide for Christ

      The Key to Bible Study

      The Voice from Heaven

      Christ the Forerunner of His People

      The Mission of Christ to the World

      A Good Exchange

      Despise Not Small Things

      God Worthy of All Love

      The Compassionate Saviour

      Christ a Personal Saviour

      Follow the Cloud

      Redeemed from the Law

      Keep your Eye on Christ

      Sold for Nought, Redeemed by Blood

      Christ our Shepherd

      The Wilderness Journey of Life

      The Fire of God’s Wrath

      A Word the Devil is Afraid of

      Our Children

      Sunny Christians

      Christ’s Death the Gospel

      The Secret of Christian Success

      What God Cannot Do

      Pardon for the Sinner

      The Gospel Not to Be Trifled With

      Christ Our Light

      Come Just as You Are

      Christians Reflecting Christ’s Light

      Salvation Not to Be Purchased

      The Christian’s Seven New Things

      Christ Misunderstood By the World

      Sin Put Away by Christ

      Slaves to Sin

      No Rest Here

      What Heaven Thinks of Christ

      Paul the Conqueror

      Struggling Against the World

      Faith’s Victory through Christ

      Mammon-worship

      The Great Reward

      Value of the World’s Applause

      The Christian Principle of Restitution

      Jesus as a Comforter

      Man’s Grace and God’s Grace

      The Church a Place of Work

      The Way out of Infidelity

      Abraham’s Faith

      The World’s Treatment of Christ

      The Reward of the World

      Departed Friends Watching Over Us

      Earthly Treasure Not Wealth

      Faith and Love

      Grace Distinct from Works

      The Christ of God

      Supplication with Thanksgiving

      More Than was Expected

      What Will Make Heaven Our Home

      Crownless Saints in Heaven

      The Saviour’s Offer

      Living for Christ

      The Devil’s Children and God’s Children

      Three Classes of Christians

      Christians and the World

      Our Treasure in Heaven

      Shut Up to the Lord

      Boldness in Prayer

      Profession Does Not Save

      The Present Curse of Christianity

      Christian Assurance

      All Christians Confessors

      Praying Christians

      Backsliders, Come Home

      The Everlasting Rest

      Three Steps to Perdition

      Wisdom Given by God

      Pilgrims and Sojourners

      Dead, Cold Formalism

      Over the Precipice

      Hidden Diamonds

      Christian Union

      Simplicity of the Gospel

      No Hell, no Heaven

      God Barring the Way to Hell

      The Gospel Taking a Fresh Start

      Christians Known by Their Lives

      All Seekers Finders

      Blindness of Sinners

      Worldly Christians

      The Twofold Nature of the Christian

      Christian Courage and Perseverance

      Reading the Scriptures

      Clogged by Sin

      Trust in God

      A Device of Satan

      Christ Our Deliverer

      Hypocrites in the Church

      Kings and Priests to God

      Christ Victor Over Death

      Pressure of Business

      Jesus as a Friend

      No Bible in the Lost World

      Christians Safe Forever

      Prayer and Praise

      The Old-fashioned Gospel

      Jesus Weeping Over Jerusalem

      God’s Casket Unlocked by Prayer

      Praying for Temporal Blessings

      Despising Moses and Despising Christ

      Christians Kept by God

      Rooted in Christ

      The Home-coming of God’s People

      The World Thirsting After God

      The Power of Prayer

      The Damning Sin of the World

      The Curse of Intemperance

      Faith Pleasing to God

      The Bible Spiritually Discerned

      No Temptation in Christ’s Presence

      How to Love the Lord’s Work

      Jesus of Nazareth Passeth By

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      Preface

      The wonderful results which have followed the evangelistic labours in this country of the two devoted American brethren whose names are now familiar to us as household words, has once again brought home to the Church of God the great truth that the Gospel of Christ, when faithfully proclaimed, is the power of God unto salvation, and that its sufficiency is not of man, but of God. Not with enticing words of man’s wisdom; not with lofty claims to a superior spiritual discernment, or to a polished and captivating oratory; but with all simplicity, with all plainness of speech, yet with an intense conviction of its truth, and a heartfelt earnestness, has that proclamation of the Gospel been made which thousands of late have flocked to hear from the lips of Mr. Moody.

