Grace

The Maintenance of Good Works

Titus 3:3-8

… I preached last Thursday night as now—salvation by Divine Grace and by Grace alone. And if I know how to speak plainly, I certainly did speak plainly …

Small Things Not to Be Despised

Zechariah 4:10

… Of course there are various degrees of ability and Grace even among the Lord's own people. One of the old Puritans said that some men are born …

The Source

John 4:11

… Its spiritual meaning is this—that Jesus Christ has Grace in Himself—Grace to give to sinners—Grace to give to those who ask Him for it, for …

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Joel 2:25

… Then as we see Grace upon Divine Grace, we have to cry, "O world of wonders! I can say no less." This promise is only fulfilled by the …

The Rule of Grace

Luke 4:27

… The first is the sovereignty of Divine Grace which was manifest in it. And the second is the unvarying rules by which that Grace works. I. First then …

The Beginning, Increase, and End of the Divine Life

Job 8:7

… A spark of grace is a spark of Deity—as soon may Deity be quenched as to quench grace—that grace within thy soul given thee of the …

Grace Exalted—Boasting Excluded

Romans 3:27

… Our Apostle has declared times without number that if it is of Grace, it is not of works, otherwise Grace is no more Divine Grace. And if it …

David's Sublime Consolation

2 Samuel 23:5

… It has Grace for its Alpha and Grace for its Omega. It has Grace for its foundation and the topstone shall be brought forth with shouts of, "Grace …

The Great Change

Hosea 14:8

… Whereas we said, concerning this and that, "I will," and, "I shall," the Grace of God makes us change our note and we say, "I will not, by …

In the Hay Field

Psalm 104:14

… There is no having Grace, and no growing in Grace except God gives us both the one and the other—for if He causes grass to grow, much …

Taking Possession Of Our Inheritance

Joshua 1:2

… It may be so if you have Divine Grace enough to claim the whole of the wide territory which the Lord has allotted you. Oh, for Divine Grace …

Contention Ended and Grace Reigning

Isaiah 57:16-18

… Free Grace and dying love are the charming bells which ring you into the banquet of Grace. The Lord leads the contrite soul step by step—there is …

A Comprehensive Benediction

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… Helpless, look to You for Grace. Foul, I to the Fountain fly— Wash me, Savior, or I die!' This is, indeed, to have a "good hope through Grace …

Blessing for Blessing

Ephesians 1:3

… Let us praise and bless the name of the Lord that this sacred channel of His Grace is as glorious as the Grace itself! There is as much …

A Waiting God and a Waiting People

Isaiah 30:18

… come unto the marriage." Alas, they would not come! So it was with us who are now brought in to enjoy the provisions of Grace—and so it …

Freedom At Once and Forever

Isaiah 61:1

… God, the all-glorious Jehovah, proclaims the blood-bought sinner free, and free he is! But, next, Almighty Grace secures the believing one's emancipation. Grace comes to …

Knowing and Doing

2 Corinthians 8:9

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1874. "For you know the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was …

Twelve Covenant Mercies

Isaiah 55:3

… Embodied in Himself is the whole Covenant of Grace and He who has Christ has all it contains! I am going to point you to some of the …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… For what do you mean by grace, which I put out, to profit? I can understand a man’s improvement in the use of grace, but grace improved …

Divine Love and Its Gifts

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… By Grace we obtain possession of Jesus Christ—Christ is ours. Observe the Lord, "Our Lord Jesus Christ." The Apostle might have written, "The Lord Jesus Christ," but …

The Beloved Pastor's Plea for Unity

Romans 1:7

… And if we all are debtors to Grace and if Grace begins, and Grace carries on, and Grace completes its work in us all, let us, by the …

A Grateful Summary of Twenty Volumes

Ephesians 3:8

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this Grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles …

Keeping the Soul Alive

Psalm 22:29

… Go above the means to the God of the means, and do not be satisfied with the mere means of Grace, but try to get the Grace of …

What Christians Were and Are

Ephesians 2:3

… That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His Grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by Grace are you …

The Story of a Runaway Slave

… But, first, let us look at Onesimus as AN INSTANCE OF DIVINE GRACE. We see the Grace of God in his election. He was a slave. In those …

Poverty and Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Grace is an attribute of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit—and you know that there was infinite Grace, favor, compassion, in the …

Covenant Blessings

Ezekiel 36:26

… Beware, then, that you do not mistake the gilding of Nature for the solid gold of Grace. When God's Grace helps the preacher to wield the Gospel …

'I Have Enough'

Genesis 33:9

… for My strength is made perfect in weakness"? Think what Grace there is in Christ Jesus our Lord—electing Grace, calling Grace, forgiving Grace, renewing Grace, preserving Grace …

In the Hay-field

… I want to introduce you to a few more illustrations of divine grace. Preventing grace may here be seen in a symbol. Grass grew before cattle were made …

The Old Man's Sermon

Psalm 71:17

… The more Grace a man has, the more he complains of his need of Grace. Grace is not a kind of food which creates a sense of fullness …

All Fulness in Christ

Colossians 1:19

… we are simply to receive out of his fullness grace for grace. We are not asked to contribute, nor required to make up deficiencies, for there are none …

Nov. 8 — THE MAGNITUDE OF GRACE

II Cor. 12:9

… 8 THE MAGNITUDE OF GRACE "My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness" II Cor. 12:9 Our weakness should be prized …

The Best House-visitation

Mark 1:29-33

… The first is, How grace came to Peter's house; secondly, What grace did when it got there; and thirdly, How grace flowed forth from Peter's house …

Salvation by Faith and the Work of the Spirit

Galatians 5:5

… Since, then, the Spirit only comes to men in connection with the great principle of Grace, and Justification by Faith is the essential doctrine of Grace, it must …

Goodness Going Before

Psalm 21:3

… But a wider field opens up to us when we come to think not merely of preventing Providence, but of preventing Grace, the Grace that came to us …

The Poor Man's Friend

Psalm 72:12

… Indeed, when a Christian is richest in grace he is poorest in himself. The way to grow rich in grace is to feel your poverty. Whenever you think …

Home-Mercies

… But the time is fast approaching when grace shall extend all over our world, and “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the …

A Song at the Wellhead

Numbers 21:16-18

… Now what we need is not the means of Divine Grace, but the Grace of the means! The means of Grace are excellent when they bring us Grace …

Not Boasting, But Trusting

Ephesians 2:9

… We are saved by Grace and not by our own doings. A reason is assigned. If we were saved by our own doings, it would be natural and …

What We Have, and Are to Have

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… Grace has given us what we have already received and Grace also gives us the hope of what we have not yet received. Grace lets us see the …