Collection: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 35

Perseverance in Holiness

October 6, 1889

Perseverance in Holiness   And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”— Jeremiah xxxii. 40.   LAST Sabbath morning we were called to deep searching of heart. It was a …

Jeremiah:32:40

The Withered Fig Tree

September 29, 1889

The Withered Fig Tree   “And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto …

Matthew:21:17-20

Preparation for the Coming of the Lord

September 22, 1889

Preparation for the Coming of the Lord   “And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” — 1 John ii. 28.   OUR first anxious desire is that our hearers would come to Christ. We lay ourselves out to lift him up, …

1 John:2:28

The Inner Side of Conversion

September 15, 1889

The Inner Side of Conversion   “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was …

Jeremiah:31:18-20

The Hunger and Thirst Which Are Blessed

September 8, 1889

The Hunger and Thirst Which Are Blessed   “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”— Matthew v. 6.   BECAUSE man had perfect righteousness before the fall, he enjoyed perfect blessedness. If you and I shall, by divine grace, attain to blessedness hereafter, it will be because God has restored us …

Matthew:5:6

The Security of Believers; or, Sheep Who Shall Never Perish

September 5, 1889

The Security of Believers; or, Sheep Who Shall Never Perish   “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and …

John:10:27-30

“Pricked in Their Heart”

September 1, 1889

"Pricked in Their Heart"   “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we …

Acts:2:36-37

Life and Pardon

August 25, 1889

Life and Pardon   “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” — Colossians ii. 13.   THE teaching of this verse is much the same as that in preceding verses; but the apostle does not hesitate to dwell again and again upon …

Colossians:2:13

Faith Essential to Pleasing God

August 18, 1889

Faith Essential to Pleasing God   “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” — Hebrews xi. 6.   MEN have lived who have pleased God: Enoch was one of them, but he was not …

Hebrews:11:6

Concerning the Consolations of God

August 11, 1889

Concerning the Consolations of God   “Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?”— Job xv. 11.   THESE are the words of Eliphaz, one of those three friends of Job who blundered dreadfully over his case. Their words are not to be despised; for they were men in the front rank …

Job:15:11