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Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts

Name: Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
Author: Maclaren, Alexander, 1826-1910

作者：Maclaren, Alexander, 1826-1910
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EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
THE ACTS
EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
THE ACTS
CONTENTS
THE ASCENSION (Acts i. 1-14)
THE THEME OF ACTS (Acts i. 1, 2; xxviii. 30, 31)
THE FORTY DAYS (Acts i. 3)
THE UNKNOWN TO-MORROW (Acts i. 7)
THE APOSTOLIC WITNESSES (Acts i. 21, 22)
THE ABIDING GIFT AND ITS TRANSITORY ACCOMPANIMENTS (Acts ii. 1-13)
THE FOURFOLD SYMBOLS OF THE SPIRIT (Acts ii. 2, 3, 17; 1 John ii. 20)
PETER'S FIRST SERMON (Acts ii. 32-47)
THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME (Acts ii. 36)
A FOURFOLD CORD (Acts ii. 42)
A PURE CHURCH AN INCREASING CHURCH (Acts ii. 47)
THE HEALING POWER OF THE NAME (Acts iii. 16)
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD (Acts iii. 26)
THE FIRST BLAST OF TEMPEST (Acts iv. 1-14)
WITH AND LIKE CHRIST (Acts iv. 13)
OBEDIENT DISOBEDIENCE (Acts iv. 19-31)
IMPOSSIBLE SILENCE (Acts iv. 20)
THE SERVANT AND THE SLAVES (Acts iv. 25, 27, 29)
THE WHEAT AND THE TARES (Acts iv. 32; v. 11)
WHOM TO OBEY,--ANNAS OR ANGEL? (Acts v. 17-32)
OUR CAPTAIN (Acts v. 31)
GAMALIEL'S COUNSEL (Acts v. 38, 39)
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT (Acts vi. 3, 5, 8)
STEPHEN'S VISION (Acts vii. 56)
THE YOUNG SAUL AND THE AGED PAUL (Acts vii. 58; Philemon 9)
THE DEATH OF THE MASTER AND THE DEATH OF THE SERVANT (Acts vii. 59, 60)
SEED SCATTERED AND TAKING ROOT (Acts viii. 1-17)
SIMON THE SORCERER (Acts viii. 21)
A MEETING IN THE DESERT (Acts viii. 26-40)
PHILIP THE EVANGELIST (Acts viii. 40)
GRACE TRIUMPHANT (Acts ix. 1-12; 17-20)
A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE EARLY CHURCH (Acts ix. 31)
COPIES OF CHRIST'S MANNER (Acts ix. 34, 40)
WHAT GOD HATH CLEANSED (Acts x. 1-20)
PETER'S APOLOGIA (Acts xi. 1-18)
THE FIRST PREACHING AT ANTIOCH (Acts xi. 20, 21)
THE EXHORTATION OF BARNABAS (Acts xi. 23)
WHAT A GOOD MAN IS, AND HOW HE BECOMES SO (Acts xi. 24)
A NICKNAME ACCEPTED (Acts xi. 26)
THE MARTYRDOM OF JAMES (Acts xii. 2)
PETER'S DELIVERANCE FROM PRISON (Acts xii. 5, R.V.)
THE ANGEL'S TOUCH (Acts xii. 7, 23)
RHODA (Acts xii. 13)
PETER AFTER HIS ESCAPE (Acts xii. 17)
