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J.C. Ryle

The Heart

J.C. Ryle"Give me your heart." Proverbs 23:26 "Your heart is not right in the sight of God." Acts 8:21 The heart is the main thing in true religion. I make no excuse for asking the special attention of my readers, while I try to say a few things about the heart. The head is not the principal thing. You may k... Read More
John MacArthur

If We Confess Our Sins

John MacArthurIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness - 1 John 1:9. That is one of the first verses many new Christians memorize-and rightly so. It holds forth the comforting promise of forgiveness and cleansing for all of us who have ... Read More
John MacArthur

The Biblical View on Abortion

John MacArthurSermon 1 As we come this morning to the matter of abortion, before I take you into the scriptures and we look more closely at to what the Bible has to say, it is probably fitting for us to get some kind of a grasp on the issue itself. So, I want to address that, if I may, for a moment. What I am goi... Read More
John MacArthur

The Salvation of Babies Who Die - Part 2

John MacArthurThis is part two of a subject that I began last Sunday night, the salvation of babies who die. I'm very thankful and gratified for the response that I have received to part one. Last Sunday night when I finished the message, there were certainly three or four, maybe five or six, sets of parents who ... Read More
John MacArthur

Fundamental Christian Attitudes: Sermon 6 - Forgiveness

John MacArthurToday we have the great joy of coming to the Lord's table, sharing in the remembrance of the cross, His death for us. We also have emphasized the wonderful reality of prayer and our access to God. And I want us, this morning, as we come to the Word of God in preparation for coming to His table to co... Read More
John MacArthur

God's Loving Discipline - Sermon 1

John MacArthurRecently, it seems as though there have been many difficult tragedies that have occurred in our church family. It wasn't but a few weeks ago, we were with a young couple in our church, the Kneadnogles (sp.), who are dear friends to our family, and they lost their precious little Steven, just a littl... Read More
John MacArthur

God, The Savior of Men

John MacArthurLuke's gospel, chapter 2. We're beginning a study of Luke. I thought we would move more rapidly than we are. I knew Luke was a great historian, and that is being verified as we go...fastidious, careful with detail. And I knew that Luke was something of a theologian but the more I'm studying this gos... Read More
Norman P. Grubb

Continuous Revival: 2. Brokenness

Norman P. GrubbThe next point is BROKENNESS. A picturesque word, a key word, indeed THE key word, in continuous revival. It is not a word that comes a great deal in Scripture, though more than we think, if we examine a concordance; but it comes enough to show that it is a picturesque, as well as true, way of descr... Read More
S.B. Shaw

Children's Edition of Touching Incidents: Part 5

A WONDERFUL CHILDREN'S MEETING Several years ago, when residing at G----, we became acquainted with Sister W---- who was especially fond of children. Her own were grown, and desiring to make a home for some homeless child, she went to the county farm, where there were several, in search of one. Amon... Read More
St. Augustine

Faith, Hope, and Love, 17 - Forgiveness of Sins in the Church

St. AugustineCHAPTER XVII. Forgiveness of Sins in the Church 64. The angels are in concord with us even now, when our sins are forgiven. Therefore, in the order of the Creed, after the reference to "holy Church" is placed the reference to "forgiveness of sins." For it is by this that the part of the Church on ea... Read More

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