Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI
Devotional Sermons on the Vine, Farewell Discourse, Passion, Resurrection, and PeterBy Alexander Maclaren
Length11h 42m
About this audiobook
In *Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI*, Alexander Maclaren offers a sustained devotional and exegetical reading of the Fourth Gospel's concluding chapters. His commentary follows Christ's farewell discourse, the imagery of the vine and branches, the promise of the Paraclete, the high-priestly prayer, the Passion, Resurrection, and restoration of Peter. Maclaren's prose combines close attention to biblical language with rhetorical clarity, spiritual application, and a distinctly homiletic cadence. Situated within the Victorian tradition of evangelical exposition, the work is neither a technical critical commentary nor a merely subjective meditation: it interprets Johannine theology—love, abiding, witness, glory, sacrifice, and belief—through sermons designed to move both intellect and conscience. Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910) was a prominent English Baptist minister, celebrated for the literary force and biblical seriousness of his preaching. His long ministry at Union Chapel, Manchester, brought him into sustained contact with the intellectual and pastoral questions of an industrializing society, while his wide reading and command of English prose shaped his method of exposition. These circumstances help explain the book's characteristic union of doctrinal reflection, ethical urgency, and accessible address. Maclaren writes as a preacher seeking to make Scripture livingly intelligible to ordinary congregations without sacrificing theological depth. This volume is especially valuable for readers who wish to encounter John 15–21 as both a theological narrative and a summons to Christian discipleship. Students of Victorian religious literature will appreciate its period style and interpretive assumptions, while ministers, teachers, and general readers will find rich material for meditation, preaching, and study. Its warmth, coherence, and disciplined attention to the Gospel make it a persuasive companion to the text.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length11 hrs 42 mins
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Publish dateNov 23, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Expositor's Bible: The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude
2CHRIST'S FRIENDS
3SHEEP AMONG WOLVES
4THE WORLD'S HATRED, AS CHRIST SAW IT
5OUR ALLY
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6WHY CHRIST SPEAKS
7THE DEPARTING CHRIST AND THE COMING SPIRIT
8THE CONVICTING FACTS
9THE GUIDE INTO ALL TRUTH
10CHRIST'S 'LITTLE WHILES'
11SORROW TURNED INTO JOY
12'IN THAT DAY'
13THE JOYS OF 'THAT DAY'
14'FROM' AND 'TO'
15GLAD CONFESSION AND SAD WARNING
16PEACE AND VICTORY
17THE INTERCESSOR
18THE HIGH PRIEST'S PRAYER
19THE FOLDED FLOCK
20CHRIST'S SUMMARY OF HIS WORK
21CHRIST AND HIS CAPTORS
22JESUS BEFORE CAIAPHAS
23ART THOU A KING?
24JESUS SENTENCED
25AN EYE-WITNESS'S ACCOUNT OF THE CRUCIFIXION
26THE TITLE ON THE CROSS
27THE IRREVOCABLE PAST
28CHRIST'S FINISHED AND UNFINISHED WORK
29CHRIST OUR PASSOVER
30JOSEPH AND NICODEMUS
31THE GRAVE IN A GARDEN
32THE RESURRECTION MORNING
33THE RISEN LORD'S CHARGE AND GIFT
34THOMAS AND JESUS
35THE SILENCE OF SCRIPTURE
36AN ELOQUENT CATALOGUE
37THE BEACH AND THE SEA
38'IT IS THE LORD!'
39'LOVEST THOU ME?'
40YOUTH AND AGE, AND THE COMMAND FOR BOTH
41'THEY ALSO SERVE WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT'
42END OF VOL. III.
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