December 26, 1875

God With Us   “They shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” — Matthew i. 23.   THOSE words, “being interpreted,” salute my ear with much sweetness. Why should the word “Emmanuel” in the Hebrew, be interpreted at all? Was it not to show that it has reference to us Gentiles, and therefore it …

Matthew:1:23

1875

The God of Bethel “I am the God of Bethel.”— Genesis xxxi. 13. JACOB had been sent away to Padan-aram, and he might, perhaps, have stopped there if things had been quite as he wished. As it was, he stayed there quite long enough. He seemed almost to forget his father’s house in the cares that his …

Genesis:31:13

November 7, 1875

Paul's Doxology   “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”— Ephesians iii. 20, 21.   THIS chapter has a whole service of worship within …

Ephesians:3:20-21

October 31, 1875

The Man of One Subject   “For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” — 1 Corinthians ii. 2.   PAUL was a very determined man, and whatever he undertook he carried out with all his heart. Once let him say “I determined,” and you might be sure of a vigorous course …

1 Corinthians:2:2

October 24, 1875

Sow to Yourselves   “Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy.” — Hosea x. 12.   HUSBANDMEN are now devoting their attention to putting the seed into the ground. They know right well that without sowing in the present they cannot expect a reaping in the future. Seed-time has many lessons; that which we shall learn this morning …

Hosea:10:12

October 17, 1875

The Unbroken Line of True Nobles   “Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.”— Psalm xlv. 16.   WERE you ever perplexed by being drawn with almost equal force in two directions? I have been so. There is a bond which reaches from the cemetery which holds me very …

Psalms:45:16

October 10, 1875

The Hand of God in the History of a Man   “Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?” — Job vii. 1.   I WAS settling myself down yesterday to meditate upon the Word of God, and to prepare my mind to preach the gospel …

Job:7:1

October 3, 1875

Love to Jesus the Great Test   “Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.” — John viii. 42.   THE order of salvation is, first we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we obtain a …

John:8:42

September 26, 1875

The Old Man's Sermon   “O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” — Psalm lxxi. …

Psalms:71:17-18

September 19, 1875

How to Converse with God   “Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.”— Job xiii. 22.   JOB might well have been driven frantic by his miserable comforters; it is wonderful that he did not express himself far more bitterly than he did. Surely Satan found better instruments for his work …

Job:13:22