Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 21:21-38 “Let us learn from these verses — the spiritual danger to which even the holiest believers are exposed in this world. Our Lord says to His disciples, ‘Watch out! Or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life — and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap!’…
Call to Worship December 23 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Matthew 1:18-25 “These verses begin by telling us two great truths. They tell us how the Lord Jesus Christ took our nature upon Him, and became man. They tell us also that His birth was miraculous. His mother Mary was a virgin. These are very mysterious subjects. They are depths, which we have no line to fathom. They…
Call to Worship Decembver 16 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 21:10-19 “We should notice, for one thing, in this passage — Christ’s prediction concerning the nations of the world. He says, ‘Nation will be raised up against nation — and kingdom against kingdom. There will be violent earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places — and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from Heaven.’…
Call To Worship December 2 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 20:40-47 “Let us observe in this passage — what striking testimony to Christ’s divinity, the book of Psalms contains. We read that after patiently replying to the attacks of His enemies, our Lord in turn propounds a question to them. He asks them to explain an expression in the hundred and tenth Psalm, where David speaks of…
Call to Worship November 25 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 20:19-26 “We see in these verses — what an old thing unbelief is. We are told that ‘Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.’ Even in the Jewish Church, the Church of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, the Church of Moses, and Samuel, and David, and the prophets…
Call to Worship November 11 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 20:9-19 “The parable we have now read, is one of the very few which are recorded more than once by the Gospel writers. Matthew, Mark, and Luke — all give it at full length. This three-fold repetition is alone sufficient to point out the importance of its contents. The parable, no doubt, was specially intended for the…
Call to Worship November 4 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 20:1-8 “Let us notice, lastly, in this passage — the falsehood of which our Lord’s enemies were guilty. In reply to our Lord’s question whether John’s baptism was from Heaven or from men — they answered that ‘they did not know where it was from.’ This was a downright lie! They did know, but they would not…
Call To Worship October 28 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 19:41-48 “We learn, firstly, from these verses — how great is the tenderness and compassion of Christ towards sinners. We are told that when He came near Jerusalem for the last time, ‘He beheld the city, and wept over it.’ He well knew the character of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Their cruelty, their self-righteousness, their stubbornness, their…
Call To Worship October 21 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 19:28-40 “Let us mark, for one thing, in these verses — the perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We see Him sending two of His disciples to the entrance of a village, and telling them that they would find ‘a colt tied, which no one has ever ridden.’ We see Him describing what they would see…
Call to Worship October 14 2018
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke J.C. Ryle Luke 19:11-27 “The occasion of our Lord speaking the parable before us, is clear and plain. It was intended to correct the false expectations of the disciples on the subject of Christ’s kingdom. It was a prophetic sketch of things present and things to come — which ought to raise solemn thoughts in the minds of all professing…