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The Nature and Universality of Spiritual Death by Samuel Davies "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All o... Read More

True Saints, When Absent from the Body, Are Present with the Lord (Preached on the day of the funeral of David Brainerd, missionary to the Indians) Jonathan Edwards , 1747 "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 The... Read More

Come to Jesus! Newman Hall, 1816-1902 Listen, dear fellow-sinner. How kind, how wonderful an invitation is this! God speaks, and speaks to you. The Father says, "Come!" The Son says, "Come!" The Holy Spirit says, "Come!" The blessed angels echo the cry, "Come!" Many poor sinners who have accepted th... Read More

The Greatness of the Saviors Love! William Nicholson, 1862 "But because of his great love for us , God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved!" Ephesians 2:4-5 The Bible is replete with interesting subjects — but... Read More

The Riches of Divine Mercy! by William Nicholson, 1862 "But God, who is rich in mercy , because of His great love with which He loved us" Ephesians 2:4 No doctrine has been more strongly opposed, or more shamefully abused, than the doctrine of God's free and sovereign grace! There is, however, no ot... Read More

Experimental Religion William Nicholson, 1862 "Come, and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul!" Psalm 66:16 Religion is not a formal gloomy thing. "The kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit." The lost sinn... Read More

Christ, the Life of His People William Nicholson, 1862 "Christ who is our life!" Colossians 3:4 It is very important to recognize and understand the cause of our enjoyments. It is so in temporal matters, and it must especially be so in our spiritual affairs. Christ is the source of our spiritual hap... Read More

The Duty of Christians to Study Christ William Nicholson, 1862 "Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus , the apostle and high priest whom we confess." Hebrews 3:1 The kindness of a friend, the gifts of a benefactor, or the forgiveness of the offended,... Read More

Sin Condemned and Righteousness Fulfilled Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on Feb. 3, 1861, by J. C. Philpot "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh– that ... Read More

The Sons of God—Their Blessings and Their Privileges Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on January 31, 1864, by J. C. Philpot "Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God– therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not." 1 ... Read More