Love Trails of the Long Ago
Reflections on biblical love stories, marriage, and the tragedy of Eden. Vance defends the sanctity of marriage, examines Eve's fall, and urges obedience to God for wholesome homes.
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Love Trails of the Long Ago
Is Jesus God?
A sermon defending the deity of Jesus: argues He must be God (not deluded or deceptive) and appeals to Scripture, His life, death, resurrection, and saving work.
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Character Building in the Home
A sermon urging parents to build character in the home through loving discipline, sincerity, personal example, and religion; the household is central to shaping youth and resisting vice.
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A Man Sent from God
Biography of Dr. Walter W. Moore, a revered Union Seminary professor whose vital teaching (Hebrew, Gospel of John) shaped ministers and guided the seminary's move to Richmond.
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The Old Rugged Cross
Sermon urging Christians to embrace the rugged, sacrificial reality of the cross over sentimental images. Vance calls for sincere, costly devotion, duty, and readiness to suffer.
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Samuel H. Chester: An Appreciation
Union Seminary Review (Oct 1925) features essays on William Tyndale's legacy, a tribute to missionary Samuel I. Chester, and an analysis of Woodrow Wilson's formation and influences.
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God’s Open: Sermons That Take Us Out-of-Doors
Sermons highlighting Christ’s ministry in nature—how Jesus sought solitude and prayer outdoors, taught with natural metaphors, and revealed God through the open world.
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Being a Preacher: A Study of the Claims of the Christian Ministry
Vance: preaching pays little and demands sacrifice, training, and exhausting labor. Still it’s the highest calling—saving souls and transforming society.
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The Church That Changes the World
Sermon urging the church to change the world by attracting people to Christ rather than compromising or using worldly tactics. Christ 'lifted up' is the church's true magnet for mission and reform.
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The Church and Labor
Labor-Day sermons urging the Church to confront labor-capital issues: affirm workers' dignity, respect private ownership, and pursue justice, mercy, and walking humbly with God.
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The Christian Home: America’s Fundamental Need
Sermons urging a revival of the Christian home: defending marriage, parental authority, and family religious instruction as foundational to church and nation.
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Grandly Begin: New Year Sermon
Sermon collection for special days. Includes a New Year sermon urging a straight, godly start—set your affection on things above (Col.3)—and a children's New Year talk (Ps.19).
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Foreword to Gipsy Smith, Evangelistic Talks
A collection of Gipsy Smith's 1922 evangelistic noon addresses in Nashville urging personal faith, prayer, abiding in Christ, and revival. Impromptu, pastoral, and evangelistic sermons.
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In the Breaking of the Bread: A Volume of Communion Addresses
Collection of communion addresses guiding preparation for the Lord's Supper. Emphasizes the risen Christ known in the breaking of bread, reverent remembrance, and mystical fellowship.
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The Silver on the Iron Cross
Wartime Christian vignettes and reflections from World War I, seeking the 'silver' of hope amid the iron of battle. Accounts include forts, graves, comradeship, and Holy Communion in the field.
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The Life of Service: Some Christian Doctrines from Paul’s Experience in the Epistle to the Romans
Expository addresses on Paul's 'life of service' (Romans). Vance traces Paul's motive—"I am debtor"—his conversion and key doctrines, urging sacrificial Christian service.
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Presbyterian Church Union
Argues for organic union of Northern and Southern Presbyterian churches over federation, appealing to Christ's prayer for unity, efficiency, broader witness, and wartime duty.
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The Problem of the Alien in America
1917 Missionary Voice urges sacrificial giving and vigorous evangelism at home and abroad. Emphasizes immigrant outreach, medical missions, and social reforms for human welfare.
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On the Status of Women in the Church
1955 Presbyterian Tribune review of historical Presbyterian debates on women’s place in the church, citing General Assembly rulings and New Testament texts (Romans, Acts, Philippians).
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The Diet for a Sick Church
Call to united prayer for war-torn and mission fields. Essay diagnoses 'sick' churches—self-centered, powerless, needing the Holy Spirit, mission focus, and pastoral renewal.
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