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God’s providence, sovereignty, guidance, and care
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Blessings Manifold and Marvelous
Psalm 18:19
… In Infinite Sovereignty He said, "They shall be Mine in the day when I make up My jewels." He ordained us to be vessels of honor fitted for …
SERMON • SERMON 181Particular Redemption
Matthew 20:28
… I shall not blush to preach before you the doctrine of God’s Divine Sovereignty; I shall not stagger to preach in the most unreserved and unguarded manner …
SERMON • SERMON 1096Divine Love and Its Gifts
2 Thessalonians 2:16
… Not at the Throne of Sovereignty, but at the Cross of dying Love our spiritual life must date its birth. Look to Jesus first, even our Lord Jesus …
SERMON • SERMON 2604Open Praise and Public Confession
Psalm 138:1-3
… We admire the sovereignty of His Grace and we delight to know that He does as He wills among the inhabitants of this lower world and deals out …
SERMON • SERMON 2168The Test of Taste
1 Peter 2:3
… He came and by His mighty Voice He called us forth and we arose to newness of life! Gracious, indeed, is He who, in the freeness and sovereignty …
SERMON • SERMON 3005Silken Cords
Hosea 11:4
… Woman, consecrate—may the Lord help you to do it!—consecrate your heart's warmest affections to Him who has thus generously dealt with you in Providence. He …
SERMON • SERMON 1312Good News for Seekers
Psalm 22:26
… Think what it was which made us seek Him—what but Sovereign Grace? What bedewed our eyes with the first tears of repentance? What fetched from our soul …
SERMON • SERMON 3102The Forerunner
Hebrews 6:20
… Can we not trust Him now that His hand grasps the scepter of Sovereignty? The dying thief trusted Him when men ridiculed Him and thrust out their tongues …
SERMON • SERMON 3261The Covenant
Psalm 111:5
… Oh, blessed Covenant! Oh, mighty, Sovereign Grace! How came it about? Learn the Doctrine of the two Covenants. The first Covenant of which we will now speak was …
SERMON • SERMON 3037Christians Kept From Sin
1 Samuel 25:32
… It must go on rankling forever in her spirit and doing everlasting mischief unless the Sovereign Grace of God shall intervene to prevent such a calamity. What a …
SERMON • SERMON 1146Consolation For The Despairing
Psalm 31:22
… And if he is to be a loud singer to the tune of Sovereign Grace, he must hear deep calling unto deep at the noise of God's …
SERMON • SERMON 3528A Promise and a Providence
Ezekiel 34:15
… When Sovereign Grace has renewed and changed them, you may easily distinguish the Lord's sheep from the world's goats. Naturally, these sheep of the Lord have …
SERMON • SERMON 2651The Christian's Service and Honor
John 12:26
… The calm endurance of pain is honoring the Father—submission to His will in all the proceedings of His Providence is the very essence of devotion. Thirdly, we …
SERMON • SERMON 3081The Gracious Lips of Jesus
Psalm 45:2
… And though I speak as never man spoke, and have more eloquence than mortal ever again can attain, yet I will, in My Sovereignty, restrain Myself from the …
SERMON • SERMON 2985Messages to Sinners and Saints
Isaiah 30:15
… decisive hour." "That is it, James," he said, "there you have Divine Sovereignty and Sovereign Grace! That kind of doctrine will do to rest your soul upon, my …
SERMON • SERMON 2381"I Would, But You Would Not"
Matthew 23:37
… Any man may get himself into a terrible labyrinth who continually thinks only of the Sovereignty of God. And He may equally get into deeps that are likely …
SERMON • SERMON 2839'Prisoners of Hope'
Zechariah 9:11
… Four times has God foiled those who have attempted to assume the sovereignty of the world, but, in due time, there shall come One who shall reign over …
SERMON • SERMON 1621The Ark of the Covenant
Jeremiah 3:16
… Ah, how soon we should lose the sweet things of God if we were under the Covenant of Works—and how soon we should miss the gentle sovereignty …
SERMON • SERMON 183The Solar Eclipse
Isaiah 45:7
… First, let me invite your attention to providence at large. How many times have we seen providence itself eclipsed with regard to the whole race. Behold, the Lord …
SERMON • SERMON 2713Walking in the Light of the Lord
Isaiah 2:5
… not go to any place of worship at al1—but God, in the Sovereignty of His Grace, has now brought you in among His children. So, be diligent …
SERMON • SERMON 1282Conversions Desired
Acts 11:21
… Sometimes, in the Sovereignty of God, a preacher who does not aim at conversion may, nevertheless, be made useful, for God works as He wills. But as a …
SERMON • SERMON 1932Love's Law and Life
John 14:15
… Jesus says, "I will do it." Here our Lord speaks after a Sovereign style. We may not say, "I will," but the, "I wills," pertain to Christ. He …
SERMON • SERMON 855Everyday Usefulness
John 1:42
… That preacher is accursed who knows not Christ for himself! God may, in infinite sovereignty, make him the means of blessing to others, but every moment that he …
SERMON • SERMON 2701Jesus Joyfully Received
Luke 19:6
… return!" And this blessed voluntariness, this joyous freedom of the will conferred by Sovereign Grace becomes the very life and soul of vital godliness! Do you possess it …
SERMON • SERMON 713Soul Murder—Who Is Guilty?
