J.C. Ryle

She left her heart behind her!

Audio Transcript January 17, 2026

She left her heart behind her. By J. C. Ryle. Luke, chapter 17, verse 32. Remember Lot's wife. We should observe in these verses what a solemn warning our Lord gives us against an unsound profession.

The way to do good is to amuse people!

Audio Transcript November 2, 2025

The way to do good is to amuse people. By J. C. Ryle. Matthew chapter 11, verse 1. After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of

The best of men are only men at their very best

Audio Transcript October 31, 2025

The best of men are only men at their very best. By J. C. Ryle. Matthew chapter 17, verse 5. While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my son

The loving heart of an actual living Christ!

Audio Transcript October 27, 2025

The Loving Heart of an Actual Living Christ by J.C. Ryle I'm afraid that many Christians in our day have lost sight of Christ. They talk more about salvation than about their only Savior, and more ab

Athens!

Audio Transcript October 5, 2025

Athens, by J. C. Ryle. Acts, chapter 17, verse 16. While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. There stood the apostle Paul, not in a q

Sound doctrine is useless!

Audio Transcript October 3, 2025

Sound Doctrine is Useless by J. C. Ryle 1 Timothy chapter 6 verse 3 The Doctrine which is according to Godliness Sound doctrine is useless, if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is my firm

A rich man and a beggar

Audio Transcript October 1, 2025

a rich man and a beggar. By J.C. Ryle. Luke chapter 16, verses 19 through 21. There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar

A woman to be remembered!

Audio Transcript September 26, 2025

Remember Lot's Wife Few words ever spoken by the Lord Jesus are more solemn or searching than this brief three-word warning, Remember Lot's Wife. How striking it is that, out of all the women of Scr

There is nothing more deceitful, tempting, foolish, idolatrous, perilous & ensnaring

Audio Transcript September 7, 2025

There is nothing more deceitful, tempting, foolish, idolatrous, perilous, and heart-ensnaring. By J. C. Ryle. The rich man also died and was buried, in hell, where he was in torment. I believe that

Everybody is going to be saved--and nobody is going to be lost!

Audio Transcript September 6, 2025

One great danger of the church today consists in the rise and progress of a spirit of indifference to all doctrines and opinions in religion. A wave of latitudinarianism about theology appears to be p

The true secret of spiritual prosperity!

Audio Transcript August 19, 2025

The True Secret of Spiritual Prosperity by J.C. Ryle In Christ alone, there is a full supply of all that we require for the needs of our souls. Of ourselves we are all poor, empty creatures. Empty of

Living in the Light of Christ's Return

Audio Transcript August 15, 2025

living in the light of Christ's return. J. C. Ryle I am afraid that the subject of the second coming of Jesus is not sufficiently thought of and studied by many Christians. I must say that the great

I know this, and I know that!

Audio Transcript June 21, 2025

I know this, and I know that. By J.C. Ryle. Luke chapter 4, verses 33 and 34. In the synagogue, there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, Ha! What do

The training and education of children

Audio Transcript June 14, 2025

the training and education of children. By J. C. Ryle. Mark chapter 7, verses 21 through 23. From within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, g

The workings of grace in the heart

Audio Transcript June 2, 2025

The Workings of Grace in the Heart by J. C. Ryle The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of th

Chance, luck, or accident

Audio Transcript April 16, 2025

Chance, Luck, or Accident? By J. C. Ryle. Luke chapter 12, verses 6 and 7. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are

They are helpers to the cause of the devil!

Audio Transcript April 16, 2025

They are helpers to the cause of the devil. J.C. Ryle, The Gospel of Luke, 1858. Don't even take along a walking stick, nor a traveler's bag, nor food, nor money, not even an extra coat. Luke 9, 3. Je

A great hospital!

Audio Transcript March 29, 2025

A Great Hospital by J.C. Ryle The Gospel of Mark 1857 Mark 14, 27 All of you will desert me, Jesus told them. We see in this verse how well our Lord knew the weakness and infirmities of His disc

Something peculiar, distinct, and different from other people

Audio Video Transcript December 19, 2024

Something Peculiar, Distinct and Different by J.C. Ryle The effects of the Spirit's work in conversion will always be seen. Those effects may be weak and feeble at first, but there, where there is t

The Sovereignty of God in Saving Sinners!

Audio Video Transcript December 10, 2024

The Sovereignty of God in Saving Sinners by J.C. Ryle Matthew chapter 11 verses 25 and 26. At that time, Jesus said, I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these thin