October 29, 2017

A Family Sermon   “And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark…. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.”— Genesis vii.1 and 7.   GOD in infinite grace had entered into covenant with …

Genesis:7:1

November 29, 1868

Effectual Calling - Illustrated by the Call of Abram   “They went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.” — Genesis 12:5.   IF you desire to know the character of a child, you will probably learn much about it from observing the father. The young bird flies and sings …

Genesis:12:5

December 15, 1867

Wanted, A Guestchamber   “The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?” — Mark 14:14.   As far as we know, out of the many thousands who had come to Jerusalem from the utmost ends of the earth to keep the passover, none were left unaccommodated with a guestchamber except our …

Mark:14:14

October 13, 1867

The Great Attraction   “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” — John 12:32.   THE death of our Lord Jesus Christ must have appeared to his apostles to be an unmitigated misfortune. No doubt they conceived that it would be the death of the cause, a heavy blow, and …

John:12:32

March 30, 1856

Effectual Calling   "When Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house."—Luke 19:5        Notwithstanding our firm belief that you are in the main well instructed in the doctrines of the everlasting gospel, we are continually …

Luke:19:5