Expositions of Holy Scripture

Expositions of Holy Scripture (St Luke) [with accents]

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Title: Expositions Of Holy Scripture
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EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
ST. LUKE
ALEXANDER MACLAREN, D. D., Litt. D.

VOLUME I: ST. LUKE _Chaps. I to XII_

CONTENTS
ELIJAH COME AGAIN (Luke i. 5-17)
TRUE GREATNESS (Luke i. 15)
THE MAGNIFICAT (Luke i. 46-55)
ZACHARIAS'S HYMN (Luke i. 67-80)
THE DAYSPRING FROM ON HIGH (Luke i. 78,79)
SHEPHERDS AND ANGELS (Luke ii. 8-20)
WAS, IS, IS TO COME (Luke ii. 16; Luke xxiv. 51; Acts i. 11)
SIMEON'S SWAN-SONG (Luke ii. 29,30)
THE BOY IN THE TEMPLE (Luke ii. 49)
JOHN THE PREACHER OF REPENTANCE (Luke iii. 1-14)
JOHN'S WITNESS TO JESUS, AND GOD'S (Luke iii. 15-22)
THE TEMPTATION (Luke iv. 1-13)
PREACHING AT NAZARETH (Luke iv. 21)
A SABBATH IN CAPERNAUM (Luke iv. 33-44)
INSTRUCTIONS FOB FISHERMEN (Luke v. 4)
FEAR AND FAITH (Luke v. 8; John xxi. 7)
BLASPHEMER, OR--WHO? (Luke v. 17-26)
LAWS OP THE KINGDOM (Luke vi. 20-31)
THREE CONDENSED PARABLES (Luke vi. 41-49)
WORTHY--NOT WORTHY (Luke vii. 4, 6, 7)
JESUS AT THE BIER (Luke vii. 13-15)
JOHN'S DOUBTS AND CHRIST'S PRAISE (Luke vii. 18-28)
GREATNESS IN THE KINGDOM (Luke vii. 28)
THWARTING GOD'S PURPOSE (Luke vii. 30)
A GLUTTONOUS MAN AND A WINEBIBBER (Luke vii. 34)
THE TWO DEBTORS (Luke vii. 41-43)
LOVE AND FORGIVENESS (Luke vii. 47)
GO INTO PEACE (Luke vii. 50)
THE MINISTRY OP WOMEN (Luke viii 2,3)
ONE SEED AND DIVERSE SOILS (Luke viii. 4-15)
SEED AMONG THORNS (Luke viii. 14)
A MIRACLE WITHIN A MIRACLE (Luke viii. 43-48)
CHRIST TO JAIRUS (Luke viii. 50)
BREAD FROM HEAVEN (Luke ix. 10-17)
'THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE' (Luke ix. 11)
CHRIST'S CROSS AND OURS (Luke ix. 18-27)
PRAYER AND TRANSFIGURATION (Luke ix. 29)
'IN THE HOLY MOUNT' (Luke ix. 30, 31)
CHRIST HASTENING TO THE CROSS (Luke ix. 51)
CHRIST'S MESSENGERS: THEIR EQUIPMENT AND WORK (Luke x. 1-11; 17-20)
NEIGHBOURS FAR OFF (Luke x. 25-37)
HOW TO PRAY (Luke xi. 1-13)
THE PRAYING CHRIST (Luke xi. 1)
THE RICH FOOL (Luke xii. 13-23)
ANXIOUS ABOUT EARTH, OR EARNEST ABOUT THE KINGDOM (Luke xii. 22-31)
STILLNESS IN STORM (Luke xii. 29)
THE EQUIPMENT OF THE SERVANTS (Luke xii. 35-36)
THE SERVANT-LORD (Luke xii. 37)
SERVANTS AND STEWARDS HERE AND HEREAFTER (Luke xii. 37, 43, 44)
FIRE ON EARTH (Luke xii. 49)

ELIJAH COME AGAIN
'There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren; and they both were now well stricken in years. 8. And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 9. According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. 11. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17. And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power