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 Charles Finney (1792 - 1875)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker Charles Finney in text and pdf format. Known as one of the leaders in the Second Great Awakening revival in America. He was a revivalist who called for deep introspection of sin and preaching of the law to bring about sin. He was known to preach 30+ nights on sin and than the last night on Christ to have people flee to Him for mercy. Used greatly in the book: "Revivals of Religion" which is a classic on the subject of revival.
He preached on the true Baptism of the Holy Spirit and its necessity. In his revivalistic campaigns he was used of the Lord to bring some estimate over 50,000 souls to the Lord which many were sound converts. There has been questions raised surrounding his theology in the later years of his ministry but this does not discredit that God used him powerfully in revival and for God's kingdom.
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Ability And Inability
'And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for He is a holy God.['] [Joshua 24:19]
In this discussion, I shall
I. POINT OUT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ABILITY AND INABILITY TO OBEY THE LAW OF GOD, WHICH ... read more
Any One Form of Sin Persisted In is Fatal to the Soul
"Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point is guilty of all." -- James 2:10.
"He that is unjust in the least, is also unjust in much." -- Luke 16:10.
In speaking from these words, I inquire,
I. What is it to persist in sin?
... read more
Bound to Know Your True Character
TEXT.--"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves"-- 2 CORINTHIANS xiii. 5.
IN speaking from this text I design to pursue the following order:
I. Show what is intended by the requirement in the text.
II. The necessity ... read more
Breaking Up the Fallow Ground
Break up your follow ground for it is time to seek the Lord till He come and rain righteousness upon you. Hos. 10:12.
The Jews were a nation of farmers, and it is therefore a common thing in the scriptures to refer for Illustrations to their occupatio ... read more
Can Two Walk Together Except They Be Agreed?
Amos iii. 3.
"Can two walk together except they be agreed?"
In the holy Scriptures, we often find a negative thrown into the form of an interrogation. The text is an instance of this kind; so that we are to understand the prophet as affirming ... read more
Charles Hill Roe
To Charles Hill Roe
c. April 1850
[Extract published in Eliza Roe Shannon, A Minister's Life: Memoirs of Charles Hill Roe (Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1900), pages 69-70. This letter was probably written from Worcester in March or April 1850 t ... read more
Christ Our Advocate
"And if any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. And he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." -- 1 John ii. 1, 2.
THE Bible abounds with governmental ana ... read more
Christ the Husband of the Church
TEXT.--"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God."--Romans, vii 4.
IN the discussion of thi ... read more
Christian Affinity
Amos iii.3,--"Can two walk together except they be agreed?"
In the holy Scriptures, we often find a negative thrown into the form of an interrogation. The text is an instance of this kind; so that we are to understand the prophet as affirming tha ... read more
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
'Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.'--1 John 3:9.
In this discourse I shall,
I. INQUIRE WHAT SIN IS NOT.
II. WHAT IT IS.
III. WHAT TO BE BORN OF GOD I ... read more
Christian Perfection (1)
TEXT.--"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."--Matthew v. 48.
IN the 43rd verse, the Savior says, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy; but I say unto you, Love ... read more
Christian Perfection (2)
TEXT.--"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."--Matthew v. 48.
IN speaking from these words, two weeks ago, I pursued the following order.
1. I showed what is implied in being perfect.
2. What Christian perfec ... read more
CHRISTIAN WARFARE
'This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things ye would.'-- ... read more
Conditions of Being Saved
"What must I do to be saved?" -- Acts xvi. 30.
I BRING forward this subject today not because it is new to many in this congregation, but because it is greatly needed. I am happy to know that the great inquiry of our text is beginning to be deeply and ... read more
Conformity to the World
TEXT.-- Be not conformed to this world.--Romans xii. 2
IT will be recollected by some who are present, that some time since I made use of this text in preaching in this place, but the object of this evening's discourse is so far different that it is n ... read more
Conscience and the Bible in Harmony
"By manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God." -- 2 Cor. 4:2.
