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PREACHING
THE PRODIGAL SON—Lk. 15 OMPLAINT. v. 12. ONPORMITY TO WORLD, v. 13. HASTISEMENT. v. 14-16.
I. The Matter of Preaching. 1. The preaching which God bids, Jonah 3:2. 2. Not a dream nor human conception, Jer. 23:28. 3. Solemn warnings from God, Ez, 33:7, 9. 4. Most gracious Gospel invitations, Luke .14(17. 5. Jesus Christ and Him crucified, 1 Cor. 2:2. 6. The Word, in apostacy and rejection, 2 Tim. 4:1-5. 7. All Scripture, 2 Tim. 3:16. H. The Manner of Preaching. \\ 1. With absolute fearlessness of consequences, Ez. 2:7. 2. With great plainness and simplicity of speech, Neh, 8 : 8 . 3. With special spiritual adaptation, 2 Tim. 2:15. 4. Not as an artist, but divine oracle, :1 Cor. 2:1, 4, 5, 13. 5. With great sincerity and earnestness, Acts 20:31.' :: 6-.':'"With absolute divine authority, Matt., 7:29. 17. With a beseeching, persuasive spirit,-2 Cor. 5:18-21. ... p . ■ E. P. MARVIN. : in. Enjoyment. 1. The Wprd affords joy, Neh. 8:12; ¡.Jer. 15,:16. 2. The Christian rejoices for salvation, Ps. 21:1. 3. He rejoices over deliverance from bondage, Ps. 105:43. 4. The joy of saints should be abundant, 2 Cor. 8:2. 5. Should be exceeding, Ps. 21:6; 68:3. 6. Is unspeakable, 1 Pet. 1:8. 7. This joy is full of glory, 1 Pet. 1:8. Atones for tlie soul—..................... .............. .......... Lev. 17:11 Brings us into the-covenant of grace......................Mt. 26:28 Cleanses us from all sin—-.—1—;————..—.....—..1 John 1:7 Delivers God’s people from judgment.— ——.—.Ex. 12:13 Everlasting in its value— .......:............................Heb. 13:20 Furnishes the only ground of peace with God..........Col.l:20 Gives us access into His presence .......-Heb. 10:19-21 Has already obtained for us redemption...;.—..........Eph. 1:7 Imparts eternal life.....—.................... .............— John 6:54 Justifies us in the sight of God—...............................Rom.5:9 Keeps us in the holy of holies—.—,.—.............Heb. 9:22-26 Links us to God’s electing purpose.........................IPet. 1:2 Makes us nigh to Him................................................Eph. 2:13 Never needs to be offered again...............................Heb.9:12 Overcomes the power of Satan.................. ............ R ev .l2 :ll Purges the conscience from dead works..................Heb.9:14 Quenches the righteous wrath of God .......Rom.3:25 Redeems us from our state of ruin.................. 1 Pet. 1:18, 19 Speaks to God and to us of salvation.................... Heb. 12:24 Tunes the voices of the saints in holy song.............. Rev. 5:9 Unites us in Christian communion...................... 1 Cor. 10:16 Victorious over tribulation—.—— ,..*..,.;.;—...........Rev. 7:14 Washes us from every stain...........4........................... Rev. 1:6 Yields the price that bought the Church..............Acts 22:28 (Continued on Page 127) 8. It should also be constant, 2 Cor. 6:10. 9. Evermore, 1 Thess. 5:16; Ps. 23.—Sel. PRECIOUS BLOOD (The Believer’s Alphabet)
ONVICTION. y. 17. ONTRITION. v. 19. ONFESSION. v. 18. ONVERSION. v. 20.
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THE HOLY SPIRIT The Spirit quickens, or makes alive the dead soul, John 6:63. The Spirit abides forever with the believer, John 14:16, 17. The Spirit dwells in the believer, 1 Cor. 6:19. The.Spirit testifies of Christ, John 15:26. The Spirit is the only source,of power in our testimony and service for the Lord Jesus, Acts 1:8. The Spirit is at once the seal, marking us as God's own, and the earnest, giving us the enjoyment of God’s love, 2 Cor. 1:22. The Spirit takes hold of our infirmities and enables us to bear them, Rom. 8:26. —Selected. THE BELIEVER’S SINS They are removed from him, Ps. 103:12. They are cast behind God’s back, Isa. 38:17. They are blotted out, Isa. 44:22. They are cast into the depths of the sea, Mic. 7:19. They are thoroughly forgiven, past, present, and future; for they were all future when Christ died upon the cross, Col. 2:13. They are washed away, as if a stain disappeared and was lost to view under the cleansing hand of God Himself, 1 John 1:7. They are not even remembered, Heb. 10:17. —Selected. FROM WHAT IS CHRIST OUR REDEEMER? 1. From enemies. So Israel said of old and will say again in days to come, Luke 1:67-75; 2:38. 2. From sins, Luke 1:76-79; Mt. 1:21; 9:6; John 8:24. 3. From Satan, John 12:31; 16:11; 17:15; Mt. 12:28, 29; Lk. 13:16. 4. From death and the grave, John 5:28, 29; 6:40; Mt. 27:52, 63. 5. From judgment and wrath, and unto life eternal, John 5:24; 3:14, 15, 36; Lk. 12:4, 5; Mt. 13:43. At His coming we shall be perfect—in glory of spirit, soul and body., ■ , —Selected. CHRIST REVEALED HIMSELF AFTER HIS RESURRECTION TO— 1. The sorrowing—Weeping Mary, John 20:11. 2. The Prayerful—The eleven met in upper room, John 20:19. 3. The Repentant—Thomas the sceptical, John 20:26. 4. The Hospitable—The disciples on the road to Em- mans, Luke 24:30. 5. The Industrious—Fisherman who toiled, John 21:7. So today it is to such He still reveals Himself. —T. J. R.
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