Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson

The Fruit of Sanctification

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Being holy isn’t merely about doing the right things. Nor should we mistake being holy with being gifted. Today, Sinclair Ferguson identifies the tr...

Set Apart for God

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Bible teaches us a new vocabulary for understanding the Christian life, and one crucial word it gives to our identity is “sanctified.” Today, ...

The Anger of Jesus

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus wept at the grave of Lazarus out of love for His friend and out of a holy hatred of the destruction wrought by sin. Today, Sinclair Ferguson exp...

Christ, a Man of Feeling

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scripture reveals not only the power and authority of our Lord Jesus but also His heart as our compassionate Savior. Today, Sinclair Ferguson consider...

Rest for Our Souls

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus understands our weakness and draws close to us in our need. Today, Sinclair Ferguson beckons us to come near to the One who provides rest for ou...

He Grew in Favor with God

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To see whether you have a healthy, biblical view of Jesus, turn to Luke 2:52, which says He grew "in favor with God and man." Today, Sinclair Ferguson...

The Personal Jesus

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since the Christian life involves an ongoing transformation of becoming more like Jesus, we need to know what Jesus is actually like. Today, Sinclair ...

The Legacy of a Godly Life

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bill never ministered to large churches or spoke at conferences. But he touched lives by remaining the same constant Christian year after year. Today,...

A Christian’s Enduring Influence

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Even if their paths cross only for a season, Christians can leave a lifelong impact on one another’s spiritual lives. Today, Sinclair Ferguson remem...

An Older Friend in the Faith

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hamish didn’t set out to be a mentor. He simply took an interest in a young man and encouraged him by his love and zeal for Christ. Today, listen as...

The Man in Black

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One icy evening in the dead of winter, a stranger asked a young Sinclair Ferguson, “Are you saved, son?” Today, he describes this momentary exchan...

Our Hidden Helpers

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we read the obscure names that receive greetings in Paul’s letters, we’re reminded of the everyday Christians who have invested in our own li...

Shaped by Grace

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spiritual growth isn’t measured so much by the stature a Christian has attained as it is by the distance traveled and the obstacles overcome. Today,...

Solutions for Distorted Souls

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sin can leave our souls misshapen in subtle ways. Yet the Great Physician offers treatment to reveal and straighten what has gone awry. Today, Sinclai...

The Big-Headed Soul

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pride distorts our thinking, making us more willing to heed our own minds than to submit to the mind of God revealed in Scripture. Today, Sinclair Fer...

Turned In on Ourselves

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Luther described our sinful condition as being “incurvatus in se,” turned in on itself. Today, Sinclair Ferguson identifies the damaging ef...

The Shape of the Soul

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By creating us in His image, God has specially fashioned us for fellowship with Him. But because of sin, our souls have been bent out of shape. Today,...

All the Kingdoms of the World

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The devil offered Jesus the dominion that Adam had lost. This is just what Christ came to regain, but only by the conquest of the cross. Today, Sincla...

The Pinnacle of the Temple

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By tempting Jesus to jump off the temple, Satan was inviting Him to win followers by parading the miraculous power of God. Today, Sinclair Ferguson ex...

Not by Bread Alone

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whereas Adam rejected God’s warning and ate from the tree, Jesus lived not by bread alone but by every word proceeding from the mouth of God. Today,...

Christ’s Victory in the Wilderness

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus’ wilderness temptation isn’t recorded in Scripture primarily to help us fight temptation—it marks the beginning of Christ’s victory over...

He Was Tempted as We Are

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus knows what it is like to be tempted. But how could the Son of God really be tempted? Today, Sinclair Ferguson expresses the consolation we find ...

The Gospel according to Isaiah

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Few chapters in the Bible so vividly depict the glory of the gospel in the humiliation and exaltation of Christ as Isaiah 53. Today, Sinclair Ferguson...

The Savior’s Open Ear

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Day by day, Jesus attentively submitted to His Father’s Word. This obedience led in one direction: to the cross. Today on Things Unseen, listen as S...

