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Horatius Bonar

Rev. 1:4-5. The Grace and Peace of the Three-One God

Horatius BonarThe Grace And Peace Of The Three-One God "John to the seven churches which are in Asia—Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness, and the first-begotten of t... Read More
John Wesley

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 9

John WesleyIX. 1. His own city - Capernaum, Matthew 4:13; Mark 5:18; Luke 8:37. Verse 2. Seeing their faith - Both that of the paralytic, and of them that brought him. Son - A title of tenderness and condescension. Mark 2:3; Luke 5:18. Verse 3. This man blasphemeth - Attributing to himself a power (that of for... Read More
R.A. Torrey

Our Lord and the Daughter of Jairus Mark 5:21–23, 35–43

R.A. Torrey(Compare Matthew 9:1, 18, 19, 23–26; Luke 8:40–42, 49–56) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Our Lord Sought by the Sorrowful, vv. 21–23 What brought Jairus to our Lord? Does that often bring men to Him? Had Jairus been previously well disposed toward Him? How did he manifest his earnestness and the thorough... Read More
Ronald W. Graham

The Jesus of Mark: A Worker of Miracles

"Which is easier to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk'?" (Mark 2:9) Introduction As far as we can best determine, the earliest writings in what is now the New Testament are Paul's Letters. The first of them precede the Gospel of Mark by pe... Read More
David Servant

Day 145, Luke 9

David ServantLuke 8 begins with an account of Jesus expanding His outreach as He traveled from "one city and village to another, proclaiming the kingdom of God" (8:1). Today, at the beginning of chapter nine, we read of His sending out the twelve (9:1). They could obviously reach more villages than He could by H... Read More
Duane Troyer

What is Your Soil Condition?

Grace be with you, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Glad to be in the presence of all of you again, beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord. Let's pray: Oh God in heaven, we thank you, we love you and we praise you. For being our God and Father, we thank you, Lord, and that w... Read More
Edward Dennett

The Three Marys as Presented in the Gospels

PREFATORY. BY "the three Marys" it is not meant that there are not other Marys in the New Testament, only that the three selected -- Mary the mother of our Lord, Mary of Bethany, and Mary Magdalene -- occupy a specially prominent place. It must indeed be apparent to every reader of the Scriptures th... Read More
J.G. Bellet

That Fox

Luke 13: 32. The Herodians sought to entangle Jesus, leading Him to commit Himself to the power of the state, then in the hand of the Romans, whose creature Herod, the patron of their party, was. They did this stealthily. They affected to know Him as One that regarded not the person of man, and they... Read More
John MacArthur

The Work of the Word - Part 1

John MacArthurFor this morning, let me draw your attention for the time we have in God's Word back to 2 Timothy chapter 3. Looking again at the passage which has been our focus for a number of weeks. Obviously in studying through 2 Timothy we have come across this passage, verses 15 to 17, in the context of the t... Read More
Jonathan Edwards

The Excellency of Jesus Christ

Jonathan EdwardsThe Excellency Of Christ Dated August 1736. Three sermons. Revelation 5:5-6 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the thro... Read More

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