James Smith preaches on God's questioning of Job's complaints and reflections on Divine Providence, highlighting the importance of trusting in God's wisdom, kindness, holiness, and knowledge. He emphasizes that God's ways are infinitely wise and just, even when they may be difficult for us to understand. Smith encourages believers to submit to God's plan, knowing that His motives are just and gracious, and that everything He does is for our good and His glory.

James Smith preaches on the assurance and comfort of having God as our Father, highlighting the care, provision, and guidance He offers to His children. He challenges believers to trust in God's promises, seek His will, and maintain communion with Him daily. Smith emphasizes the importance of contentment, confidence, and unity among God's family, urging Christians to honor their Father and share His love with others. He concludes by encouraging believers to act in a manner that reflects their relationship with God as their loving Father.

James Smith preaches on the importance of being still before God, emphasizing the need to trust in His sovereignty, submit to His will, and wait patiently for His timing. He highlights the futility of complaining, resisting God's plans, and rebelling against His authority, urging believers to be silent and yield themselves to God's work in their lives. Smith reassures that God is actively working, overruling circumstances for good, and will eventually provide understanding and clarity in His perfect timing.

James Smith passionately warns about the eternal consequences of sin and the urgent need for salvation through Jesus Christ. He emphasizes the reality of Hell and the importance of being born again to avoid everlasting destruction. Smith highlights the necessity of personally knowing and applying Jesus as Savior, emphasizing the need for repentance, faith, and surrender to Christ's lordship. He stresses the transformative power of Christ's blood, righteousness, grace, and Spirit in the life of a believer, urging a complete reliance on Jesus for salvation and sanctification.

James Smith reflects on the overwhelming mercy and grace of God in his life, acknowledging his unworthiness and the countless blessings he has received from God since birth. He expresses gratitude for being saved from eternal destruction, taught by the Holy Spirit, and given a saving interest in Christ. Despite his shortcomings and failures, he surrenders himself to God on his birthday, seeking to serve Him wholeheartedly and glorify His name in all aspects of his life.

James Smith preaches on the deceitful nature of kind words from cruel hearts, using the treacherous act of Joab towards Amasa as an example. He emphasizes the importance of spiritual health over physical health, highlighting the need for Christians to inquire about each other's well-being in a genuine and loving manner. Smith delves into the spiritual relationship among believers, encouraging self-examination to ensure a healthy spiritual state by assessing desires, speech, prayer life, affections, and actions.

James Smith preaches about the unchanging nature of Jesus Christ, emphasizing that amidst the uncertainties and challenges of a new year, Jesus remains the same yesterday, today, and forever, offering love, compassion, and help to His people. Believers are encouraged to trust in Jesus alone for all their needs, as He is always present, attentive, and ready to supply. Smith urges the congregation to seek Jesus persistently, reminding them of the blessings, experiences, actions, joys, and protections they can have in Him throughout the year.

James Smith preaches about the experience of a poor Christian who faced trials and darkness, but found peace, joy, and gratitude in wrestling with God until he recognized the voice of the Holy Spirit whispering 'AN ALL-SUFFICIENT SAVIOR!' This sermon emphasizes the all-sufficiency of Jesus Christ in various aspects: His blood as an atonement for sins, His obedience as a righteousness that justifies, His grace that enables us to live godly lives, and His love as a source of comfort and consolation. Whether a sinner seeking mercy or a believer in Jesus, clinging to Christ will prove that He is truly an all-sufficient Savior in all circumstances of life.

James Smith preaches on the challenging nature of divine providence, emphasizing that God's intention is to test our faith, patience, and submission to His will through trials. To reconcile our minds to God's dispensations, we must be assured of our adoption, have a constant sense of God's love, realize His presence, trust in His power working for our good, believe in His promises, value eternal things over temporal ones, remember our sinful nature and God's mercy, and seek fellowship with Christ in His sufferings.

James Smith preaches on the importance of being doers of the word, not just hearers, emphasizing that the Word of God is our daily counselor, guide, and friend, containing all necessary for comfort, direction, and safety. He urges Christians to walk in wisdom, love, and loyalty in various roles and relationships, highlighting the need for obedience, humility, and submission. Smith warns against self-deception, stressing the importance of genuine faith, holiness, and sanctification through the Word. He encourages believers to examine themselves, ensuring their faith is evidenced by good works and a life that glorifies God.

James Smith preaches about the importance of looking beyond appearances and focusing on eternal values. He emphasizes that true dignity is found in being a Christian, who is a child of God with a glorious inheritance and a close relationship with the Creator. Smith highlights that the grand pursuit in life should be eternal life in God's favor and presence, and the ultimate goal is to attain conformity to Christ. He stresses that the only substantial thing that truly satisfies is real religion, which brings peace, joy, and transformation to the heart and life.

James Smith passionately urges the audience to consider the state of their souls, emphasizing the eternal consequences of sin and the necessity of finding salvation in Christ. He highlights the terrifying reality of eternal death and the everlasting suffering that awaits those who do not have a Savior. Smith stresses the importance of Jesus as the only way to escape God's wrath, as He willingly became the Substitute to bear the penalty for our sins, offering salvation and eternal life to all who believe in Him.

