January 22, 1888

Great Joy in the City   “And there was great joy in that city.”— Acts viii. 8.   PHILIP went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them,” and the result of his preaching was that “there was great joy in that city.” He had very speedy and very remarkable success. He scarcely opened his mouth …

Acts:8:8

January 15, 1888

Young Man, Is This for You?   “And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of …

Luke:7:11-17

January 12, 1888

Prayer, the Cure for Care   “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”— Philippians iv. 6, 7.   WE have the faculty of forethought; but, like …

Philippians:4:6, 7

January 8, 1888

The Secret of Power in Prayer   “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” — John xv. 7.   THE gifts of grace are not enjoyed all at once by believers. Coining unto Christ, we are saved by a true union with …

John:15:7

January 8, 1888

Take, Eat.   “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.”— Matthew xxvi. 26.   WE are all agreed upon this one point, that the Lord’s supper is an emblem of the death of Jesus Christ, and of the …

Matthew:26:26

January 1, 1888

Number Two-thousand; or, Healing by the Stripes of Jesus   “With his stripes we are healed.”— Isaiah liii. 5.   BEING one evening in Exeter Hall, I heard our late beloved brother, Mr. Mackay, of Hull, make a speech, in which he told us of a person who was under very deep concern of soul, and felt that he …

Isaiah:53:5

January 1, 1888

“A Little Sanctuary”   “Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.” — Ezekiel xi. 16.   THE text begins with “therefore.” There was …

Ezekiel:11:16

December 25, 1887

Small Rain for Tender Herbs   “As the small rain upon the tender herb.”— Deuteronomy xxxii. 2.   THIS is the language of the great prophet Moses, “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass.” We read of …

Deuteronomy:32:2

1887

Public Testimony: A Debt to God and Man   “Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.” …

2 Kings:7:9

1887

God’s Longsuffering: An Appeal to the Conscience    “And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation.” — 2 Peter iii. 15.   JESUS is well called “our Lord,” let us at the commencement adore him. Let us each one cry to him, “My Lord, and my God.” It is a long, long time since our Lord went …

2 Peter:3:15