DISCOURSE: 1542
THE LOST SHEEP
Luke 15:3. _And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of
you having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave
the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is
lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it o... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1543
THE LOST PIECE OF SILVER
Luke 15:8. _What woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one
piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth
her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice wi... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1544
ANGELS REJOICE OVER PENITENTS
Luke 15:10. _I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner that repenteth_.
HOWEVER paradoxical the observation may appear, man is really an enemy
to his own happiness. He loves sin, which is the source of all misery... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1545
THE PRODIGAL SON
Luke 15:23. _Bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us
eat, and be merry. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost, and is found_.
THE willingness of God to receive sinners is abundantly declared in
Scripture; but in no place is it so a... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1546
THE PRODIGAL’S ELDER BROTHER
Luke 15:28. _And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his
father out, and entreated him_.
IT is an undeniable fact, that many who have lived a profligate life
are received afterwards to God’s favour; and that many who have been
externally m... [ Continue Reading ]