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Providence
God’s providence, sovereignty, guidance, and care
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The Church a Mother
Isaiah 49:20
… Then, again, the Church loses her children, sometimes, by a trying Providence. Many churches, as well as ourselves, are in that position. We have lost our children. We …
SERMON • SERMON 1468The Philosophy and Propriety of Abundant Praise
Psalm 145:7
… His goodness is also to be seen in the Providence which rules over all. Let rebellious spirits murmur as they may, goodness is enthroned in Jehovah's kingdom …
SERMON • SERMON 988The Pastor’s Parting Blessing
Romans 16:24
… God, whose providence limits our ability, has set no measure to our willingness. Our wishes may be boundless though our powers are contracted, and this will be good …
SERMON • SERMON 2923The Singing Army
2 Chronicles 20:4
… had nothing to do but to keep on singing! Then came the real Providence—they received actual deliverance. When the people of Judah came to their foes they …
SERMON • SERMON 1585Truthfulness
Jeremiah 5:3
… These wretches hesitated not to lie against the eternal Light of that thrice blessed Providence which shines in all the lives of men—yes, shines like the daylight …
SERMON • SERMON 2542Christ's Rest and Ours
Isaiah 11:10
… If he is in a right state of heart, he says, "the Lord Jesus Christ is mine and the Providence of God is mine for this world and …
SERMON • SERMON 1496Among Lions
Psalm 57:4
… Just now the merciful hand of Providence prevents open persecution, but only let that hand be taken away and the old spirit will rage again! The seed of …
SERMON • SERMON 685Heedlessness In Religion
2 Kings 10:31
… You will be saved all sorts of troubles in Providence, if, like David, you will stay awhile, and say, "Bring here the ephod." If instead of running right …
SERMON • SERMON 1615Singing in the Ways of the Lord
Psalm 138:5
… He leads me beside the still waters." God in Providence makes all things work together for good. Our heavenly Father bids the angels keep watch and ward about …
SERMON • SERMON 1985The Child Of Light Walking In Darkness
Isaiah 50:10
… He that has prayed for his breakfast values the Providence which sent it. If you were never in your life in any sort of trial, what do you …
SERMON • SERMON 3026Vanity Deprecated
Psalm 119:37
… be astir! Thank God that this morbid propensity is restrained and subdued by Sovereign Grace through the love of Jesus! But still, the natural bias is toward evil …
SERMON • SERMON 1352Strong Consolation for the Lord's Refugees
Hebrews 6:18
… Remember, too, that your consolation must come from what God has spoken and not from His Providence. Mind that you do not look to the Lord's Providential …
SERMON • SERMON 3485The Dejected Lover
Solomon 3:1-4
… How good it is to look back to the hole of the pit whence we were dug! What if today the Sovereign Grace of God has made us …
SERMON • SERMON 2290God's Unspeakable Gift
2 Corinthians 9:15
… When I heard of it, I saw how God can give a soul comfort simply by the exhibition of His Sovereign Grace. "It is not of him that …
SERMON • SERMON 1269The New Fashion
Mark 2:12
… I have known dear friends partially paralyzed who, after some time, in the good Providence of God, have somewhat recovered. But a twist of the mouth, a weakness …
SERMON • SERMON 881The Believer A New Creature
2 Corinthians 5:17
… willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.” The sovereign will of God creates men heirs of grace. My brethren, it was more difficult …
SERMON • SERMON 1306Fat Things, Full of Marrow
Isaiah 54:7-10
… They are tried in Providence and they are vexed by the wicked among whom they dwell. At times it seems as if their lot were far less desirable …
SERMON • SERMON 1803Jehovah-Jireh
Genesis 22:14
… But I take the liberty of saying that Providence, in the ordinary sense of the term, is not the first thought of the passage which should be read …
SERMON • SERMON 1783Pentecost
Acts 2:1
… He was not afraid to partake of the bounties of Providence, for he had received of the bounties of Grace. He did not eat what had never been …
SERMON • SERMON 1984Man, Whose Breath Is In His Nostrils
Isaiah 2:22
… The Providence of God is, to some professing Christians, a mere dream—they cannot rest till they have something more substantial to rely upon than the care of …
SERMON • SERMON 3527The Divided Heart
Hosea 10:2
… us, and may we all meet at the right hand of God through Sovereign Grace. The Lord bless you all, for Jesus' sake. Amen. EXPOSITION BY C. H …
SERMON • SERMON 1583Choice Food for Pilgrims to Canaan
Exodus 33:14
… While we are in the Presence of God, we may safely stand in the midst of wicked men if Providence calls us there and we shall keep our …
SERMON • SERMON 646In Whom Are You Trusting?
