Sermons and Biblical Studies

An Only Son Luk_7:12-15 : ’93Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, … Continue reading “399. An Only Son”

My Creed Luk_6:17 : ’93And he came down with them, and stood in the plain.’94 Christ on the mountains is a frequent study. We have seen him on the Mount of Olives, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount Moriah, Mount Calvary, Mount of Ascension, and it is glorious to study him on these great natural elevations. But, … Continue reading “398. My Creed”

The Broken Net; or, Objection to Revivals Luk_5:6 : ’93They inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.’94 Simon and his comrades had experienced the night before what fishermen call ’93poor luck.’94 Christ steps on board the fishing-smack and tells the sailors to pull away from the beach, and directs them again to … Continue reading “397. The Broken Net; or, Objection to Revivals”

Among the Holy Hills Luk_4:16 : ’93He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up.’94 What a splendid sleep I had last night in a Catholic convent, my first sleep within doors since leaving Jerusalem; and all of us as kindly treated as though we had been the Pope and his college of cardinals … Continue reading “396. Among the Holy Hills”

The Sky Anthem Luk_2:14 : ’93Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.’94 At last I have what I longed for, a Christmas Eve in the Holy Land. This is the time of year that Christ landed. This wintry month saw his arrival. This is the chill air through … Continue reading “395. The Sky Anthem”

(a Christmas Sermon.) The Manger (a Christmas Sermon.) Luk_2:12-13 : ’93Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host.’94 At midnight from one of the galleries of the sky a chant broke out. To an ordinary observer there … Continue reading “394. The Manger”

Luke Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

One Taking Off Mar_10:21 : ’93One thing thou lackest.’94 The young man of the text had a splendid nature. We fall in love with him at the first glance. He was amiable, and frank, and earnest, and educated, and refined, and respectable, and moral, and yet he was not a Christian. And so Christ addresses … Continue reading “392. One Taking Off”

The Dumb Devil Mar_9:25 : ’93Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him.’94 Here was a case of great domestic anguish. The son of the household was possessed by an evil spirit which, among other things, paralyzed his tongue and made him speechless. When the influence was on the patient, he … Continue reading “391. The Dumb Devil”

Profit and Loss Mar_8:36 : ’93What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?’94 I am accustomed, Sabbath by Sabbath, to stand before an audience of bargain-makers. There may be men in all occupations sitting before me, yet the vast majority of them, I am very … Continue reading “390. Profit and Loss”