_THE FEAR OF HELL_ ‘Be not afraid of them that kill the body.… Fear Him, which after He hath killed hath power to cast into hell.’ Luke 12:4 We cannot safely put aside motives of fear. It was the motive of fear which enabled Wesley and Whitefield to convert their hundreds of thousands. We are alt... [ Continue Reading ]
_CONFESSING CHRIST_ ‘Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God.’ Luke 12:8 We must not be ashamed to let all men see that we believe in Christ, and serve Christ, and love Christ, and care more for the praise of Christ than for the praise... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE UNPARDONABLE SIN_ ‘And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not he forgiven.’ Luke 12:10 It is impossible to deny that there is such a thing as an unpardonable sin. I. WHAT IS IT?—It wou... [ Continue Reading ]
_A MAN’S LIFE_ ‘A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.’ Luke 12:15 A man’s life! What a marvellous gift! Wherefore should a living man complain, though he be stripped of everything else, if there is left to him that wonderful thing called life? I. IN ITS... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE RICH FOOL_ ‘And he said, This will I do … But God said unto him, Thou fool.’ Luke 12:18 How busy are the streets of a great city! How anxious and eager are some of the faces we meet! Look at this man—poor a few years ago, well off now. He has been successful in his business. This is what all... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE MINISTRY AND THE KINGDOM_ ‘Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.’ Luke 12:32 I ask you to dwell with me for a little while on some thoughts about the Christian ministry, its ennobling hopes, its inevitable perils. I have taken as a text our Lo... [ Continue Reading ]
_IDEALS LOST AND RECOVERED_ ‘Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.’ Luke 12:35 It is not for correction only, bu... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OPPORTUNITY_ ‘Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.’ Luke 12:43 Our Lord is speaking of His second coming. Learn I. THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE.—We hear a great deal about people’s intentions, and hopes, and wishes, a... [ Continue Reading ]
_CHRISTS BAPTISM OF SUFFERING_ ‘I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished.’ Luke 12:50 I. THE WHOLE STRUCTURE of this sentence is in exact keeping with the common notion of baptism, seeing that a condition of greater freedom is evidently looked forward... [ Continue Reading ]