Grace

Faith in Christ's Ability

Matthew 9:28

… But oh, happy, happy, happy day when I understood my Savior's Grace and power at least in some degree! When I saw that, although I was a …

Comfort for the Tempted

1 Corinthians 10:13

… Read his Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and see what he had to pass through. Many others have had a similar experience and among them are …

Unreasonable Reasons

Matthew 14:31

… You do not suspect that a Covenant which has been ratified as the Covenant of Grace has been, will ever come to an end. I am sure you …

The Sad Wonder

Mark 6:6

… Ah, my Brethren, see the importance of faith! Never place that precious Grace in a secondary position. That which can make Jesus marvel! That which seems to Him …

Resurrection for the Just and the Unjust

Acts 24:15

… Remember that there must first be the service before there can be the reward—and even under the economy of Grace—in which we are not saved by …

A Hearer In Disguise

1 Kings 14:6

… I have hope of a family when one child is converted, for Grace is like precious ointment—it spreads a perfume all around. When a box of fragrant …

On the Choice of a Text

… I think it well frequently to look over the list of my sermons, and see whether any doctrine has escaped my attention, or any Christian grace has been …

The Pleasures of Piety

Psalm 104:34

… But if Immmanuel's face appears My hope, my joy begins! His name forbids my slavish fear, His Grace forgives my sins" Precious Jesus! What can be a …

Experiencing Confirming Testimony

Psalm 48:8

… That there is no power of Irresistible Grace which turns them from darkness to light, and from the power of sin and Satan unto God. Ah, we have …

Search the Scriptures

Isaiah 8:20

… He insists upon it that you may, after all, fall from grace and be a cast-away; he tells you that although you are saved, God did no …

'As' and 'So'

Colossians 2:6

… You have not merely received His offices, His gifts, His Grace, His promises, but you have received Him! He is the center of your confidence, the target of …

Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; or, A Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Galatians 5:24

… The contest lies really between the Popish doctrine of merit and the Protestant doctrine of grace, and no man who calls himself a Protestant can logically dispute the …

A Consistent Walk for Time to Come

Colossians 2:6

… He can understand how Justice is satisfied and Grace magnified. Without confounding or making mistakes, he knows how God was always gracious and full of love and yet …

First Printed Works.–Author, Publishers, and Readers

… I sought the Saviour, and, blessed be God, I found Him ; and now I am pardoned, I am free ; I am a sinner saved by grace. Though a …

Prayer Answered, Love Nourished

Psalm 116:1

… We have had to pray for sanctifying grace, for constraining and restraining grace; we have been led to ask for a fresh assurance of faith, for the comfortable …

Sounding Out the Word of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 1:8

… They exhibited a labor of love—it was not work, only, but in intensity it deserved to be called "labor." As for hope—that bright-eyed Grace which …

Five Fears

Ecclesiastes 8:12

… Fear may be used for the most sinful purposes; at the same time it may be so ennobled by grace, and so used for the service of God …

Jesus Asleep on a Pillow

… Oh, for grace to copy Him! II. But here notice, dear friends, The difference between the Master and His disciples; for while He was in a great calm …

His Own Funeral Sermon*

Acts 13:36

… May we all, by Divine Grace, thus serve our whole generation! Yet more is included in this faithful serving of our generation. It is to prepare for those …

Beholding God's Church

Psalm 48:12-14

… We have got down into the sorrowful notes—all to make us sick of self and ready to receive the Grace of God. 13, 14. There is none …

Guidance To Grace and Glory

Psalm 73:24

… But why did he ever feel that he needed a guide? I suppose it was because of a work of Grace upon his heart, for, naturally, we do …

Lovely, But Lacking

Mark 10:21

… There is a Valley of Decision to us all, when we are either left to our own wills to decide for evil, or the Grace of God makes …

Psalm 53

Psalm 53

… If the leader of the choir is privileged to sing the jubilates of divine grace, he must not disdain to chant the miseries of human depravity. This is …

The Two Pivots

Exodus 3:6

… But when a man comes to trust God and to accept His Word, from that moment God sees in that man the works of His Grace which are …

A Call to the Depressed

Isaiah 52:2

… I was very young in Grace then, having said to the class of boys whom I was teaching that Jesus Christ saved all those who believed in Him …

Creation’s Groans and the Saints’ Sighs

Romans 8:22-23

… The greatest piety cannot preserve a man from growing old, and although in grace, he may be “like a young cedar, fresh and green,” yet the body will …

Our King, Our Joy

Psalm 149:2

… In proportion as we become what we should be, as children of Zion, by the work of Grace within us—in that proportion we must inevitably and necessarily …

Method and Music, Or the Art of Holy and Happy Living

Colossians 3:17

… What He was in that situation I must pray for Divine Grace that I may be, and I shall certainly be led in the path of wisdom. The …

The Iniquity of Our Holy Things

Exodus 28:36-38

… From my first prayer till now I have need of Grace to cover my shortcomings at the Mercy Seat. No act of consecration, no act of self-sacrifice …

Assured Security In Christ

2 Timothy 1:12

… Do I hear one say, "I am the only one of my household that has been called by Grace, and they all oppose me. I am a lonely …

Craving the Best Things

1 Samuel 21:9

… Jesus Christ stands up to plead that promise! "Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy and find Grace to help …

Victorious Faith

1 John 5:4

… As I live by You, I will live for You and for my fellow men." After arriving, by God's Grace, at that decision, he has become a …

Compassion for Souls

Genesis 21:16

… Do not think the less of this argument because I base it upon feelings common to all of woman born, for remember that grace does not destroy our …

Debtors and Debtors

Luke 7:41

… And if He has, I trust that those persons will be led by the Grace of God to say, as Simon did, "Master, say on." Be ready to …

Witnesses for God

Isaiah 43:10

… It only needs that God should withdraw His Grace and as the floods drowned all the world, so would the deeps of our depravity drown everything gracious within …

The Faithfulness of Jesus

John 13:1

… Forever is the sea of divine grace at its flood; this sun never sets; this fountain never pauses. The love of Christ is more than a passion. You …

Chiding and Cheering

John 14:9

… Here is the Man, Christ Jesus, Divine in His Person, in His Character and in His conduct, unveiling the Father to babes in Grace who do not and …

Under The Apple Tree

… You even wished to teach the golden harps fresh music, for seraphs know not the heights and depths of the grace of God as you know them. The …

Psalm 128

Psalm 128

… We are not to leave our worldly callings because the Lord has called us by grace: we are not promised a blessing upon romantic idleness or unreasonable dreaming …

The Form of Sound Words

2 Timothy 1:13

… You cannot tell, beloved, if you have never tasted, how sweet is the peace which the doctrines of grace will give to the soul; there is nothing like …