Luke 10:7 I. Two views may be taken of the minister of Christ as regards his personal condition in his work; and two totally different systems pursued, according as one or other of these views prevails. He may be regarded as a solitary being, who has abjured the world and its lies, and is simply and... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:18 Looking back upon our Earthly Life. Throwing ourselves forward in the pure imagination of faith into the world to come, let us seek to look back and down upon this world as though we already were beyond it. Surrendering ourselves in our faith, and with our powers of spiritual imaginatio... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:20 The Temptations besetting a Useful Life. I. It well shows how much we always require to obey Christ's command, to watch and pray lest we enter into temptation, that even our very duties may be a snare to us; and we may be falling away from the path of life, even when we seem to others an... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:21 Both in substance and in circumstances these words are unusually profound, even among the profound sayings of our Lord. I. First, they mark the almost solitary exception to the pervading gravity, not to say sorrowfulness, of His demeanour and life. In prophetic anticipation He looked on... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:23 The Sights and Sounds of Christendom. I. Our Lord's words suggest the solemnity, the blessedness, of living at a great epoch in human affairs. II. They also suggest a characteristic of His religion. That which is spiritual and moral, though it be not outwardly striking, is permanent, w... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:25 I. The lawyer knew the answer at the time when he asked the question. He said, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" and all the time the answer was in his own recollection, had he but known it. Alas! we do not always turn our knowledge into wisdom. We know the fact and we hardly ev... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:25 The Good Samaritan. I. It is clear that the kindness of this man was of the spirit, and not merely of the letter. Here was one main point of difference between him and the priest and Levite. They needed a specific injunction, but he wanted to carry out a great principle. II. We may perc... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:33 Between Jerusalem and Jericho. I. A certain man fell among thieves; here is the black margin which surrounds civilised society. It is, perhaps, only a man here or there who may actually fall amongst thieves; but it is from individual men that we learn the true condition of the society t... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:35 I. All Christians should regard each himself as the host, to whom the good Samaritan brought the poor man, and should order his way to his poor brethren accordingly. We shall do so if we will but trust in our Lord, the great King of heaven and earth, as we trust in one another on common o... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:36 We may learn from this parable I. That religious profession and service have no necessary connection with real goodness. II. That neighbourhood is not cancelled by a difference of religion. III. That true neighbourliness involves the spirit of sacrifice. E. Miller, _The Hem of Christ... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 10:41 The Good Part of Mary. I. It would appear from this incident, on our Saviour's own authority, that there are two ways of serving Him by active business and by quiet adoration. Not as if His words implied that any Christians were called to nothing but religious worship, or any to nothing... [ Continue Reading ]