I shall not preach a sermon; I have just one thought, and that is, to tell every anxious soul what they must do "to be saved." That is the first question of every one who is honestly and really inquiring "the way of salvation," and, God helping me, I will try to-night to make it plain to all. BELIEVING. If I say to you, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ," you will reply, "Oh, believe! I have heard that word till I am sick and tired of it. Scarcely a week but I hear it in the church, or at a prayer-meeting, or at some drawing-room meeting." You have all heard it over and over again; I don't suppose there is a child here over five years of age but can repeat that text. What you want is, to know how to believe--what it is to believe. Some of you say, "We all believe that Christ came into the world to seek and to save the lost; and that he that believeth shall be saved." But the devils believe, and are not saved. Ay, they believe and tremble! You must believe _on_ the Lord Jesus Christ, and not merely _about_ Him, and then you will know what _salvation_ is. RECEIVING. Well, we'll take another word which means the same thing; perhaps you'll get hold of it better. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as _received_ Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name." Bear in mind, "received _Him_." That's it; not receiving a doctrine or a belief, but receiving _Him_. It is a person we must receive. Now, my experience of the last few years is, that we all want to have the _power_ before we receive Christ. That is, we want to _feel_ we are in Christ before we will receive Him. But we cannot love God and feel His presence until we have received Him into our hearts. It is just like a boy with a ball; he throws it to you. Well, you must catch it before you throw it back again. That is the real meaning of "believe"--it is "receive"--receive Christ as yours. I don't know any verse in the Bible that God has blessed to more souls than John i. 12: "To as many as received Him, to them gave He power." I don't know any better illustration I could have than matrimony; for every other one doesn't hold good in some points; but I think this is one of the best I could use. Some of you smile at this illustration, but the Bible uses it, and if God uses it in His word, why should not I? In the Old Testament He uses it--"I am married unto you" (Jer. iii. 14). Jesus Himself uses it, when He speaks of the bride in John iii. 29. Paul uses it in his epistles, as in Romans vii. 4, as an illustration of the union between Christ and His church. Now, it is an illustration you can all understand; there is no one here but knows what it means. When a man offers himself, the woman must do either of two things--either receive or reject him. So every soul in this hall must do one of these two things--"receive" or "reject" Christ. Well, if you receive Him, that is all you have to do, He has promised power.