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Reading: 1 Cor. 15:45,47; 2 Cor. 5:17; John 3:3,5-7. I want to bring a word very simply to you, a word which many may think to be quite elementary, but it will be intentionally so. Perhaps there is no fragment of Scripture which at the same time is more elementary and yet more comprehensive and prof... Read More

"Certain men... taught, saying, Except ye... ye cannot..." "There rose... the sect..., saying, It is necessary..." (Acts 15:1,5). "Except ye..." "It is necessary..." What history of confusion and frustration is bound up with that clause! Here in "Acts" we have the beginning of that history which has... Read More

The Gospel There is a connection between the Gospel, and the Epistles, and the Apocalypse -- books which God has given to us by means of His servant John -- which is of no little interest in these latter days. It is one and the same truth which is ever prominent in each of these three books; and the... Read More

What are its uses and applications by the Spirit in Scripture? If we read the contexts of the following references, we shall see, as to the blood of Jesus Christ, that -- 1. It connects the disciple with a covenant (Matt. 26: 28, etc.); 2. The knowledge of it is eternal life (John 6: 32-69); 3. It i... Read More

"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for th... Read More

Enjoyment of Divine Goodness! William Nicholson, 1862 "O taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who trusts in him." Psalm 34:8 The attributes of God are worthy of the highest contemplation. To the true Christian they are full of interest and delight. "My meditation of him shall be s... Read More

Zion's Blessings Preached on July 16th, 1843, at Zoar Chapel, London, by J. C. Philpot "I will abundantly bless her provision —I will satisfy her poor with bread . I will also clothe her priests with salvation—and her saints shall shout aloud for joy." Psalm 132:15, 16 The most inattentive reader of... Read More

The Life of Christ Manifested in the Death of the Creature Preached on Tuesday Evening, October 18th, 1842, at Trinity Chapel, Leicester, by J. C. Philpot "For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh." 2 Cor.... Read More

An Anxious Inquiry and a Gracious Response Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on January 20, 1861, by J. C. Philpot Bride– "Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon– for why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companio... Read More

Wilderness Hunger and Heavenly Manna Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on July 1, 1866, by J. C. Philpot "And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would ... Read More