_O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky._ SIGNS OF THE TIMES The proper observing of these signs. They are heavenly, and therefore must be seen in a heart which is seeking those things which are spiritual. 1. The sign of the day. Another day is gone. The day of the Lord is nearer. Am... [ Continue Reading ]
_Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees._ THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND OF THE SADDUCEES I. The leaven of the Pharisees. The most numerous and popular sect among the Jews. Their corruptions may, for the sake of distinction, be summed up under three heads. 1. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
_Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees._ THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND OF THE SADDUCEES I. The leaven of the Pharisees. The most numerous and popular sect among the Jews. Their corruptions may, for the sake of distinction, be summed up under three heads. 1. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
_Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?_ CONFESSION AND CROSS-BEARING I. The confession. 1. The substance of the confession. 2. The source of the confession (Matthew 16:17). 3. The power of the confession (Matthew 16:18). 4. The limitations of the confession (Matthew 16:20). II. The cove... [ Continue Reading ]
_Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?_ CONFESSION AND CROSS-BEARING I. The confession. 1. The substance of the confession. 2. The source of the confession (Matthew 16:17). 3. The power of the confession (Matthew 16:18). 4. The limitations of the confession (Matthew 16:20). II. The cove... [ Continue Reading ]
_That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church._ THE TRUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH I. Let us dwell on Peter’s profession of faith. It is not a learned, complicated, or even detailed exposition. Full of depth. It was a rich source of happiness for Peter-“Blessed art thou.” What is the Chur... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven._ THE KEYS 1. The kingdom of heaven does not mean heaven. 2. The kingdom of heaven does not mean the Church. It indicates power: I. administrative. II. Didactic. (D. Fraser, D. D.) “I WILL GIVE UNTO THEE THE KEYS” The Saviour had spo... [ Continue Reading ]
_From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples, how that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer._ CHRIST FORETELLING HIS DEATH I. Let us observe the state of mind with which Christ looked forward to his approaching sufferings. Jesus was not ignorant of the serious sufferings which were... [ Continue Reading ]
_From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples, how that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer._ CHRIST FORETELLING HIS DEATH I. Let us observe the state of mind with which Christ looked forward to his approaching sufferings. Jesus was not ignorant of the serious sufferings which were... [ Continue Reading ]
_If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself._ SELF-DENIAL I. What is the principle of self-denial? It may be said to be in renouncing whatever comes in competition with the love and service of Christ, your turning from things lawful when they become occasions of spiritual injury either to... [ Continue Reading ]
_For whosoever will save his life._ LOSING THE SOUL TO SAVE IT One of the moral paradoxes of Scripture-the most decided, the most contradictory, the most reckless (if we may so say) of them all. A complete inversion of language. And it is no isolated expression. It is forced on our attention again... [ Continue Reading ]
_For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?_ THE GREAT EXCHANGE 1. The text assumes a certain inherent dignity in the human soul itself. 2. The folly of those competing rivalries, on account of which men seem willing that this inestimably precious soul sh... [ Continue Reading ]
_For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father._ THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN 1. The judgment of the world has been committed to the Son as Mediator, as an appropriate honour to One who had humbled Himself for the redemption of the world. 2. Christ is qualified to be Judge, as the Son... [ Continue Reading ]