THE context shows that these words of Paul refer to his manner of preaching, and to the aim which he had in those labours.
Conscience ... read more
Converting Sinners a Christian Duty
"Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." -- James v. 19, 20.
A SUBJECT of present ... read more
Death to Sin through Christ
"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." -- Romans 6:11.
THE connection of this passage will help us to understand its meaning. Near the close of the previous chapter Paul had sa ... read more
Dishonesty in Small Matters Inconsistent With Honesty in Anything
TEXT.--"He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."--LUKE xvi. 10.
THESE words are a part of the parable of the unjust steward, or rather, a principle which our Lord lays down in connection with the parable. The words do not require that I s ... read more
Doubtful Actions Are Sinful
Text.--"He that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." Romans 14:23.
IT was a custom among the idolatrous heathen to offer the bodies of slain beasts in sacrifice, a part of every beast tha ... read more
Excitement in Revivals - Letter Six
I have by no means done with the subject of excitement as connected with revivals of religion. In every age of the Church, cases have occurred in which persons have had such clear manifestations of Divine truth as to prostrate their physical strength enti ... read more
False Professors
Text--"They feared the Lord, and served their own gods." 2 Kings 17:33.
WHEN the ten tribes of Israel were carried away captives by the king of Assyria, their places were supplied with strangers of different idolatrous nations, who knew nothing of the ... read more
Fanatical Excitement-Letter Seven
While upon the subject of excitement, I wish to make a few suggestions on the danger that highly-excited feelings will take a wrong direction, and result in fanaticism. Every one is aware that, when the feelings are strongly excited, they are capable of b ... read more
FULNESS THERE IS IN CHRIST
'For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power.'--Col. 2:9, 10.
The connection in which this text stands, shows that the Apostle is laboring to establish the ... read more
George Whipple, Secretary of the American Missionary Association
To George Whipple
12 September 1850
[MS in American Missionary Association Archives #F1-12377, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University]
London 12th Sept 1850.
Dear Br. Whipple.
I am so weary that I
am about to go over to the ... read more
God Cannot Please Sinners
Luke vii. 31--35. "And the Lord said, Whereunto, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? They are like unto children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye h ... read more
God Manifesting Himself to Moses
"And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people; and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, ... read more
God Under Obligation To Do Right
'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?' Gen. 18:25.
In discussing this subject I will show,
I. WHAT IS RIGHT.
II. WHAT IS IMPLIED IN GOD'S DOING RIGHT?
III. THAT GOD IS UNDER A MORAL OBLIGATION TO DO RIGHT.
IV. THAT ALL MORAL BE ... read more
God's Anger Against the Wicked
"God is angry with the wicked every day." -- Psalms 7:11.
In speaking from this text I design to show briefly:
I. WHO ARE "WICKED" IN THE SCRIPTURE SENSE OF THIS TERM;
II. THAT GOD IS ANGRY WITH THEM;
III. THE NATURE OF THIS ANGER;
IV. THE ... read more
God's Love Commended To Us
"But God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." -- Romans v. 8.
WHAT is meant here by "commend?" To recommend; to set forth in a clear and strong light.
Towards whom is this love exercised? Towards u ... read more
God's Love for a Sinning World
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -- John 3:16.
Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so much. Pardoned or unp ... read more
GOSPEL LIBERTY
Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.--Galatians 5:1.
In this lecture I shall show,
I. WHAT IS INTENDED BY THE YOKE OF BONDAGE.
II. WHAT IT IS TO BE ENTAN ... read more
Henrietta Bissell
To Henrietta Bissell
c. 24 April 1850
[MS in Finney Papers, Supplement # 29. The first part of the letter is by Elizabeth Finney. Finney's letter starts on page 8]
Worcester April 22d 1850
My very dear Sister
Your kind letter of t ... read more
How Churches Can Help Ministers
TEXT. --And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses's hands were heavy, and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon: and Aaron and Hur stayed up ... read more
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR HEART
EZEKIEL xviii. 31.--Make you a new heart, and a new spirit, for why will ye die?
