Sermons and Biblical Studies

Proverbs 4:14, 15 “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” ONE chief cause of the wickedness which is every where seen in the world, and in which, alas! each of us has more … Continue reading “CURIOSITY A
TEMPTATION TO SIN”

1 Samuel 17:50 “So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.” THESE words, which are taken from the chapter which you heard read just now in the course of the Service1, declare the victory which David, the man after God’s own heart, gained over Goliath, who came out of the … Continue reading “THE CALL OF
DAVID”

1 Samuel 13:9 “And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.” WE are all on our trial. Every one who lives is on his trial, whether he will serve God or not. And we read in Scripture of many instances of the trials upon … Continue reading “THE TRIAL OF
SAUL”

1 Samuel 3:10 “And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for Thy servant heareth,” IN the narrative of which these words form part, we have a remarkable instance of a Divine call, and the manner in which it is our duty to meet it. … Continue reading “DIVINE CALLS”

1 Samuel 2:18 “Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod” SAMUEL, viewed in his place in sacred history, that is, in the course of events which connect Moses with Christ, appears as a great ruler and teacher of his people; this is his prominent character. He was the first … Continue reading “REVERENCE IN
WORSHIP”

Jer. 6:16 “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.” REVERENCE for the old paths is a chief Christian duty. We look to the future indeed with hope; yet this … Continue reading “STEDFASTNESS IN
THE OLD PATHS”

Matt. 16:18. “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” TOO many persons at this day,—in spite of what they see before them, in spite of what they read in history,—too many persons forget, … Continue reading “THE UNITY OF
THE CHURCH”

1 Thess. 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.” THERE are two modes of praying mentioned in Scripture; the one is prayer at set times and places, and in set forms; the other is what the text speaks of,—continual or habitual prayer. The former of these is what is commonly called prayer, whether it be public or private. … Continue reading “MENTAL PRAYER”

Psalm 34:8 “O taste and see how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” YOU see by these words what love Almighty God has towards us, and what claims He has upon our love. He is the Most High, and All-Holy. He inhabiteth eternity: we are but worms compared with … Continue reading “RELIGION
PLEASANT TO THE RELIGIOUS”

Romans 6:8 “If we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.” TO be dead with Christ, is to hate and turn from sin; and to live with Him, is to have our hearts and minds turned towards God and Heaven. To be dead to sin, is to feel a … Continue reading “LOVE OF
RELIGION, A NEW NATURE”