September 23, 1860

Struggles of Conscience   "How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin."—Job 13:23        There are many persons who long to have a deeper sense of their sinfulness, and then with a certain show of conscientious scruple, they make an excuse for the exercise of simple faith. That spiritual disease, …

Job:13:23

September 16, 1860

A Single Eye and Simple Faith   “The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness.”—Matthew 6:22-23.    THIS sentence has in it the nature of a proverb. It is well worthy …

Matthew:6:22-23

September 9, 1860

Man's Weakness, and God's Anointing   "And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me." - 2 Samuel 3:39        You will remember that David was secretly anointed king over Israel by Samuel, but he waited many a weary year before the crown actually rested upon …

2 Samuel:3:39

September 2, 1860

Three Homilies from One Text   “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers …

Matthew:4:23-25

August 26, 1860

REIGNING GRACE   “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”— Romans 5:21        I SHALL not pretend to enter into the fulness of this text, but merely select that topic, “Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”     …

Romans:5:21

August 21, 1860

The Proceedings of the Great Meeting in the Metropolitan Tabernacle        Portion of a hymn having been sung, the Rev. B. DAVIES, of Greenwich, offered prayer.      Mr. COOK, the Hon. Secretary, then read the Financial Statement, from which it appeared that there had been received by donations and subscriptions to the present time, £22,196 19s. 8d. …

August 19, 1860

Christ's First and Last Subject   "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"—Matthew 4:17 "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem"—Luke 24:47        It seems from these two texts that repentance was the first subject …

Matthew:4:17

August 12, 1860

True Prayer—True Power!   "Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive and ye shall have them."—Mark 11:24        This verse has something to do with the faith of miracles; but I think it hath far more reference to the miracle of faith. We shall say at any rate, …

Mark:11:24

August 5, 1860

VESSELS OF MERCY,— A SERMON OF SELF-EXAMINATION   “And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory. Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?”— Rom. ix. 23, 24        IT is with no view to controversy …

Romans:9:23-24

July 29, 1860

Sin Slain   "And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him. Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou, seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead and the nail was in his temples."—Judges 4:22        If the story of the world's sufferings under …

Judges:4:22