The Law of Self-Sacrifice
Sermon on the law of self‑sacrifice: Christ as the supreme substitute who gives His life for others. Uses everyday examples (mothers, doctors, soldiers) to illustrate atonement and duty.
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The Law of Self-Sacrifice
The Field of Blood
A short Easter poem proclaims Christ's rising and healing. Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage's sermon fiercely condemns gambling as a destructive sin that ruins individuals, families, and churches.
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People Who Have Lost Their Way
T. DeWitt Talmage's sermon uses Hagar and Ishmael to portray lives lost in the wilderness, urging believers to find their God‑given sphere and to seek Christ, the living water.
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Stoning of Stephen
T. L. Talmage's sermon on Stephen (Acts 7:56–60) presents five scenes—gazing at heaven, seeing Christ, stoning, dying prayer, and peaceful sleep—urging faith, courage, and hope in death.
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Splendors to Be Unrolled
Talmage on 1 Cor. 13:12: we now see 'through a glass, darkly'; heaven will unveil God's purposes and believers will behold Christ face-to-face. A sermon of comfort and hope.
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Coming Sermons
Mar 1898 Homiletic Review: Joseph Parker presents Spurgeon as God’s chosen servant; T. DeWitt Talmage calls for a new, brief, popular sermon centered on a living Christ.
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The Good Shepherd
T. DeWitt Talmage's sermon on Psalm 23 presents Christ as the Good Shepherd who humbly shares our humanity, guides us with providence through trials, and gathers us safely home.
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A Sermon of Gratitude
Pulpit sermon praising the newspaper press as a mighty educator and ally of the Gospel, tracing its history and role in freedom. Warns editors of moral responsibility and temptations.
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Cheer for the Unknown
T. DeWitt Talmage encourages ordinary people—housewives, tradesmen, farmers—affirming their daily duties as worthy of divine grace. He urges trust in Christ for strength in humble service.
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Watching the Boat
Sermon urging sisters to faithful, sacrificial care for brothers, using Miriam watching Moses as example. Warns against teasing and jealousy; stresses family unity and influence.
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The Men and Women Now Needed
DeWitt Talmage exhorts Christians to urgent, aggressive public witness and service—rejecting passive self-examination—citing Esther 4:14 and calling for bold evangelism and preaching.
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Only a Little Honey
Talmage warns that small tastes of sinful 'honey'—corrupt books, alcohol, gambling, stock-speculation—lead to moral ruin and urges self-discipline and godly reading.
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Woman’s Work
T. DeWitt Talmage urges women to prepare for self-support by learning practical trades and entering the workforce, citing war losses and social change to justify female independence.
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Good and Bad Club-Houses
T. DeWitt Talmage warns clubhouses (drinking, gambling, late hours) destroy homes, finances, and morals. He urges judging clubs by their effect on family, business, and faith.
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Plenty of Denominations
New-Year editorial urging repentance, renewed personal and communal devotion, and Christian unity; criticizes denominational excess and sensational press, and calls for charity and watchfulness.
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Household Cares
Talmage's sermon 'Household Cares' honors housekeepers, contrasts Martha's labors with Mary's devotion, and comforts women amid domestic anxieties with Christ's sympathy.
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Heavenly Recognition
Talmage defends the certainty of recognizing loved ones in heaven, marshaling biblical (David, Jesus, Revelation) and moral arguments for a joyful postmortem reunion.
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Evils of the Cities: A Series of Practical and Popular Discourses Delivered in the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Sermons by T. DeWitt Talmage diagnosing the moral 'plagues' of cities — gambling, drunkenness, crime, infidelity, bad literature — and urging Christian, church-led remedies and reform.
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The Earth Girdled: The World as Seen To-Day
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage's illustrated travelogue recounts journeys across the Pacific, Australasia, India, Egypt and the Mediterranean, blending travel, missions, antiquities and biblical reflection.
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