August 25, 1856

To-morrow   "Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."—Proverbs 27:1        God’s most holy Word was principally written to inform us of the way to heaven, and to guide us in our path through this world, to the realms of eternal life and light. But as if to teach …

Proverbs:27:1

August 24, 1856

The Comer's Conflict with Satan   "And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father."—Luke 9:42        This child possessed with an evil spirit, is a most fitting emblem of every ungodly and unconverted …

Luke:9:42

August 24, 1856

False Professors Solemnely Warned   "For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things."—Philippians 3:18-19        Paul was the very …

Philippians:3:18-19

August 17, 1856

Pride and Humility   "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility."—Proverbs 18:12        Almost every event has its prophetic prelude. It is an old and common saying, that "coming events cast their shadows before them;" the wise man teaches us the same lesson in the verse before us. When destruction walks …

Proverbs:18:12

August 17, 1856

Making Light of Christ   "But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise."—Matthew 22:5        Man is not much changed since the days of Adam. In his bodily frame he appears to be exactly similar, for skeletons many hundred years' old are the exact counterparts of ours; …

Matthew:22:5

August 10, 1856

The Christian- A Debtor   "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors."—Romans 8:12        Observe the title whereby he addressed the Church—"Brethren." It was the gospel which taught Paul how to say brother. If he had not been a Christian, his Jewish dignity would never have condescended to call a Roman—"brother;" for a Jew sneered at the Gentile, and called him …

Romans:8:12

August 10, 1856

The Day of Atonement   "This shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year."—Leviticus 16:34        The Jews had many striking ceremonies which marvellously set forth the death of Jesus Christ as the great expiation of our guilt and the salvation of …

Leviticus:16:34

August 3, 1856

God in the Covenant   "I will be their God."—Jeremiah 31:33        What a glorious covenant the second covenant is! Well might it be called "a better covenant, which was established upon better promises." Heb. viii. 6. It is so glorious that the very thought of it is enough to overwhelm the soul, when it discerns the …

Jeremiah:31:33

July 31, 1856

Perfection in Christ   “Perfect in Christ Jesus.” — Colossians l. 28.   *This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.   Perfection in Jesus Christ! What effect ought it to have upon our hearts if it really is ours? Perfection! What do we know of it from Scripture? We know that it is a word so large …

Colossians:1:28

July 6, 1856

Profit and Loss   "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole word, and lose his own soul?"—Mark 8:36        Many men have been made bankrupts through inattention to their books. No man ever loses anything by counting the cost, knowing his own expenditure, and keeping his debtor and creditor pretty closely up; …

Mark:8:36