Providence

God's Glory and His Goodness

Exodus 33:18-23

… Zion." In Christ, Sovereignty and goodness shine as with noontide radiance! And now I would ask you, my dear Hearers, to remember that the Sovereign Grace of God …

The Heavenly Rainbow

Revelation 4:3

… He pleases, but He will never let that Sovereignty get out of the limit of the Covenant! As a Sovereign, He might cast you away, but He has …

The Sequel to Divine Sovereignty

Psalm 99:1

… No Doctrine in the whole Word of God has more excited the hatred of mankind than the truth of the absolute Sovereignty of God. [See Sermon #77, Volume …

The Unconquerable King

Daniel 4:34

… Him of His Glory, but love Him even as an absolute Sovereign, for I see that sovereignty exercised through Jesus Christ, my Shield and His Anointed. Let me …

Sovereign Grace and Man’s Responsibility

Romans 10:20-21

… a chosen vessel to bear my name among the Gentiles.” Is not that sovereignty—sovereign grace, without any previous seeking? God was found of him that sought not …

Jacob and Esau

Romans 9:15

… There was a reconciliation between providence and promise; and if God can bring providence and promise together, he can bring doctrine and promise together. If I cannot do …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… Sovereign, he will stretch out his sceptre and save, and thou shalt live to worship him in the beauty of holiness, loving and adoring his gracious Sovereignty. “He …

The Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4:16

… Grace does not displace sovereignty. Now, the attribute of sovereignty is very high and terrible; its light is like unto a jasper stone, most precious, and like unto …

The Inexhaustible Barrel

1 Kings 17:16

… Some men hate the doctrine of divine Sovereignty; but those who are called by grace love it, for they feel, if it had not been for sovereignty they …

The Duty of Remembering the Poor

Galatians 2:10

… There is no necessity that they should be poor, only as it pleases his own sovereign will. “The cattle upon a thousand hills are his,” he could supply …

The Cry Of The Heathen

Acts 16:9

… However, we must still observe, Divine sovereignty is that which casts a rich lustre upon grace, when we recollect that it is sovereign and free. Oh ye, of …

Psalm 46

Psalm 46

… the dispensations of his providence; which implies that we must be still as to words; not speaking against the sovereign dispensations of Providence, or complaining of them; not …

Vessels Of Mercy—A Sermon Of Self-Examination

Romans 9:23

… a Sovereign. Had He saved but one, you would have said it was an instance of absolute Sovereignty—though He has saved tens of thousands, the Sovereignty is …

Election no Discouragement to Seeking Souls

Exodus 33:19

… There is not the slightest shadow of a conflict between God’s sovereignty and God’s goodness. He may be a sovereign, and yet it may be absolutely …

'Even So, Father!'

Matthew 11:25

… it as you may—He is your Lord! Yield to His Sovereignty, for He will be Sovereign even if you will not meekly yield! Confess that He has …

A View of God's Glory

Exodus 33:18

… That is the high and awful Doctrine of DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY. Put the two together, goodness and Sovereignty, and you see God's Glory! If you take Sovereignty alone …

Our Sanctuary

Jeremiah 17:12

… sovereignty is so much disputed is our God—a glorious high throne for absolute dominion and sovereignty is the place of our sanctuary! To Him whose Sovereign Grace …

Psalm 47

Psalm 47

… Fit singers were they whose origin reminded them of sin, whose existence was a proof of sovereign grace, and whose name has a close connection with the name …

The Widow of Sarepta

1 Kings 17:8

… Surely, Brothers and Sisters, we have here an instance of the sovereignty of electing love! If Divine Grace must go to Sidon for its object, why must it …

A Jealous God

Exodus 34:14

… the sovereignty of my God; and though you know I am not ashamed to preach the responsibility of man to God—if God be a sovereign, man must …

The Rule of Grace

Luke 4:27

… Our Lord, in fact, preached to these people the great Doctrine of Divine Sovereignty, the humbling Doctrine of Divine Election of which Paul wrote to the Romans, "He …

The Royal Prerogative

Psalm 68:20

… The outline of this morning's discourse, as indicated by the text, is just this—first, the sovereign prerogative of God, "To God the Lord belong the issues …

Psalm 99

Psalm 99

… The accessories of divine sovereignty hinted at. Sovereignty never forsakes the mercyseat. Angels are represented on the mercyseat, the ministers of sovereignty, 4. The effect of divine sovereignty …

The Drought of Nature, the Rain of Grace and the Lesson Therefrom

Jeremiah 14:3

… the sovereign prerogative which is vested in Jehovah, the Lord of All, who does as seems good in His sight. Provided it can be done justly, sovereignty may …

Later Services at the Music Hall

… In the providence of God, the great hall was ready exactly when it was needed, and it was available for use almost as long as it was required …

Order Is Heaven's First Law

Joel 2:8

… Many Christians are much soured in their disposition by considering God only in the light of Sovereignty. Now, that He is a Sovereign, is a great, deep, mysterious …

'It Pleased God'

Galatians 1:15

… And in like manner, the saints in Heaven, though saved as the result of Divine Sovereignty, may boast that that Sovereignty never violated Justice, for, before God would …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… Is providence against thee? Correct thy speech; thou hast erred, God hath not become thine enemy. Providence is not against thee, for Jesus is its King; he weighs …

Nazareth—or Jesus, Rejected by His Friends

Luke 4:28-30

… Thus the Savior set forth the doctrine of Sovereign Grace! Thus He declared Himself to be free to do as He would with His own. And this, with …

With the Disciples on the Lake of Galilee

Matthew 8:27

… No Providence delivered the persecuted. No marvelous manifestations of the Spirit scattered the heresy. The Christ was in the Church, but He was in the back part, with …

God's Will and Man's Will

Romans 9:16

… I believe that the two great doctrines of human responsibility and divine sovereignty have both been brought out the more prominently in the Christian Church by the fact …

Christ with the Keys of Death and Hell

Revelation 1:18

… Death is a land of darkness, as darkness itself, without any order, yet a Sovereign eye surveys it and a master hand holds its key. Hell, also, is …

Good News for Loyal Subjects

1 Corinthians 15:25

… at this time the sovereignty of the world is committed to His keeping. He is the Headship of His Church, the Originator of Providence. His is the ruling …

The Joy Of Jesus

Luke 10:21

… a Sovereign who reigns by His own self-existent power. He is, Himself, the source and origin of all law. He can be trusted with absolute Sovereignty because …

Messengers Wanted

Isaiah 6:8

… He makes choice of this man and not another, and in every case exercises His own sovereign will. This question indicates a person cheerfully willing, and this is …

God's Advocates Breaking Silence

Job 36:2

… Speak on God's behalf concerning the doctrine of His Providence and the great Truths of His Grace and Sovereignty. Do not let those around you die for …

Beggars Becoming Princes

1 Samuel 2:8

… GOD sometimes does this in Providence. History records several very remarkable instances of persons who have sprung from the lowest ranks of society, or from the depths of …

A Defence of Calvinism

… I can only say that mine inclines as naturally towards the doctrines of sovereign grace. Sometimes, when I see some of the worst characters in the street, I …

Psalm 76

Psalm 76

… God turns the wrath of man to the praise of his adorable sovereignty. Never have the Lord's people had such awful impressions of the sovereignty of God …

The Security of the Church

Psalm 125:2

… Tell out divine sovereignty: do not refuse to talk of election, use the word, even if they sneer, tell men that if they believe not the blood is …