02522cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500610014826400510020930000470026033600260030733700260033333800360035950000310039550504460042650800570087252011620092953400450209165300120213685600430214899900170219111713UtSlPG20260610133259.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBV1 aKleiser, Grenville,d1868-195314aThe World's Great Sermons, Volume 03: Massillon to Mason 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-03-010 aThe small number of the elect / Massillon -- Paul before Felix and Drusilla / Saurin -- Spiritual light / Edwards -- God's love to fallen man / Wesley -- The method of grace / Whitefield -- The hour and the event of all time / Blair -- The sovereignty of God / Dwight -- Marks of love to God / Robert Hall -- The fall and recovery of man / Evans -- Christ's resurrection an image of our new life / Schleiermacher -- Messiah's throne / Mason.  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The World's Great Sermons, Volume 03: Massillon to Mason" by Grenville Kleiser is a collection of influential sermons compiled during the early 20th century. The volume features notable works from renowned preachers and theologians, showcasing themes of Christian faith, salvation, and moral conduct as discussed by figures like Massillon, Saurin, and Wesley. The collection aims to explore profound spiritual truths and encourage readers in their personal reflection and faith journey.  The opening of this volume presents the noteworthy sermon by Jean Baptiste Massillon titled "The Small Number of the Elect." In his address, Massillon confronts the congregation with the difficult and sobering question of salvation's rarity, using biblical examples to emphasize that only a few achieve eternal life. He speaks on the moral implications and the need for genuine penitence as essential to salvation. The sermon serves both as a warning and an exhortation, inviting listeners to evaluate their lives and spiritual state, ultimately urging them to strive toward a life of holiness and faithfulness before God. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSermons40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11713  c53159d53159