Christ, his sheep know him, and enjoy the assurance of being known of him (a) 66 66 66 the security of his people 89 95 114 132 the great sin of doubting his equality with the every thing to be given up for him journeying on toward Jerusalem his power in casting out devils attributed by the Scribes to Beelzebub 161 777 explains to the Scribes the falsity of this notion 178 declares that whoso was not on his side was on Satan's side 180 assures his disciples of the Father's care for them 210 his Second Coming a motive for watchfulness (a) .. 219 forewarns his disciples of his coming sufferings 66 to be loved more than our nearest relatives Christians, sometimes impatient to be released from suffering (a). 66 not to give the world unnecessary offence (a) 7 their afflictions should not excite surprise, or 98 113 called to imitate Christ's boldness in the discharge Christian doctrines, not to be withheld because offensive (a) 100 friendship, its lawfulness and nature (a) rejoicing, should not be in our gifts, but in God's Conscience compared to the light of a candle. its reality not to be doubted because it was means used for this end, however apparently insufficient, all-powerful in God's hand (a) Covenant of works, its nature explained; man's transgres Counting the cost" explained by two parables 66 66 the failure of those who neglect this (a) 274 Crosses to be cheerfully borne for Christ's sake Curiosity, about the number of the saved, discouraged by Christ (a) D 272 247 90 Death, unavoidable to man; voluntary to Christ (a) carelessness (a) . Delay, the danger of this in the concerns of the soul (a) 248 Departed spirits, their interest in the work of Christ in the world (a) Difference between the similar accounts given in Luke ix. 66 and Matthew viii. 129 327 67 between nominal and spiritual christians Disciples enquire the cause of the beggar's blindness warned against teaching Christ's doctrines imperfectly or deceitfully Divinity of Christ, his claims asserted (a). Eastern shepherds, their manner of tending their sheep Expediency, the sin and danger of acting upon this principle 121 Forgiveness, this duty enforced. Forms of prayer, sanctioned by Christ (a). their fitness for public worship (a) Formal christians, ready to find fault with others and excuse themselves (a) G Galileans, their death while sacrificing no proof of special sin 281 Gospel, to be received simply on God's authority (a) 66 66 its preachers sneered at by the ungodly, when its the reasons why some are convinced by its truths, Good Shepherd, contrasted with an hireling his one fold;-lays down his life for his Great Supper, occasion and object of this parable. 308 188 85 68 Herod seeks to kill Jesus, who sends him a message Hospitality, how to be exercised 251 122 . 257 either right or wrong according to its motive (a) 259 Human learning, not necessary for the reception of the Gospel (a) Humility, shewn in our manners;—its effects (a) 66 66 will be exposed at the last day (a) I Importunity in prayer, urged by our Lord (a) 12 258 . 198 . 206 243 163 243 James and John, desire to call down fire from heaven upon Jerusalem, Christ's compassion for its coming doom tells the people he shall shortly return to Him who calls on the people to come and drink the water of warns the people of their doom if they reject him 50 66 66 66 refers them to the former declaration of his divinity . 51 promises everlasting life to his disciples. declares his existence before Abraham's time explains and enforces his claims to divinity. crowds resort to him at Jordán being requested to visit Lazarus in his illness, delays 51 59 60 60 68 78 96 97 explains to his disciples why he would go to Judea, his sympathy in the grief of Lazarus' sister his power to give life to the soul now as well as to the no longer desiring privacy sets out for Jerusalem 104 128 wished to take leave of his friends before he followed him thanks the Father for having revealed to humble explains his reasons for teaching in parables an example to avoid unnecessary entanglement in cures a cripple on the Sabbath-is blamed for so do- cures a man of the dropsy:-silences the cavils of Jews, astonished at Christ's wisdom and knowledge 17 58 96 Jewish Rulers, their reluctance to acknowledge Christ similar to that of worldly persons in the present age Jonah, a type of Christ Judgment should be just and impartial 66 a wrong one often formed of the conduct of others Judgements denounced on the Jews for the righteous blood shed by them L 119 184 12 4 "Last days," the probability of their near approach :—our consequent duty (a) Law the, to be superseded by the Gospel Lawyers, Christ denounces a woe upon them 66 reproved for their false explanation of Scripture. 197 Lazarus, account of him and his relatives different effects produced by his miraculous resur rection Lepers, ten cleansed by Christ :-only one had true faith Liberality, the result of faith in God's promises (a) Lord's Prayer, slight difference in the words as recorded in Lost money found, object of this parable Lost sheep found, object of this parable M Mammon, explanation of this word Martha, comes to meet Jesus 66 104 . 109 Jesus assures her that her brother shall rise again . 106 Mary comes to meet Jesus Martha and Mary, reasons for supposing they were Galileans 162 66 their different conduct when Christ was Mercy of God in restraining the wickedness of man (a) Ministers, their office not to be judged by their character (a) 123 our duty towards those whose conduct is not consistent (a) |