July 11, 1858

The Mission of the Son of Man   "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."—Luke 19:10        How fond our Master was of the sweet title, the "Son of Man!" If he had chosen, he might always have spoken of himself as the Son of God, the Everlasting Father, …

Luke:19:10

July 4, 1858

The Sympathy of the Two Worlds   "There is joy in the: presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."—Luke 15:10        Man's heart is never big enough to hold either its joys or its sorrows. You never heard of a man whose heart was exactly full of sorrow; for no sooner is it full, …

Luke:15:10

June 27, 1858

The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus   "And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."—Acts 26:14        How marvellous the condescension which induced the Saviour to take notice …

Acts:26:14

June 20, 1858

The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit   "While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the Word"—Acts 10:44        The Bible is a book of the Revelation of God. The God after whom the heathen blindly searched, and for whom reason gropes in darkness, is here plainly revealed to us in …

Acts:10:44

June 17, 1858

Covenant Blessings   “He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.” — Psalm cxi. 5.   *“This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.”   THIS verse occurs in one of the Hallelujah Psalms, that is, those commencing with “Praise ye the Lord.” We often find the psalmist praising …

Psalms:111:5

June 17, 1858

The Deceived Heart   “He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?” — Isaiah xliv. 20.   *“This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.”   THE prophet, no doubt, is here primarily referring to the heathen; he …

Isaiah:44:20

June 13, 1858

The Wicked Man's Life, Funeral, and Epitaph   "And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity."—Ecclesiastes 8:10        IT IS QUITE CERTAIN that there are immense benefits attending our present mode …

Ecclesiastes:8:10

June 11, 1858

The Heavenly Race   "So run, that ye may obtain."—1 Corinthians 9:24        We are continually insisting upon it from day to day, that salvation is not of works, but of grace. We lay this down as one of the very first doctrines of the gospel. "Not of works, lest any man should boast." "By grace are ye …

1 Corinthians:9:24

June 11, 1858

A Free Salvation   "Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price."—Isaiah 55:1        You see, I have something to sell this evening, I have to invite you to come and buy that which, in the gospel will this night be proclaimed. Now, it is usual when persons have anything to sell, to exhibit the article, to …

Isaiah:55:1

June 6, 1858

The Spies   "And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature."—Numbers …

Numbers:13:32/14:6-7