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Unseen Things to Be Preferred to Seen Things by Samuel Davies (1724–1761) "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen —but on what is unseen . For what is seen is temporary—but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 Among all the causes of the stupid unconcernedness of sinners about true religio... Read More

Wicked Men Useful in their Destruction Only Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on? Instead... Read More

The Carnal Christian Are you one? Is there such a thing? Al Martin There is in our day a teaching that has become very popular, and this teaching nullifies in the minds of many the clear and unmistakable truth of 1 John 3 which is nothing but a systematic statement of what we find from Genesis to Re... Read More

Living the Christian Life Al Martin A question of major importance is "How am I to live as a Christian?" It is one thing to be certain on biblical grounds that I have life from Christ, now I must be clear as to how I am to live the life of Christ. My purpose in setting before you some of the major p... Read More

The Church Triumphant! William Nicholson, 1862 "Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes — who are they, and where did they come from?" I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white... Read More

God, the Portion of His People! William Nicholson, 1862 "The Lord is the portion of my inheritance!" Psalm 16:5. See also Psalm 73:26; 119:57; 142:5; Jeremiah 51:19. This passage describes the wealth and happiness of believers ; and in that respect, their infinitely superior state to that of the wic... Read More

Spiritual Paradoxes Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on November 25, 1860, by J. C. Philpot "As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessin... Read More

Faith's Standing-Ground Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on June 8, 1862, by J. C. Philpot "What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all thing... Read More

Experimental Preaching Arthur Pink, 1937 This subject is one of great practical importance and value, though sadly neglected by the modern pulpit. By "experimental preaching" we mean preaching which analyses, diagnoses, describes the strange and often bewildering experience of the Christian. As we h... Read More

All Things Arthur Pink December, 1947 Those two words supply an example of something to which we allude in these pages every once in a while, and which requires to be frequently emphasized in this age of shallowness; namely, the danger there is of being misled by the sound of certain expressions in ... Read More