April 12, 1891

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ     “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” — John xvi. 14.     April 12th, 1891   THE needs of spiritual men are very great, but they cannot be greater than the power of the Divine Trinity is able to meet. We have one God, — Father, …

John:16:14

April 12, 1891

The Covenant Promise of the Spirit   “And I will put my spirit within you.” — Ezekiel xxxvi. 27.   No preface is needed; and the largeness of our subject forbids our wasting time in beating about the bush. I shall try to do two things this morning: first, I would commend the text; and, secondly, I would in …

Ezekiel:36:27

April 9, 1891

Is God in the Camp?   “And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.”— 1 Samuel iv. 7.   ISRAEL was out of gear with God. The people had forgotten the Most High, and had gone aside to …

1 Samuel:4:7

April 5, 1891

The Census of Israel   “These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in …

Numbers:26:63-65

April 5, 1891

The Best Donation   “And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”— 2 Corinthians viii. 5.   HERE we see the apostle Paul disappointed, though he was never discontented. God had taught him how to abound, and how to suffer need. In …

2 Corinthians:8:5

April 2, 1891

A Clarion Call to Saints and Sinners   “Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.” — Micah ii. 10.   THERE is a miserable tendency in men to cling to things that are seen. Though that which we behold is only temporal and …

Micah:2:10

March 29, 1891

Christ’s Resurrection and Our Newness of Life   “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”— Romans vi. 4.   I HAVE aforetime preached upon the whole verse, so that this …

Romans:6:4

March 26, 1891

Matthew:20:17-19

March 22, 1891

Hosanna!   “And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the eon of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.”— Matthew xxi. 9.   AFTER the miracle of the raising of Lazarus, a great fame went abroad concerning our Lord. He rested still at Bethany, …

Matthew:21:9

March 19, 1891

Lay hold on Eternal Life!   “Lay hold on eternal life.”— 1 Timothy vi. 12.   PAUL was very anxious about Timothy, his own son in the faith. He loved him greatly, and he had much confidence in him; but still he felt that the work of preaching the gospel was such a responsible undertaking, that he could not …

1 Timothy:6:12