- Collection:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Manuscript Collection
- Title:
- Sermons of Robert Zenas Johnston, 1895
- Creator:
- Johnston, Robert Zenas, 1834-1908
- Date of Original:
- 1895
- Subject:
- Alcoholism
Banners
Children
Christian life
Christmas sermons
Church
Church membership
Clergy--Conduct of life
Confession
Confidence
Elders (Church officers)--Presbyterian Church
Faith
Families--Religious life
God (Christianity)--Knowableness
God (Christianity)--Mercy
Holiness
Holy Spirit
Love--Religious aspects
Mission of the church
Money
Piety
Poor
Preaching
Presbyterian Church--North Carolina
Presbyterians--North Carolina
Religions
Religious education of children
Rest--Religious aspects--Christianity
Salvation--Christianity
Thanksgiving Day sermons
Theological seminaries
Word of God (Christian theology)
Virtues
Bible--Colossians--Sermons
Bible--Corinthians, 1st--Sermons
Bible--Hebrews--Sermons
Bible--Job--Sermons
Bible--John--Sermons
Bible--Mark--Sermons
Bible--Matthew--Sermons
Bible--New Testament--Relation to the Old Testament
Bible--Psalms--Sermons
Bible--Revelation--Sermons
Bible--Romans--Sermons
Bible--Thessalonians, 2nd--Sermons
Homiletic review (New York, N.Y.)
Dale, R. W., 1829-1895
Dale, Robert William, 1829-1895
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Jesus Christ--Person and offices
John, the Apostle, Saint
Johnston, Robert Zenas, 1834-1908--Sermons
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1843-1914
Peter, the Apostle, Saint
Evangelical Alliance for the United States of America
First Presbyterian Church (Lincolnton, N.C.)
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Presbytery of Mecklenburg
Presbyterian Church in the U.S--Sermons
Presbyterian Church in the U.S--Theology
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Lincolnton (N.C.)
North Carolina - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- manuscripts (documents)
notes (documents)
sermons - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- 14 manuscript sermons and sermon notes by Robert Zenas Johnston arranged chronologically from 1895. Each sermon was composed in Lincolnton (N.C.) and delivered at First Presbyterian Church (Lincolnton, N.C.). Dates provided indicate either the date when the sermon was completed or initially delivered. Title: We owe all our high hopeful, brotherly ways to Jesus Christ - “the author and finisher of our faith” Sermon concerning the Apostle Peter’s confession about Jesus as the Christ and what this reveals about saving faith, January 27, 1895. Sermon on Romans 1:3. 2 pages. Title: Good to consider “the wondrous works of God.” Sermon concerning snow as an example of holiness, gentleness, and usefulness, February 10, 1895. Sermon on Job 37:6. 2 pages. Title: Work of the Ministry - its importance & authority Sermon concerning the authority of preaching and the training of ministers, February 24, 1895. Sermon on Hebrews 3:13. 2 pages. Title: The commanding power of Jesus’ words. Sermon concerning the authority of the words uttered by Jesus Christ as expressed in his sublimity, spirituality, and originality, March 10, 1895. Sermon on John 7:46. 2 pages. Title: Christian banner is Love. Sermon concerning the love of Christ shown as compared to the significance of the American flag and that the Christian life is marked by love, March 24, 1895. Sermon on John 13:35. 2 pages. Title: Confidence in the Lord the basis of confidence in His disciples Sermon concerning faith and confidence in performing the works of the church, April 28, 1895. Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 3:4. 2 pages. Title: The signal service of the Church Sermon concerning the authority of Christ given to the church and the expression of that authority in its service and warns against power stemming from possessing money, May 26, 1895. Sermon on Mark 8:34. 2 pages. Title: Individual responsibility. Sermon concerning the relation between knowing God, moral character formation, and individual skill, June 23, 1895. Sermon on Matthew 25:15. 2 pages. Title: Jesus in the family & home. Sermon concerning the formation of families with the example of Jesus and the hospitality of the disciple John, July 14, 1895. Sermon on John 19:27. 2 pages. Title: The Elder Sermon concerning the Old Testament foundation and office of the Ruling Elder, October 13, 1895. Sermon on Matthew 23:2-3. 2 pages. Title: Lovelessness. Sermon concerning the role of love and lack thereof in ordinary life, pastors, and church members, November 10, 1895. Sermon on Revelation 2:4. 2 pages. Title: Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day sermon concerning things with giving thanks for and the importance of maintaining a thankful spirit, November 28, 1895. Sermon on Psalm 40:10. 2 pages. Title: The Spirit gives understanding & appreciation Sermon concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in influencing people to trust in Christ, and recounts a story of Robert E. Lee talking with Jefferson Davis, December 8, 1895. Sermon on 1 Corinthians 2:12. 2 pages. Title: How to keep Christmas. Christmas sermon concerning ways in which Christmas should be enjoyed: relaxing, avoiding extravagance, enthusiasm for home, caring for relations, and helping the poor others in need, December 22, 1895. Sermon on Colossians 3:17. 2 pages.
Institution: C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special Collections and Archives, John Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary - Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17323coll7/id/9266
- IIIF manifest:
- https://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/p17323coll7:9266/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 28 pages
- Original Collection:
- Robert Zenas Johnston papers, 1853-1914
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
