1885

Fallen Angels A Lesson to Fallen Men   “God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.” — 2 Peter ii. 4.   “THESE are ancient things.” Most men hunger after the latest news; let us on this occasion go back upon the …

2 Peter:2:4

January 4, 1885

The Song of a City, and the Pearl of Peace   “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” — Isaiah xxvi. 3.   THIS is no dry, didactic statement, but a verse from a song. We are among the poets of revelation, who did not compose ballads for …

Isaiah:26:3

January 1, 1885

Sermon for New Year’s-Day   “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.” — Revelation xxi. 5   How pleased we are with that which is new! Our children’s eyes sparkle when we talk of giving them a toy or a book which is called new; for our short-lived human nature loves that …

Revelation:21:5

December 28, 1884

The Ascension and the Second Advent Practically Considered   “And while they looked stedfastlv toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come …

Acts:1:10-11

December 28, 1884

Luminous Words   “Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, hut to the will of …

1 Peter:4:1-3

December 21, 1884

The Great Birthday of Our Coming Age    “Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might …

Galatians:4:3-6

December 21, 1884

Exceeding Gladness   “For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.”— Psalm xxi. 6.   You have heard a great many sermons upon the Man of Sorrows. I am sure that you have not heard too many; and if, from this time to the end of your life, you …

Psalms:21:6

December 18, 1884

A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer’s Heart   “My God will hear me.” — Micah vii. 7.   WHAT a charming sentence! Can you say it? Only five words, but what meaning! Huge volumes of poetry have appeared from Chaucer even to Tennyson; but it seems to me that the essence of poetry lies hid in a …

Micah:7:7

December 14, 1884

Jonah's Resolve, or "Look Again"!   “Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.”— Jonah ii. 4.   WHAT a complex creature is man! Those who fancy that they can fully describe him do not understand him. He is a riddle and a contradiction. As says Ralph Erskine— “I’m …

Jonah:2:4

December 14, 1884

Cords and Cart-Ropes   “Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope.”— Isaiah v. 18.   THE text begins with “Woe;” but when we get a woe in this book of blessings it is sent as a warning, that we may escape from woe. God’s woes are better …

Isaiah:5:18