September 2, 1883

The Exeter-Hall Sermon to Young Men    “O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my Bonds.”— Psalm cxvi. 16.   I HAVE been wondering whether I might correctly say that I would preach to-night as a young man to young men. It is precisely what I …

Psalms:116:16

August 30, 1883

A Visit from the Lord   “O visit me with thy salvation.” — Psalm cvi. 4.   THIS is the prayer of a man who understood the art of praise. He begins this Psalm with a Hallelujah. “Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good.” Now, mark, there is no prayer that is …

Psalms:106:4

August 26, 1883

The King's Weighings    “Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.”— 1 Samuel ii. 3.   IT is very beautiful to see how the saints of old time were accustomed to find comfort in their God. When they …

1 Samuel:2:3

August 23, 1883

A Prayer for Everybody   “Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.” — Matthew xv. 25.   OUR text tells us of a case of real distress; and it shows us how a woman prayed when in an agony. It is a good thing, when young people begin to write, especially if they think of writing …

Matthew:15:25

August 19, 1883

The Doctrines of Grace do not Lead to Sin   “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.”— Romans vi. 14, 15.   LAST Sabbath morning I tried to show that the …

Romans:6:14-15

August 12, 1883

A Gospel Worth Dying For   “To testify the gospel of the grace of God.”— Acts xx. 24.   PAUL says that, in comparison with his great object of preaching the gospel, he did not count even his life to be dear to himself; yet we are sure Paul highly valued life. He had the same love of life …

Acts:20:24

August 12, 1883

The Blind Man's Eyes Opened; or, Practical Christianity    “JESUS answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: hut that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.— John ix, 3, 4.   OBSERVE, …

John:9:3-4

July 15, 1883

Accepted of the Great Father    “He hath made us accepted in the beloved.”— Ephesians i. 6.   A FEW Sabbath mornings ago I spoke to you upon those memorable words of the great Father, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” We now go a step farther, and see how the love of God …

Ephesians:1:6

July 5, 1883

A Cure for Unsavory Meats: or, Salt for the White of an Egg   “Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?”— Job vi. 6.   THIS is a question which Job asked of his friends, who turned out to be so unfriendly. Thus he battles with …

Job:6:6

July 1, 1883

The Works of the Devil Destroyed   “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”— 1 John iii. 8.   IN this chapter John makes a sharp and clear division of mankind into two classes. He gives not even the slightest hint that there is, or ever was, or …

1 John:3:8