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Reading: John 5:25, 28; 11:43; 6:63, 65; 8:43; 10:4,5; 10:16. It is well known that with John 11 a transition has taken place. Up to chapter 10 a series of spiritual truths and principles has been very largely enunciated and made practical in relation to a number of individuals. With chapter 10 thos... Read More

The Gospel There is a connection between the Gospel, and the Epistles, and the Apocalypse -- books which God has given to us by means of His servant John -- which is of no little interest in these latter days. It is one and the same truth which is ever prominent in each of these three books; and the... Read More

The Tears of Jesus! George Everard, 1884 Thrice Jesus wept. He wept at Bethany. He wept on Olivet. He wept in Gethsemane. What lessons may we learn from these tears of Jesus? We shall see. But first let us turn to another thought. Let us think of the tears of others . When was the first tear shed, a... Read More

Free, Yet in Bonds George Everard , 1884 A story has often been told of a colored woman, on board a steamer in some eastern country. She was a slave, and an Englishman was touched with her misery and degradation, and wished to have the joy of giving her freedom. Ignorant of his design, she heard him... Read More

Daily Light George Everard, 1866 The wisest men have ever recognized most their own ignorance. The story of Sir Isaac Newton has often been repeated, in which he compares himself to a little child gathering pebbles on the shore, while the great ocean still remains unexplored. There is not a single n... Read More

The Mind of Christ by John Angell James "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5 You know full well, that the seat of all true religion is in the soul; and that it forms the character and guides the conduct by the power of an inward principle of spiritual life. True... Read More

THE WORDS OF JESUS By John MacDuff, 1858 "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus , how He said," — Acts 20:35 THE GRACIOUS INVITATION "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus , how He said," "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28 Gracious "word" o... Read More

Christ, the Life of His People William Nicholson, 1862 "Christ who is our life!" Colossians 3:4 It is very important to recognize and understand the cause of our enjoyments. It is so in temporal matters, and it must especially be so in our spiritual affairs. Christ is the source of our spiritual hap... Read More

Spiritual Paradoxes Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on November 25, 1860, by J. C. Philpot "As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessin... Read More

Love in its Priceless Value and Unquenchable Strength Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on August 31, 1862, by J. C. Philpot "Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm– for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave– the coals thereof are coals of fire, which ha... Read More