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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. He was a good man, and a practical man; yet he was also a tried man. His...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, For the best man will have his troubles. Mat_7:25. And beat upon that house; For the best man will feel the troubles; they will come home to him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth, them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, For the worst of men will have their troubles. There is no escaping the trials of life by sin.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it fell not: There is the mercy “it fell not.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, Even if you live to the world, or live unto Satan, you will not live without...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. He was a great hearer, but he was a bad doer; yet he thought that he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. There was no building it again; it was altogether gone, swept right away, no vestige of it remained.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it fell: Just when the tenant most needed shelter, it fell. He did not need it so much till the floods came, and the winds blew; but now, when he would fain have crouched down beneath his roof-tree, and have been at peace from the howling hurricane, then “it fell.” Mat_7:27. And great was the fall of it. The fall was so great because he could...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. He touched their conscience; his teaching came home to them; they could not help feeling that it was true. Besides, he did not keep on quoting Rabbi this and Rabbi that, but he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Not quoting Rabbi so-and-so, to show how well he was acquainted with his writings, but speaking as one who knew what he had to say, and who spoke, out of the fullness of his heart,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. There was a force and power about what Jesus said, he spoke from the heart, he spoke with the accent of conviction; whereas the scribes and Pharisees only spoke magisterially and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. There was a charm about his preaching, not that he modified his doctrine, or that he cut down his precepts; he spoke very plainly, very searchingly, and yet the people came to hear him. There is a something in the conscience of man that makes him turn away from that which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or there one who is the notable individual. There may be a great company come up outwardly to worship, but it is the soul that comes into contact with Christ that is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper — You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, in any congregation, while it may be recorded that so many people came together, the special case that will be noted by the recording angel will be that of anyone who comes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, Never mind about the crowd; fix your eye on the one man; behold, etc. —here is a mark of attention. Mat_8:2. There came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. He could not live in the city, but he might be found on the mount, in the outskirts of the crowd, where he would hear that gracious...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Come, then, to Christ, even though your faith be very incomplete. There may be, as there was with the leper, an “if” about it, and an “if” about a very vital point, namely,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And worshipped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. His faith was not as strong as it might have been. There was an “if” in it; but, still, it was genuine faith, and our loving Lord fixed his eye upon the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, Not making himself unclean, as any other man would have done, but making him clean whom he touched. Mat_8:3. Saying, I will; A word of encouragement. Mat_8:3. Be thou clean. A word of power. Mat_8:3. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Christ’s grace, which usually wrought at once, in an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, See thou tell no man; Do not spread the news, the crowd is inconvenient already. It was not only Christ’s modesty, but Christ’s wisdom to keep down the throng a little, for they were too many which gathered about him. Mat_8:4. But go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a...