Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), one of the most influential figures in the Puritan movement during the earlier years of the seventeenth century, was renowned for the rich quality of his ministry. Of all his works, The Bruised Reed has probably had the most enduring impact. It is an exposition of Matthew’s application to Jesus of the description of the Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 42:3 (Matt. 12: 20). Sibbes’ wonderfully sensitive treatment has ministered to generations of Christians since its first publication in 1630.
00:00 1. The Reed and the Bruising
12:00 2. Christ Will Not Break the Bruised Reed
31:35 3. The Smoking Flax
40:19 4. Christ Will Not Quench the Smoking Flax
52:28 5. The Spirit of Mercy Should Move Us
1:12:11 6. Marks of the Smoking Flax
1:34:49 7. Help for the Weak
1:52:24 8. Duties and Discouragements
2:12:34 9. Believe Christ, Not Satan
2:23:46 10. Quench Not the Spirit
2:46:17 11. Christ's Judgment and Victory
2:56:49 12. Christ's Wise Government
3:13:23 13. Grace Shall Reign
3:32:21 14. Means To Make Grace Victorious
3:48:21 15. Christ's Public Triumph
4:05:18 16. Through Conflict to Victory
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