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A sermon preached on June 20, 1841, by J. C. Philpot, at Zoar Chapel, London "I am the true Vine, and my Father is the gardener. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it, that it may bring forth more fruit." John 15:1,2. What a solemn seas... Read More

Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on, March 1, 1862, by J. C. Philpot "Your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope." 1 Thess. 1:3 When our blessed Lord rose from the dead and went up on high to appear in the presence of God for us, as our personal Representative and interced... Read More

1 Corinthians 2:6-13 Last week our text was 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 and the main point was that we should make it our aim to base our own and other's faith not on the wisdom of men but on the power of God. I came down really hard on the "wisdom of men" or as Paul calls it in 1:20, "the wisdom of the wor... Read More

November 15, 1981 WHY THE LAW WAS GIVEN One of my very great desires for our church is that we be a people who understand the law of God and fulfill it in the Spirit of love. The law which God gave to Moses at Mount Sinai a few months after bringing the people out of Egypt has been the victim of som... Read More

Definition: Very simply, fasting is the practice of a true Christian abstaining or coming aside from food for a set purpose and a set period of time in order to pray as an act of faith unto their Heavenly Father. Who said we should fast? First of all we need to remember that it was the Holy Spirit w... Read More

If and when a brother who has fallen into drunkenness repents with great sorrow over his sin and returns again to Christ, the church ought to embrace him in Christian love. “...ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Where... Read More

The Words Of Absolute Surrender “And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said u... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

Christian Giving By B. L. Moore, Jr., M.D. God Is A Giving God We often limit our ideas about Christian giving to that money placed in the offering plate passed on Sunday mornings. But have you discovered that giving is a picture of the character of God? Our God is a giving God! "He that spared not ... Read More

Disciplined For Battle By Arthur Wallis If discipline is weak, even the best equipped army is liable to crack when faced with hardship or adversity. Of course discipline is an unpopular word in a society where authority is being attacked and undermined. Here the attitude of the Christian soldier mus... Read More