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A Christmas-day Sermon By Samuel Davies, December 25, 1760 "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good-will towards men!" Luke 2:13, 14 This is the day which the church of Rome, and some oth... Read More

The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "That every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God!" Romans 3:19 THE main subject of the doctrinal part of this epistle, is the free grace of God in the salvation of men by Christ Jesus; especia... Read More

The End of the Wicked Contemplated by the Righteous, or The Torments of the Wicked in Hell, No Occasion of Grief to the Saints in Heaven Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Rejoice over her O Heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God has avenged you on her." Revelation 18:20 INTRODUCTION In this... Read More

Come to Jesus! Newman Hall, 1816-1902 Listen, dear fellow-sinner. How kind, how wonderful an invitation is this! God speaks, and speaks to you. The Father says, "Come!" The Son says, "Come!" The Holy Spirit says, "Come!" The blessed angels echo the cry, "Come!" Many poor sinners who have accepted th... Read More

JEWELS from JAMES (Choice devotional selections from the works of John Angell James) We must learn it by painful experience! The death of Christian friends should impress us with, even as it shows us—the vanity of the world . All that poetry ever wrote, even the most mournful, beautiful, and pensive... Read More

SIN REMEMBERED By John Angell James Our minds when we approach the table of the Lord, should be filled with various graces, all of them holy; so as to render our devotion like the cloud of incense in the temple, which was compounded of many ingredients, all of them exceedingly precious, and all of D... Read More

What is a Biblical Christian? by Albert N. Martin There are many matters concerning which total ignorance and complete difference are neither tragic nor fatal. I believe many of you are probably totally ignorant of Einstein’s theory of relativity and if you were pressed to explain it to someone you ... Read More

True Blessedness Matthew 5:1-16 J. R. Miller, 1909 Emerson's advice to Lincoln about hitching his wagon to a star—is the lesson Jesus sets for us in the Beatitudes . These blesseds shine like stars far above us, in their brightness and heavenliness. We may say that we never can reach them and that t... Read More

The Little Flock Graciously Cautioned and Cheered by William Nicholson, 1862 "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom!" Luke 12:32 We often distress ourselves with needless anxiety . The design of Christ in the context, is to induce his disciples to repo... Read More

The Advantage of Seeking the Lord William Nicholson, 1862 "The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing! " Psalm 34:10 This Psalm might be properly styled , The godly man's song of triumph. It is full of gracious truths calculated to cheer and stimulate to forti... Read More