ephesians-2:8

PREACHED AT ZION CHAPEL, TROWBRIDGE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1834 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3. 9.) In the religious world there is a ... Read More

PREACHED AT HOPE CHAPEL, ROCHDALE, MARCH 3RD. 1867, ON COMPLETING THE FIFTIETH YEAR AS THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH. My dear and esteemed Friends, - You are aware that it is now fifty years since I became the pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ worshipping within these walls. Though so long ago, I have... Read More

It will be seen from the following narration that when I first heard of "election" I was upon "Old Covenant" ground. One Sunday evening I went with my father and my mother's brother to the Independent meeting place in Rochdale to hear Mr. Roby of Manchester [the minister under whose preaching John W... Read More

No. Let's examine what the Scriptures teach on this issue: First, it is quite clear from such passages as Acts 15 and Romans 4 that no external act is necessary for salvation. Salvation is by divine grace through faith alone (Romans 3:22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 4:5; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Phi... Read More

Let's turn in our Bibles tonight for our study in God's precious truth, to 2 Peter chapter 3. We are closing in now on the end of this great epistle. I am hoping we can do that tonight, but I'm not going to try to push too hard, cause the truth here is too significant for us. Second Peter chapter 3,... Read More

Our Father, we really do thank You today for this morning and this opportunity of another day to use for Your glory, to be fruitful in that You might be praised. We thank You for those who have come this morning, anticipating further exposure to truth, a further understanding of the basics of the Ch... Read More

Hebrews, chapter 12, verses 5-11. We have been attempting to answer a very important question and that question is: Why do bad things happen to God's people? Why do bad things happen to God's people? The atmosphere in today's evangelicalism--the atmosphere in today's church--which is, I think, in th... Read More

Open your Bible to Titus chapter 3. We are in the midst of studying in chapter 3 of Titus verses 1 through 8. And though we have already covered them once, I want to draw your attention to that same text again for the message this morning, particularly I would like to read to you verses 4 through 7,... Read More

This morning we are going to return to our study of Paul's epistle to the Thessalonian church, 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 and we're going to begin a look at verses 4 through 11. And the title of our message is "Night people/day people." And we all know that some people are night people, just in the n... Read More

Isaiah 40:1,2 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received at the LORD 's hand double for all her sins. The particulars of the great "mystery of godliness,... Read More