LXIX. Christ’s Second Coming.
LUKE xxi. 27. "Then shall ye see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.'' THROUGHOUT the most solemn and prophetic series of pre- dictions…
LXVIII. Patience.
LUKE xxi. 19. "In your patience possess ye your souls." IT should rather read, By your endurance ye shall gain possession of your lives. It is also "ye shall bring…
LXVII. Living to God.
LUKE xx. 38. "For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto Him." THE Sadducees, the free-thinkers of the day, had presented…
LXVI. Zaccheus.
LUKE xix. 9. "And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham." THE interview of Christ with…
LXV. Receiving Christ Joyfully.
LUKE xix. 6. "And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully." I. WHY do not all men thus receive Jesus Christ joy- fully? 1. The chief reason…
LXIV. The Publican’s Prayer.
LUKE xviii. 13. "God be merciful to me a sinner." THIS is the only thought which befits a living man in the presence of his Creator. What other link can…
LXIII. Faith at the End.
LUKE xviii. 8. "When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth? " I. WHAT is the feeling with which this saying was uttered? Christ was…
LXII. God’s Judgments.
LUKE xvii. 37. "And they answered and said unto Him, Where Lord? And He said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together." THE twofold…
LXI. The Impotence of Miracles.
LUKE xvi. 31.. " And He said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." THIS parable…
LX. Two Worlds.
LUKE xvi. 25. "But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and thou art…