December 4, 1870

The Essence of the Gospel   “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” — John iii. 18. I   MAY have preached from this text before, I may have done so several times; if I …

John:3:18

November 27, 1870

Our King Our Joy   “Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.” — Psalm cxlix. 2.   THE book of Psalms ends in a sacred tumult of joyous praise. There is praise in it all through, though sometimes it is but a still small voice, but when you reach the concluding Psalms you hear thunders of …

Psalms:149:2

November 20, 1870

The Saint One with His Savior   “He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”— 1 Corinthians vi. 17.   THE connection of our text is very terrible. When we are reading the sixteenth verse one seems to remember Sodom, its infamy, and the fire and brimstone that came down from heaven upon it; but here in …

1 Corinthians:6:17

November 19, 1870

New Uses for Old Trophies   "King David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord."—2 Kings 11:10        When David had fought with an adversary, and overcome him, he took away his armor and his weapons, and as other victorious heroes were wont to do, he bore them home as mementoes of his …

2 Kings:11:10

November 13, 1870

Iconoclast   “He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him …

2 Kings:18:4, 5

November 6, 1870

Right Replies to Right Requests   “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, …

Luke:11:11-16

October 30, 1870

Ephesians:1:6

October 22, 1870

Think Well and Do Well   “For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.” — Psalm xxvi. 3.   THROUGHOUT this Psalm David is labouring under the fear that he should be judged and condemned with the ungodly world. He feels in his own heart that he is not one with the enemies …

Psalms:26:3

October 16, 1870

A Singular but Needful Question   “Wilt thou be made whole?” — John v. 6.   JESUS spoke to the impotent man who had been afflicted for thirty-eight years, and enquired of him, “Wilt thou be made whole?” It seems a very strange question to ask. Who would not be made whole? Would the poor man have been lying …

John:5:6

October 8, 1870

A Most Needful Prayer Concerning the Holy Spirit   “Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.”— Psalm li. 11.   THIS Psalm is beyond all others a photograph of penitent David. You have probably seen that interesting slab of stone which bears on its surface indications of the fall of raindrops …

Psalms:51:11