Historic Sermons
A podcast where historic Christian sermons are brought back to life through clear, modern audio readings. Each sermon is read directly from original documents by Matthew Fisher, including Victorian Anglo-Catholic mission sermons, urban slum preaching, evangelical devotional texts, and rare parish addresses.
These are primary sources—experienced as they would have sounded when first delivered
Podcasting since 2025 • 5 episodes
Historic Sermons
Latest Episodes
George Whitefield: The Seed of the Woman Genesis 3:15
George Whitefield — the famous Calvinistic Methodist preacher of the Evangelical Revival — takes us back to Genesis 3:15
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Episode 5
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Christmas Morning: Father Arthur Stanton
Father Arthur Stanton’s Christmas Morning sermon is not about sentiment, nostalgia, or the calendar.It is about time.Stanton reminds us that Christmas is the moment when the eternal Son of God chose to enter history — taking a b...
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Episode 4
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Soldiers and Sailors: Father Robert Dolling
Read aloud directly from published Victorian sources, including the material preserved in Osborne’s Life of Robert Dolling.This video contains no commentary and presents the text as originally written, beginning with Dolling’s powerful refl...
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The Teaching of the Storm | A Sermon by Arthur Stanton on Matthew 8:27
A Victorian sermon by Arthur Stanton, exploring Matthew 8:27 and the mystery of Christ’s presence in the storm.Preached originally in the era of the slum priests, this sermon reflects Stanton’s blend of devotion, drama, and pastoral ten...
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Up to the Brim | A Sermon by Arthur Stanton on John 2:7
Father Arthur Henry Stanton (1839–1913) was one of the most vivid preachers of the Anglo-Catholic revival — a priest who spent decades among the working classes and the urban poor of Holborn. His preaching was fiery and tender, sacramental and ...
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Episode 1
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