In the former discourse upon this text, I discussed three points, viz:
1. The meaning of the command in the text.
2. Its reasonableness.
3. Its consistency w ... read more
How To Preach Without Converting Anybody
Preach on every doctrine that centers the attention on man rather than Jesus. Teach every doctrine that makes man the center of God's attention rather than God the center of man's devotion. Tell people only what God will do for them.
Avoid preaching abo ... read more
It is impossible but that offences come
THERE are many who believe that a loose indefinite infidelity has rarely, if ever, been more prevalent in our country than at this time, especially among young men. I am not prepared to say it is an honest infidelity, yet it may very probably be real. You ... read more
John Campbell
To John Campbell
c. April 1850
[Copy in Finney Papers #1458]
Extracts from one or more letters from Finney to Rev. John Campbell, were published in a printed letter entitled Rev. Professor Finney, of Oberlin College, United States, from ... read more
John Humphrey Noyes
To John Humphrey Noyes
3 April 1837
[Published in The Witness (Ithaca, N.Y.), Volume 1, no. 1, (August 20, 1837), page 2.]
In 1834, during the May Anniversaries, Mrs. Finney had a visit from John Humphrey Noyes, who was in New York, set ... read more
Julia Finney
To Julia Finney
5 December 1850
[Ms in Finney Papers, Supplement #33. Julia Finney often underlined the date on each of the letters she received from her father, and she also underlined the names of some of the people or places, or made other m ... read more
JUSTIFICATION
'There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.' Rom. 8:1.
In this discourse, I shall notice,
I. WHAT IT IS TO BE IN CHRIST JESUS.
II. WHAT IS INTENDED BY NO CONDE ... read more
Justification By Faith
TEXT--"Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law sh ... read more
LECTURE I. - WHAT A REVIVAL OF RELIGION IS.
TEXT. -- O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. --HAB. iii. 2.
IT is supposed that the prophet Habakkuk was contemporary with Jeremiah, and that this prophecy was uttered in antic ... read more
LECTURE II. - WHEN A REVIVAL IS TO BE EXPECTED.
TEXT. --Wilt thou not revive us again; that thy people may rejoice in thee? --PSALM lxxxv. 6.
THIS Psalm seems to have been written soon after the return of the people of Israel from the Babylonish captivity; as you will easily see from the language at t ... read more
LECTURE III. - HOW TO PROMOTE A REVIVAL.
TEXT. --Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.--HOSEA X. 12.
THE Jews were a nation of farmers, and it is therefore a common thing in the Scriptures to refer for illustrations to their ... read more
LECTURE IV. - PREVAILING PRAYER.
TEXT. --The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.--JAMES V. 16.
THE last lecture referred principally to the confession of sin. To-night my remarks will be chiefly confined to the subject of intercession, or prayer. There are two ... read more
LECTURE IX. - MEANS TO BE USED WITH SINNERS.
TEXT.--Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen. --ISAIAH xliii:10.
IN the text it is affirmed of the children of God, that they are his witnesses. In several preceding lectures I have been dwelling on the subject of Pr ... read more
LECTURE V. - THE PRAYER OF FAITH.
TEXT. --"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." --MARK xi. 24.
THESE words have been by some supposed to refer exclusively to the faith of miracles. But there is ... read more
LECTURE VI. - THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER.
TEXT. --Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mi ... read more
LECTURE VII. - ON BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.
TEXT. --Be filled with the Spirit. --EPH. v. 18.
SEVERAL of my last lectures have been on the subject of prayer, and the importance of having the spirit of prayer, of the intercession of the Holy Ghost. Whenever the necessity and importance of the Spir ... read more
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