October 13, 1889

Baptism Essential to Obedience   “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” — Mark xvi. 16.   IF our congregations were what they ought to be, it would be a very simple matter to preach, for a sermon would then only need to be like the orders given by a commanding officer to his troops, short, sharp, …

Mark:16:16

October 6, 1889

Perseverance in Holiness   And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”— Jeremiah xxxii. 40.   LAST Sabbath morning we were called to deep searching of heart. It was a …

Jeremiah:32:40

October 6, 1889

The Crisis of this World   “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.” — John xii. 31— 33.   OUR Lord passed through his …

John:12:31-33

October 3, 1889

The Physician Pardons His Palsied Patient   “And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. …

Matthew:9:2-7

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