August 26, 1886

Burden-Bearing   “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ Every man shall bear his own burden.” — Galatians vi. 2, 5.   OBSERVE, dear friends, that the apostle says, in the second verse of this chapter, “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” These Galatians had been trying to …

Galatians:6:2, 5

August 19, 1886

A Good Man in an Evil Case   “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” — Psalm lv. 22.   THOSE of you who were here, last Thursday evening, will recollect that the sermon was concerning those sons of Gershon who were burden-bearers in connection with …

Psalms:55:22

August 12, 1886

Lowly Service     “This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: and they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of …

Numbers:4:24-26

May 4, 1884

The King in Pilate’s Hall   “Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my …

John:18:37

October 7, 1883

Majesty in Misery     “And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.” — Luke xxii. 63 — 65.      October 7th, 1883   I SUPPOSE that …

Luke:22:63-65

June 3, 1883

Mocked of the Soldiers   “And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!”— Matthew xxvii. 29.   IT is a shameful spectacle where cruelty uses its keenest instrument to …

Matthew:27:29

November 2, 1882

Christ in Bonds   “Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.” (The Revised Version says, “Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.”) — John xviii. 24.   OUR only subject, on this occasion, is, CHRIST IN BONDS, — the Son of God as an Ambassador in bonds, a King in chains, — …

John:18:24

October 26, 1882

Christ Before Annas     “Then the hand and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and hound him, and led him away to Annas first: for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. . . . The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of …

November 18, 1877

God’s Goodness Leading to Repentance     “The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance.” — Romans ii. 4.     November 18th, 1877   GOD is often exceedingly good to those who are utterly unworthy of such treatment. “He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good indeed, sometimes, the evil seem to have more of the sunshine …

Romans:2:4

November 11, 1877

Our Hiding-Place   “And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest.” — Isaiah xxxii. 2.   ONE who is really worthy to be called “a man” is a rare creature. There are great numbers of human beings, who come under the generic name “men”, who do not possess those noble, …

Isaiah:32:2