DISCOURSE: 1466 JOHN THE FORERUNNER OF JESUS Luke 1:17. _And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord_. THE Mosaic dispensation may be calle... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1467 THE ANGEL’S MESSAGE TO MARY Luke 1:35; Luke 1:38. _And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.…And Mary s... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1467 THE ANGEL’S MESSAGE TO MARY Luke 1:35; Luke 1:38. _And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.…And Mary s... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1468 THE VIRGIN’S SONG OF PRAISE Luke 1:46. _And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour_. THE characteristic features of the unregenerate man are pride and selfishness. If the distinctions of others are superior to his own, he regards them... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1469 THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS Luke 1:67. _And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David; as he... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1470 THE CAUSES OF OUR SAVIOUR’S INCARNATION Luke 1:78. _Through the tender mercy of our God, the day-spring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace_. OUR Saviour’s birth, though in many... [ Continue Reading ]