A Light for the Nations

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The prophet Isaiah described the Messiah as One who would be forsaken so that people from every nation could be accepted before God. Today, Sinclair F...

A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our weakness, we are as bruised reeds and dimly burning wicks. But Jesus, in His mercy, mends His people and fans them into life. Today, Sinclair F...

Meeting Christ in the Old Testament

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many people are interested in finding Christ in the Old Testament, but often we miss the most important element of this approach to Scripture. Today, ...

The Family of God

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Greater than all of Scripture’s pictures describing the church is the biblical reality itself: we are the family of God. Today, Sinclair Ferguson un...

The Temple of God

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As living stones, Christians are being built up together to display the glory of the Lord in their fellowship. Today, Sinclair Ferguson examines the B...

The Bride of Christ

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scripture describes the church as a bride preparing to appear in unblemished splendor before her loving Bridegroom. Today, Sinclair Ferguson shows how...

The Flock of God

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When sheep hear the familiar sound of their shepherd’s voice, they draw nearer to him and to one another. Today, listen as Sinclair Ferguson reflect...

The Body of Christ

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why does the New Testament describe the church as the body of Christ? Today, Sinclair Ferguson conveys the significance of seeing Jesus as our Head an...

A Marble Pulpit in South Carolina

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A pastor’s love for his people isn’t so much worked up as it is sent down. Today, Sinclair Ferguson takes us to a pulpit in South Carolina, belove...

Home

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Home” may be a word that brings joy or sorrow. Today, Sinclair Ferguson thinks on several homes in his life and reminds Christians where our home...

A Seminary in Philadelphia

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was one of the hardest decisions of a young Scotsman’s life to go and teach at an American seminary. But there, God blessed him with friends. Tod...

Room C37

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a university bedroom, an 18-year-old Sinclair Ferguson was prompted to study the books of the Bible and the great Christian classics. Today, he imp...

A Little Pulpit in Scotland

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some locations mark our lives forever because of what God did for us there. Today, Sinclair Ferguson takes a mental visit to the pulpit he sat under w...

The Glory of God’s Providence

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Through all the hardships of his life, God brought Joseph to the right place at the right time and made him the right man for the task at hand. Today,...

Instruments of God’s Providence

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of God’s people have a role to play in the good purposes of His providence. Today, listen as Sinclair Ferguson examines the way that God used Jo...

The Mystery of Providence

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While the doctrine of providence does not relieve us from going through hard times, it reassures us that God knows what He is doing. Today, Sinclair F...

God Meant It for Good

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Joseph is filled with jealousy, deception, and sorrow. Yet in the end, Joseph says, “God meant it for good” (Gen. 50:20). Today, Sinc...

All Things Work Together

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In painful circumstances, we sometimes ask, “Why is this happening to me?” Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the comfort of God’s providence ...

The Spirit of the Father

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When the Holy Spirit indwells us, one of our first and highest privileges is to address God as “Abba! Father” (Rom. 8:15). Today, Sinclair Ferguso...

The Spirit of Christ

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus, in His human nature, relied on the power of the Holy Spirit in order to accomplish the work of our redemption. Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflect...

The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The very same Holy Spirit who indwelt Jesus throughout the course of His life now dwells in every believer. Today, Sinclair Ferguson begins to unfold ...

Another Helper

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus promised His disciples that He would ask the Father to give them “another Helper” (John 14:16). Today, ...

Knowing the Holy Spirit

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Often when people talk about the Holy Spirit, their attention focuses on the gifts and blessings He bears in our lives. Today, Sinclair Ferguson chall...

The Glory of Pentecost

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the old covenant, God revealed Himself through prophets, priests, and kings. But this changed with the coming of Christ and the outpouring of the S...

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At Pentecost, the same Holy Spirit who had empowered the life and ministry of Jesus was now poured out upon the church. Today, Sinclair Ferguson expla...

Welcome to the Last Days

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The day of Pentecost was a visible sign from God that world history has entered a new era. Today, Sinclair Ferguson provides the Bible's answer to tha...

