DISCOURSE: 1433 A DEAF AND DUMB SPIRIT CAST OUT Mark 9:25. _When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, Come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1434 FASTING AND PRAYER Mark 9:28. _And when he was come into the house, his Disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting_. THE gift of working miracles was possessed by all the Apostle... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1435 CHRIST’S INTEREST IN HIS PEOPLE Mark 9:41. _Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, He shall not lose his reward. And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him tha... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1436 AN OFFENDING MEMBER Mark 9:43. _If thy hand offend thee, cut, it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1437 CHRISTIANS TO HAVE SALT IN THEMSELVES Mark 9:49. _Every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another_. TO unde... [ Continue Reading ]