Pleasant Plants And Desperate Sorrow

Summary

The sermon 'Pleasant Plants and Desperate Sorrow' preached at North Street Chapel in 1860 explores the spiritual consequences of forgetting God and relying on worldly or idolatrous pursuits. It emphasizes that although believers may experience temporary success in their endeavors, neglecting the God of salvation leads to sorrow and disappointment. The preacher illustrates this through biblical metaphors of planting pleasant plants and strange slips, symbolizing misplaced affections and sins that bring grief. The sermon calls for remembrance of Christ as the rock of strength and a return to sincere faith and dependence on God.