March 31, 1861

The March!   "And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee flee before thee.” — Numbers 10:35.   THE people of God in the wilderness were led instrumentally by the wisdom of Moses and his mother-in-law Hobab; but really …

Numbers:10:35

March 24, 1861

The Silver Trumpet   “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” — Isaiah 1:18.   The chief of sinners are objects of the choicest mercy. Christ is a great Saviour to meet …

Isaiah:1:18

March 17, 1861

Humility   “Serving the Lord with all humility of mind."— Acts 20:19.        It is not often that a man may safely speak about his own humility. Humble men are mostly conscious of great pride, while those who are boastful of humility have nothing but false pretence, and really lack and want it. I question whether any of …

Acts:20:19

February 24, 1861

The Glorious Right Hand of the Lord   "And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not." — numbers 11:23.        GOD had made a positive promise to Moses that for the space of a whole month lie would feed the vast host in …

Numbers:11:23

February 17, 1861

None But Jesus   "He that believeth on him is not condemned" —John 3:18        The way of salvation is stated in Scripture in the very plainest terms, and yet, perhaps, there is no truth about which more errors have been uttered, than concerning the faith which saves the soul. Well has it been proved by experience, that …

John:3:18

1861

Adoption No. 360A Sermon Delivered at Exeter Hall, Strand,By The Rev. C.H. Spurgeon “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”— Ephesians 1:5. IT is at once a doctrine of Scripture and of common sense, that whatever God does in time he predestined to do in …

Ephesians:1:5

February 10, 1861

The Tabernacle - Without the Camp      "And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.” Exodus …

Exodus:33:7

February 3, 1861

The Earnest of Heaven   ‘That holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance." — Ephesians 1:13-14        So then, heaven, with all its glories, is an inheritance! Now, an inheritance is not a thing which is bought with money, earned by labour, or won by conquest. If any man bath an inheritance, in the …

Ephesians:1:13-14

January 27, 1861

The Christ of Patmos    “And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His …

Revelation:1:12-17

January 21, 1861

Words of Expostulation   “And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? Or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the rive?” – Jeremiah 2:18.        The Jews had been chosen by God to be a special people separated to …

Jeremiah:2:18