Outline 10.

OUTLINE 10.

“To him that overcometh, will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame and am set down with my Father on his throne,” Revelation 3:21.

INTRODUCTION. - Important words. “He that has an ear to hear, let him hear.”

I. Jesus overcame.

1. The world. - Its crowns, smiles, pomps, pleasures, profit, applause. By standing, or flying.

2. The flesh. - Ease, gratifications, lusts. By fasting, abstinence, pain, want, agony of the cross.

3. The devil. - By resisting, and the word. The prince in his powers of darkness, and temptations, was conquered.

4. Sin. - By bleeding and dying for it.

5. Death. - By being swallowed up by it. Hell.

II. His reward as man.

He sits down with the Father on his throne. Union, rest, triumph, power, glory.

III. We must overcome as he did: and by his victory, the believer overcomes in Christ, 1 John 5:4.

IV. Promise.

“Sitting” denotes rest.

“With Christ,” signifies union, delight.

“On his throne,” - power, glory.

“Even,” - like cross, like crown.

“Will I grant,” - favour to us by Christ’s righteousness. MOTIVES. - Love, gratitude, safety, rest, honour, power, and dominion for ever.

Encouragement. - Christ has overcome before, and for you. Prize. - The person, and the throne of Christ. Honour superior to that of angels.

Fight the world as Shadrach, the flesh as Paul, the devil as Christ, sin as Joseph, - death as the conquerors, 1 Corinthians 15:57. APPLICATION. - Worldlings. - Fight not in the wrong cause, or you will sit in hell.

Seekers. - Strive even to blood. Fight till you overcome. On your knees. Believers. - Overcome, till you sit down.

OUTLINE 11.

“From henceforth thou shalt catch men,” Luke 5:10. INTRODUCTION. - Business of preachers to catch men.

I. From what place?

1. The muddy pool of ignorance.

2. The streams of vanity.

3. The foaming sea of corruption, original and actual.

4. The cistern, whirlpool, of self. These all lead to the lake burning, &c. There that leviathan takes his pastime.

II. For what end?

1. To save them from the lake, and the leviathan.

2. To bring them to the fountain opened for sin. To the river that gladdens Sion. To the ocean of Divine love, the living fountain of water, the well of life.

III. How?

Not by cunningly devised fables, not by flattery, but by the truth of the law to frighten, of the Gospel to allure.

Satan catches by lies. His bait is pleasure, profit, honour; not Jesus love. He is in the night, we in the day.

APPLICATION. - Compared to fishes. They devour each other. Care not for heaven.