Heavenly Conference : Between Christ And Mary

Foreword By Michael Reeves
To The Reader
A Heavenly Discourse Between Christ And Mary
1. The Ministry Of Angels
2. The Apprehension Of Christ
3. One Word From Christ; One Word From Mary
4. Application
5. Communion With Christ
Beware Of Apathy
Beware Of Formality
6. A Particular Interest In Christ
7. Christ’s Prohibition
Outward Things
8. Christ’s Commission
9. Christ Our Brother
The Comfort Of Being Christ’s Brethren
The Dignity Of Christ’s Brethren
Christ’s Timing
Christ’s Love Constant And Invincible
Christ’s Love To His Cast Down Brethren
The Matter Of Christ’s Commission
10. Christ’s Ascension And Ours
The Purpose Of Christ’s Ascension
Christ Pleading Our Cause
The Comfort Of An Ascended Christ
11. Christ’s Father And Ours
The Comfort Of Having God As Our Father
God’s Love In Christ
Be Indulgent In Preaching The Truth
Knowing True Brethren
The Priority Of Christ’s Relation To The Father
12. Christ’s God And Ours
The Comfort In God Being Our God
13. Application
God Sovereign In Our Hearts
God The Ground Of Our Obedience
God All-sufficient For Us
Assurance Of Salvation

Additional Info
A Heavenly Conference is Richard Sibbes’ exposition of the memorable meeting that took place on the first Easter Sunday when the risen Christ met Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb. Though only a few words were exchanged between the Lord and Mary, Sibbes saw in them the gospel in a nutshell.

A Heavenly Conference is a wonderfully original treatment of the doctrine of the believer’s union with Christ. It is written by a loving and tender-hearted pastor whose main aim is to help believers enjoy the comfort that comes from knowing that Jesus’ God and Father is our God and Father too. ‘For from this, that God is our God, cometh all that we have that is good in nature and grace. Whatsoever is comfortable cometh from this spring, that God in Christ is our God, our reconciled God.’

Without such assurance, we simply cannot live Christian lives as God would have us. God would have us thankful, cheerful, rejoicing, and strong in faith: but we will be none of these things unless we are sure that God and Christ are ours for good. Here, then, are pastorally vital truths that Sibbes seeks to work into us.