April 26, 1891

Lo, I Come’: Exposition   “Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within …

Psalms:49:6-8

April 24, 1891

Honey in the Mouth!   “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.”— John xvi. 14, 15.   BELOVED friends, here you have the Trinity, and there is …

John:16:14-15

April 19, 1891

A Warrant for Your Apprehension   “The word of the Lord is against you.”— Zephaniah ii. 5.   THE word of the Lord was against the land to which these words were spoken. The whole verse reads: “Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O …

Zephaniah:2:5

April 19, 1891

The Sword of the Spirit   “Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”— Ephesians vi. 17.   To be a Christian is to be a warrior. The good soldier of Jesus Christ must not expect to find ease in this world: it is a battle-field. Neither must he reckon upon the friendship of the …

Ephesians:6:17

April 19, 1891

Israel’s Hope; or, the Centre of the Target   “Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.”— Psalm cxxx. 7.   WHEN he penned this psalm, the writer, David, was in deep distress, if not of circumstances, yet of conscience. He constantly mentions iniquities, and begs forgiveness. He …

Psalms:130:7

April 12, 1891

The Covenant Promise of the Spirit   “And I will put my spirit within you.” — Ezekiel xxxvi. 27.   No preface is needed; and the largeness of our subject forbids our wasting time in beating about the bush. I shall try to do two things this morning: first, I would commend the text; and, secondly, I would in …

Ezekiel:36:27

April 5, 1891

The Census of Israel   “These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in …

Numbers:26:63-65

April 5, 1891

The Best Donation   “And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”— 2 Corinthians viii. 5.   HERE we see the apostle Paul disappointed, though he was never discontented. God had taught him how to abound, and how to suffer need. In …

2 Corinthians:8:5

April 2, 1891

A Clarion Call to Saints and Sinners   “Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.” — Micah ii. 10.   THERE is a miserable tendency in men to cling to things that are seen. Though that which we behold is only temporal and …

Micah:2:10

March 29, 1891

Christ’s Resurrection and Our Newness of Life   “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”— Romans vi. 4.   I HAVE aforetime preached upon the whole verse, so that this …

Romans:6:4