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SCRIBE’S TREASURE
CHRISTIAN LIBRARY
Bringeth forth out of histreasure things new and old
MATTHEW 13:52
An anthology of Christian literature: the books, sermons, and treasures of the faith, gathered free for every student. Everything hosted here is public domain and documented; everything modern is linked to its own ministry channel.
Word Tools & Books & Reading
THE BIBLOPEDIA11,015 entriesBible Dictionary & Encyclopedia: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) and the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) in one work — every person, place, and thing of Scripture, the quick entry and the full article on one page, free to search or browse A to Z, with public-domain plates.Strong’s Concordance14,367 Greek & Hebrew entriesThe complete Strong’s lexicon — every Greek and Hebrew word of the Bible, with Strong’s own definitions and every verse where the word occurs.The JFB Study Bible24,826 commentary notesThe whole Bible with the Jamieson-Fausset-Brown commentary (1871) running right beneath the verses it explains.The Sword Key248 keys in the bankEvery key a word or phrase of Scripture, counted from the King James text and hung with the verses that preach it — tap a key and its Scriptures drop down where you stand. The verse you need, in seconds.Original Christian Poetry of Grace Team University4 worksThe university’s own poetry — Matthew Meinecke’s complete anthology of 255 poems, opening with “The Old Forgotten Church,” and the three GTU Original Poem plaques standing together on their own shelf: The Way of All the Earth, The Caravan, and A Sea of Wealth.Christian Audiobooks6 complete audiobooksWhole classic books read aloud — D. L. Moody, E. M. Bounds, R. A. Torrey and Charles Finney, complete in YouTube’s own player.The Apocrypha (1611)5,719 verses · 14 booksThe fourteen books printed between the Testaments in the King James Bible of 1611 — a separate volume, never part of the canon: read them here with introductions, search the whole text, or download the printable edition.Daily Devotional Archive25 days in the archiveEvery day’s devotional, kept in the library — a KJV passage, a short teaching, an attested quote from the old preachers, and a closing prayer. Today’s stands on top; all the past days are kept below it, to read again.
120 public-domain classics — free to read right here: every book stands in the Library, and tapping it opens it (256.5 MB of print editions, kept in the app). Every title’s public-domain basis is recorded on its parchment card. Editions marked “GTU print edition” were typeset by the university from Project Gutenberg texts. Tap a book to draw it from the shelf.
Articles of Faith
THE STATEMENT OF FAITH · THE HONOURED BOOK OF THE HOUSE
First on the shelf, before every other book in this room, stands the faith of this house: the fifteen Articles of Faith of Grace Team University, each one tried by the Scriptures and proved from the King James Bible. It wears the gold because everything else in this room is read by its light. Tap the book to open it and read the Articles in full.
AFARTICLES OF FAITH
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Devotionals
DAILY BREAD FOR THE SOUL · 11 BOOKS
Books for the day-by-day walk: morning and evening portions, and meditations taken a month at a time — bread for today, every day.
Abide in ChristAndrew MurrayDaily Light on the Daily PathSamuel Bagster (compiler)Days of Heaven Upon EarthA. B. SimpsonFaith's CheckbookC. H. SpurgeonMorning and EveningC. H. SpurgeonOur Daily HomilyF. B. MeyerThe Directory of the Devout LifeF. B. MeyerThe True VineAndrew MurrayTill He Come: Communion Meditations and AddressesC. H. SpurgeonUnion and Communion: Thoughts on the Song of SolomonHudson TaylorWaiting on GodAndrew Murray
History & Resources
THE RECORD & THE TOOLS OF STUDY · 24 BOOKS
The history of the church, and of the world it moved through — standing with the working tools of study: commentaries and the great bodies of divinity.
