Why Should You Read John Calvin’s Sermons?
John Calvin wrote many commentaries, and many sermons. The Banner of Truth publishes a large collection of both. In the video below, watch as Derek Thomas briefly describes how Calvin’s sermons are different from his commentaries, who they are intended for, and why you should read them.
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Endorsement ‘Calvin brings a depth of pastoral insight into his preaching — Calvin became a theologian to be a better pastor. He believed that all pastors should be theologians, and the only virtue of being, for him, a better theologian was to be a more effective pastor, and 1 Timothy is a book in holy […]
Sermons on Job Volume 2 (eBook)
Volume Two: Chapters 15-30
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EBOOK ONLY – For the printed set, see Sermons on Job. Also available, Sermons on Job, Volume 1 (eBook only) and Sermons on Job, Volume 3 (eBook only) Endorsement ‘Dr Rob Roy McGregor’s translations of Calvin’s sermons have been received with great enthusiasm and gratitude.’ — DEREK THOMAS Book Description The name of John Calvin […]
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Let us call upon our good God and Father, since all fullness of wisdom and light is found in him, mercifully to enlighten us by his Holy Spirit in the true understanding of his word, and to give us grace to receive it in true fear and humility. May we be taught by his word […]
Sermons on Genesis
Chapters 1 - 11
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Modern translations by Dr Rob Roy McGregor of sermons preached by Calvin in 1559-1560. Suitable for Christians at all levels of spiritual development. 888pp.
Songs of the Nativity
Selected Sermons on Luke 1 & 2
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Preached in Geneva between October 1559 and March 1560, Calvin’s sermons on the nativity story are the fruit of almost twenty-five years of gospel ministry. 280pp.
Sermons on the Beatitudes
Five sermons from the 'Gospel Harmony', delivered in Geneva in 1560
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Calvin’s expositions of Matthew 5:1–12, Mark 3:13–19 and Luke 6:12–16, translated by Robert White into a modern English idiom. 128pp.
Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles
Chapters 1-7; Forty-four sermons delivered in Geneva between 15 August 1549 and 11 January 1551
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Calvin’s 44 surviving sermons on Acts, translated into English for the very first time by Dr Rob Roy McGregor. 688pp.
Sermons on 2 Samuel
Chapters 1-13
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The first English translation (by Professor Douglas Kelly) of his sermons on 2 Samuel, shows Calvin’s deep insight into human character. 696pp.
Sermons on Genesis
Chapters 11-20
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Modern translations by Dr Rob Roy McGregor of sermons preached by Calvin in 1559-1560. Suitable for Christians at all levels of spiritual development. 920pp.
Faith Unfeigned
Four Sermons Concerning Matters Most Useful for the Present Time with a Brief Exposition of Psalm 87
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A new translation by Robert White of Calvin’s Quatre Sermons, originally published in 1552. The sermons deal with how to confess Christ in a hostile environment, and combine sound theology with strong pastoral concern. Includes an exposition of Psalm 87 and three of Calvin’s letters, one of which is to Edward VI of England. 208pp.
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