November 5, 1882

THE GENERAL CONVOCATION AROUND MOUNT ZION.   “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits …

Hebrews:12:22-24

November 5, 1882

Neither Forsaken nor Forgotten   “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.” — Isaiah xlix. 16.   You have probably noticed, dear friends, while reading the chapter from which our text is taken, that it seems to divide itself into two parts. The first portion concerns that glorious Servant of God, “who, being in the …

Isaiah:49:16

November 2, 1882

Christ in Bonds   “Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.” (The Revised Version says, “Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.”) — John xviii. 24.   OUR only subject, on this occasion, is, CHRIST IN BONDS, — the Son of God as an Ambassador in bonds, a King in chains, — …

John:18:24

October 29, 1882

The Law Written on the Heart   “After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts.”— Jeremiah xxxi. 33.   LAST Lord’s-day morning we spoke of the first great blessing of the covenant of grace, namely, the full forgiveness of sins. Then we dilated with delight upon …

Jeremiah:31:33

October 29, 1882

A Sincere Summary, and a Searching Scrutiny   “I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.” — Psalm cxix. 168. “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.” — Psalm cxix. 176.   IF anyone says that these two texts contradict one another, …

Psalms:119:168

October 26, 1882

Christ Before Annas     “Then the hand and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and hound him, and led him away to Annas first: for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. . . . The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of …

October 22, 1882

Peter’s Fall and Restoration   “And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.” — Luke xxii. 61, 62.   PETER’S fall, as we noticed in our reading, is four …

Luke:22:61

October 19, 1882

Pride Catechized   “Should it be according to thy mind; he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.” — Job xxxiv. 33.   DEAR friends, it is never wise to dispute with God. Let a man strive with his fellow, but not with his Maker. If we must …

Job:34:33

October 15, 1882

Feed My Lambs: A Sabbath-School Sermon “So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.” — John xxi. 15. READ the whole chapter, and observe the change …

John:21:15

October 15, 1882

Comfort from Christ’s Omniscience   “Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.” — John xxi. 17.   PETER was somewhat hardly pressed. He felt that he was pushed into a corner, and compelled to look into his own heart, and divulge its innermost secret. To be asked once, in the presence of his brethren, whether …

John:21:17