Providence

Too Good to Be Saved!

Luke 18:14

… You say that you do not wish to be saved by charity, to be delivered from going down to the Pit by the Sovereign, unmerited Grace of God …

The Lord with Two or Three

Matthew 18:20

… He seems at times to have placed His sovereign scepter in the hands of prayer. "Ask Me concerning things to come: concerning My sons, command Me." He permits …

God—All in All

Job 34:29

… The all-sufficiency of God is seen, secondly, IN HIS SOVEREIGN WITHDRAWALS. God does sometimes hide His face from His people, and then, as His saints well know …

The Sinner's Savior

Luke 19:7

… These are they upon whom this mighty love fixes itself and upon whom Sovereign Grace exerts its power! The great Founder of Zion has found inhabitants for her …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… Oh, bless the sovereign, distinguishing, discriminating Grace which wrote down your unworthy name where there might have stood the name of a king, or of an emperor, or …

The Unknown Giver and the Misused Gifts

Hosea 2:8

… Equally bad is it when a man uses the gifts of God's Providence so as to foster selfishness. His silver and gold are multiplied—he hoards it …

A Sermon for the Worst Man on Earth

Luke 18:13

… Could your tears flow forever—could your grief know no respite—you would have no claim upon the Sovereign Grace of God, who will have mercy on whom …

Self-righteousness—a Smoldering Heap of Rubbish

Isaiah 65:5

… for their sins, while the far-off heathen would be brought in by Sovereign Grace. He was bold to denounce hypocrites to their faces and to smite a …

The Still Small Voice

1 Kings 19:12

… And the Holy Spirit, though He can be "a rushing, mighty wind" when He wills—for He comes according to His own Sovereign pleasure. Yet, usually, when He …

Christ's Care of His Disciples

John 18:8

… It has always seemed to me as if Christ had borne the brunt of Providence for His peopleso that now all things work together for their good! When …

Psalm 30

Psalm 30

… David here alludes to those dispensations of God's providence which are the chastisement ordered in his paternal government towards his erring children, such as the plague which …

An Assuredly Good Thing

Psalm 73:28

… What have we to do with measuring the great depths of Providence? Is not this meddling with things too high for us? It should be enough for us …

Our Glorious Leader

Luke 19:28

… of us in the path of suffering—that is, in the matter of Providence. While He has Himself suffered, and sympathizes, in a third respect He always goes …

'To You'

Acts 13:26

… May you never dare to thrust it from you! Then think of what you owe to the Providence that has sent the Gospel to you. For you, dear …

'The Ministry of Reconciliation'

2 Corinthians 5:18

… Ambassadors do not generally beseech men—they stand on their dignity, they make demands for the honor of their sovereign—but Christ's ambassadors know of no dignity …

The Question Between the Plagues

Exodus 10:3

… May we be taught humility of heart, so that we can sing the hymn I have chosen!— "Sovereign Ruler, Lord of all, Prostrate at Your feet I fall …

The One Thing Needful

Luke 10:42

… The one thing needful is very easy, except to proud hearts, which cannot brook to accept everything gratis, and to be beholden to sovereign mercy. To the poor …

The Dawn of Revival, or Prayer Speedily Answered

… But we are not selfish! We should think it a priceless blessing if some of you who have been seat-holders for years were to yield to Sovereign …

Love Thy Neighbour

Matthew 19:19

… Give it yourself; and if every one who gives his half-a-crown to the society would just spend half-a-sovereign to give the soup away himself …

A Weighty Charge

… First, MOTIVES for "keeping yourselves in the love of God." It is as though a courtier, having gained the favor of his sovereign, should receive, upon his entrance …

The Sluggard's Reproof

Proverbs 20:4

… My dear Brothers and Sisters, the Lord has, by His Sovereign Grace, set our hand to the plow. We once, like our poor fellow sinners, hated this plow …

Satanic Hindrances

1 Thessalonians 2:18

… They were not prevented by God's special Providence. We find on certain occasions that Paul was not allowed to go precisely where his heart would have led …

God's Law in Man's Heart

Hebrews 8:10

… He says, "I am saved by Sovereign Grace, therefore I shall go to Heaven. I shall never go to Hell—that cannot be! I am God's chosen …

Grace and Glory

Psalm 84:11

… They who are saved by Sovereign Grace are the most fit to praise the name of the Lord! The sons of Korah also became doorkeepers to the house …

Labor In Vain

Jonah 1:12

… Ah, you may row with those oars, but you will not get the ship to land—you must be saved by Sovereign Grace through the operation of the …

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem

… but by deeds of love and words of overflowing benediction he asserts his sovereign sway. This was a strange kingdom too, my brethren, because it was without any …

A Royal Funeral

John 19:38-42

… The Providence of God began with the body of Christ from the very first, even from His Conception, and it followed Him right to the last, even to …

From Twenty-five to Thirty-five

Matthew 20:3

… Before yet it has quite set, let the stamp of Sovereign Grace be pressed upon it that your life may yet bear the impress of Christ! Moreover, Satan …

Questions and Answers Concerning Zion

Isaiah 14:32

… power of God's Spirit, to the eternal founding by God's own Sovereign Grace, it is not the Church of God at all! I hope you would …

Number 1500, Or Lifting Up the Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:9

… Though he may think himself to be an extreme case, it is for such that Sovereign Grace provides a remedy! The bite of the serpent was painful. We …

The Gladness of the Man of Sorrows

Psalm 45:7

… How sovereign is that righteousness to which even the Son of God bowed his head and gave up the ghost. The world deluged with water, the plains of …

Salvation All of Grace

Ephesians 2:8

… As the Lord my God lives, before whom I stand, there shall never a soul perish that can cast itself upon the sovereign Grace of God through Jesus …

Preventing Grace

1 Samuel 25:32

… I hope before the service is over many of us, in looking back upon our past lives, will gratefully bless the Lord—bless His Providence and bless the …

Jesus At Bethesda—or, Waiting Changed for Believing

John 5:1-9

… He had a right to make what choice He pleased, and He exercised that sovereign prerogative! The Lord is not bound to give His mercy to everyone, or …

Paul—His Cloak And His Books

2 Timothy 4:13

… Besides, in Providence are there not trifles? It is not every day that a nation is rent by revolution, or a throne shaken by rebellion—far oftener a …

Salvation By Works, A Criminal Doctrine

Galatians 2:21

… Woe unto those who teach a doctrine which would pluck the royal Crown from the head of our Sovereign Lord and disgrace the Throne of His glory! God …

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Matthew 6:13

… Full often the Great Captain of Salvation leads us by His Providence to battlefields where we must face the full array of evil— and conquer through the blood …

The Voice Behind Thee

Isaiah 30:21

… I shall ask you at this good hour mainly to admire the free and sovereign grace of God in making such a promise as this to anybody, and …

Life's Ever-Springing Well

John 4:14

… It is not obtainable in any other way but as a gift and, coming as a gift, it always illustrates the sovereign rights of God to give or …

Psalm 127

Psalm 127

… All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favour. To that kind Providence we owe this …