A Body of DivinityThomas WatsonCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansMartin LutherCyclopedia of Moral and Religious AnecdotesKazlitt ArvineFoxe's Book of MartyrsJohn FoxeHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. I: Apostolic Christianity, A.D. 1–100Philip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. II: Ante-Nicene Christianity, A.D. 100–325Philip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity, A.D. 311–600Philip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. IV: Mediaeval Christianity, A.D. 590–1073Philip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. V: The Middle Ages, A.D. 1049–1294Philip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. VI: The Middle Ages, A.D. 1294–1517Philip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. VII: Modern Christianity — The German ReformationPhilip SchaffHistory of the Christian Church, Vol. VIII: Modern Christianity — The Swiss ReformationPhilip SchaffHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 (Milman Edition)Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 (Milman Edition)Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3 (Milman Edition)Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 4 (Milman Edition)Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5 (Milman Edition)Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6 (Milman Edition)Edward GibbonInstitutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 1John CalvinInstitutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 2John CalvinLectures on Systematic TheologyCharles G. FinneyThe Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (Psalms 1–26)C. H. SpurgeonThe Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (Psalms 27–57)C. H. SpurgeonThe Wars of the JewsFlavius Josephus
Schaff’s eight volumes anchor the Church History shelf.
Biographies & Topical
LIVES LIVED & SUBJECTS SEARCHED · 56 BOOKS
The lives of the saints — memoirs, journals and letters — combined on one shelf with the topical books: one subject searched out at a time, from prayer to revival.
A Call to the UnconvertedRichard BaxterA Practical View of ChristianityWilliam WilberforceA RetrospectHudson TaylorA Treatise Concerning Religious AffectionsJonathan EdwardsAll of GraceC. H. SpurgeonAll Things for Good (A Divine Cordial)Thomas WatsonAnswers to PrayerGeorge MüllerFreedom of the WillJonathan EdwardsGod’s Way of Peace: A Book for the AnxiousHoratius BonarGrace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersJohn BunyanHeavenD. L. MoodyHow to PrayR. A. TorreyHudson Taylor in Early Years: The Growth of a SoulHudson TaylorJohn G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides — An AutobiographyJohn G. PatonKeeping the HeartJohn FlavelLectures on Revivals of ReligionCharles G. FinneyLectures to My StudentsC. H. SpurgeonLectures to Professing ChristiansCharles G. FinneyLetters of Samuel RutherfordSamuel RutherfordMemoir of Robert Murray M’CheyneRobert Murray M’CheyneOf Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy GhostJohn OwenOf the Mortification of Sin in BelieversJohn OwenPower Through PrayerE. M. BoundsPrevailing Prayer: What Hinders It?D. L. MoodyPurpose in PrayerE. M. BoundsQuiet Talks on PrayerS. D. GordonSecret PowerD. L. MoodySovereign Grace: Its Source, Its Nature and Its EffectsD. L. Moody
The BeatitudesThomas WatsonThe Bruised Reed and Smoking FlaxRichard SibbesThe Christian in Complete ArmourWilliam GurnallThe Death of Death in the Death of ChristJohn OwenThe Existence and Attributes of GodStephen CharnockThe Fountain of LifeJohn FlavelThe Greatest Thing in the World and Other AddressesHenry DrummondThe Journal of Francis Asbury, Vol. IFrancis AsburyThe Journal of Francis Asbury, Vol. IIFrancis AsburyThe Journal of Francis Asbury, Vol. IIIFrancis AsburyThe Journal of John WesleyJohn WesleyThe Life of Rev. David BrainerdDavid BrainerdThe Mystery of ProvidenceJohn FlavelThe Overcoming Life, and Other SermonsD. L. MoodyThe Person and Work of the Holy SpiritR. A. TorreyThe Power of Prayer and the Prayer of PowerR. A. TorreyThe Reformed PastorRichard BaxterThe School of ObedienceAndrew MurrayThe Soul WinnerC. H. SpurgeonThe Sovereignty of GodArthur W. PinkThe Upper RoomJ. C. RyleThe Way to God and How to Find ItD. L. MoodyWith Christ in the School of PrayerAndrew Murray
HUDSON TAYLOR'S SPIRITUAL SECRETHUDSON TAYLOR
HUDSON TAYLOR'S SPIRITUAL SECRETHUDSON TAYLOR
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Hudson Taylor · 1932
The Taylors' telling of Hudson Taylor's secret — the exchanged life, Christ all-sufficient (written 1932).
Find it in a library — WorldCat ›In copyright — not hosted here
Published 1932 and still in copyright — shelved with library doors only, no hosted text.
