DISCOURSE: 1466
JOHN THE FORERUNNER OF JESUS
Luke 1:17. _And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of
Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared
for the Lord_.
THE Mosaic dispensation may be calle... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1467
THE ANGEL’S MESSAGE TO MARY
Luke 1:35; Luke 1:38. _And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of
thee shall be called the Son of God.…And Mary s... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1467
THE ANGEL’S MESSAGE TO MARY
Luke 1:35; Luke 1:38. _And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of
thee shall be called the Son of God.…And Mary s... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1468
THE VIRGIN’S SONG OF PRAISE
Luke 1:46. _And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour_.
THE characteristic features of the unregenerate man are pride and
selfishness. If the distinctions of others are superior to his own, he
regards them... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1469
THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS
Luke 1:67. _And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,
and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath
visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of
salvation for us, in the house of his servant David; as he... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1470
THE CAUSES OF OUR SAVIOUR’S INCARNATION
Luke 1:78. _Through the tender mercy of our God, the day-spring from
on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace_.
OUR Saviour’s birth, though in many... [ Continue Reading ]