Seeing through the Lens of Scripture

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Peter’s Pentecost sermon, we hear a man whose mind has been renewed: he now sees all things through the lens of Scripture. Today, Sinclair Fergus...

What Was Pentecost All About?

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We might naturally think the day of Pentecost is all about the Holy Spirit. Yet Peter’s sermon in Acts 2 focuses ultimately on Jesus. Today, Sinclai...

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The New Testament regularly describes our redemption in Trinitarian terms. Today, Sinclair Ferguson shows that knowing the work of the Father, Son, an...

What Jesus Taught about the Trinity

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some Christians wonder if the Trinity is an impractical doctrine. Yet Jesus devoted some of His most important hours with the disciples to teaching th...

Baptized into the Triune Name

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In baptism, we are named for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, claimed by the triune God to live in His family. Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains what...

The Triune God of Love

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By His very nature, God is love (1 John 4:8). But what—or whom—was He loving before He created the world? Today, Sinclair Ferguson delights in the...

Knowing the Trinity

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What difference does the doctrine of the Trinity make in our lives? Today, Sinclair Ferguson begins to unfold the significance of knowing God as Fathe...

He Must Reign

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we become Christians, we come under the lordship of Christ. Today, Sinclair Ferguson exhorts us to lift our eyes to our heavenly King, who is sub...

Interceding from Heaven

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Satan, the world, and our own flesh may condemn us, but we have a Great High Priest in heaven who is interceding on our behalf. Today, Sinclair Fergus...

The Heavenly Ministry of Christ

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What has Jesus been doing since His ascension into heaven? And what is He doing right now? Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers the ongoing prophetic mi...

Dominion Regained

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus is no ordinary king: He sits on the throne of heaven and earth. Today, Sinclair Ferguson shows the connection between Adam’s loss of dominion ...

He Ascended into Heaven

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Jesus had completed all the work on earth that the Father had given Him, Christ ascended into heavenly glory. Today, Sinclair Ferguson begins to ...

Reconciliation in Christ

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The disintegration of relationships in this world is rooted ultimately in our alienation from a holy God. Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the rec...

Redemption through His Blood

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By nature, we are slaves to sin who need to be redeemed. But the good news is this: Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, has purchased His people with His own ...

God Justifies the Ungodly

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We can never be more justified than when we came to faith in Jesus—nor any less—for it is Christ’s righteousness and not our own that makes us r...

The Propitiation for Our Sins

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We all deserve the wrath of God for our sin. But in the wonder of God’s mercy and the terror of His justice, Christ was crushed in place of His peop...

Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We cannot separate the blessings of salvation from the One in whom they are found and experienced, Jesus Christ. Today, Sinclair Ferguson describes th...

One Person, Two Natures

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We must not think of Christ’s incarnation as a mixture: partially of God and partially of man. Nor should we imagine that He is two persons. Today, ...

Co-Essential with the Father

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It isn’t theoretical musing that drives us to understand the two natures of Christ in His incarnation. Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains that only J...

Truly God and Truly Man

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is a marvel beyond our ability to fully comprehend: the eternal Son of God took on a human nature for our salvation. Today, Sinclair Ferguson draws...

The Person of the Son

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If we are to give our minds to reflecting on Christ with wonder and worship, we first need to fill our minds with the truth about Christ. Today, Sincl...

Thinking about Jesus

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As people constantly bombarded with fragments of information, we can find it difficult to focus our thoughts on what is most important. Today, Sinclai...

Consecrated to God

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We see the holiness of Christ not only in His separation from sin but also in His loving devotion to His Father and His people. Today, Sinclair Fergus...

Dwelling in Eternal Light

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Although the seraphim have never sinned, they cover their faces as they worship in the presence of God. Today on the Things Unseen podcast, listen as ...

The Thrice-Holy One

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do we mean when we talk about the holiness of God? Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the characteristic of God that may be most difficult for ...

The Simplicity of God

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

God is not made up of separate parts, such as wisdom, power, and holiness. All of His attributes are simply who He is in His essence. Today, Sinclair ...

