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J.C. Ryle

Self-Inquiry

J.C. Ryle"Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do." (Acts 15:36). The text which heads this page contains a proposal which the Apostle Paul made to Barnabas after their first missionary journey. He proposed to revisit the Churches ... Read More
J.C. Ryle

Without Christ

J.C. RyleWithout Christ "You were without Christ" (Eph. 2:12). The text which heads this message describes the state of the Ephesians before they became Christians. But that is not all. It describes the state of every man and woman in England who is not yet converted to God. A more miserable state cannot be ... Read More
John Gill

CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 46—1 Timothy 4:19.

John GillThe CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 46—1 Timothy 4:19. For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe. These words stand among others, which are said to contain, in express terms, the doctrine... Read More
Paris Reidhead

All is Changed When Jesus Comes to Stay

Paris ReidheadAll is Changed When Jesus Comes to Stay By Paris Reidhead* “All is Changed When Jesus Comes to Stay” is essentially the theme of our Message this morning, found in Matthew, Chapter 19, the portion that was read for us in our New Testament reading. Our Lord spoke of His generation, saying, “Eyes have... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Operation of the Kingdom of God

T. Austin-SparksIn the thirteenth chapter of the Gospel by Matthew, which we may have open before us by way of reminder, we find the operation of the Kingdom illustrated in a sevenfold way. THE PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM I do not propose to attempt an exposition of that sevenfold way, but will simply lift out from the... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Horizoned by Resurrection

T. Austin-SparksRomans 1:4 (1 Corinthians 15:1,12-22,45; 2 Corinthians 5:14-18). "Declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead." The word 'declared' or 'designated' there is the verb horizo, i.e., "horizoned the Son by resurrection". In resurrection Christ is declared or made the horiz... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Spirituality the Key to All That is of God

T. Austin-Sparks"So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam a lifegiving spirit.... The first man is of the earth earthy: the second man is of heaven" (1 Cor. 15:45,47) "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). "God is a... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Spirituality: The Key to all That is of God

T. Austin-SparksA spiritual state is the key to all that is of God. Spirituality is the door, and the key to the door, beyond which lies everything that relates to God. Without spirituality there is no way through; the door is closed. The word ''cannot'' stands written as an impassable barrier - ''cannot understand... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Church is Essentially Supernatural

T. Austin-SparksWhen our Lord made the great pronouncement about His Church: "...I will build my Church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it", He intimated three things. One, that He would build a definite entity called His Church. Two, that that Church would encounter an opposing force in its full ... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Great Transition

T. Austin-Sparks“When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed… He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied” (Isaiah 53:10,11). “But it is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: neither, because they are Abr... Read More

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