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Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • This hymn is a petition to the Lord, that He might prepare His people for another journey on their pilgrimage through the world • Explaining what it means to be a stranger and a pilgrim, using the framework of sovereign grace as a backdrop • Each stanza of the hymn highlights a separate petition • Stanza 1—a petition for refreshment on our journey • Stanza 2—a petition for growth on our journey • Stanzas 3—a petition for perspective on our journey
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Pilgrims We Are, To Canaan Bound
Psalm 34:19: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all." Hebrews 11:13-16: "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city."
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Let Me But Hear My Savior Say
2 Corinthians 12:7-10: "And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
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Hope Maketh Not Ashamed
Manchester, 20 February 1835 I am glad to find that the Lord now and then affords you a few moments' sweet intercourse with himself. This is one of the greatest blessings we can enjoy. The comforts of this life are great blessings; but to enjoy the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and our God, our Portion, and our eternal All, is a blessing indeed. O my dear friend, what an indescribable mercy it is for such poor sinners as we to be raised up to the sweet enjoyment of Christ! This is entering blessedly into the solemn truth contained in that portion of the Word of God: “The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the…
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Cave Adullam
The Substance of a Sermon preached at Zoar Chapel, London, in April 1842 "And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him, and he became a captain over them.” (1 Samuel 22:2) These words contain something more than a literal meaning of the circumstances which are mentioned. And the order in which they have been laid upon my mind is as follows: I. In many respects, David was an eminent type of the Lord Jesus Christ. II. The men that went down to the Cave of Adullam, and the circumstances in which they were placed, were typical of all who really go unto Christ for salvation. I. The psalmist, the…
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30 Doing The Will Of God, And The Need Of Patience
A Sermon Preached By William Gadsby At Attleborough, Warwickshire, On Wednesday, June 15th, 1842. “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”—Hebrews 10:36As the Lord shall direct me, I shall endeavour, I. To make a remark or two on the promise. There is one great object set before us—”the promise.” II. Endeavour to enter a little into the solemn business of “doing the will of God.” III. Notice that we “have need of patience, that, after we have done the will of God, we might receive the promise.” I. The promise. What is this promise? It appears to my view to be couched in this text: “In hope of eternal life, which God,…