Knowing God

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let us never forget the breathtaking privilege and wonder of knowing God. Today, Sinclair Ferguson identifies the first lesson we must learn when thin...

Looking to Our Loving Father

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The devil’s deceptions can be so enduring that many Christians doubt whether God truly is their kind and generous Father in heaven. Today, Sinclair ...

The Deceiver’s Great Lie

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Satan’s hatred of God is so great that he desires the image-bearers of God to hate Him too. Today, Sinclair Ferguson pinpoints the fundamental lie t...

The Enemy of Our Souls

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Satan bears many names and titles: adversary, accuser, and destroyer. But why is he against us as our enemy? Today, Sinclair Ferguson addresses the ha...

The Strategies of Satan

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eve was the first person deceived by Satan, but she would not be the last. Today, Sinclair Ferguson identifies common tactics our enemy uses against t...

The Tragedy of the Fall

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Although God created all things good, we live in a world that is not as it should be. What happened? Today, Sinclair Ferguson takes several lessons fr...

James Reunited with His Brother and Lord

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Of all the people Jesus visited after His resurrection, the most intriguing may be James, His half-brother who had not believed in Him. Today, Sinclai...

Peter’s Failure Was Not Final

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An angel came with striking instructions from the resurrected Lord: “Go, tell his disciples and Peter” (Mark 16:7). Today, Sinclair Ferguson expla...

The Disciples’ Hearts Burned within Them

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unaware that they were traveling with the resurrected Jesus, two disciples gladly heard Him explain the Scriptures on the road to Emmaus. Listen today...

John Saw and Believed

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Racing to the empty tomb, John found Jesus’ graveclothes inside. But it wasn’t until he saw Jesus’ facecloth, neatly folded and by itself, that ...

Mary Knew Her Master’s Voice

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was not until she heard His voice that Mary Magdalene recognized the risen Lord. Today, Sinclair Ferguson contemplates the remarkable testimony of ...

The Man Who Was Crucified beside Him

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For one man, Good Friday started as the worst day of his life, for it was his last, yet it ended as his best. Today, Sinclair Ferguson looks at the ma...

Simon, Who Carried His Cross

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if Simon of Cyrene hadn’t been passing by when the soldiers compelled him to carry Jesus’ cross? Today, Sinclair Ferguson describes the encou...

Pilate, Who Condemned Him

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trapped by the Jewish leaders, Pontius Pilate asked the crowd, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ” (Matt. 27:22)? Today, Sincla...

Peter, Who Denied Him

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the same night, Judas betrayed Jesus and Peter denied Him. Why did one die in despair while the other was saved? Today, Sinclair Ferguson examines ...

Judas, Who Betrayed Him

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What led Judas to betray the Lord for thirty pieces of silver? Today, Sinclair Ferguson begins to reflect on the week leading up to Jesus’ crucifixi...

Lead Us Not into Temptation

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus knows how fierce our battle with temptation can be. Today, Sinclair Ferguson contemplates how the Lord’s Prayer equips us, in light of Christ’...

Forgive Us Our Debts

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Lord’s Prayer daily reminds us that we need more than strength to do better—we need God’s mercy and forgiveness. Today, Sinclair Ferguson de...

Our Daily Bread

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus teaches us to pray for our basic needs. Praying that way can both simplify and sanctify our lives. Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers how the Lo...

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since the Lord’s Prayer has been given to shape our praying, it also shapes our living as disciples of Christ. Today, Sinclair Ferguson expresses wh...

Our Father in Heaven

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus taught His disciples to address God as He did: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” (Matt. 6:9). Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects ...

Worthy Is the Lamb

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After long ages of conflict for the people of God, Jesus Christ arrived to fulfill Genesis 3:15 in His conquest of Satan. Today, Sinclair Ferguson inv...

The Blessing of Abraham

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

God promised Abraham that in his seed, “all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen. 12:3). Today, Sinclair Ferguson explores how Jesus C...

He Will Give Us Rest

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lamech spoke hopefully of his son Noah, “Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief” (5:20). Today, Sinclair Fergu...