“A holy believer is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach the entire week long.” ~ J.C. Ryle

The world knows little of Christ, beyond what it sees of Him in His people. Oh, what plain clearly written epistles they ought to be! A holy believer is a walking sermon. He preaches far more than a minister does, for he preaches all the week round. Such a one does good indeed by his […]

Jesus should be the hero of every sermon, the answer to every question, & the hope for every person. Preach Jesus. — Mark Driscoll

Psalm C.45374537 Lat. XCIX. A sermon to the people, in which he speaketh remarkably concerning enduring evil men in the Church or in a monastery. 1. Ye heard the Psalm, brethren, while it was being chanted: it is short, and not obscure: as if I had given you an assurance, that ye should not fear […]

VI–TRUE ABSTINENCE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.–1 COR. ix. 27. In the Collect for this day we have just been praying to God, to give us grace to use such abstinence, that our flesh being subdued to our spirit, we may follow His godly motions. Now […]

V–CHRISTMAS-DAY He made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a slave.–PHILIPPIANS ii. 7. On Christmas-day, 1851 years ago, if we had been at Rome, the great capital city, and mistress of the whole world, we should have seen a strange sight–strange, and yet pleasant. All the courts of law were […]

IV–A PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. Rejoice in the Lord always.–PHILIPPIANS iv. 4. This is the beginning of the Epistle for to-day, the Sunday before Christmas. We will try to find out why it was chosen for to-day, and what lesson we may learn from it. Now Christmas-time was always a time of […]

III–THE KINGDOM OF GOD THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.–ISAIAH […]

II–HOLY SCRIPTURE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. Whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our example, that we, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope.–ROMANS xv. 4. “Whatsoever was written aforetime.” There is no doubt, I think, that by these words St. Paul means the Bible; that is, the Old Testament, which […]

I–THE KING OF THE EARTH FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. [Preached in 1849.] Behold, thy King cometh unto thee.–MATTHEW xxi. 4. This Sunday is the first of the four Sundays in Advent. During those four Sundays, our forefathers have advised us to think seriously of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ–not that we should neglect […]

__________________________________________________________________ Title: Funeral Sermon on Dr John Owen Creator(s): Clarkson, David (1622-1682) Print Basis: The Wycliffe Society, London, 1846 __________________________________________________________________ A FUNERAL SERMON ON DR. JOHN OWEN [1] Phil. iii. 21. “Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body.” The occasion why I pitch upon these words […]

Jonathan Edwards 1703 — 1758 Philosopher, theologian, pastor, evangelist, psychologist, naturalist: Jonathan Edwards was all of these at once, and all of these superbly. A philosopher without peer to this day in America, he was the only philosopher of note until the 20th century. The best theologian to appear in the U.S.A., he missed living […]

Great Gospel Sermons – Volume I – Classic Prevailing Prayer – Charles G. Finney The General Resurrection – Thomas DeWitt Talmage Our Change of Masters – Charles H. Spurgeon The Way of Salvation – Dwight L. Moody The Judgment Seat of Christ – Isaac M. Haldeman What Wait I For? – Sam Jones Redeemed By […]