      Yet the very homeliness and simplicity which characterize Mr. Moody’s utterances, accompanied as they are by a most graphic descriptive power, springing from his own vivid conceptions of truth, have been the means of bringing home to the popular mind the great truths which he has set forth in a far more forcible manner than could have been accomplished by the aid of a more rhetorical art. And if with these there be taken into account the deep spiritual experience and the full Scriptural knowledge which always distinguish Mr. Moody’s teachings, we shall in some degree understand the success which, through the blessing of God, has hitherto attended his labours.

      One of the most common experiences, perhaps, of those who have had the privilege of listening to Mr. Moody is that his words carry with them a recurrent power, continually cropping up afterwards with somewhat of their original force; a sure token of vigorous and effective speech, albeit, occasionally it may be, crude and homely in form. But this often is as—

      —— "flowers on furze,

      The better the uncouther:

      Do roses stick like burrs?"

      It was the above fact that suggested the idea of the present little volume, with the belief that the compilation in a book form of some of the more striking passages of his discourses would be gladly welcomed by many, as a lasting memento of Mr. Moody’s visit to England.

      The following pages consist of a selection of such passages, taken from short-hand notes of the addresses delivered by Mr. Moody in Glasgow, Manchester, and London; and they are now sent forth in the hope that they may in some small degree supplement his own work, and be found useful in arousing the thoughtless, in giving light and strength to the anxious and the earnest, and in magnifying the love and grace of God.

      G. F. G. Royle.

      1st June, 1875.

      LIFE WORDS

      Christian Enthusiasm

      SOME people object to revivals of religion because they think them productive of a temporary enthusiasm. But I contend that this enthusiasm is the grace of God being shed abroad in the heart. We generally find that when the grace of God is beginning to work, people begin to sing. It is said that larks never sing when they are flying downwards; but as they soar upwards they begin to sing, and continue to do so throughout their upward flight. So it is in religious awakenings; when new-born souls become alive unto God, they soar upwards and sing with joy. Let no one hastily condemn enthusiasm; let us not be guilty of marking out the way for God to come and bless our souls.

      How to Keep Apart from the World

      The best way is to keep out of it, and to be so actively engaged in the service of God as not to have any time or inclination for worldly amusements.

      Consecration to God’s Service

      What we want is to be out-and-out on the Lord’s side, brain and heart both on fire for the Lord. It is said of David’s mighty men that they were right and left handed. They were wholly consecrated; they could use their left or their right hands for the king. That is what we want now, men who are right-handed and left-handed for the King of glory; men who can use their eyes, and tongues, and ears, and everything for the Lord Jesus.

      God’s College

      I would rather a thousand times be five minutes at the feet of Christ than listen a lifetime to all the wise men in the world. If you want to get heavenly wisdom you must pass through God’s college. Do you know where that is? Why, at the feet of Christ. Mary found her place there. A man may go to Oxford or Cambridge, or anywhere else, but if he has not been to God’s seminary he will never be fit for heaven. Christ puts the truth so plain that even the little children can get hold of it.

      Self-righteousness

      A man must believe he is lost before he can be saved. One reason why many are not saved is because they do not believe they are lost. They fold their filthy rags of self-righteousness about them, instead of acknowledging that they are miserable sinners.

      Is the Bible True?

      Is the Bible a myth, is the Bible a sham? If it is, why, then away with it! But if it be true that man is lost, and that Christ is come to save him, then let us earnestly seek the kingdom of God. Oh! do not put off the salvation of your soul for another hour; but let this be the day, let this be the hour that you accept of the gift of God. Make up your mind you will not give yourself rest until you have sought the kingdom of God; until for you the great question of eternity is settled.

      Ask Great Things of God

      We must ever recollect that there is nothing too hard for the Lord. It is as easy for God to save a drunkard or backslider as it is for me to lift my hand. God delights in doing great things, and nothing can please Him more than when we ask for a great blessing. It would have been blasphemy if any one had asked God to send His Son into the world to die for us. But since He sent His Son, what will He not give us?

      The Little Lone One

      I sometimes think if an angel were to wing its way to heaven, and tell them that there was one little child here on earth—it might be one of

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