_EASTER FEAR AND EASTER JOY_ ‘And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.’ Matthew 28:5 There was indeed enough to cause fear to the boldest heart in what those faithful women found at the sepulchre of the Lord. I. NATURAL FEA... [ Continue Reading ]
_AS HE SAID_ ‘He is risen, as He said.’ Matthew 28:6 On what grounds do you believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ? There is a great deal of collateral evidence. There is the evidence of His enemies. There is the testimony of His friends. There is the testimony of what St. Paul witnesses. I... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PLACE WHERE THE LORD LAY_ ‘Come, see the place where the Lord lay.’ Matthew 28:6 Such were the words of the angel to the two Marys at the sepulchre. I. A PLACE OF SACRED INTEREST.—‘Come, see the place.’ Cemetery or village churchyard, the place of our sleeping dead must always be to us a p... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE LAST COMMAND_ ‘All power … go ye … all nations.’ Matthew 28:18 Here we have (1) The Command and (2) The Reason for it. Let the command be obeyed in remembrance of— I. THE SENDER. II. THE PROMISED POWER. III. ALL THAT THE MISSIONARY COMMISSION MEANS TO THE HEATHEN. IV. WHAT THAT COMMI... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PRESENCE OF THE RISEN LORD_ ‘Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.’ Matthew 28:20 I. THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST AS OUR PRIEST.—Christ is present with us as our Priest. In dark and troublesome days, when persecution and disaster threatened the infant Church, St. John saw Him in... [ Continue Reading ]