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James Archer sermons
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TextA Discourse for the 7th Sunday after Pent.; Matthew 7: 19
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon examines the importance of doing good works, explaining that simply refraining from evil is not enough to be rewarded in heaven, and that even those who are sick or poor are capable of fasting, giving alms, or prayer. -
TextA Discourse for Sexagesima Sunday; Luke 8:11
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon explains the importance of ensuring that one is receptive to the word of God, describing how the word of God cannot be properly sown into a soul that is like concrete or thorns- one must be truly willing and receptive of God to reach salvation. -
TextSermon for the 5th Sunday after Easter; John 16:23
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses prayer, emphasizing that consistent prayer is necessary to receive salvation, but prayer must be done correctly, as in, with humility and without sin, to be fruitful. -
TextSermon for the 3rd Sunday of Lent; Luke 16:22
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon explains the horror of Hell, describing the eternal torment and suffering of those who lead sinful lives. -
TextSermon for the 4th Sunday of Lent; John 9:8-9
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses false reports, addressing both those that make false reports and those that listen to them. -
TextUntitled; Ephesians 5:2. (Another version of Folder 3, Item 34)
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon celebrates Jesus's love and passion, describing his death, sacrifice, and suffering for humanity despite our sins and cruelty. -
TextFirst of three short discourses, all untitled, concerning candidates for a religious profession
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon explains the importance of renouncing both worldly pleasures and oneself when seeking a religious profession. -
TextSecond of three short discourses, all untitled, concerning candidates for a religious profession
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses the blessings God has conferred on his followers, describing the Jubilee and the forgiveness of debts. -
TextThird of three short discourses, all untitled, concerning candidates for a religious profession
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses the importance of renouncing wordly pleasures in order to enter the religious state, emphasizing that one seeking a religious profession must look to their instructors to learn about spiritual mysteries. -
TextUntitled; Matthew 22:39
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses the importance of loving one's neighbor, explaining why God asks us to love our neighbors and the qualities of a healthy love for one's neighbors. -
TextA Clothing Discourse; no verse [Draft]
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon celebrates the transition of a group of women to join a religious order, outlining the virtues of such a choice and the level of dedication to Christ that is needed to undertake such a spiritual journey. -
TextA Discourse for a Religious Profession; Deuteronomy; 26:17-18
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon celebrates the choice of a woman to join a religious order, fully dedicating herself to God, and presents her as an example of the perfected child of God. -
TextA Sermon for the Feast of All Souls; Jeremiah 1:12
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon explains Purgatory, describing the horrors of purgatory and the obligations and interests christians should have in aiding souls that reside in purgatory. -
TextA Sermon for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost; Matthew 22-37
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon celebrates the love God has for humanity, describing the oath christians have to love God and the manners in which christians should practice their love toward God with prayer being an example. -
TextA Sermon for the first Sunday of Lent; Matthew 4:1
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon seeks to instruct Christians on the proper way to embody a true and whole love for God as has been commanded. -
TextFor the Second Sunday of Lent, "On Contrition;" John 26:23
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon discusses the aspects of the sacrament of penance, contrition and confession, as they should be undertaken during Lent. -
TextA Discourse for a Religious Profession; Psalms 83:1-2
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon discusses the temptations that lead christians away from God, advising how women who seek a religious profession can avoid these temptations and revering their choice to enter into a religious profession. -
TextA Sermon for Quinquagesima Sunday; Luke 18:34
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses the linked concpets of Ignorance and False Conscience, cautioning against the desire to seek knowledge of the eternal when it has not been permitted for you to know. -
TextOn Christmas Eve; Luke 2:10. Bruges 1789
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses the humble birth of Jesus, emphasizing the importance of virtuous humility and revering Jesus's love for humanity. -
TextA Discourse for the 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany; Matthew 8:1-2
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon addresses the importance of truthful prayer, emphasizing that sinners who have the intent on sinning again disgrace the practice of prayer. -
TextSermon for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost; Matthew 22:21
Archer, James, 1751-1834CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useThis sermon examines the sin of theft, explaining the different kinds of theft and injustice, and the obligation and conditions of restoration for theft.