J.C. Philpot

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81.) The Good Shepherd and His Work
      Preached at Providence Chapel, London, August 10th, 1851 by J. C. Philpot Ezekiel 34:1-16 Then this message came to me from the Lord: "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord - Destruction is certain for you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't ...read more

82.) The Gospel Seed-bed
      Preached at Providence Chapel, Eden Street, London, on July 22, 1849, by J. C. Philpot "But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8:15 The words of our text, I need scarcely observe, are taken from the Parable of the Sower--perhaps the most ...read more

83.) The Heavenly Birth and its Earthly Counterfeits
      Joseph Philpot, 1843. "He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:11-13 Hypocrisy and self-righteousn ...read more

84.) The Heir of Heaven Walking in Darkness, and the Heir of Hell Walking in Light
      "Who is among you that fears the Lord, that obeys the voice of His servant, that walks in darkness, and has no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. Behold, all you that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks--walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that you have kindled. This shall you ha ...read more

85.) The History of an IDOL, its Rise, Reign and Progress
      J. C. Philpot, October, 1855 "Dear children, keep yourselves from idols." 1 John 5:21 Idolatry is a sin very deeply rooted in the human heart. We need not go very far to find of this the most convincing proofs. Besides the experience of every age and every climate, we find it where we would least expect it-the prevailing sin of a people who ...read more

86.) The Hope of the Cast-down Soul
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on Thursday Evening, July 17, 1845, by J. C. Philpot "Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disturbed in me? Hope in God." Psalm 42:5 There is something singularly tender and touching in the enquiry that David here makes of his own soul. He addresses it as the faithful and tender companion of ...read more

87.) The Hope of the Hypocrite
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on Thursday Evening, August 3, 1843, by J. C. Philpot "For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul? Will God hear his prayer when trouble comes upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?" Job 27:8-10 What was the main subje ...read more

88.) The Houseless Wanderer
      "They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way--they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way that they might go to a city of habitation." Psalm 107:4-7 These words, at first s ...read more

89.) The Law of Moses
      (Excerpted from Philpot's sermon, "Not Our Own") Imagine that you are ignorant of the gospel and of God's way of preventing evil and of bringing about good- and were called upon to design some plan whereby a man might be most effectually restrained from the commission of sin, and made obedient to the law of God. Now, what plan would you adop ...read more

90.) The Lord's Invitation to the Ends of the Earth
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on July 7, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "Look unto Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth - for I am God, and there is none else." Isaiah 45:22 When in a solemn moment of spiritual meditation, and such, through mercy, we sometimes have we take a review of what has passed through our hearts, dropped from our ...read more

91.) The Lord’s Merciful Look Upon His People
      Preached at Providence Chapel, West Street, Croydon, Wednesday August 26th, 1846, by J. C. Philpot. Reprinted from The Gospel Standard, February 1863. "Look upon me, and be merciful unto me, as you did unto those who love your name" Psalm 119:132. Most of us, who have ever felt the Word of God precious, have our favorite portions of Scriptu ...read more

92.) The Loss of All Things for Christ's Sake
      Preached at Park Street Chapel, Nottingham, on Thursday Evening, Sept. 23, 1858, by J. C. Philpot "Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but rubbish, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having m ...read more

93.) The Lost Sheep Restored
      "My people have been lost sheep - their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains - they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place." Jeremiah 50:6 God the Father in His eternal appointments, God the Son in His mediatorial work, and God the Holy Spirit in His inward teach ...read more

94.) The Lost Sought and Saved
      Preached at Eden Street Chapel on July 27, 1851, by J. C. Philpot "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." Luke 19:10 Man is a strange compound. A sinner, and the worst of sinners, and yet a pharisee! A wretch, and the vilest of wretches, and yet pluming himself on his good works! Did not experience convince us ...read more

95.) The Love of the World and the Love of God
      Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on July 19, 1868, by J. C. Philpot "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the wo ...read more

96.) The Mountain Made a Plain
      Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on August 11, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain-and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace, unto it." Zechariah 4:7 The children of Israel were, beyond all controversy, a "typical people"; and therefo ...read more

97.) The Narrow Way
      Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on July 18th, 1847, by J. C. Philpot And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21 It is an infinite mercy for the church of God that the religion of Jesus Christ is not a religion of unce ...read more

98.) The Northern Iron and the Steel
      Preached at Trinity Chapel, on Thursday evening, August 22, 1846, by J. C. Philpot "Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?" Jeremiah 15:12 Some people object very much to the use of figures in preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. They say that the truths of the gospel need no such illustration; that the use of natural figures t ...read more

99.) The Old Man Put Off, The New Man Put On
      Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on July 14, 1867, by J. C. Philpot "That you put off concerning the former conversation the OLD man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that you put on the NEW man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." Ephesians ...read more