SIT, WALK, STANDWATCHMAN NEE
SIT, WALK, STANDWATCHMAN NEE
Sit, Walk, Stand
Watchman Nee · 1957
Nee's little classic on Ephesians — sit in what Christ has done, walk worthy of it, stand against the enemy.
Find it in a library — WorldCat ›In copyright — not hosted here
Still in copyright (Watchman Nee died 1972; English editions 1957–68) — shelved with library/publisher doors only, no hosted text.
THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFEWATCHMAN NEE
THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFEWATCHMAN NEE
The Normal Christian Life
Watchman Nee · 1957
Watchman Nee's best-known book — the normal Christian life of Romans, in Christ and Christ in us.
Find it in a library — WorldCat ›In copyright — not hosted here
Still in copyright (Watchman Nee died 1972; English editions 1957–68) — shelved with library/publisher doors only, no hosted text.
THE RELEASE OF THE SPIRITWATCHMAN NEE
THE RELEASE OF THE SPIRITWATCHMAN NEE
The Release of the Spirit
Watchman Nee · 1965
Nee on the breaking of the outward man so the spirit is released — a book that has marked generations.
Find it in a library — WorldCat ›In copyright — not hosted here
Still in copyright (Watchman Nee died 1972; English editions 1957–68) — shelved with library/publisher doors only, no hosted text.
THE SPIRITUAL MANWATCHMAN NEE
THE SPIRITUAL MANWATCHMAN NEE
The Spiritual Man
Watchman Nee · 1968
Nee's largest work — spirit, soul and body, and the way of the cross in the inner life (English edition 1968).
Find it in a library — WorldCat ›In copyright — not hosted here
Still in copyright (Watchman Nee died 1972; English editions 1957–68) — shelved with library/publisher doors only, no hosted text.
Classics
THE ENDURING BOOKS · 29 BOOKS
The classics of the Christian centuries: Pilgrim’s Progress and the Imitation of Christ, the holiness classics, the allegories and the great sermon collections — the books that never leave the shelf.
A Plain Account of Christian PerfectionJohn WesleyA Serious Call to a Devout and Holy LifeWilliam LawAbsolute SurrenderAndrew MurrayBen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew WallaceHolinessJ. C. RyleHumility: The Beauty of HolinessAndrew MurrayIn His StepsCharles M. SheldonOn the IncarnationAthanasius of AlexandriaParadise LostJohn MiltonSelected Sermons of Jonathan EdwardsJonathan EdwardsSermons of the CenturiesGeorge WhitefieldSermons on Several OccasionsJohn WesleyThe Chocolate SoldierHeroism — The Lost Chord of ChristianityC. T. StuddThe Christian's Secret of a Happy LifeHannah Whitall SmithThe City of God, Vol. IAugustine of HippoThe City of God, Vol. IIAugustine of HippoThe Confessions of St. AugustineAugustine of HippoThe Holy WarJohn BunyanThe Imitation of ChristThomas à KempisThe Pilgrim's Progress (Parts I & II)John BunyanThe Practice of the Presence of GodBrother LawrenceThe Pursuit of GodA. W. TozerNEW TO THE LIBRARYThe Saints' Everlasting RestRichard BaxterThe Works of George Whitefield, Vol. IGeorge WhitefieldThe Works of George Whitefield, Vol. IIGeorge WhitefieldThe Works of George Whitefield, Vol. IIIGeorge WhitefieldThe Works of George Whitefield, Vol. IVGeorge WhitefieldThe Works of George Whitefield, Vol. VGeorge WhitefieldThe Works of George Whitefield, Vol. VIGeorge Whitefield
★ Featured — The Pursuit of God stands newly come into the Library: read it in full, right here, free.
IN PREPARATION
These titles are verified public domain but no suitably clean copy has been secured yet — the shelf will grow as they are:
Among them stands Gibbon’s Decline and Fall — to be read with discernment: his chapters on the rise of Christianity come from a skeptical pen.
