DISCOURSE: 1542 THE LOST SHEEP Luke 15:3. _And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it o... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1543 THE LOST PIECE OF SILVER Luke 15:8. _What woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice wi... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1544 ANGELS REJOICE OVER PENITENTS Luke 15:10. _I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth_. HOWEVER paradoxical the observation may appear, man is really an enemy to his own happiness. He loves sin, which is the source of all misery... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1545 THE PRODIGAL SON Luke 15:23. _Bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found_. THE willingness of God to receive sinners is abundantly declared in Scripture; but in no place is it so a... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1546 THE PRODIGAL’S ELDER BROTHER Luke 15:28. _And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him_. IT is an undeniable fact, that many who have lived a profligate life are received afterwards to God’s favour; and that many who have been externally m... [ Continue Reading ]