September 29, 1889

The Withered Fig Tree   “And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto …

Matthew:21:17-20

September 29, 1889

The Love of Jonathan, and the Love of Jesus   “Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.”— 2 Samuel i. 26.   DAVID was a poet; and when he found that his best-beloved friend had fallen by the arrows of the Philistines, he wept greatly, and then he cheered his heart by writing the very …

2 Samuel:1:26

September 22, 1889

Preparation for the Coming of the Lord   “And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” — 1 John ii. 28.   OUR first anxious desire is that our hearers would come to Christ. We lay ourselves out to lift him up, …

1 John:2:28

September 22, 1889

Three Texts, but One Subject, —Faith   “In the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge.” — Psalm lvii. 1. “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee.” — Psalm lv. 22. “Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.” — Isaiah l. 10.   IT is the preacher’s business …

Psalms:57:1

September 19, 1889

Our Service for Christ Never Finished   “But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and servo me, …

Luke:7:7-10

September 15, 1889

The Inner Side of Conversion   “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was …

Jeremiah:31:18-20

September 15, 1889

The Whole Band Against Christ   “Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.”— Matthew xxvii. 27.     I HAVE not observed that anyone has turned to account the fact that “the whole band of soldiers” gathered in the Praetorium, or common hall, for the …

Matthew:27:27

September 12, 1889

Lessons from the Manna   “Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.”— Exodus xvi. 4.   IT seems to us that it must have …

Exodus:16:4

September 8, 1889

The Hunger and Thirst Which Are Blessed   “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”— Matthew v. 6.   BECAUSE man had perfect righteousness before the fall, he enjoyed perfect blessedness. If you and I shall, by divine grace, attain to blessedness hereafter, it will be because God has restored us …

Matthew:5:6

September 5, 1889

The Security of Believers; or, Sheep Who Shall Never Perish   “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and …

John:10:27-30