DISCOURSE: 1551 THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH Luke 17:5. _And the Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea: and it should obey you_.... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1552 THE OBEDIENT SERVANT Luke 17:10. _So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do_. PRIDE is deeply rooted in the heart of man. It was that which first instigated him to d... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1553 THE TEN LEPERS HEALED Luke 17:17. _And Jesus answering, said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger_. AS the miracles of our Lord were greatly diversified, so were the effects produced by them... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1554 SUDDENNESS OF CHRIST’S SECOND COMING Luke 17:26. _As it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroye... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1555 LOT’S WIFE Luke 17:32. _Remember Lot’s wife_. IT is necessary for mariners frequently to consult charts or maps, which have been formed for the purpose of pointing out to them the different bearings of different countries, and of guarding them against latent obstacles which would en... [ Continue Reading ]