October 14, 1860

"Magnificat"   "Awake, awake, Deborah; quake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam."—Judges 5:12        Many of the saints of God are as mournful as if they were captives in Babylon, for their life is spent in tears and sighing. They will not chant the joyous psalm of praise, and …

Judges:5:12

October 7, 1860

The Sons of God   "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."—Romans 8:16-17        My brethren, what a contrast there is …

Romans:8:16-17

September 30, 1860

Love to Jesus   “O thou whom my soul loveth.”—Solomon's Song 1:7.    IF the life of a Christian may be compared to a sacrifice, then humility digs the foundation for the altar; prayer brings the unhewn stones and piles them one upon the other; penitence fills the trench round about the altar with water; obedience lays the wood …

Song of Solomon:1:7

September 23, 1860

Struggles of Conscience   "How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin."—Job 13:23        There are many persons who long to have a deeper sense of their sinfulness, and then with a certain show of conscientious scruple, they make an excuse for the exercise of simple faith. That spiritual disease, …

Job:13:23

September 16, 1860

A Single Eye and Simple Faith   “The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness.”—Matthew 6:22-23.    THIS sentence has in it the nature of a proverb. It is well worthy …

Matthew:6:22-23

September 9, 1860

Man's Weakness, and God's Anointing   "And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me." - 2 Samuel 3:39        You will remember that David was secretly anointed king over Israel by Samuel, but he waited many a weary year before the crown actually rested upon …

2 Samuel:3:39

September 2, 1860

Three Homilies from One Text   “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers …

Matthew:4:23-25

August 26, 1860

REIGNING GRACE   “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”— Romans 5:21        I SHALL not pretend to enter into the fulness of this text, but merely select that topic, “Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”     …

Romans:5:21

August 21, 1860

The Proceedings of the Great Meeting in the Metropolitan Tabernacle        Portion of a hymn having been sung, the Rev. B. DAVIES, of Greenwich, offered prayer.      Mr. COOK, the Hon. Secretary, then read the Financial Statement, from which it appeared that there had been received by donations and subscriptions to the present time, £22,196 19s. 8d. …

August 19, 1860

Christ's First and Last Subject   "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"—Matthew 4:17 "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem"—Luke 24:47        It seems from these two texts that repentance was the first subject …

Matthew:4:17