Sermons & Devotionals by John MacDuff
John MacDuff
The Words Of Jesus
THE WORDS OF JESUS By John MacDuff, 1858 "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus , how He said," — Acts 20:35 THE GRACIOUS INVITATION "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus , how He said," "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28 Gracious "word" o... Read More
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The Mind Of Jesus
THE MIND OF JESUS By John MacDuff, 1870 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" Philippians 2:5 "Arm yourselves likewise with the same mind" 1 Peter 4:1 THE MIND OF JESUS! What a study is this! To attain a dim reflection of it, is the ambition of angel — higher they cannot soar. "T... Read More
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The Footsteps Of Jesus
The Footsteps of Jesus Things to be sought — and things to be shunned . By John MacDuff, 1856 PREFACE Whatever things were written aforetime in the sacred volume — were written for our instruction and admonition. The precepts it inculcates, and the diversified incidents it records — were evidently i... Read More
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The Precepts Of Jesus
THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS A guide through life — to immortality! By John MacDuff, 1858 "Remember the words I spoke to you." John 15:20 "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!" Mark 9:7 "O be my Counselor, My Pattern and my Guide; And through this desert land, Still keep me near Your side. O let my ... Read More
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The Night Watches
THE NIGHT WATCHES By John MacDuff "I remember You upon my bed — and meditate on You in the night watches ." — Psalm 63:6 "My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning." — Psalm 130:6 "Yet the Lord will command His loving-kindness in the day time, and in the night His song sha... Read More
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The Rainbow In The Clouds
THE RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS By John MacDuff "Whenever I bring clouds over the earth — and the rainbow appears in the clouds." Genesis 9:14 SOVEREIGNTY "The Lord reigns!" Psalm 93:1 No rainbow of promise in the "dark and cloudy day" shines more radiantly than this. God, my God, the God who gave Jesus —... Read More
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The Necessity Of Afflictions
The Necessity of Afflictions By John R. MacDuff "If need be!" 1 Peter 1:6 What a blessed motto and superscription over the dark lintels of sorrow! — "if need be!" Every arrow from the quiver of God is feathered with it! Write it, child of affliction, over every trial your God sees fit to send! If he... Read More
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The Bruised Reed And The Flickering Candle!
The Bruised Reed and the Flickering Candle by John MacDuff "Comfort, comfort My people!" says your God. Isaiah 40:1 "A bruised reed he will not break, and a flickering candle he will not snuff out!" Isaiah 42:3 No verse in this beautiful chapter, nor in this "Book of Comfort," is more comforting tha... Read More
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Paul'S Character And Mission
Paul's Character and Mission J.R. MacDuff (Preached on board a ship in the Mediterranean sea, on the way to Palestine.) "But the Lord said to Ananias: Go! This man is My chosen vessel to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel!" Acts 9:15 I have selected th... Read More
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INFLUENCE !
INFLUENCE ! By J.R. MacDuff (Preached Before a Young Men's Christian Association) "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep and was laid to his fathers." Acts 13:36 David, "the man after God's own heart" had been consigned to his grave. He had passed away lik... Read More
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The Groans And Hopes Of Creation
The Groans and Hopes of Creation J.R. MacDuff "The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bonda... Read More
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The Storm On The Lake
THE STORM ON THE LAKE by John MacDuff "Night sinks on the wave, Hollow gusts are sighing, Sea birds to their cave Through the gloom are flying. Oh! should storms come sweeping, You in heaven unsleeping, O'er Your children vigil keeping, Hear and save! Stars look o'er the sea, Few and sad and shroude... Read More
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The Flock Passing Through The
The Flock Passing Through The Valley of The Shadow of Death by John MacDuff, 1818-1895 "Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me" —Psalm 23:4. There is perhaps no verse in Scripture with which we a... Read More
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The Final Gathering Of The Flock
The Final Gathering of the Flock by John MacDuff Matthew 25:31-46 We have just had our thoughts directed to the beautiful inspired picture of the Shepherd conducting His flock through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. The next delineation of Christ's pastoral relation to His Church and people is a ... Read More
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Old Age Comforted
Old Age Comforted by John MacDuff "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he — I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you!" Isaiah 46:4 We have here another example Isaiah's contrasted passages. "Carry" and "sustain" are the two emp... Read More
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Unforgetting Love
Unforgetting Love! by John MacDuff "Comfort, comfort My people!" says your God. Isaiah 40:1 "Sing for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on them in their suffering. Yet Jerusalem says , 'The Lord has deserted... Read More
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The Great Contrast!
The Great Contrast! by John MacDuff "Comfort, comfort My people!" says your God. Isaiah 40:1 "Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and those who dwell therein, shall die in like manner. But my salvatio... Read More
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John The Baptist
John the Baptist by John MacDuff "So JOHN was beheaded in the prison, and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother. John's disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they told Jesus what had happened. As soon as Jesus heard the news, he went off by himself... Read More
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Shadows Of The Great Rock
SHADOWS OF THE GREAT ROCK by John MacDuff "And a Man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land." Isaiah 32:2 A great rock ! "That Rock is Christ," and "the shadows" are those precious truths-... Read More
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John Ross MacDuff was born May 23, 1818 in Bonhard, Scotland. He died at his home in Chislehurst, Kent, England on April 30, 1895. John Ross MacDuff was a Presbyterian minister and a prolific writer of excellent Christian books and materials. He was especially known for the practical, poetic, and devotional qualities of his work. He was also a published poet and hymn writer. John Ross MacDuff had Doctor of Divinity Degrees from the University of Glasgow and the University of New York. He served as a pastor for many years in several churches, including the Church of Scotland.
One of the hymns John Ross MacDuff wrote the words for was Christ Is Coming! - Published in 1853.