J.C. Philpot

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41.) Obedience from the heart
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on Thursday Evening, July 18, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin-but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you." Romans 6:17 The Holy Spirit foresaw the abuse which the depraved heart of man would make of the doctrines of grace. ...read more

42.) On the Law and the Gospel
       (A letter by J. C. Philpot) My dear Sir, In one of your letters you express the wish that I should give my views upon this point- "Why, in my judgment, the law is not the believer's rule of life." In doing so I shall take the occasion to offer my thoughts on these three distinct points- 1. Why the law is not the believer's rule of lif ...read more

43.) Pastoral Counsels
      Pastoral Counsels -excerpts from Philpot's Annual Addresses. Must reading for church leaders! What, then, is or should be the object of a Periodical that, like the "Gospel Standard," circulates widely among the living family? The same object that Paul set before the Ephesian elders, (Acts 20:28) "to feed the church of God." "Feed my sheep ...read more

44.) Patience and Her Perfect Work
      Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, Jan. 9, 1850, by J. C. Philpot "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking nothing." James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my bro ...read more

45.) Pearls From Philpot
      Man's religion & God's religion Man's religion is to build up the creature. God's religion is to throw the creature down in the dust of self-abasement, and to glorify Christ. What a mystery are you! "So I find this law at work-When I want to do good, evil is right there with me." Rom. 7:21 Are you not often a mystery t ...read more

46.) Pleasant Plants and Desperate Sorrow
      Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on December 23rd, 1860, by J. C. Philpot "Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have not been mindful of the rock of your strength, therefore shall you plant pleasant plants, and shall set it with strange slips. In the day shall you make your plant to grow, and in the morning shall ...read more

47.) Power Given to the Faint
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on July 20, 1845, by J. C. Philpot "He gives power to the faint; and to those who have no might he increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall ...read more

48.) Prevailing Pleas, or the Hope and Savior of Israel
      Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on July 9, 1865, by J. C. Philpot "O the hope of Israel, the Savior thereof in time of trouble, why should you be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turns aside to tarry for a night? Why should you be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet you, O Lord, are in the ...read more

49.) Pride
      "I hate pride and arrogance." Proverbs 8:13 "The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished." Prov. 16:5 Of all sins pride seems most deeply imbedded in the very heart of man. Unbelief, sensuality, covetousness, rebellion, presumption, contempt of God's holy will and word, hatred and enmity agains ...read more

50.) Reconciliation and Salvation
      Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on May 16, 1858, by J. C. Philpot "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." Romans 5:10 There are two points of divine truth on which the Scriptures are very express and plain, and yet both of the ...read more

51.) Signs Seen, and Not Seen
      A sermon preached on June 20, 1841, by J. C. Philpot, at Zoar Chapel, London. "We see not our signs." Psalm 74:9 This Psalm, from which the text is taken, is clearly not one of those that were written by the pen of David. We gather this, not merely from the title of the Psalm, where it is called "Maschil" which means "giving instruction\ ...read more

52.) Sin Condemned and Righteousness Fulfilled
      Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on Feb. 3, 1861, by J. C. Philpot "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh- that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, ...read more

53.) Spiritual Convictions & Heavenly Affections
      Death and Resurrection, or Spiritual Convictions and Heavenly Affections Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on June 27, 1858, by J. C. Philpot "If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. For you d ...read more

54.) Spiritual Poverty and Heavenly Riches
      Preached at Trinity Street Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, July 30, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "Having nothing-and yet possessing all things." 2 Cor. 6:10 In the Gospel of Jesus Christ there are many 'apparent contradictions'. I use the word apparent, for there are no real contradictions. What at first sight appears paradoxical and inco ...read more

55.) Spiritual Sickness and Health
      Preached at Providence Chapel, Oakham, on June 22nd, 1845, by J. C. Philpot "Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers." 3 John 2 This epistle differs from most of the other epistles of the New Testament, in being written to an individual, to "the well-beloved Gaius," of whom Paul ...read more

56.) Spiritual Times and Seasons
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on Thursday Evening, July 8th, 1841, by J. C. Philpot. "A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Ecclesiastes 3:3,4. What an instance is King Solomon of the vanity of all creature e ...read more

57.) Super-aboundings of Grace over the Aboundings of Sin
      Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on October 12, 1862, by J. C. Philpot "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound - that as sin has reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness, unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord." - Romans 5:20,21 Wherever we go, wherever we turn our eyes, two objects me ...read more

58.) The Afflicted Remnant and Their Confiding Trust
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on July 6, 1845, by J. C. Philpot "I will also leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord." Zephaniah 3:12 Jerusalem was the center of the worship of the only true God from the day that David brought the ark there, until she rejected the Lord of life ...read more

59.) The Better Things Which Accompany Salvation
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on July 30, 1843, by J. C. Philpot "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak." Hebrews 6:9 It appears, from several passages in this Epistle, that the Hebrews, to whom it was written, were suffering under severe persecutions; and not being ...read more