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Alexander Whyte

1836–1921 · Presbyterian (Free Church of Scotland) · Edinburgh, Scotland

Alexander Whyte (1836–1921), minister of Free St George's, Edinburgh, from 1870 to 1916 and Principal of New College from 1909. Famed for searching sermons on sin and grace and for his Bible Characters, his sermons on prayer were published in 1922.

107 sermons

  1. Experience
    Romans 5:1–999
  2. Introductory
    Hebrews 1:3
  3. The Magnificence of Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 1
  4. Ignorance
  5. The Book
  6. Evangelist
  7. The Geometry of Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 2
  8. The City of Mansoul and its Cinque Ports
  9. Little-Faith
  10. The Heart of Man and the Heart of God
    Luke 11:1 · No. 3
  11. Obstinate
  12. Ear-Gate
  13. The Flatterer
  14. Atheist
  15. Eye-Gate
  16. Jacob—Wrestling
    Luke 11:1 · No. 4
  17. Pliable
  18. Help
  19. Moses—Making Haste
    Luke 11:1 · No. 5
  20. The King’s Palace
  21. Hopeful
  22. Temporary
  23. My Lord Willbewill
  24. Elijah—Passionate in Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 6
  25. Mr. Worldly-Wiseman
  26. Self-Love
  27. Secret
  28. Job—Groping
    Luke 11:1 · No. 7
  29. Goodwill, the Gatekeeper
    Luke 2:14
  30. The Psalmist—Setting the Lord Always Before Him
    Luke 11:1 · No. 8
  31. Mrs. Timorous
  32. Old Mr. Prejudice, the Keeper of Ear-Gate, with his Sixty Deaf Men under Him
  33. The Interpreter
  34. Passion
    James 5:17
  35. Captain Anything
  36. The Magnificence of Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 9
  37. Mercy
  38. Patience
  39. Mr. Brisk
  40. Clip-Promise
  41. Our Lord—Sanctifying Himself
    Luke 11:1 · No. 10
  42. Mr. Skill
  43. Simple, Sloth, and Presumption
  44. Stiff Mr. Loth-To-Stoop
  45. Our Lord in the Garden
    Luke 11:1 · No. 11
  46. One of Paul's Prayers
    Luke 11:1 · No. 12
  47. The Shepherd Boy
  48. That Varlet Ill-Pause, the Devil’s Orator
  49. Simple
  50. One of Paul's Thanksgivings
    Luke 11:1 · No. 13
  51. Mr. Penny-Wise-And-Pound-Foolish, and Mr. Get-I’-The-Hundred-And-Lose-I’-The-Shire
  52. Sloth
  53. Old Honest
  54. Presumption
  55. The Man Who Knocked At Midnight
    Luke 11:1 · No. 14
  56. Mr. Fearing
  57. The Devil’s Last Card
  58. The Three Shining Ones at the Cross
  59. Prayer to the Most High
    Luke 11:1 · No. 15
  60. Feeble-Mind
  61. Mr. Prywell
  62. Young Captain Self-Denial
  63. The Costliness of Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 16
  64. Formalist and Hypocrisy
  65. Five Pickt Men
  66. Mr. Ready-To-Halt
  67. Timorous and Mistrust
  68. Reverence in Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 17
  69. Prudence
  70. Mr. Desires-Awake
  71. The Pleading Note in Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 18
  72. Valiant-For-Truth
    Jude 1:1–999
  73. Mr. Wet-Eyes
  74. Charity
  75. Concentration In Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 19
  76. Standfast
  77. Shame
  78. Imagination in Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 20
  79. Mr. Humble the Juryman, and Miss Humble-Mind the Servant-Maid
  80. Madam Bubble
  81. Gaius
  82. Master Think-Well, the Late and Only Son of Old Mr. Meditation
  83. Talkative
  84. The Forgiving Spirit in Prayer
    Luke 11:1 · No. 21
  85. Christian
  86. Judge Hate-Good
  87. Mr. God’s-Peace, a Goodly Person, and a Sweet-Natured Gentleman
  88. The Secret Burden
    Luke 11:1 · No. 22
  89. The Established Church of Mansoul, and Mr. Conscience One of her Parish Ministers
  90. The Endless Quest
    Luke 11:1 · No. 23
  91. Christiana
  92. The Enchanted Ground
  93. A Fast-Day in Mansoul
  94. By-Ends
  95. The Land of Beulah
  96. A Feast-Day in Mansoul
  97. Giant Despair
  98. Knowledge
  99. The Swelling of Jordan
  100. Emmanuel’s Livery
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