July 28, 1867

Songs of Deliverance   “They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.” — Judges 5:11.   DEBORAH sang …

Judges:5:11

1867

The Relationship of Marriage No. 762By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you.”—Jeremiah 3:14.   These be dainty words—a grateful anodyne for a troubled conscience. Such singular comfort is fitted to cheer up the soul, and put the brightest hue on all her prospects. The person …

Jeremiah:3:14

July 21, 1867

The Shrill Trumpet of Admonition   “Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that …

Jeremiah:48:11-12

July 14, 1867

The Sweet Harp of Consolation   “Fear thou not; for I am with thee.” — Isaiah 41:10.   WE sometimes speak and think very lightly of doubts and fears; but such is not God’s estimate of them. Our heavenly Father evidently considers them to be great evils, extremely mischievous to us, and exceedingly dishonourable to himself, for he very …

Isaiah:41:10

July 7, 1867

Jesus Putting Away Sin   “But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” — Hebrews 9:26.   WHEN the conscience is unenlightened and the heart is rebellious, man is divided from his God by a false sense of personal righteousness. He imagines that God deals hardly …

Hebrews:9:26

June 30, 1867

The Glorious Gospel of the Blessed God   “According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.” — 1 Timothy 1:11.   THIS verse occurs just after a long list of sins, which the apostle declares to be contrary to sound doctrine; from which we gather that one test of sound doctrine is its …

1 Timothy:1:11

June 23, 1867

In the Hay-Field   “He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle.” — Psalm 104:14.   WE who are condemned to live in this great wilderness of brick are very likely to forget the seasons altogether; and our friends who live out in the green country, and see the changing seasons, are quite as apt to hear the …

Psalms:104:14

June 16, 1867

Alive or Dead—Which?   “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” — 1 John 5:12.   LAST Sabbath morning we addressed you upon the gracious operations of the Holy Spirit in the believer, and upon the glorious fact of his dwelling in the hearts of the regenerate. …

1 John:5:12

June 9, 1867

The Saint and the Spirit   "But ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”— John 14:17.   THE Holy Spirit, although he is the most active, most potent, and most real worker in the world, is not discerned by the mass of mankind. The great majority of men are affected only by what …

John:14:17

June 2, 1867

Nazareth; or, Jesus Rejected by His Friends   “And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing …

Luke:4:28-30