James Smith preaches about the importance of examining ourselves to see if we are truly in the faith, emphasizing the need to test our faith to ensure it is genuine. He highlights the dangers of spurious religion and the solemn circumstances it places believers in, urging them to look at various tests to determine the authenticity of their faith.

James Smith preaches on the powerful prayer of Asa in 2 Chronicles 14:11, highlighting the importance of recognizing our covenant relationship with God in times of trouble. Asa's cry to the Lord demonstrates true faith and reliance on God's omnipotent power, acknowledging that nothing is too difficult for the Lord. By resting in God and going forth in His name, believers can face any multitude of challenges with confidence, knowing that victory comes from the Lord. The plea for God not to let man prevail against Him signifies the believer's complete trust in God's sovereignty and ultimate triumph.

James Smith preaches about the vessels of mercy, who are distinct from the world and set apart for the Lord, chosen to show forth His praises. These vessels, prepared in advance for glory, were once unworthy and guilty but were redeemed by the perfect obedience and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Mercy, with tender compassion, saves and transforms these vessels, making them fit for the Master's use and adorning the temple of mercy. Through trials and purifying processes, Mercy brightens and polishes these vessels, preparing them to shine in God's kingdom forever.

James Smith preaches on the preciousness of Jesus to believers, emphasizing how the name of Jesus brings sweetness, glory, and delight to the spiritual mind. Jesus is cherished for His person, work, promises, and grace, with His holiness making sin appear detestable and His mercy shining brightly in His sacrifice. Believers find Jesus precious in His tenderness, sympathy, and unwavering presence, as He understands their struggles and comforts them in every affliction.

James Smith preaches about the liberty we have in Christ Jesus, emphasizing that true freedom can only be found through Divine intervention as no man can free himself. He explains that in Christ, believers are liberated from sin, Satan, and the world, and have the privilege to approach God directly, appropriate His promises, and enjoy all Gospel privileges. Smith highlights that this holy and honorable liberty is perfect in its kind, urging believers not to abuse it but to use it to serve one another in love.

James Smith preaches on the importance of fellowship with God, emphasizing the need for a deep knowledge of God through the gospel and the Holy Spirit's teaching. This knowledge leads to a true understanding of God's glory, beauty, and excellency, removing fear and drawing believers closer to the Father. Fellowship with God is built on friendship, joint interest, and joint engagement, where believers desire to know, enjoy, and please God in every aspect of their lives.

James Smith preaches about the significance of clinging to the cross of Christ, emphasizing that embracing, having faith in, and clinging to the cross is essential for our acceptance with God. He highlights that the cross represents Jesus' perfect work, the atonement for sin, and the source of everlasting righteousness for believers. Smith urges the congregation to renounce self, embrace self-despair, and cling solely to the cross for true hope and acceptance with God, emphasizing the need to hold fast to the cross in all circumstances, including in times of peace, confidence in God, courage in the cause of Christ, and in the face of sins, Satan's temptations, spiritual darkness, and death.

James Smith preaches on the importance and benefits of drawing near to God in various situations of weakness, distress, confusion, and facing enemies. Drawing near to God brings comfort, joy, strength, guidance, and blessings. It unburdens the mind, exercises graces, increases confidence, and leads to trust in the Lord. It is a channel through which many blessings flow, preventing evils and sweetening life's challenges.

James Smith preaches a powerful message urging listeners to consider their ways in light of eternity, their sinful nature, and the necessity of sincere faith in Christ for salvation. He emphasizes the immortality of the soul, the reality of sin, the availability of salvation through Jesus, and the importance of living a life dedicated to Christ. Smith highlights that true faith in Christ involves renouncing self-righteousness and fully relying on His finished work, leading to a transformed life of obedience and service to the Savior.

James Smith preaches about the essential role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer, emphasizing the Spirit's work in convicting of sin, leading to Christ, and transforming the heart. The Holy Spirit is portrayed as the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, and the Spirit of grace, guiding believers into all truth, testifying of Christ, and bringing liberty, joy, and peace. Smith urges believers to seek the fullness of the Spirit, to walk in the Spirit, and to live a life marked by the Spirit's presence, power, and influence.

James Smith preaches about the purpose of trials and tribulations in humbling believers, emphasizing the need to submit to God's will and depend on Him completely. He explains that God uses various challenges like poverty, sickness, opposition, and hidden corruptions to humble us, leading us to acknowledge our need for God's grace and mercy. The sermon highlights the importance of looking to God for everything, ascribing all glory to Him, and surrendering our will to His sovereignty. James Smith encourages believers to embrace humility, trust in God's provision, and accept His correction with a humble heart.

James Smith preaches on the importance of honoring God as our Father by living out our Christian profession with sincerity and obedience. He emphasizes the need for believers to exhibit Christ-like behavior, walk by faith, live heavenly lives, and act as holy temples of the Holy Spirit. Smith challenges listeners to honor God by trusting in His promises, loving Him fervently, acquiescing to His will, obeying His precepts, praying boldly, and valuing His presence above all else.

James Smith preaches about the abundant grace of God, emphasizing that grace is the loving tendency of God's nature to pity, pardon, and bless the unworthy. God's grace is the foundation of salvation, freely given without any merit on our part. The gospel reveals the grace of God available to all sinners, inviting them to receive it without cost. There is an abundance of grace for every sinner, no matter how great their sins, and for every believer in all circumstances and times.