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In this sermon, Spurgeon argues that Christ's triumph over Satan through the cross and resurrection provides the believer with the foundation for victory and gives hope and encouragement in the daily battles. He argues that Christ died out of pity for the human race.

In The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant: Preserving the Civil War’s Legacy, historian Paul Kahan focuses on the unique political, economic, and cultural forces unleashed by the Civil War and how Grant addressed these issues during his tumultuous two terms as chief executive. A timely reassessment, The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant sheds new light on the business of politics in the decade after the Civil War and portrays an energetic and even progressive executive whose legacy has been overshadowed by both his wartime service and his administration’s many scandals.

In The Bank War: Andrew Jackson, Nicholas Biddle, and the Fight for American Finance, historian Paul Kahan explores one of the most important and dramatic events in American political and economic history, from the idea of centralized banking and the First Bank of the United States to Jackson's triumph, the era of "free banking", and the creation of the Federal Reserve System. Relying on a range of primary and secondary source material, the book also shows how the Bank War was a manifestation of the debates that were sparked at the Constitutional Convention....

Karl and Alicia Vance have it all. Wealth. Prestige. And a very successful medical corporation, providing the top facilities in Sanctum-One with organs to meet the demand of their wealthy clientele. Their good fortune, however, is built on the pain and misery of their victims. Protected by the Inner-Sanctum, their ambition knows no bounds in their efforts to seize power amongst the elite. Unfortunately, their affiliation with the Inner-Sanctum has put them in the crosshairs of a psychotic woman with a score to settle.

Betrayed by the lord of Daltons Hill, Lana is now at the mercy of the man responsible for the murder of her parents. But despite this dire predicament, she finds that something has awoken inside of her. A power which grows more volatile with each passing day. Struggling to control it, she fears that it will consume her before she has a chance to escape the clutches of her enemies.

A sermon by Charles Spurgeon, in which he claims that Christ died out of sheer pity for the ungodly.

In the not so distant future, there came a point in time when mankind had waged war with itself to the point of certain extinction. The scant number that survived the self-genocide were left with an ultimatum: Devise a new way in which to live in peace or face destruction. Among their wisest leaders stepped forward a man who claimed to hold the key to their salvation. He was known as Prime Vonn. He shared his vision of the future. A place where the human race could live in peace and prosperity, away from the molestations of war.

Thirty years after his parents died in a car crash and his sister mysteriously disappeared, Richard Bower spots a woman in a restaurant he believes is his sister. He confronts her, but she denies knowing him at all. However, a note left behind with staff - written in his sister's script and signed with her childhood nickname - proves otherwise.

In this sermon, Charles Spurgeon discusses the importance of trial, and the particular difficulties of the believer’s trial. He refers to Joseph in Egypt to demonstrate his thoughts about affliction.

In this 1879 sermon, Spurgeon explains the proper way of reading the holy scriptures. He talks about praying, meditating, and being willing to learn from others. Finally, he warns the faithful against the false teachers.

The great preacher admonishes the flock about how to deal with affliction. They must not act in forced submission, like the ox or the ass or the Stoic. Neither ought they to receive affliction with a rebellious spirit. Least of all ought they to despair, for that would not be bearing the cross but lying down under it.

This sermon by Spurgeon is based on 1 John 1 and 2:1-11. He deals with falsehood, and warns against those who abide under the influence of sin. He states that the only safe recourse is for sinners to come to God as they actually are.

The 19th-century Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon explains the importance of atonement. He writes that the core of the Gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ. Spurgeon states that those who preach this truth preach the Gospel in whatever else they may be mistaken, but these who do not preach atonement have missed the soul and substance of the divine message.

The sermon of the 19th century Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon on Jeremiah 15:16. Jeremiah was a sensitive soul and delivering his message of doom caused him great anguish. Yet the prophet also found joy in the promises of God.

In this pastoral letter, Spurgeon asks the faithful to pray for him. He reminds them that such a prayer of petition must be blended with thanksgiving, and that gratitude should always be used in devotion.

This sermon delivered on March 20, 1864, by Charles Spurgeon deals with the glory of God and with the role of the church.

Delivered in a sermon on November 8, 1857, at New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, Charles Spurgeon argues with the unconverted to repent.

This tract appeared in the August 1865 issue of The Sword and the Trowel. The Tractarian Movement of the 1820s, led by John Henry Newman, had initiated a drift toward Catholicism in the Church of England. This tract forms part of Spurgeon's response to that trend.

In this sermon, Archibald G. Brown starts off with the concept of the natural birthday, as a lead into the idea of salvation. He describes the saved soul as a God-pardoned, reconciled, sin-delivered, God-arrayed, and heaven-entitled soul.

In this passionate 1878 sermon, Baptist-Calvinist preacher Archibald Brown warns that God knows how to hold the unrighteous, having rejected the offer of the gospel of God, for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.