_And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives._ THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY I. The occasion of this homage. II. The scene of this homage. Scene of- 1. His ministry. 2. His martyrdom. III. The offerers of this homage. IV. By what actions this homage was expr... [ Continue Reading ]
_Say ye that the Lord hath need of him._ “THE LORD HATH NEED OF YOU” I. He wants you for Himself. Jesus loves you; you are to be the compensation to Him for all He suffered. Christ feels incomplete without you. II. He wants you for His Church. The Church is a building; you can never tell what sto... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they spread their garments in the way._ RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT How are we to deal with religious emotions when they are awakened in a more than ordinary degree? 1. We should make them subservient to the promotion of the rectitude of our nature and of our life. With the kindling of our religiou... [ Continue Reading ]
_And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves._ NOTHING BUT LEAVES I. There were many trees with leaves only upon them and yet none of these were cursed by the Saviour, save only this fig tree. Here are some of the characters who have leaves but no fruit. 1. Those who follow the sign and know not... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Jesus went into the Temple, and began to cast out them that sold._ THE TEMPLE CLEANSED: OR, CHRIST THE PURIFIER OF RELIGION When we are told that this took place “in the temple” we are not to suppose that the Holiest of all is meant, but the Court of the Gentiles. It was this portion of the sa... [ Continue Reading ]
_Have faith in God._ HAVE FAITH IN GOD I. What faith is. 1. Taking God at His word, about things unknown (Hebrews 11:7), unlikely (Hebrews 11:17), untried (Hebrews 11:28). 2. Trusting Jesus at His invitation. Trust your soul to His care; your sins to His cleansing; your life to His keeping. II.... [ Continue Reading ]
_That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed._ THIS MOUNTAIN “This mountain,” which Christ promised His disciples power to remove, and which in after years they did most effectually remove, was the holy mount on which the Hebrew temple once stood, but which is now crowned with chur... [ Continue Reading ]
_What things soever ye desire when ye pray._ COMBINED ACTION OF PRAYER AND FAITH The apostles, when the Lord was taken away from them, would have to commend His doctrine to the world by miracles. To this end it was needful that their faith in God, as the Bestower of all power to do such things, sho... [ Continue Reading ]
_But if ye do not forgive._ PRAYER AND FORGIVENESS 1. The first lesson here taught is that of a forgiving disposition. God’s full and free forgiveness is to be the rule of ours with men. 2. There is a second and more general lesson. Our daily life in the world is made the test of our intercourse... [ Continue Reading ]
_By what authority doest Thou these things?_ CHRIST’S AUTHORITY AND THE WAY TO DISCERN IT I. From the side of the questioners and their question. “By what authority doest Thou these things,” etc. Christ’s power was a new power in the world at that time. It was different from the authority of the sc... [ Continue Reading ]