John Scargall

Theodore Cuyler lived and preached in the US during the 1800s. In this sermon, he analyzes the Bible’s position on recreational activities. He distinguishes between Christian and secular forms of amusement, arguing that the latter should be avoided as...

Gardiner Spring, a nineteenth-century American minister, did not shy away from preaching on hard topics. In this message, he takes on the inevitability of death, but he pairs it with the Christian assurance of eternal life. “Death is the foe of man,”...

Nineteenth-century preacher Gardiner Spring left the legal profession when he felt called to ministry. In this sermon, he describes his belief in the selectivity of God’s grace. He argues against “the modern notion, that God saves all he is able to...

American preacher Gardiner Spring spent 63 years ministering to his congregation at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York. He initially wanted to work in law, but after his admission to the Bar, he felt called to the ministry. In this sermon, he...

The subtitle of this sermon by Reverend Mattison is “an appeal to Methodists, in regard to the evils of card-playing, billiards, dancing, theatre-going, etc.” Mattison argues that while the Bible does not directly condemn all these activities, it...

American pastor Theodore Cuyler opens this text by describing a Bible story in which Jesus answered a woman’s prayer because of her persistent pleas for help. Cuyler argues that the lesson from this story is that blessings come to those who...

The words of minister DeWitt Talmage touched the lives of tens of thousands of Americans. This sermon functions as a balm for Christians with heavy hearts. In it, Talmage describes the purpose of tears, which he believes exist to keep our souls...

In this book, American minister Gardiner Spring tackles the inescapable question of suffering. What is the purpose of Christian sorrow? UsingScripture, Spring argues the nature and purpose of these difficult experiences is to bring us into closer...

The steamer Central America sank on September 18, 1857, taking 560 of its passengers with it to a watery grave. Two days later, American minister Ebenezer Rogers delivered this sermon. In his rousing speech, Rogers argues that God is sovereign in all...