“And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and [...]
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“They paid no attention and went off – one to his field, another to his
business.” [Matthew 22:5]
Man is not much changed since the days of Adam. In his bodily [...]
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my [...]
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“But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, [...]
“And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany;
and he lodged there. Now in the morning as he returned
into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in
the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but
leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee
henceforward [...]
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“And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried saying, Hosannna the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.”—Matthew 21:9.
After the miracle of the raising of Lazarus, a great fame went abroad concerning our Lord. He rested still at Bethany, and the people [...]
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”—Matthew. 21:5.
We have read the chapter from which our text is taken; let me now rehearse the incident in your hearing. There was an expectation upon the popular mind of [...]
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“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but
to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew
[...]
“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to [...]
Continue reading about The Private Thoughts and Words of Jesus, Matthew 20:17-19
“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with
mine own?-Matthew 20:15.
The householder says, “Is it not lawful for me to do
what I [...]
“About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around.”
Matthew 20:6
We have come to the end of another year. The ending of a year is better than the beginning of that year. A year is begun with fear and trembling; it closes with joy and thankfulness. In the beginning of the year, [...]
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“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”—Matthew 19:19.
Our Savior very often preached upon the moral precepts of the law. Many of the sermons of Christ—and what sermons shall compare with them—have not what is now currently called “the gospel” in them at all. Our Saviour did not every time he stood up to preach, declare [...]
“Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall [...]
Continue reading about The Secret of Failure, Matthew 17:19-21, Mark 9:28, 29
“Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall [...]
Continue reading about A Desperate Case—How to Meet It, Matthew 27:19-21
“And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus
only.”–Matthew 17:8.
The last words will suffice us for a text, “Jesus only.” When Peter saw
our [...]
“Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.”—Matthew 15:28.
I mean to dwell specially upon those words at the end of the verse, “Be it unto thee even as thou wilt;” but before we consider them, I should like again to remind you, [...]
“Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be
it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from
that very hour.”–Matthew 15:28.
I have frequently spoken to you concerning the faith of this Canaanitish
woman, of the way in which Christ tried it, and of the manner in which,
at [...]
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“O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?”—Matthew 14:31.
It seems as if doubt were doomed to be the perpetual companion of faith. As dust attends the chariotwheels so do doubts naturally becloud faith. Some men of little faith are perpetually enshrouded with fears; their faith seems only strong enough to enable them to doubt. [...]
“And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung
up, and choked them”–Matthew 13:7.
“He also that received seed among the thorns is he
that heareth the word; and the care of this world,
[...]
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“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not
quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory”–Matthew 12:20.
Babbling fame ever loves to talk of one man or another. Some there be
whose glory it trumpets forth, and whose honor it extols above the
heavens. Some are her favorites, [...]
Continue reading about Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints, Matthew 12:20