THE ASCENSION
THE THEME OF ACTS
THE FORTY DAYS
The words of the text give us their leading features. They bring out--
1. Their evidential value, as confirming the fact of the Resurrection.
IV. Instruction and prophecy for the future.
Note how much there is, in His conversations with them--
1. Of opening to them the Scriptures. 'Christ must needs suffer,' etc.
2. Of lessons for their future, thus fitting them for their task.
THE UNKNOWN TO-MORROW
I. The narrow limits of our knowledge of the future.
2. To fit ourselves for its duties.
II. The safe Hands which keep the future.
III. The sufficient strength to face the future.
IV. The practical duty in view of the future.
THE APOSTOLIC WITNESSES
I. First, then, the Witnesses.
II. The sufficiency of the testimony.
THE ABIDING GIFT AND ITS TRANSITORY ACCOMPANIMENTS
THE FOURFOLD SYMBOLS OF THE SPIRIT
I. First, 'a rushing mighty wind.'
IV. Then, lastly, we have the oil of the Spirit.
PETER'S FIRST SERMON
THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME
III. 'The Lord' is the name of dignity and brings before us the King.
A FOURFOLD CORD
III. The last thing here is habitual devotion.
A PURE CHURCH AN INCREASING CHURCH
I. The paradox of man's fatal choice.
II. The paradox of Death's seeming conquest over the Lord of Life.
THE HEALING POWER OF THE NAME
I. The first is the power of the Name.
II. Notice how the power of the Name comes to operate.
III. And now, lastly, note the effects of the power of the Name.
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD
II. Look at these words as setting forth a remarkable view of Christ.
THE FIRST BLAST OF TEMPEST
WITH AND LIKE CHRIST
II. Now, note next the character that this companionship produces.
OBEDIENT DISOBEDIENCE
IMPOSSIBLE SILENCE
And, first, I wish you to notice that there is--
I. An inward necessity which makes silence impossible.
And now turn to another aspect of this matter. There is--
II. A command which makes silence criminal.
So, lastly, there is--
III. The bond of brotherhood which makes silence unnatural.
THE SERVANT AND THE SLAVES
I. First, then, notice the servants and the Servant.
THE WHEAT AND THE TARES
WHOM TO OBEY,--ANNAS OR ANGEL?
OUR CAPTAIN
I. First, we have the general notion of Christ the Leader.
II. So note, secondly, the Leader through death to life.
III. So, thirdly, note the Leader through suffering to salvation.
IV. Lastly, we have Jesus, the Leader in the path of faith.
GAMALIEL'S COUNSEL
II. Here is disbelief masquerading as suspension of judgment.
III. Here is success turned into a criterion of truth.
IV. Here is a selfish neutrality pretending to be judicial calmness.
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
I. We may all, if we will, be full of the Holy Spirit.
II. If we are 'full of faith' we shall be filled with the Spirit.
STEPHEN'S VISION
I. The vision of the Son of Man, or the abiding manhood of Jesus.
THE YOUNG SAUL AND THE AGED PAUL [Footnote: To the young.]
II. Faith in Christ will make a joyful life, whatever its circumstances.
III. Faith in Christ produces a life which bears being looked back upon.
THE DEATH OF THE MASTER AND THE DEATH OF THE SERVANT
SEED SCATTERED AND TAKING ROOT
SIMON THE SORCERER
I. An instance of a wholly unreal, because inoperative, faith.
III. An instance of the worthlessness of partial convictions.
A MEETING IN THE DESERT
PHILIP THE EVANGELIST
GRACE TRIUMPHANT
A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE EARLY CHURCH
I. Outward rest.
Now, in the next place, note the
II. Inward progress.
And so, lastly, note
III. The outward growth.
COPIES OF CHRIST'S MANNER
I. First, notice the similarities and the lesson which they teach.
II. Further, note the differences and the lessons from them.
WHAT GOD HATH CLEANSED
PETER'S APOLOGIA
THE FIRST PREACHING AT ANTIOCH
I. Notice the spontaneous impulse which these men obeyed.
III. Observe, further, the simple message which they proclaimed.
IV. Notice, lastly, the mighty Helper who prospered their work.
I. What Barnabas saw.
II. What Barnabas felt.
III. What Barnabas said.
WHAT A GOOD MAN IS, AND HOW HE BECOMES SO
I. Note, then, first, the sort of man whom the Judge will call 'good.'
II. Secondly, notice the divine Helper who makes men good.
III. And so, lastly, we are shown how that divine Helper comes to men.
A NICKNAME ACCEPTED
THE MARTYRDOM OF JAMES
I. First, then, James and Stephen.
II. There is another contrast, James and Peter.
III. Another contrast is that of James and John.
PETER'S DELIVERANCE FROM PRISON
I. The first of them is this: the strength of the helpless.
II. My next is the delay of deliverance.
THE ANGEL'S TOUCH
I. The one touch has a twofold effect.
II. These twofold effects are parts of one plan and purpose.
III. The character of the effects depends on the men who are touched.
I. The bewilderment of the released captive.
II. The disappearance of the angel.
III. The symbol here of a greater deliverance.
RHODA
PETER AFTER HIS ESCAPE
I. Note Peter's account of his deliverance.
II. Note Peter's message to the brethren.
III. Note Peter's disappearance.
END OF VOL. I.
EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
THE ACTS
CONTENTS
TO THE REGIONS BEYOND (Acts xiii. 1-13)
WHY SAUL BECAME PAUL (Acts xiii. 9)
JOHN MARK (Acts xiii. 13)
THE FIRST PREACHING IN ASIA MINOR (Acts xiii. 26-39)
LUTHER--A STONE ON THE CAIRN (Acts xiii. 36, 37)
REJECTERS AND RECEIVERS (Acts xiii. 44-52; xiv. 1-7)
UNWORTHY OF LIFE (Acts xiii. 46)
DEIFIED AND STONED (Acts xiv. 11-22)
DREAM AND REALITY (Acts xiv. 11)
THE BREAKING OUT OF DISCORD (Acts xv. 1-6)
THE CHARTER OF GENTILE LIBERTY (Acts xv. 12-29)
A GOOD MAN'S FAULTS (Acts xv. 37, 38)
HOW TO SECURE A PROSPEROUS VOYAGE (Acts xvi. 10, 11)
PAUL AT PHILIPPI (Acts xvi. 13, R.V.)
THE RIOT AT PHILIPPI (Acts xvi. 19-34)
THE GREAT QUESTION AND THE PLAIN ANSWER (Acts xvi. 30, 31)
THESSALONICA AND BEREA (Acts xvii. 1-12)
PAUL AT ATHENS (Acts xvii. 22-34)
THE MAN WHO IS JUDGE (Acts xvii. 31)
PAUL AT CORINTH (Acts xviii. 1-11)
GALLIO (Acts xviii. 14, 15)
TWO FRUITFUL YEARS (Acts xix. 1-12)
WOULD-BE EXORCISTS (Acts xix. 15)
THE FIGHT WITH WILD BEASTS AT EPHESUS (Acts xix. 21-34)
PARTING COUNSELS (Acts xx. 22-85)
A FULFILLED ASPIRATION (Acts xx. 24; 2 Tim. iv. 7)
PARTING WORDS (Acts xx. 32)
THE BLESSEDNESS OF GIVING (Acts xx. 35)
DRAWING NEARER TO THE STORM (Acts xxi. 1-15)
PHILIP THE EVANGELIST (Acts xxi. 8)
AN OLD DISCIPLE (Acts xxi. 16)
PAUL IN THE TEMPLE (Acts xxi. 27-39)
PAUL ON HIS OWN CONVERSION (Acts xxii. 6-16)
ROME PROTECTS PAUL (Acts xxii. 17-30)
CHRIST'S WITNESSES (Acts xxiii. 11)
A PLOT DETECTED (Acts xxiii. 12-22)
A LOYAL TRIBUTE (Acts xxiv. 2, 3)
PAUL BEFORE FELIX (Acts xxiv. 10-25)
FELIX BEFORE PAUL (Acts xxiv. 25)
CHRIST'S REMONSTRANCES (Acts xxvi. 14)
FAITH IN CHRIST (Acts xxvi. 18)
TEMPEST AND TRUST (Acts xxvii 13-26)
A SHORT CONFESSION OF FAITH (Acts xxvii. 23)
A TOTAL WRECK, ALL HANDS SAVED (Acts xxvii. 30-44)
AFTER THE WRECK (Acts xxviii. 1-16)
THE LAST GLIMPSE OF PAUL (Acts xxviii. 17-31)
PAUL IN ROME (Acts xxviii. 30, 31)
