October 18, 1874

The Agony in Gethsemane “And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” — Luke xxii. 44. OUR Lord, after having eaten the passover and celebrated the supper with his disciples, went with them to the Mount of Olives, and entered …

Luke:22:44

October 11, 1874

The Claims of God “Know ye that the Lord, he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; wo are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord …

Psalms:100:3-5

September 27, 1874

Abundant Pardon “He will abundantly pardon.” — Isaiah lv. 7. IN our childhood we learned from Dr. Watts’ Catechism that Isaiah was that prophet who spoke more of Jesus Christ than all the rest. In the chapter before us he had been declaring in the name of the Lord the coming and the character of the Redeemer, …

Isaiah:55:7

September 20, 1874

I and the Children “Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.” — Isaiah viii. 18. WE might possibly have had some difficulty in explaining this verse, or we might have referred it to the prophet …

Isaiah:8:18

September 13, 1874

Hindrances to Prayer “That your prayers be not hindered.”— 1 Peter iii. 7. To many persons this discourse will have but little reference, because they do not pray. I fear, also, there are some others whose prayers are so worthless that if they were hindered it would be of no very material consequence; it is even possible …

1 Peter:3:7

September 6, 1874

For Whom Did Christ Die? “Christ died for the ungodly.”— Romans v. 6. IN this verse the human race is described as a sick man, whose disease is so far advanced that he is altogether without strength: no power remains in his system to throw off his mortal malady, nor does he desire to do so; he …

Romans:5:6

August 30, 1874

A Song Among the Lillies “My beloved, is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.” — Song of Solomon ii. 16. LAST Sabbath, in our morning’s sermon, we began at the beginning and described the turning point in which the sinner sets his face towards his God, and for the first time gives practical …

Song of Solomon:2:16

August 23, 1874

The Turning Point “And he arose, and came to his father.” — Luke xv. 20. This sentence expresses the true turning point in the prodigal’s life story. Many other matters led up to it, and before he came to it there was much in him that was very hopeful; but this was the point itself, and had …

Luke:15:20

August 16, 1874

A Word for the Persecuted “What if thy father answer thee roughly?”— 1 Samuel xx. 10. IT was not an unlikely thing that his father would answer Jonathan roughly. Saul had taken great umbrage against David, while Jonathan, his eldest son, on the contrary, loved David as his own soul. Jonathan could hardly think that his father …

1 Samuel:20:10

August 9, 1874

The Three Witnesses   “There are three that bear witness on earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”— 1 John v. 8.   CHRISTIANITY puts forth very lofty claims. She claims to be the true faith, and the only true one. She avows her teachings to be divine, and therefore infallible; …

1 John:5:8