XI. God’s Providential Care.
MATT. vi. 30. "Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which, to- day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe…
X. Thy will be done.
MATT. vi. 13. "Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven." THE chief meaning of this petition is not that we should suffer, but that we should…
IX. The Righteousness of the Pharisees.
MATT. v. 20. "Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteous- ness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." THE sermon on…
VIII. Christ not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
MATT. v. 17. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." THIS is one of those…
VII. The Christian’s Light.
MATT. v. 16. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." CHRIST, the Light of the…
VI. A City set on a Hill.
MATT. v. 14. "A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid." CHRISTIANS must be, to a certain extent, the light of the world before they can be…
V. The Christian Motive.
MATT. v. 11. "For My sake." THE words specially bring before us the relation of the Christian to his living and loving Lord. I. Let us seek to get a…
IV. Mercy.
MATT. v. 7. "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." THIS beatitude implies that mankind are not naturally merciful, or, at least, that they are imperfectly so. There…
III. The Star in the East.
MATT. ii. I, 2. “Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His…
II. The Birth of Christ.
MATT. i. 22, 23. "Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with…