Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 2:22-24
DISCOURSE: 1475PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLELuke 2:22-24. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.IT is a comfortable consideration to the poor and... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 2:40
Luke 2:40 , Luke 2:49 , Luke 2:52 (with Mark 6:3 ; John 4:34 , John 10:18 , John 10:30 ) The Germ of Christian Manhood. Man and God are in eternal relation. As you cannot have an upper without an under; a brother without sister or brother; a son without a father or mother, so you cannot have a true conception of man without God. It lies in the very nature of the Father that He will not leave us men, and it is in our structure that we cannot rest without our Father. Man had lost God.... read more