New Park Street Pulpit — Sermons, Vol. 1C. H. SpurgeonNew Park Street Pulpit — Sermons, Vol. 1 — C. H. Spurgeon. Sermons from Spurgeon's first years at the New Park Street Chapel, London. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
Heaven on EarthThomas BrooksHeaven on Earth — Thomas Brooks. Brooks on the assurance of salvation — heaven begun in the soul here below. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
Precious Remedies Against Satan's DevicesThomas BrooksPrecious Remedies Against Satan's Devices — Thomas Brooks. Brooks exposes Satan's devices against the soul — and the remedies for every one. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
Morning ThoughtsOctavius WinslowMorning Thoughts — Octavius Winslow. Winslow's tender daily readings for the morning watch, rich in experimental religion. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
Come Ye ApartJ. R. MillerCome Ye Apart — J. R. Miller. J. R. Miller's quiet-hour readings following the life of Christ in the Gospels. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
Daily Readings from All Four GospelsJ. C. RyleDaily Readings from All Four Gospels — J. C. Ryle. Ryle's daily readings drawn from his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (of 6)C. H. SpurgeonThe Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (of 6) — C. H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon's great exposition of the Psalms — this volume is still being prepared for the shelf. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (of 6)C. H. SpurgeonThe Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (of 6) — C. H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon's great exposition of the Psalms — this volume is still being prepared for the shelf. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (of 6)C. H. SpurgeonThe Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (of 6) — C. H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon's great exposition of the Psalms — this volume is still being prepared for the shelf. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
The Treasury of David, Vol. 6 (of 6)C. H. SpurgeonThe Treasury of David, Vol. 6 (of 6) — C. H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon's great exposition of the Psalms — this volume is still being prepared for the shelf. In preparation: listed honestly as a gap rather than filled with an unverified copy.
Original Christian Poetry
OF GRACE TEAM UNIVERSITY
The university’s own poetry — the poems of Matthew Meinecke, given to the students of Grace Team University. Three of them — his seal poems — stand here upon their plaques, side by side upon one shelf: this shelf is their home. The rest of the poems live in the main book, An Anthology of Poetry, which stands upon the bookcase above.
Sermons
Sermons2 sermonsThe sermons of Grace Team University — the university’s own messages, numbered in the order they are given, beginning with Sermon No. 1, “Watchman, What of the Night?” Read them here, or print them and preach them again.The Treasury of Sermons39 sermons to readThe greatest sermons ever preached, to read — Latimer, Edwards, Whitefield, Spurgeon, Ravenhill and more, each one a door opening the sermon where it freely stands at a public library, archive, or publisher. Nothing is copied here.Audio Sermons180 sermons & readingsEvery audio sermon the university carries stands in The Watchman now, by their centuries — the Reformers & Puritans, the Awakening century, the Victorian era, and the twentieth century, with Grace Gems and Rev. Ashmore. Tap a sermon and hear it preached.
Graphics & Maps
Graphics & Maps16 maps & platesThe maps of the Bible — Paul’s journeys, the empires, the tribes, Jerusalem — from public-domain atlases, free to print for teaching.Gospel Journey Maps89 chapter entriesFollow each Gospel chapter by chapter on our own drawn maps — where Jesus is in every chapter of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Timelines & Charts
Timelines and Charts215 charts & timelinesThe Bible’s history, and the church’s since, drawn out in lines a student can follow — timelines, charts, and the great teaching banners, The Bible Banner and The Revelation Banner among them.
Art Gallery
Christian Art62 works of artThe great Christian art of two thousand years — the catacombs, the icons, Giotto and Fra Angelico, Leonardo and Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Doré — every work public domain, the picture large, and only a few short words beneath it: what it is, what it means, and what it says to us today.Faith of Our Fathers77 preachers & witnessesAn anthology of great preachers and quotes — apostles, fathers, reformers, revivalists and missionaries, each with an attested word of his own and the Scripture that carried him, and the quote graphics of the fathers gathered under their names.
Video Archives
16 FILMS
The Library’s own film shelf — the teachings and films of Grace Team University, kept here to watch again. The films stand on the shelf with their pictures; tap one and it opens.
FROM THE ARCHIVES DESK1 video▾
Videos Matthew has picked to keep in the archives.
These videos remain on YouTube and play here through YouTube’s own player — nothing is downloaded or hosted on this site.
Rights standard of this archive: hosted works are public domain, each with its basis recorded on its own parchment card on the shelf above. Modern ministries are linked, never copied. Sermon and devotional videos play in YouTube’s own player.