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Monday, April 27th, 2026
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Genesis 40:3 position, he said—‘But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house … I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon’ ( Genesis 40:14-15). Nothing could reconcile him to being shut up within these prison walls. Honour and trust and work were blessings which he prized. But bondage was bondage still. His heart wandered to what he called the land of the Hebrews.
III. With his faith
2 Kings 18:4
HEZEKIAH’S REFORMS
‘He removed the high places.’
2 Kings 18:4
It is a mark of Hezekiah’s breadth of mind that he sought to unite the kingdoms in their worship. We read in Chronicles of his attempt to draw Israel and Judah together for a Passover. And though much ridicule was poured upon him, yet that Passover
2 Kings 8:13
BEWARE!
‘Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?’
2 Kings 8:13
It is a common saying that we can never tell to what we may come. He who is now the greatest criminal was once an innocent child, and the greatest saint may one day become the worst of sinners. There is no reason to suppose that Hazael spoke insincerely
Matthew 6:6 because they become so familiar that we sometimes hardly consider what we are saying. Let us be more than ever careful not to allow any words to escape our lips in the house of God without attending to their meaning.
Archdeacon Sinclair.
Illustrations
(1)‘I often say my prayers, but do I ever pray?
And do the wishes of my heart go with the words I say?
I may as well kneel down and worship gods of stone,
As offer to the living God a prayer of words alone.
For words without the heart the Lord will
Matthew 6:6 que a veces apenas consideramos lo que estamos diciendo. Tengamos más cuidado que nunca de no permitir que ninguna palabra se escape de nuestros labios en la casa de Dios sin prestar atención a su significado.
Archidiácono Sinclair.
Ilustraciones
(1) 'A menudo digo mis oraciones, pero ¿alguna vez oro?
¿Y los deseos de mi corazón van con las palabras que digo?
También puedo arrodillarme y adorar a dioses de piedra,
Como ofrecer al Dios vivo una oración de palabras solamente.
Porque palabras sin
Deuteronomy 18:15
THE GREAT PROPHET
‘The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.’
Deuteronomy 18:15
The history of Moses is valuable to Christians, not only as giving us a pattern of fidelity towards God, of great firmness and great meekness, but also as affording us a type or figure of our Saviour Christ. Let us consider in what respects Moses
John 6:4-5 the ministration of His disciples; they are the servitors of His Table, or, rather, rulers in His household, to give to every one their portion of meat in due season.’
(THIRD OUTLINE)
SUPERFICIAL, YET PROFOUND
The miracle wrought. We learn from it (1) superficial lessons; (2) profounder lessons.
I. Superficial lessons.
( a) A lesson of considerateness in little things. No great suffering or distress would have befallen the multitude had they gone away without a meal; only inconvenience. But this
John 6:4-5 del ministerio de sus discípulos; son los servidores de Su mesa, o más bien, los gobernantes de Su casa, para dar a cada uno su porción de carne a su debido tiempo. '
(TERCER BOSQUEJO)
SUPERFICIAL, PERO PROFUNDO
El milagro obrado. Aprendemos de él (1) lecciones superficiales; (2) lecciones más profundas.
I. Lecciones superficiales .
( a ) Una lección de consideración en las cosas pequeñas . Ningún gran sufrimiento o angustia habría sobrevenido a la multitud si se hubieran marchado sin comer; único
1 Peter 2:16 HOMBRES LIBRES DE CRISTO
"Como libres, y no usando su libertad para disfraz de malicia, sino como siervos de Dios".
1 Pedro 2:16
Después de encomendar afectuosamente a su 'amado' el deber supremo de la caridad individual, el Apóstol les expone la importancia de buscar establecer una reputación de bondad a los ojos de los paganos; 'Teniendo tu conducta apropiada entre
1 Peter 2:17 UNA REGLA DE VIDA
Honra a todos los hombres.
1 Pedro 2:17
¿Cuál es el verdadero motivo del honor que se nos atribuye a todos los hombres?
