A Modern Adaptation of a Classic Book

This booklet includes both a modern sermon and the original wording of Chapter 1 of Jeremiah Burroughs’ classic book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. The sermon follows Burroughs’ main points:

Introduction

1. The Heart of Christian Contentment

2. The Quieting of the Heart

3. The Frame of the Spirit

4. A Gracious Frame

5. The Free Working of the Spirit

6. Submission to God

7. Taking Pleasure in the Hand of God

8. Trusting God’s Distribution

9. In Every Condition, However Hard or Long It May Be

The sermon was preached on December 1, 2024, by Pastor Ryan Rench at Calvary Baptist Church in Temecula, CA, and was adapted for print the following week.