acts-20:24

'But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself.' Acts 20:24 It is easier to serve God without a vision, easier to work for God without a call, because then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide, veneered over with Christian sentiment. You ... Read More

y the mercy of God I have been a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ since my early youth. Over the years of my earthly pilgrimage I have known what it is like to climb great spiritual mountains and how it feels to fall into chasms of blackness. I have had long seasons of great Christian joy and inten... Read More

The First Branch of the Text, the Scholar, with the First Proposition. I begin with the first: The scholar, and his proficiency; "I have learned." Out of which I shall by the bye, observe two things by way of paraphrase. 1. The apostle doth not say, I have heard, that in every estate I should be con... Read More

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 We are now come to the last beatitude: Blessed are they which are persecuted . . '. Our Lord Christ would have us reckon the cost. Which of you intending to build a tower sitteth not down ... Read More

'Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.' I Pet 1:1. The fifth and last fruit of sanctification, is perseverance in grace. The heavenly inheritance is kept for the saints, and they are kept to the inheritance. I Pet 1:1. The apostle asserts a saint's stability and permanence i... Read More

The Love of Souls, a Necessary Qualification for the Ministerial Office by Samuel Davies, preached in Cumberland County, Virginia, July 13, 1758, at the ordination of the Henry Patillo and William Richardson. "So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not t... Read More

The Nature of Justification , and the Nature and Concern of Faith in it by Samuel Davies "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righ... Read More

Rejoicing in God's Salvation by William Nicholson, 1862 "I will rejoice in your salvation!" Psalm 9:14 The minds of the wicked find joy from the most trivial causes — causes which the Spirit of God has taught the Christian to estimate as mere "vanity and vexation of spirit." To the enlightened mind,... Read More

The Loving-kindness of God, Better than Life William Nicholson, 1862 "Because your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you!" Psalm 63:3 What a base opinion some men form of spiritual enjoyment! That which is delightful and enrapturing to the Christian — is dull and gloomy to th... Read More

The Word of God's Grace Preached at Eden Street Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, September 4, 1846, by J. C. Philpot "And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace , which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified." Acts 20:... Read More