January 8, 1860

The King's Highway Opened and Cleared   "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."—Acts. 16:31        You will remember that when the children of Israel were settled in Canaan, God ordained that they should set apart certain cities to be called the Cities of Refuge, that to these …

Acts:16:31

January 8, 1860

The Minister’s Trumpet-blast and Church-member’s Warning   “Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.” — Hosea viii. 1, 2.   *“This date is an approximation of when …

Hosea:8:1, 2

January 1, 1860

A New Year's Benediction   "But the God of all grace who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."—1 Peter 5:10        The Apostle Peter turns from exhortation to prayer. He knew that if praying be the end of preaching in …

1 Peter:5:10

December 25, 1859

A Christmas Question   "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given."—Isaiah 9:6        Upon other occasions I have explained the main part of this verse—"the government shall be upon his shoulders, his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God." If God shall spare me, on some future occasion I hope …

Isaiah:9:6

December 18, 1859

The Inexhaustible Barrel   "And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah."—1 Kings 17:16        In the midst of wrath God remembers mercy. Divine love is rendered conspicuous when it shines in the midst of judgments. Fair is that lone …

1 Kings:17:16

December 15, 1859

The Glory of Grace   “The glory of his grace.” — Ephesians i. 6.   *“This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.”   GOD is essentially glorious; even were there no eyes to behold him, no lips to hymn his praise, no intelligent creatures to obey him, he would be infinitely glorious in himself. Yet, nevertheless, God …

Ephesians:1:6

December 11, 1859

The Minister's Farewell   "Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God."—Acts 20:26-27        When Paul was parting from his Ephesian friends, who had come to bid him farewell at Miletus, he did not …

Acts:20:26-27

December 8, 1859

  The Sluggard’s Reproof.     “The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.” — Proverbs xx. 4.   *“This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.”   LAZINESS is the crying sin of Eastern nations. I believe that the peculiar genius of the Anglo-Saxon character prevents our being, …

Proverbs:20:4

December 4, 1859

Dilemma and Deliverance   "Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."—Psalm 9:10        There are many men who are exceedingly well read in heathen mythologies; who can tell you the history of any one of the heathen gods, but who at the same time know very little of the history of Jehovah, and cannot rehearse his …

Psalms:9:10

November 28, 1859

A Woman's Memorial   "Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her."—Matthew 26:13        The evangelists are of course the historians of the time of Christ; but what strange historians they are! They leave out …

Matthew:26:13