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John Newton

Sermon 14: Rest for the Weary

John NewtonMatthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Which shall we admire most -- the majesty, or the grace, conspicuous in this invitation? How soon would the greatest earthly monarch be impoverished, and his treasures utterly exhausted, if all, that are po... Read More
John Newton

Sermon 23: No Sorrow Like Messiah's Sorrow

John NewtonLamentations 1:12 Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow! Although the Scriptures of the Old Testament, the law of Moses, the Psalms, and the Prophecies (Luke 24:44) , bear an harmonious testimony to MESSIAH ; it is not necessary to sup... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey

True Christian Union and the Devil's Counterfeit

Reuben Archer TorreyMy subject this morning is TRUE CHRISTIAN UNION AND THE DEVIL'S COUNTERFEIT. I have seven texts: The first is Ephesians 4:1-3, "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbear... Read More
Samuel Rutherford

The Trial & Triumph of Faith: Sermon 8

Samuel RutherfordTHE condition of the covenant is faith; holiness and sanctification is the condition of covenanters, (Gal. 4:21-24; Rom. 10:4-7). This do, was the condition of the covenant of works. This believe, is the condition of this covenant; because faith sendeth a person out of himself, and taketh him off hi... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Food for the Hungry

T. Austin-Sparks"Give ye them to eat" (Matt. 14:16; cf. Mark 6; Luke 9; John 6). It is significant that the feeding of a multitude by Jesus is something recorded by all four writers of the Gospels, even if the two occasions are not reported by each. This significance in its general meaning can be easily recognized,... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Blood, the Cross and the Name of the Lord Jesus

T. Austin-SparksReadings: Series 1 - Luke 22:17,18,20. John 6:54,55. Col. 1:20. Heb. 9:12-14,20,22; 10:19; 11:29; 12:24. 1 Peter 1:2. 1 John 1:7. Rev. 5:9,10; 7:14,15. Series 2 - Acts 2:38: 3:6; 4:7,12,17,30; 8:12; 16:18; 19:13-15, 1 Cor. 5:4; 6:11. Eph. 1:21,22. Phil. 2:9-11. Rom. 6:3-8. Beloved of God, we have re... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Necessity For New Birth

T. Austin-SparksReading: 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
T. Austin-Sparks

The Need For Positive Ground

T. Austin-Sparks"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
G.V. Wigram

Remarks and Notes on John's Writings

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
G.V. Wigram

The Blood of Jesus Christ

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

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