TO THE REGIONS BEYOND
WHY SAUL BECAME PAUL
I. First of all, then, the new name expresses a new nature.
III. Further, this change of name is a memorial of victory.
JOHN MARK
III. Again consider the process of recovery.
IV. And so lastly, notice the reinstatement of the penitent renegade.
THE FIRST PREACHING IN ASIA MINOR
LUTHER--A STONE ON THE CAIRN
JEWISH REJECTERS AND GENTILE RECEIVERS
UNWORTHY OF LIFE
I. What constitutes worthiness and unworthiness.
II. How we pass sentence on ourselves as unworthy.
Consider then--
I. The experience of every Christian,
II. The results of that universal, abundant life.
We gather from some of these instances--
III. The way by which we may be thus filled.
DEIFIED AND STONED
DREAM AND REALITY
I. The heathen dream of incarnation.
II. The divine answer which transcends the human dream.
I. Faith is the means of our entrance into the Kingdom.
II. Faith is the means of God's entrance into our hearts.
III. Faith is the means of the entrance of the Kingdom into us.
THE BREAKING OUT OF DISCORD
THE CHARTER OF GENTILE LIBERTY
A GOOD MAN'S FAULTS
I. The imperfect goodness of good men.
So we have to note--
II. The possible evil lurking in our best qualities.
III. The grave issues of small faults.
HOW TO SECURE A PROSPEROUS VOYAGE
I. First, Careful Consideration.
II. The next step is Immediate Submission.
PAUL AT PHILIPPI
I. The apparent insignificance and real greatness of Christian work.
Let us take from this incident a hint as to--
II. The law of growth in Christ's Kingdom.
THE RIOT AT PHILIPPI
THE GREAT QUESTION AND THE PLAIN ANSWER
I. The question that we should all ask.
THESSALONICA AND BEREA
PAUL AT ATHENS
THE MAN WHO IS JUDGE
I. The Resurrection of Jesus gives assurance of judgment.
II. The Resurrection of Jesus gives the assurance that He is Judge.
III. The risen Jesus is Judge because He is Man.
PAUL AT CORINTH
I. Let me ask you to look with me at the downcast Apostle.
II. And now note the 'constraining word.'
III. Lastly, we have here the witness to the word.
GALLIO
II. The tragic mistake about the nature of the Gospel which men make.
III. The ignorant levity with which men pass the crisis of their lives.
TWO FRUITFUL YEARS
WOULD-BE EXORCISTS
THE FIGHT WITH WILD BEASTS AT EPHESUS
PARTING COUNSELS
A FULFILLED ASPIRATION
I. What he thought that life chiefly was.
II. Turn now to another thought here, and consider what Paul aimed at.
III. Lastly, what Paul won thereby.
PARTING WORDS [Footnote: Preached prior to a long absence in Australia.]
IV. Lastly, notice the parting counsels involved in the commendation.
THE BLESSEDNESS OF GIVING
I. The reasons on which this saying rests.
II. The great example in God of the blessedness of giving.
DRAWING NEARER TO THE STORM
PHILIP THE EVANGELIST
I. The brief space of brilliant service.
II. Now let me say a word about the long years of obscurity.
AN OLD DISCIPLE
PAUL IN THE TEMPLE
PAUL ON HIS OWN CONVERSION
ROME PROTECTS PAUL
CHRIST'S WITNESSES
I. To live ought to be, for a Christian, to witness.
A PLOT DETECTED
PAUL BEFORE FELIX
FELIX BEFORE PAUL
CHRIST'S REMONSTRANCES
III. Lastly, we have here a warning against self-inflicted wounds.
FAITH IN CHRIST
I. In the first place, then, the object of faith is Christ.
I. Note, then, first, that this heavenly vision shines for us too.
III. Thirdly, this obedience is in our own power to give or to withhold.
IV. Lastly, this obedience may, in a moment, revolutionise a life.
TEMPEST AND TRUST
A SHORT CONFESSION OF FAITH
I turn especially to those last words, 'Whose I am and whom I serve.'
I. We note the clear setting forth of the essence of true religion.
A TOTAL WRECK, ALL HANDS SAVED
AFTER THE WRECK
THE LAST GLIMPSE OF PAUL
PAUL IN ROME
I. The true theme of the book.
III. The world's mistaken estimate of greatness.
IV. The true relation between the Church and the State.