Category Archives: Sermons

For the Sake of the Elect

Another Newman sermon (https://www.newmanreader.org), from 1839: The Visible Church for the Sake of the Elect. “I endure all things for the elect’s sakes; that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.” 2 Tim. … Continue reading

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Christ in the Church

A sermon by John Henry Newman, from volume 6 of Parochial and Plain sermons (on the topic of this sermon, see Douglas Farrow’s Ascension and Ecclesia): The Spiritual Presence of Christ in the Church “A little while, and ye … Continue reading

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The Unity of the Church

A sermon by John Henry Newman, from volume 7 of Parochial & Plain Sermons The Unity of the Church “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; and the … Continue reading

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A Lenten Sermon

Lancelot Andrewes Works, Sermons, Volume Two pp. 61-77 SERMONS PREACHED IN LENT SERMON IV Preached before Queen Elizabeth, at Hampton Court, on Wednesday, being the Sixth of March, A. D. MDXCIV Transcribed by Dr. Marianne Dorman AD … Continue reading

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The Elizabeth Homilies

The Elizabeth Homilies “are authorized sermons issued in two books for use in the Church of England during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I. They were to provide for the Church a new model of simplified topical preaching … Continue reading

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The Fisherman

A sermon by Ronald Knox (source: https://www.ronaldknoxsociety.com ) THE FISHERMAN We have laboured all the night and have taken nothing, but at thy word I will let down the net. – Luke 5:5 We heard these words read in the … Continue reading

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Awake, Thou That Sleepest

PREACHED ON SUNDAY APRIL 4, 1742, BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, BY THE REV. CHARLES WESLEY, M.A. STUDENT OF CHRIST-CHURCH “Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Eph. 5:14. In discoursing on … Continue reading

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The Church Visible and Invisible

From Volume 3 of John Henry Newman’s Parochial and Plain Sermons The Church Visible and Invisible “In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to … Continue reading

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Wisdom

Wisdom in a Troubled Time Job 28; Psalm 8; 1 Corinthians 2.1–10 a sermon for the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference at their Annual Service in Westminster Abbey September 30 2008, 3 pm by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. … Continue reading

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