Isaiah 36:5
… I trust Him as my father to care for me, to provide for me in Providence. To teach me, to guide me, to feed me, to correct me …
SERMON • SERMON 921Nathanael And The Fig Tree
John 1:45-51
… No doubt, to Nathanael's view, the promise would be fulfilled as he perceived the Providence of God as ruled by Christ Jesus who orders all things for …
SERMON • SERMON 733Unstaggering Faith
Romans 4:19-21
… holy confidence and left the matter of time in the hands of the Sovereign Ruler. His faith triumphed in all its conflicts. Had it not been that Sarah …
SERMON • SERMON 3277Good Cheer From Christ's Call and From Himself
Mark 10:46-52
… Tell Him you are a wretch undone without His Sovereign Grace. Tell Him you are a sinner worthy of death. Tell Him you have a hard heart. Tell …
SERMON • SERMON 139Christ Lifted Up
John 12:32
… They are our structures, they belong to all England, we can give them to whom we please, and if to-morrow the will of the sovereign people should …
SERMON • SERMON 217Declension from First Love
Revelation 2:4
… You remember when you were a lad and first came to Christ, you had a half-sovereign in your pocket; it was the only one you had, and …
SERMON • SERMON 3395The Savior's Precious Blood
1 Peter 1:19
… Oh, happy are they who, by Divine Grace have made their calling and election sure, and now ascribe all the glory of their salvation to the Sovereign choice …
SERMON • SERMON 704Hezekiah And The Ambassadors—Or, Vainglory Rebuked
2 Kings 20:12
… But seeing that Hezekiah, above even most of the Scriptural saints, was favored with singular interpositions of Providence, and distinguished honors from God's hand, he should have …
SERMON • SERMON 2455A Cure for a Weak Heart
Psalm 31:24
… My times are in Your hand. "My enemies cannot do anything against me without Your permission." Divine Providence is a downy pillow for an aching head, a blessed …
SERMON • SERMON 14The Victory of Faith
1 John 5:4
… True, I may dread you, but I have a greater fear than that, I fear lest I should displease God; I tremble lest I should offend my Sovereign …
SERMON • SERMON 846Good Cheer for Christians
Isaiah 25:6
… The Lord makes the feast, and, observe, He does it, too, as Lord of hosts, as a Sovereign, as a Ruler doing as He wills among the sons …
SERMON • SERMON 3519A Gospel Promise
Ezekiel 36:27
… a time have we asked that question with great admiration of the special Sovereign Grace of God, that He should manifest Himself to us, and not to the …
SERMON • SERMON 1682Ask and Have
James 4:2
… success! He is so proud that he reckons himself to be his own Providence! His own right hand and his active arm shall get him the victory. When …
SERMON • SERMON 604The Man With The Measuring Line
Zechariah 2:1-5
… And shall there be a God in Providence and not in Grace? What? Shall He ride in the chariot of the clouds and put a bit into the …
SERMON • SERMON 2925Reasons For Doubting Christ
Matthew 14:31
… There may have been a doubting of God—a distrust of His Providence—a questioning of His love. Now I come at this time to such a Brother …
SERMON • SERMON 1493The Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ
2 Corinthians 4:6
… In Providence and in Nature such a thing as an unveiled God is not to be seen and the revelation of God in Christ is after the same …
SERMON • SERMON 291A Christmas Question
Isaiah 9:6
… Tell him thou art a wretch undone without his sovereign grace. But do not think there is any merit in confession. There is none. All your confession cannot …
SERMON • SERMON 1975The Covenanter
Psalm 25:10
… In every gift of Providence and in every way of predestination, mercy may be seen. It would be greatly to our advantage to think more of the mercy …