April 14, 1887

Faithful Stewardship   “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” — 1 Corinthians iv. 2.   IT is well that our dear brethren should make a right account of us. Paul says, in the verse preceding our text, “Let a man so account of us,” for there are some who make a wrong reckoning …

1 Corinthians:4:2

April 10, 1887

The First Appearance of the Risen Lord to the Eleven   “And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled F and …

Luke:24:36-44

April 10, 1887

Christ the Cure for Troubled Hearts   “And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?”— Luke xxiv. 38.   IT seems, from these questions of our Lord, that true believers may come into a troubled state of mind. The eleven were truly Christ’s disciples, and even his apostles; yet, when …

Luke:24:38

April 7, 1887

The Lord’s Own View of His Church and People   “A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” — Song of Solomon iv. 12.   WE understand this sacred love-song to be a Canticle of Communion between the Lord Jesus Christ and his church. He is the Bridegroom, and she the bride. …

Song of Solomon:4:12

April 7, 1887

Not Bound Yet   “Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.”— 2 Timothy ii. 9.   You will observe, if you read the verse which precedes, which indeed it would be wrong to dissever from the text, that the doctrine of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus …

2 Timothy:2:9

April 3, 1887

 On the Cross after Death    “The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the …

John:19:31-37

April 3, 1887

Feeding on a Whole Christ   “The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.” — Numbers …

Numbers:9:11-12

March 31, 1887

Sweet Peace for Tried Believers   “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”— John xvi. 33.   THIS most delightful passage occurs at the close of the last of our Saviour’s sermons before he went …

John:16:33

March 27, 1887

Jesus Declining the Legions   “Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? but how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?” — Matthew xxvi. 53, 54.   IT is the garden of Gethsemane. Here stands our Lord, and yonder is …

Matthew:26:53-54

March 27, 1887

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents   “My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. …

Proverbs:6:20-23