I. Es la revelación de que el hombre está hecho a imagen de Dios. —Por su doble dotación de inteligencia y libertad, el hombre se diferencia claramente de las
Judges 15:18
SAMSON AND THE PHILISTINES
‘He … called on the Lord.’
Judges 15:18
It was a great indignity and affront that the father of Samson’s wife offered him, and it was natural enough that he should be greatly annoyed. It was not taught in those days that we should treat with mercy those who despitefully use us, or conquer
1 John 1:3
THE INDWELLING GOD
‘Our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.’
1 John 1:3
What do you mean by God? On a man’s answer to that question depends ultimately all his thinking about the world and all his living within it.
We cannot escape from God in our daily life. If God be really infinite, He not only may, He must
1 John 1:3 EL DIOS QUE VIVE
'Nuestra comunión es con el Padre y con Su Hijo Jesucristo'.
1 Juan 1:3
¿Qué quieres decir con Dios? De la respuesta de un hombre a esa pregunta depende, en última instancia, todo su pensamiento sobre el mundo y todo su vivir dentro de él.
No podemos escapar de Dios en nuestra vida diaria. Si Dios es realmente
1 John 3:19-21 CONSCIENCE
‘And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God.’
1 John 3:19-21
St. John refers to conscience as the supreme arbiter in this awful question. Who does not know the use of the conscience? It is to the supreme honour of Greek thought that it brought into use that word which first occurs in the Apocrypha—that
1 John 3:19-21 sabemos que somos de la verdad, y aseguraremos nuestro corazón delante de Él. Porque si nuestro corazón nos reprende, Dios es más grande que nuestro corazón y conoce todas las cosas. Amados, si nuestro corazón no nos reprende, confianza tenemos en Dios. '
1 Juan 3: 19-21
San Juan se refiere a la conciencia como el árbitro supremo en esta terrible cuestión. ¿Quién no conoce el uso de la conciencia? Es un honor supremo del pensamiento griego que puso en uso esa palabra que aparece por primera vez en los
1 John 3:5 POR QUÉ VINO CRISTO
'Sabéis que Él apareció para quitar nuestros pecados'.
1 Juan 3:5
He aquí un tema sobre el que los hombres a menudo se han preocupado y dejado perplejos; se han preguntado, de vez en cuando, ¿por qué el plan de nuestra salvación debería ser el que es? ¿Por qué debe venir Cristo?
I. Por qué vino Cristo. —¿Cuál
1 John 3:6 ESTABILIDAD DE CRECIMIENTO
"Todo aquel que permanece en él, no peca; todo aquel que peca, no le ha visto, ni le ha conocido".
1 Juan 3:6
En algún momento u otro, todos nos hemos encontrado con cristianos sinceros y profesantes que decían que nunca habían pecado, que decían: 'Mi conversión fue tan real, tan verdadera, que nunca pequé'. Este versículo parece sugerir que un verdadero
Jude 1:19 EL PECADO DE LA SEPARACIÓN
"Estos son los que hacen separaciones, sensuales, que no tienen el Espíritu".
Judas 1:19 (RV)
Me temo que lo que encontramos en la Epístola de San Judas exhibe una degradación espiritual demasiado común en nuestra variada experiencia pastoral.
I. Degeneración espiritual. —Multitudes que se han infiltrado en la Iglesia tal vez por la
2 Samuel 12:23
FOUR DOCTRINES IN FIVE WORDS
‘I shall go to him.’
2 Samuel 12:23
Few, but big with meaning, are these words of the inspired prophet. No less than four scriptural and heart-cheering doctrines are contained in and taught by them.
I. Infant salvation.—‘I shall go to him.’ Whoever may doubt or call in question
2 Samuel 17:14
RIVAL COUNSELLORS
‘The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.’
2 Samuel 17:14
Ahithophel’s advice was excellent. The success of the rebellion would be insured by striking a sudden blow and securing the king’s person. A small body of picked troops might easily have overtaken David, who was not likely to get more than twelve
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