“Jesus wept.” Had he not heard that big boys never cry? He wept with Mary as she told how Lazarus came to die. He wept with her. His heart was touchedto see her weeping there. And, as he wept, his weeping said her sorrow he would share. He did not say, “Be brave and strong,”and thus condemn her tears. He worried not that he was seenas sharing in her fears. If Jesus was so sensitive to Mary’s dread...
2. Thanksgiving Day
Matthew 6:25-34
Illustration
Andrew Daughters
It’s a very nice thing to be thank-full.When you’re full, thanks is easy to say. But what if you hadn’t a turkey to eat on this Thanksgiving day? What if there were no yams or potatoes, no fixings, cranberries and such. What if there were just barely a little, instead of so all-fired much? Would you then say your thanks to the Father who provided this bountiful earth,and gave us so great a share o...
3. What Kind of a Kingdom has Jesus?
John 18:33-37
Illustration
Andrew Daughters
What kind of a Kingdom has Jesus? No castle nor palace has he. No congress nor parliament sitting, deciding what laws there will be. Perhaps he has need of but two laws: Love God and your neighbor as well. To obey them is all that is needed, as all of the saintly can tell.
He has neither army nor navy, no air force to guard the frontiers to keep out the strangers unwanted and maintain the enemy'...