DISCOURSE: 1504 THE LIGHTED CANDLE Luke 8:16. _No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, tha... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1505 DIRECTIONS HOW TO HEAR SERMONS Luke 8:18. _Take heed therefore how ye hear_. THE office of a Christian minister is arduous. He is to explain and enforce every part of man’s duty: he is to search out and censure every sin. After all his labours, he will see but little fruit. However... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1506 JAIRU’S DAUGHTER HEALED Luke 8:50. _When Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole_. AFFLICTIONS may well be deprecated by us as painful to flesh and blood; but they are often the means of humbling us before God. Multitudes came as... [ Continue Reading ]