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Matthew 27:45. The Darkness Of Golgotha. From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. Mat_27:45 That is a verse which we are in danger of reading hurriedly. We treat it too often as though it were merely the record of something incidental. As a matter of fact, it … Continue reading “103. MATTHEW 27:45. THE DARKNESS OF GOLGOTHA.”

Matthew 26:2. The Son Of Man–Delivered Up. The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified. Mat_26:2 The first thirty verses of this Chapter are characterized by contrast, by conflict, and yet by a strange and arresting co-operation. We are in the vestibule of the Holy Place of the sacrifice of the ages. The … Continue reading “100. MATTHEW 26:2. THE SON OF MAN–DELIVERED UP.”

Matthew 26:36. Gethsemane: The Garden Of Spices. Then cometh Jesus with them unto the place called Gethsemane. Mat_26:36 In the Hebrew economy, on the Day of Atonement the High Priest entered the Holiest of all three times. First, he passed within the veil, carrying fire in the golden censer and incense in his hands. There … Continue reading “101. MATTHEW 26:36. GETHSEMANE: THE GARDEN OF SPICES.”

Matthew 22:35-40. The Great Commandments. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, tempting Him, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? And He said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great … Continue reading “098. MATTHEW 22:35-40. THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS.”

Matthew 22:42. A Profound Question. What think ye of the Christ? Mat_22:42 This is in some ways one of the most interesting chapters in the Gospel according to Matthew. It tells the story of a day of questions, of criticism, of opposition, of unbelief. Of the questions the unifying principle was an attempt to entangle … Continue reading “099. MATTHEW 22:42. A PROFOUND QUESTION.”

Matthew 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 5. Church Ideals: The Church Disciplined. And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two … Continue reading “095. MATTHEW 18:15-20; 1 CORINTHIANS 5. CHURCH IDEALS: THE CHURCH DISCIPLINED.”

Matthew 18:18-21. The Powers Of The Presence. Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. And what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching … Continue reading “096. MATTHEW 18:18-21. THE POWERS OF THE PRESENCE.”

Matthew 20:20-23. The Pathway To Power. Then came to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping, and asking a certain thing of Him. And He said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto Him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on Thy right hand, and one … Continue reading “097. MATTHEW 20:20-23. THE PATHWAY TO POWER.”

Matthew 16:24; Luke 14:33 The Terms Of Discipleship. If any man would come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Mat_16:24 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple. Luk_14:33 In the words of Jesus, preserved for … Continue reading “093. MATTHEW 16:24; LUKE 14:33 THE TERMS OF DISCIPLESHIP.”

Matthew 18:3. The Kingdom: "Of Such Is The Kingdom". Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of heaven. Mat_18:3 Our theme tonight is that of the character necessary for entrance to the Kingdom. The words of my text were not addressed to the promiscuous multitude. … Continue reading “094. MATTHEW 18:3. THE KINGDOM: "OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM".”