January 15, 2018

The Sheep and Their Shepherd   "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."—John 10:27        Christians are here compared to sheep. Not a very flattering comparison you may say; but then we do not wish to be flattered, nor would our Lord deem it good to flatter us, While far from …

John:10:27

October 20, 2017

The Father's Will   “And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, …

John:6:39, 40

January 1, 1970

Beloved, and yet Afflicted   “Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.”— John xi. 3.   THAT disciple whom Jesus loved is not at all backward to record that Jesus loved Lazarus too: there are no jealousies among those who are chosen by the Well-beloved. Jesus loved Mary, and Martha, and Lazarus: it is a happy thing where …

John:11:3

January 1, 1970

A Plain Answer to an Important Enquiry   “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”— John vi. 29.   NOTICE the connection, or you will miss the meaning of the words; for at first sight it looks as if our Saviour taught us that it …

John:6:29

January 1, 1970

THE MARVELLOUS MAGNET.   “I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.”— John xii. 32, 33.   JESUS is the spokesman here. He tells of his own death by crucifixion, and of the result which will follow. It appears, then, that our Lord’s …

John:12:32-33

January 1, 1970

Prospect—“He Will Keep”   “And now I am no more In the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in …

John:17:11-12

January 1, 1970

The Waterpots at Cana   “Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.”— John ii. 7.   You know the narrative. Jesus was at a wedding feast, and when the wine ran short, he provided for it right bountifully. I do not think that I should do any good if …

John:2:7

January 1, 1970

HIGH DOCTRINE AND BROAD DOCTRINE.   “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” — John vi. 37.   THESE two sentences have been looked upon as representing two sides of Christian doctrine. They enable us to see it from two stand-points — the …

John:6:37

January 1, 1970

The Hospital of Waiters Visited with the Gospel   “Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.”— John v. 8.   IT was the Sabbath day! Where would Jesus spend that day, and how? He would not spend it, we are quite sure, in any unhallowed manner, or in any trifling sort. What would he do? …

John:5:8

January 1, 1970

Faith and Its Attendant Privileges    “He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them which believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of …

John:1:11-13