Providence

Our Lord's Preaching

Isaiah 61:1

… He never came in vain—"He shall not fail nor be discouraged." With Sovereign Power, anointed from on high, He watches for the worst of cases. Heart disease …

"I and the Children"

Isaiah 8:18

… That we are, we owe to the Father's Providence—but that we are born again, we owe to the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Apart from …

How God Condemned Sin

Romans 8:3

… Now I know it will be said, "But why did not God exercise the sovereign prerogative of mercy, and at once forgive sin? Why did He not by …

'The Church of the First-born'

Hebrews 12:23

… grasshopper before the Eternal, we delight in it, and humbly bow before the Sovereign Disposer of all events and say, "It is the Lord; let Him do what …

Why the Heavenly Robes are White

Revelation 7:14

… doubts than we dare speak of will come, such as, "Is there a Providence. Is there a God?" Ah, we must fly to the blood or else this …

Warning and Encouragement

Genesis 27:38

… had despised and contemptuously called, "this birthright." One thing is certain—God's Providence, notwithstanding their sin, carried out God's purpose! It was no business of theirs …

Startling!

2 Kings 8:12

… said to you, "You will doubt your God, you will murmur against His Providence, you will kick at the dispensations of His Grace"—would you not have replied …

The Sure Triumph Of The Crucified One

Isaiah 52:13-15

… and procedure—and every act of His life, and all His government in Providence—were so wisely ordered that, as a whole, they secured in the best and …

More and More

James 4:6

… Through the Red Sea, Israel went. "Forward," was the word, and the floods divided and stood upright as a heap! So shall it be, if Providence should call …

Three Blessings of the Heavenly Charter

Job 10:12

… a happy retrospect, tonight, of all that God has done for you in Providence and Grace. Job gives us, here, a charter with three blessings in it—"You …

Marvelous! Marvelous!

Zechariah 8:6

… The story of Providence contains a world of wonders! Why, then, should you doubt the promise of God because it involves a marvel? You should, rather, believe it …

My Own Personal Holdfast

Micah 7:7

… The Word of the Lord concerning the Believer is, "He shall call upon Me and I will answer Him." God's Providence is thus like a two-leaved …

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… hear the plaintive sing— "Alas, and did my Savior bleed? And did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I?" The …

Meditation on God

Psalm 104:34

… you sit down to meditate upon God the Father, and muse upon His Sovereign, Immutable, unchangeable love toward His elect people—if you think of God the Father …

Creation—An Argument For Faith

Jeremiah 32:17

… If once again we could, like the world, be hung upon nothing but the simple power and Providence of God, I am sure we should find it a …

Plain Directions To Those Who Would Be Saved From Sin

Psalm 4:4

… To me, personally, some little time ago, the Lord drew very near in a most special and memorable Providence. As I saw the hand of the Lord stretched …

Love at Leisure

Luke 10:39

… There is nothing, either in Providence or in Nature, or in Grace, but what might bring some accusation against me! The world itself might blame me that my …

The Old Man's Sermon

Psalm 71:17

… Moreover, the Lord taught him by Providence. He learned much from his shepherd's crook, much from his sling and stone, much from the hatred of Saul, much …

Foundation Work

1 Kings 5:17

… The same is true of God's work called Providence. No event happens but He has planned it and ordained that a multitude of other events should precede …

A Memorable Visit to Stambourne.–Mr. Knill’s Prophecy

… told me to learn the hymn, and said it seemed perhaps unlikely, but Providence had wrought wonders, and you thought it would be so. This is often mentioned …

The Relationship of Marriage

Jeremiah 3:14

… where He wills, and have the right to exercise, according to His own Sovereign mind, that bestowment of His heart and hands which none could by any means …

The Preservation of Christians in the World

John 17:15

… It may be that the great aegis of Almighty God is often held over our heads in matters of Providence to keep us from evil when we walk …

Paul As a Pattern Convert

1 Timothy 1:16

… My life, my blood, I here present, If for Your Truth they may be spent! Fulfill Your Sovereign counsel, Lord! Your will be done, Your name adored!" Now …

The Eternal Truth of God

Psalm 100:5

… From the time He planned the whole scheme of Providence and Grace, nothing has ever made Him alter so much as one single line of it. There it …

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Isaiah 43:2

… too apt to paste over unheeded as but the effects of a common Providence. Never was a truer sentence uttered than when one said, “These mercies are not …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… so I may go on my way rejoicing as a sinner saved by Sovereign Grace." Those of you who were here last Sabbath morning [See Sermon #925, Volume …

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise

Deuteronomy 33:24-25

… You will find these treasures, not only in the Word of God, but everywhere in the providence of God, if you will consider the ways of the Lord …

Sleepers Awakened

Jonah 1:5

… The great wheels of Providence are continually revolving in fulfillment of God's purposes concerning His own people. For them winds blow and tempests rise. It is a …

The Well-beloved's Vineyard

Isaiah 5:1

… in the best possible position for some present service at this moment—the Providence of God has put us on a vantage ground for our immediate duty! "My …

Suffering And Reigning With Jesus

2 Timothy 2:12

… If I am rash and imprudent and run into positions for which neither Providence nor Grace has fitted me, I ought to question whether I am not rather …

The Exodus

Exodus 12:41

… of all the lawful captives from the chains of their cruel taskmasters, by sovereign and omnipotent grace, through the Passover of our Lord Jesus Christ. The land of …

The Silken Fetter

Hosea 3:5

… There are heathen nations in darkness ready to receive the Gospel—Providence has opened the door—but there is a lack of funds for entering the door. Now …

Untitled Sermon

Psalm 119:144

… No caviler will ever prove God's way of salvation, or of Providence, to be unrighteous. If that could be done, then the Believer might die. But since …

Thought Condemned, Yet Commanded

Matthew 6:31-33

… God's Providence is my inheritance and, therefore, I may fold my arms and sit still." The man who talks and acts in that fashion will have thistles …

Citizenship In Heaven

Philippians 3:20

… When God in mercy scatters liberally with both His hands the bounties of His Providence, we take our share. Though we are aliens, yet we live upon the …

All-Sufficiency Magnified

Philippians 4:13

… I have seen the poor man exceedingly spiritual-minded; I have seen him full of faith with regard to Divine Providence, and living a happy life upon the …

The Church Awakened

Ephesians 5:14

… But still, we must never throw our sins upon the Providence of God! What is it, then? I will tell you. First, we are inclined to slumber from …

God's Love to the Saints

1 John 3:16

… The Cross is the window through which the love of God is best seen, but, until that window is opened, all the bounties of God's Providence fail …

The Fatherhood of God

Matthew 6:9

… God, and joint-heirs with Christ;” and all this of his own free, sovereign, unmerited, distinguishing grace. And having adopted them to be his children, he has in …

What and Whence Are These?

Revelation 7:13-14

… Providence was on their side; and is not providence on our side also? All things worked together for their good; they work together for our good in the …