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
Historic Sermons
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 tenderness. The miracle on the Lake of Galilee is not only a story of wind and water, but the moment when the disciples realised that the One who slept in the boat was very God of very God, Lord over nature, comforter in danger, and Saviour in the hour of fear.
Stanton leads us through:
– the sudden storms on the Lake of Galilee
– Christ asleep in the tempest
– the terror of the disciples
– the divine word that calms creation
– and the moment when ordinary men discover that their Master is God in their midst
For Stanton, the storm is not only historical — it is also spiritual. Many only know a conventional Christ, until the moment of fear, loss, or darkness becomes the moment when Christ becomes living, present, personal, and all-in-all. The same voice that rebuked the wind still meets the storms of our lives with comfort, authority, and peace.