Sermons and Biblical Studies

Mat_5:20. Necessity of Evangelical Righteousness "Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."’97Mat_5:20. The important and interesting character of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. It is the Christian’s code of spiritual laws’97a clear digest of the statutes of Christ’s kingdom. … Continue reading “234. MAT 5:20. NECESSITY OF EVANGELICAL RIGHTEOUSNESS”

Psa_34:11. Address to Children "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will each you the fear of the Lord."’97Psa_34:11 The passage contains, I. A Request. And, II. A Promise. Notice I. The Request. Notice, 1. The request is made to children. "Come, ye children," &c. Children should be the objects of our special attention. God … Continue reading “233. PSA 34:11. ADDRESS TO CHILDREN”

Psa_103:1-4. Divine Goodness Celebrated "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits," &c.’97Psa_103:1-4 This psalm is one strikingly beautiful and interesting. As a literary composition it is possessed of distinguishing excellencies; but, considered as a … Continue reading “232. PSA 103:1-4. DIVINE GOODNESS CELEBRATED”

Psa_25:4. The Lord’s Paths "O Lord, teach me thy paths."’97Psa_25:4. The wicked say to God, Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways; the good man acknowledges God in every thing, and he commits himself entirely to his guidance and guardian care He recognises the principle, and breathes the spirit, of the … Continue reading “231. PSA 25:4. THE LORD’S PATHS”

Luk_15:17. The Madness of Sin "When he came to himself."’97Luk_15:17. How graphic and touching are the descriptions given of the fallen and miserable state of human nature in the holy oracles of God! It is a state of poverty, a state of blindness, a state of universal disease, a state of total wretchedness, a state … Continue reading “230. LUK 15:17. THE MADNESS OF SIN”

Eze_34:26. God’s Gracious Engagements with His Church "And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing, and I will cause the shower to come down in his season, there shall be showers of blessing."’97Eze_34:26. Let us consider, I. The Description given of God’s Church. "My hill." It is often thus … Continue reading “229. EZE 34:26. GOD’S GRACIOUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH HIS CHURCH”

Mat_24:14. The Gospel of the Kingdom "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come."’97Mat_24:14. The text may refer to the general publication of the Gospel in the then known world, before the entire destruction of Jerusalem and the … Continue reading “228. MAT 24:14. THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM”

Gal_6:9. Constancy in Well-Doing "And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not."’97Gal_6:9. The Galatians had once run well, but had been hindered through the influence of false teachers, who had turned them away from the simplicity of the Gospel. The design of the … Continue reading “227. GAL 6:9. CONSTANCY IN WELL-DOING”

Eze_9:4-6. The Distinguishing Signs of the Righteous "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations done in the midst of her," &c.’97Eze_9:4-6. In the preceding chapter Ezekiel is called to behold, in … Continue reading “226. EZE 9:4-6. THE DISTINGUISHING SIGNS OF THE RIGHTEOUS”

Jer_22:29. God’s Solemn Address to Man "O earth, earth, earth, hear ye the word of the Lord."’97Jer_22:29. It is infinite condescension in God to behold the things which are done upon earth. Yet Jehovah does thus direct his attention to the children of men. He is concerned for the welfare of all his creatures, and … Continue reading “225. JER 22:29. GOD’S SOLEMN ADDRESS TO MAN”