Psalm 51:14
… I put this in by way of caution, lest any should think me dubious of the great doctrines of Sovereign Grace which are every day dearer than ever …
SERMON • SERMON 2134The Rough Hewer
Hosea 6:4
… Human inability and the need of the Holy Spirit must be set forth clearly and the Sovereignty of God must be proclaimed solemnly. The Lord has a right …
SERMON • SERMON 1882Retrospect—"The Lord Has Blessed"
Joshua 17:14
… If it is the design of Providence to please men, it is a melancholy failure. Do we not find men everywhere dissatisfied with their portions? This man would …
SERMON • SERMON 2162And Why Not Me?
Matthew 8:2
… will not." Yet His saving Grace lies under the control of His own Sovereignty—He is no man's debtor—He may do as He wills with His …
SERMON • SERMON 2845Lacking Moisture
Luke 8:6
… If men are not saved, the preacher must not put the blame upon Divine Sovereignty—he must blame himself. He must also ask himself, "Have I really preached …
SERMON • SERMON 1612The Minstrel
2 Kings 3:15
… I turn to Coles on Divine Sovereignty, and relish his plain speaking upon sovereign grace. The doctrine of election is noble music: predestination is a glorious hallelujah. Grace …
SERMON • SERMON 1126A Song Concerning Loving Kindnesses
Isaiah 63:7
… Having chosen the Patriarch, He bound Himself by Covenant to favor his seed after him, not because of any goodness in then, but of His own sovereign will …
SERMON • SERMON 2049Driving Out the Canaanites and Their Iron Chariots
Joshua 17:18
… But it cannot reign in our nature, for it has come under another sovereignty—Christ is on the throne. "Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life" within our …
SERMON • SERMON 2031David Dancing Before the Ark Because of His Election
2 Samuel 6:20-22
… I see the Lord in His Providence, in His preservation of me from the paths of the Destroyer. In fact, everywhere I see the Lord. You will notice …
SERMON • SERMON 2826The King in Pilate's Hall
John 18:37
… In our hearts, we acknowledge His Sovereignty over us as individuals and His supremacy over the entire Church. No, more, His Father has given Him power over all …
SERMON • SERMON 1852The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters
Ezekiel 47:8
… He will have mercy on whom He will have mercy and in the freeness of His sovereign will He has purposed that this Dead Sea of humanity shall …
SERMON • SERMON 3034Reasons for Seeking God
Amos 5:8
… But, as God is real and exists as truly as we do, as our existence is dependent upon His Sovereign will and He is All-in-All, it …
SERMON • SERMON 2939A Stir-and What Came of It
Matthew 21:10
… What a singular conjunction of words is here, "the Lord" and, "has need"! Jesus, without laying aside His Sovereignty, had taken a Nature full of needs, yet, being …
SERMON • SERMON 408Accidents, Not Punishments
Luke 13:1-5
… Do not think that God’s providence has become more lax than it was, there always were sudden deaths, and there always will be. There always were seasons …
SERMON • SERMON 136Israel in Egypt
Revelation 15:3
… You and I are marching through a sea, the floods of which are kept upright only by the sovereign power of God. This world is a world which …
SERMON • SERMON 2518A Sad Interior and a Cheery Messenger
Mark 16:10
… He had taken the scepter of Sovereignty in His hand and ruled mankind in love—but that scepter had dropped from His dead fingers. He had preached righteousness …