January 1, 1970

I Was Before    “Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious.”— 1 Timothy i. 13.   I AM not going to dwell at this time upon the special items of the text as to what Paul was before his conversion, because none of us have been exactly as he was. We have all gone astray like …

1 Timothy:1:13

January 3, 1892

Gratitude for Deliverance from the Grave   “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.” — Psalm cxviii. 17, 18.   How very differently we view things at different times and in differing states of mind! Faith takes a …

Psalms:118:17-18

December 27, 1874

A Grateful Summary of Twenty Volumes   “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.” — Ephesians iii. 8.   THIS is a very remarkable day to me, for, if I am spared to preach this present sermon, I shall …

Ephesians:3:8