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THE FAITHFUL PROMISER By John MacDuff "He has given us His very great and precious promises !" — 2 Peter 1:4 "He who has promised is faithful." — Hebrews 10:23 It has often been felt a delightful exercise by the child of God, to take, night by night, an individual promise and plead it at the mercy-s... Read More

What's Wrong with Preaching Today? Albert N. Martin I regret the negative way in which this topic has been cast. I think most of us have enough sense of logic to reason from the topic to ourselves and therefore to conclude that this will be an attempt to expose weaknesses in our own preaching. I wis... 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

Paul Before King Agrippa J. R. Miller, 1909 Acts 26:1-30 Saul the Pharisee, who consented to the death of Stephen (Acts 8:1), immediately gave himself to persecuting the Christians. Unless all he had been taught was false, every believer in Christ was a transgressor of the law, and to the support of... Read More

Jordan and Canaan Typical of Death and Heaven by William Nicholson, 1862 "For you shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God gives you; and you shall possess it, and dwell therein." Deuteronomy 11:31 The design of this chapter is to stimulate the Israelites to obedie... Read More

The Commencement and Progress of Religion in the Soul William Nicholson, 1862 "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus!" Philippians 1:6 "The Gospel is the power of God to salvation." It changes the state of the sinne... Read More

The Journey of God's Ransomed People to Heaven William Nicholson, 1862 "No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy ... Read More

Christ, the Believer's Life! William Nicholson, 1862 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain!" Philippians 1:21 It is an important question to ask ourselves: "For what am I living — and where am I tending?" Paul derived his greatest bliss from his connection with Christ, and from living to ... Read More

The Mountain Made a Plain Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on August 11, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain—and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace, unto it." Zechariah 4:7 The children of Isra... Read More

The Exercise and Profit of Godliness Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on July 21, 1850, by J. C. Philpot "Exercise yourself unto godliness. For bodily exercise profits little—but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." 1 T... Read More