William A. Spicer

The Message--Christ--and Fruitage 

Let us sound the cry that the time has come to attempt more for God and expect more from Him in the way of fruitage. Along with that we must emphasize the necessity of not preaching the bare bones…

Posts of Service

By W.A. Spicer

The apostle Paul was chief of the apostles, not because he held the chief office in the church organization of New Testament times, but because somehow the Lord had helped him to give…

Let us never for a moment admit in our innermost thoughts that the ministry is a profession, or a calling that we follow as a matter of business. We must stand uncompromisingly against professionalism in our lives. We…

For years those engaged in evangel­istic work have desired a means of drawing closer together for study and helpful discussion of mutual problems. We thank God for the upbuilding of the work in the publishing department, in the educational,…

Avoiding Friction

By W.A. Spicer

Very generally, the world over, I think, the relationships in our work illustrate the text: " Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in…

Avoiding Overdoing Details

By W.A. Spicer

Many years ago I got a lesson as I listened while a brother presented that thrilling theme of Daniel two. I saw where…

We can never tire of looking at the prophetic picture of this advent movement. We watch its rise, in the fullness of prophetic time. It bears to the world the definite message that is "to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." Luke 1:17. 

The…

Now and then critics of the Spirit of prophecy have sought to represent that gift as leading our church sisters into something ridiculous in the way of dress in the early times. Counsel from this source led to the adoption of many health…

Now, after studying the apostle's desig­nation of gospel workers as "ambas­sadors for Christ," let 'us look at this matter of representing our heavenly Sovereign in our present-day contacts with the world about us. It is a new world that…

Please suggest a method of keeping notes, clippings, ideas for sermons, etc., in orderly arrangement so that they are available at a moment's notice.

My way would hardly be dignified by the word "method." It is just a way…

The leading denominational editors from nine of our world divisions recently as­sembled in a memorable seven-day council at our General Conference headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 23-29. It was a unique meeting…

Fulfills Predicted Specifications

There should be no feeling on the part of the evangelist, as he faces a con­gregation of interested non-Adventist hearers, that he must now present a difficult topic and one…

It was with more than ordinary interest that we watched the march-in of these young women and young men this morning. They were marching not only to take their places in this chapel. We saw in it the march forward to take their places in…

In the symbolic prophecies of Revelation we easily recognize the city of Rome as "that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth." So it was in the days of the pagan empire when John was writing on Pat­mos. And so, too, it was…

(In my first visit to South Africa, in 1915, during the first world war, I met Pastor P. Smailles, an earnest evangelist who now rests from his labors. His field of service in the Cape Province took in the land of the Kaffirs. He…

It is interesting to note the plan under which the ministers in the ancient sanctu­ary carried on their work. The following was the instruction that came to Israel in the wil­derness:

"And the Lord spake unto Moses,…

Telling Things and Using Illustrations

By W.A. Spicer

As one who is still studying to know  how, may I'speak a word to the younger men about the art of telling a narrative story in making use of helpful…

Many of us, no doubt, who are con­tinually looking at the prophetic pictures of future events, trying to see more clearly every line of the picture drawn by the inspired pen, often find a detail obscure, when the essential outline stands…

Leading in Service

By W.A. Spicer

The minister who is in close con­tact with the church members and who is leading them into service, is filling a post second to none in all the cause. This time of the…

Do Your Own Digging

By W.A. Spicer

We cannot preach one another's ser­mons. A living sermon grows out of living experience. Each has to get it for himself. Just…