Henderson, Robert 1764-1834

Robert Henderson was born in Washington County, near Abingdon, Virginia, May 31, 1764. He studied at Martin Academy (later known as Washington College) under Rev. Samuel Doak, D.D. He was licensed and ordained by the Abingdon Presbytery in or about the year 1788, and took charge of the two Churches of Westminster and Hopewell. He continued to minister to these churches for more than twenty years; and was then released from them to accept a call from the Churches of Pisgah and Murfrees Spring, in Rutherford County. After a short time, he left them, and preached a while at Nashville and Franklin, and then returned and spent eight years more with them. He then left them again, and took up his abode at Franklin, where he taught a school, preaching there and in the surrounding country. He died in July, 1834.

Annals of the American Pulpit, Volume 3 - 1860 (page 528)

A Series of Sermons on Practical and Familiar Subjects: 2 Volumes. Knoxville, Heiskell and Brown, 1823
A series of sermons on practical and familiar subjects (Volume 1) 1823 - Henderson, Robert
Sermon 1: The Glad Tidings of the Gospel - Luke 2:10-11 (page 1)
Sermon 2: Men Persuaded to be Christians - Acts 26:28, last clause (page 19)
Sermon 3: Christian Fellowship - John 1:3 (page 42)
Sermon 4: The Cross of Christ the Christian's Glory - Galatians 6:14 (page 57)
Sermon 5: The Lord Our righteousness, or Justification by the Imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ - Jeremiah 23:5-6 (page 79)
Sermon 6: The Christian's Hiding Place - Isaiah 32:2 (page 98)
Sermon 7: The Influences of the Divine Spirit Attainable by Importunate Prayer - Luke 11:13 (page 118)
Sermon 8: Young People Plead with One Fair and Rational Principles to Remember Their Creator - Ecclesiastes 12:1 (page 133)
Sermon 9: Sinners Entreated to be Reconciled to God - 2 Corinthians 5:20 (page 149)
Sermon 10: The Gospel the Great Promoter of Peace and Good Will in Society - Luke 2:14 (page 174)
Sermon 11: Christ's Lamentation Over the Impenitent City of Jerusalem - Luke 19:41-42 (page 192)
Sermon 12: The Lord the Believer's Portion - Psalm 73:25 (page 210)
Sermon 13: The Coming of the Lord to His Temple - Malachi 3:1-2 (page 225)
Sermon 14: Christ the Sacrificial Offering for Sin Coming to Judegment - Hebrews 9:28 (page 242)
Sermon 15: Forgetters of God Solemnly Called to Consider Their Danger - Psalm 50, last part of verse 21 and 22 (page 260)
Sermon 16: The Disciples Interrogated on the Subject of Apostacy - John 6:67 (page 274)
Sermon 17: The Advent of Jesus Christ into the World to Save Sinners - 1 Timothy 1:15 (page 291)
Sermon 18: The Greatness of the Salvation Proposed in the Gospel - Hebrews 2:3, first clause (page 309)
Sermon 19: Love to God and Man, the Essence of True Religion - Mark 12:30-31 (page 323)
A series of sermons on practical and familiar subjects (Volume 2) 1823 - Henderson, Robert
Sermon 20: The Christian Hope - Hebrews 6:18-20 (page 1)
Sermon 21: On the Death of the Late Pious and Valuable Col. Francis A. Ramsey, of Knoxville - Isaiah 57:1 (page 44)
Sermon 22: Comfort for the Afflicted and Distressed - Isaiah 54:11 (page 67)
Sermon 23: The Doctrine of the Atonement, Its Nature, Necessity and Extent, Stated and Illustrated - 1 John 2:2 (page 83)
Sermon 24: Rational Motives Addressed to All, to Induce Them to Keep the Commandments of God - Proverbs 3:1-4 (page 101)
Sermon 25: The Anxious Sinner's Earnest Enquiry for Salvation - Acts 2:37-38 (page 119)
Sermon 26: An Expostulation with the Haughty Rejectors of God's Counsels - Luke 7:30 (page 138)
Sermon 27: Simpletons, Scorners and Fools, in the Scriptural Acceptation of the Terms, Entreated to Desist from Their Simplicity, Scorning and Folly, and to Accept the Overtures of Divine Mercy - Proverbs 1:22 (page 149)
Sermon 28: The Man of God Engaging His Heart to Approach unto God - Jeremiah 30:21, last clause (page 160)
Sermon 29: The Christian Believer Ardently Desiring Communion with God - Psalm 42:2 (page 178)
Sermon 30: The Laboring and Heavy Laden Sinner Invited to Christ for Rest - Matthew 11:28 (page 198)
Sermon 31: Love to God and One Another, a Proof that Those Possessed of it are Born of God - 1 John 4:7 (page 211)
Sermon 32: The Awakened Sinner Crying Mightily to God for Mercy - Luke 8:24 (page 232)
Sermon 33: Jerusalem Preferred by the Pious Man Above His Chief Joy - Psalm 137:5-6 (page 244)
Sermon 34: The Word Taken Away Out of Hearers' Hearts by the Enemy of Souls - Luke 8:12 (page 256)
Sermon 35: The Independeent Sovereignty and the Universal and Particular Providence of God - Romans 11:36 (page 272)
Sermon 36: The Final Perseverance of True Saints Attempted to be Proved - Ezekiel 18:26 (page 288)
Sermon 37: Young Men Carefully Warned Against the Danger of Bad Company, and Earnestly Dissuaded from Such Company - Proverbs 4:14-15 (page 300)
Sermon 38: Self Approbation the Great Ground of Rational and Substantial Enjoyment - Galatians 6:4 (page 317)
Sermon 39: The Lamb of God Taking Away the Sin of the World - John 1:29 (page 331)
Sermon 40: Sinners Solemnly Warned Not to Harden Their Hearts Against the Gospel Call - Hebrews 3:15 (page 345)
A Short Address: Entreating Christians Not to be Conformed to this World, but to be Transformed by the Renewing of Their Mind - Romans 12:2 (page 357)

Memorial to Francis Alexander Ramsey by Rev. Robert Henderson

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