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CHRISTIAN MERCY EXPLAINED AND ENFORCED A sermon preached on Sunday evening, May 21st, 1820, by John Angell James. "The wisdom that descends from above is full of mercy and good fruits." Matthew 5:7. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy . The beatitudes with which our Lord commences ... Read More

DUTIES OF CHURCH MEMBERS by John Angell James These are so numerous and various, that they must be classed under different heads. I do not now intend so much those duties, which they owe in common to God as Christians—as those which they owe to the church, as members. If I was speaking of the former... Read More

The Two Most Important Questions Al Martin The following devotions will focus on giving a clear biblical answer to the two most important questions any human being can ever ask. The two questions are: (1) What must I do to be saved? and (2) How can I know for certain that I am saved? If these are in... Read More

Treasures from J.R. Miller 1840 — 1912 (choice excerpts) "If any 19th century American Christian writer warrants reprinting, it is J. R. Miller! His writing style is delightfully smooth, his insights are spiritual diamonds on every page, and his pastoral applications are delivered with the skill of ... 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 Blessedness of Divine Chastening Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, July 24, 1849, by J. C. Philpot "Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O Lord, and teach him out of your law; That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dug for the wicked." Ps... Read More

Keeping the Heart by Arthur Pink In Christendom today there are thousands of professing Christians against whom little or nothing in the way of fault could be found, so far as their outward lives are concerned. They live moral, clean, upright, honest lives—while at the same time the state of their h... Read More

Christ as Prophet Priest and King Arthur Pink The general office with which our Redeemer was invested by His Father is that of Mediator between God and men. To discharge that great office, it was necessary that He become incarnate, that He should take into union with His divine person a holy and per... Read More

Rejoicing in the Lord Arthur Pink, 1939 "Rejoice in the Lord always—and again I say, Rejoice!" Philippians 4:4 How many there are today who make an entirely wrong use of this Divine exhortation. Let any servant of God faithfully trace out the inward experiences of a Christian, let him describe the p... Read More

The Call of Christ Arthur Pink "Come unto Me all you who labor and are heavy laden—and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me ; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 Familiar a... Read More