mark-5:19

"Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee." This was the devout breathing of the king of Israel (the penman, too, of this little book to which we are now proposing, in the Lord's grace, to introduce ourselves), when the glory had... Read More

I BELIEVE, DEAR FRIENDS, that this passage describes the great last controversy Christ will have with this world. He has had many a controversy with it, but the last will be the greatest of all; so that it is called 'the supper of the great God' (Revelation 19:17). Now, it is interesting to notice t... Read More

A Troubled Soul Mark 5:1-20 J. R. Miller "When Jesus got out of the boat—a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet Him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and br... Read More

The Rest of Christ Arthur Pink "Come unto Me all you that labor and are heavy laden—and I will give you rest !" Matthew 11:28 In his most excellent sermons on these words and the verses which follow, John Newton pointed out that the dispensation of the Gospel may be compared to the cities of refuge ... Read More

The Prodigal Son by Arthur Pink Luke 15:11-32. Before we attempt to expound this portion of Scripture in detail let us first make a few general observations. Who does the "prodigal son" represent? Is it an unregenerate sinner , or a backslidden believer that is in view? There is a division of sentim... Read More

Christ's Curate In Decapolis Charles Spurgeon Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington 6/26/1892 "And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. And when he was come into the ship, he who had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but... Read More

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon Charles Spurgeon Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens 12/21/1856 "Go home to your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on thee."—Mark 5:19. THE CASE of the man here referred to is a very extraordinary one: it occupies a p... Read More

Can a True Christian Commit Suicide? George Hunt, 1848 (A lesson on the Preserving Grace of God to His redeemed people) Mark 5:1-20 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man wit... Read More