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23 To Know Christ
Preached in Manchester April 19th, 1840, prior to the preacher going his London journey. “That I may know him and the power of his resurrection.”—Philippians 3:10 These are the words of the apostle who was caught up into the heavens, and there had revealed to him what was not lawful for him to utter; and yet he desired to know Christ, whom to know is life eternal. To know him here is like a bud of spring; and when we die, it will break forth into a flower, full blown, and beauteous to behold. Now we know him but in part; but then we shall know him perfectly, for we shall see him as he is. 1. Let us consider this Him; 2. What it…
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24 Doing All Things In The Name Of The Lord Jesus
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby At East Street Chapel, Walworth, London, On Tuesday Evening, June 6th, 1848. “And whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”—Colossians 3:17 I. From this portion of God's word, I shall, with the Lord's help, endeavour to mark out the characters addressed. II. Drop a hint or two upon the glorious Person set before us—“the Lord Jesus.” III. Speak of the injunction enjoined upon them: “Whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” I. In the characters here addressed are such as are mentioned in the first few verses of the chapter: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which…
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25 The Mystery of Christ
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby In Zoar Chapel, Great Alie Street, London, On Sunday Morning, June 4, 1848. “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ.”—Colossians 4:2,3 To be employed by the Lord, to be fitted and qualified by him, to speak forth the “mystery of Christ,” is the most solemn work that ever God set a creature to be employed in! Angels have been God's ministers to execute his judgments upon ungodly men and ungodly nations. They have been commanded to cut down thousands, and send them to black despair as an effect of their sin; and they have been…
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26 A Holy Calling
“Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.”—2 Timothy 1:9Here we find salvation stated before calling by grace; and, indeed, if we take a proper view of the subject, it was so in the mind and purpose of God. God the Father saved, or secured, the elect in Christ before the foundation of the world. Hence Jude says, “Sanctified by God the Father;” that is, set apart by God the Father, as the people of his holy choice, and so made the special care and charge of Christ. “According as he hath chosen us in him before the…
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27 The Foundation Of God Standeth Sure
“The foundation of God standeth sure; having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his.”—2 Timothy 2:19 A foundation is the basis of an edifice. Hence, when you build, you must have a foundation; and if you intend your building to stand, it must be a sure, a safe, and a sound foundation,— immovable. Then will your building be strong. The man's house built upon a rock stood secure against storm and tempest; but the man who built his house upon the sand, when the floods came, and the winds blew, the house fell; and great was the fall thereof. How many in our day build upon an unsound foundation, that will not stand the blast of poverty, the power of temptation, or the…
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28 A Rest For The People Of God
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby In A Village Near Ely. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”—Hebrews 4:9 The whole human race is comprised in two descriptions of people, viz., the people of God's election, and the people of God's curse, against whom he hath indignation for ever. A solemn line of demarcation is made between these two classes by God himself, and it is as impossible for a soul to pass this line as it is for God to cease to exist. The first thing which the child of God is brought to feel is as contrary to “rest” as hell is to heaven. But the hypocrite may and does walk and live in error and sin, until he sinks…
