July 12, 1857

A Simply Sermon for Seeking Souls   "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."—Romans 10:13        It has been said by an eminent divine that many of us in preaching the word suppose too great knowledge in our hearers. "Very often," says this divine, "there are in the congregation persons who are …

Romans:10:13

July 5, 1857

Christ Lifted Up   "And I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me."—John 12:32        It was an extraordinary occasion upon which the Saviour uttered these words. It was the crisis of the world. We very often speak of the "present crisis of affairs," and it is very common for persons of every …

John:12:32

June 28, 1857

Prayer—The Forerunner of Mercy   "Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock."—Ezekiel 36:37        In reading the chapter we have seen the great and exceeding precious promises which God had made to …

Ezekiel:36:37

June 21, 1857

Mercy, Omnipotence, and Justice   "The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked."—Nahum 1:3        Works of art require some education in the beholder, before they can be thoroughly appreciated. We do not expect that the uninstructed should at once perceive the varied excellencies of a painting …

Nahum:1:3

June 14, 1857

Israel in Egypt   "And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints."—Rev. 15:3        At the outset, let us remark the carefulness of the Holy Spirit in guarding …

Revelation:15:3

June 7, 1857

Presumptuous Sins "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins."—Psalm 19:13 All sins are great sins, but yet some sins are greater than others. Every sin has in it the very venom of rebellion, and is full of the essential marrow of traitorous rejection of God. But there be some sins which have in them a greater …

Psalms:19:13

May 31, 1857

Elijah's Appeal to the Undecided   "How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: if Baal, then follow him."—1 Kings 18:21        It was a day to be remembered, when the multitudes of Israel were assembled at the foot of Carmel and when the solitary prophet of the Lord came forth …

1 Kings:18:21

May 31, 1857

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees   "When thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines."—2 Sam. 5:24        David had just fought the Philistines in this very valley, …

2 Samuel:5:24

May 24, 1857

Heavenly Rest   "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."—Heb. 4:9        The Apostle proved, in the former part of this and the latter part of the preceding chapter, that there was a rest promised in Scripture called the rest of God. He proved that Israel did not attain that rest for God sware …

Hebrews:9:9

May 17, 1857

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God   "Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."—1 Cor. 1:24        Unbelief toward the gospel of Christ is the most unreasonable thing in all the world, because the reason which the unbeliever gives for his unbelief is fairly met by the character and constitution of the gospel of …

1 Corinthians:1:24