Providence

Spiritual Religion

John 6:63

… I could save one as well as the other, and if I chose to show My Sovereignty, I might even let publicans and harlots enter the Kingdom of …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… We confess his reigning sovereignty in the church, and we receive his all-sufficient succors. The church is not decapitated, her Head abides in vital union with her …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… You took a bad half-sovereign the other night, did you? Did you say, "All half-sovereigns are worthless, I will never take another"? Of course not!—you …

Plenary Absolution

Psalm 103:12

… the Throne of Jesus before which He exercises the prerogatives of His Gospel sovereignty and divides the sinners from the saints, making men either tremble or rejoice. Our …

Rivers Of Water In A Dry Place

Isaiah 32:2

… Who shall dam up the Mississippi? Who shall enchain the Amazon? They roll where they will, following the course which Infinite Sovereignty marked out for them. If the …

Our Lord's Transcendent Greatness

Micah 5:4

… Let us all pray this short prayer— "Oh, Sovereign Grace, my heart subdue, I would be led in triumph, too! A willing captive to my Lord, To sing …

God's Foreknowledge of Man's Sin

Isaiah 48:8

… turn unto the Lord who smites us out of mercy to our souls. Providence has spoken to you with many tongues, with singular patience and persevering tenderness. As …

The Perfuming of the Heart

Romans 5:5

… The Lord chose His people at the first in the exercise of His Sovereign will. He loved them, then, because "He will have compassion on whom He will …

Constant, Instant, Expectant

Romans 12:12

… God alone must give it to me, and he is a sovereign, he has a right to give or to withhold. I cannot claim it of him as …

Three Names High on the Muster Roll

Daniel 3:16-18

… I believe that we have reason to expect interpositions of Providence to help us when we are called to suffer for Christ's sake. III. But here is …

The Sinner's End

Psalm 73:17

… If you are vexed at any time because Providence seems to deal indulgently with the vile, and harshly with you, come ye to the spot where prayer is …

'Whose Goodness Never Fails'

John 10:11

… He lives to rule Providence for us. He lives to prepare our mansions for us, where we are going. He lives that He may come again and receive …

The Lord's Famous Titles

Psalm 146:7-9

… The Sovereignty of God should be the delight of His people. God anywhere is blessed, but God on His Throne should make His people shout their Hallelujahs with …

The World Turned Upside Down

Acts 17:6

… in spirit,” happy in their poverty, who are content with the Lord’s providence, and think themselves far more rich than they deserve to be. Now, these men …

The Agreement Of Salvation By Grace With Walking In Good Works

Ephesians 2:9

… Before, in the gracious Providence of God, Luther was raised up to preach the doctrine of Justification by Faith, the common notion among religious persons was that men …

Our Lord's Heroic Endurance

Hebrews 12:3

… the widow of Zarepta," and when He thus declared the Doctrine of Divine Sovereignty— when He spoke of the giving of the blessing to the Gentiles who were …

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents

Proverbs 6:20-23

… I adore the sovereignty of Divine Grace that there are among us, tonight, many who are the first in their families that ever made a profession of faith …

Surveying the Field

Nehemiah 2:12

… If he had begun his work carelessly and thoughtlessly, he might have failed in it, but having begun months before with prayer, having been guided by Providence so …

"You Are Now the Blessed of the Lord"

Genesis 26:29

… Anger has a temporary sovereignty that melts in the heat of the sun. Quietness of spirit is king over all the land. If you can rule yourself, you …

The Reception of Sinners

Luke 15:22

… not suffice for one day's provision for the household of that magnificent sovereign! If they would but come, even the largest-hearted among them would be wonder …

Vile Ingratitude!

Ezekiel 16:1-2

… Yet though sovereign mercy has put all these sins away; though love has covered all these iniquities, and though everlasting kindness has washed away all this filth, we …

Beholding God's Church

Psalm 48:12-14

… Oh, the Sovereignty of Divine Grace! How it comes in when every hope is gone! Man's extremity is God's opportunity! An incurable sinner and, therefore, God …

'Accepted in the Beloved'

Ephesians 1:6

… with his own Court, then he is the very person to represent the sovereignty of his country at another Court. See, then, what kind of Representative we have …

Prayer 9 — Glorious Liberty

… Indeed, if Thou hadst then cast out the child of the bondwoman Thou hadst cast us out, but now through sovereign grace all is altered with us. Blessed …

A Proclamation from the King of Kings

Jeremiah 3:12

… and if His subjects rebel, He does not lose the rights of His sovereignty. He sends them, therefore, a royal message with all the power which belongs to …

Away With Fear

Isaiah 41:10

… to us, not upon the footing of merit, but upon the ground of Sovereign Grace. It will not be ours because we have chosen Christ, but because He …

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… Disobedient subjects cannot praise their sovereign. You must take up the Lord's yoke—it is easy and His burden is light. You must come and touch His …

The Memory Of Christ's Love

Solomon 1:4

… It was the sovereignty of His love that made Him love those whom He chose to love. He loved them freely, without anything in them, or that would …

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:34

… Man set himself up in rebellion against the Most High! He stood out, therefore, against Divine Sovereignty! He impugned the Divine Love. His offense blasphemed the Divine Wisdom …

Done In A Day, But Wondered At Forever

Zechariah 3:9

… He has fulfilled the promise, "I will remove the iniquity of that land." And once removed by Sovereign Grace, it shall never be brought back again. "As far …

Holding Fast Our Profession

Hebrews 10:23

… be doubly forsworn? Shall we become sevenfold traitors? No, by His rich and Sovereign Grace, I would say to you, believing that the Holy Spirit will help you …

Power With God

Genesis 32:28

… If we ever think that a certain course is best, but it is evident, by the working of God's Providence, that He does not think so, let …

God's Glorious and Everlasting Name

Isaiah 63:12

… priests and for Levites, says the Lord"? God will take these, in the Sovereignty of His Grace, to conquer them and make to Himself a name! Then everybody …

Christ's Ambassadors

2 Corinthians 5:20

… as far as he can, snatch from God's hand the scepter of Sovereignty and plucks from His brow the crown of universal dominion! Sin is not a …

Great Difference

Malachi 2:17

… To work His fear in the heart is an act of Sovereign Grace, but to enable the soul to find deep enjoyment in meditating upon Divine things is …

Christ the Creator

Colossians 1:16

… Even there Christ reigns! His Sovereignty is supreme down to its lowest depths. He has the keys of Hell and of death—and when the appointed time comes …

The Single-handed Conquest

Isaiah 63:3

… Nor can I help repeating this text whenever I remember that hour when first I knew the Lord." [—See Sermon #50, Volume 2, Sovereignty and Salvation] Did you …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… God up lifts men in His gracious Providence, as He did David, but David had to eat any quantity of bitter herbs before he reached the throne, and …

A Song Among the Lilies

Solomon 2:16

… The rebel despises his lawful sovereign, but the favored courtier is enthusiastic in his praise. Christ crucified is the revealer of many hearts, the touchstone by which the …

"My Redeemer Liveth"

… The sovereign prerogative of life and death is vested in Him; the Father has put all men under the mediatorial government of the Son, so that He can …