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Death, mortality, dying well, and hope beyond the grave

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SERMON • SERMON 1978

Untitled Sermon

Ephesians 1:12

… Looking at your sin and your sinfulness; looking at the past, the present and the future; looking at death and at judgment, you deliberately believe that Christ is …

SERMON • SERMON 2514

Servus Servorum

Luke 22:27

… His one sole concern was to take upon Himself the form of a servant, to become obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. Beloved, I cannot …

CHAPTER

Jesus Only

… The Lord Jesus, for the working out of this salvation, became man, and being found in fashion as a man, became obedient to death, even the death of …

SERMON • SERMON 2506

God's Law in Man's Heart

Hebrews 8:10

… Yet it is necessary that there should be such a death as that and that there should be such a revival of sin that we may know the …

SERMON • SERMON 471

Accepted In The Beloved

Ephesians 1:6

… We are there and we shall be there, in death's dark gloom and in eternity's mysterious splendor—near to Jesus still, for is it not written …

SERMON • SERMON 2529

Compassion on the Ignorant

Hebrews 5:2

… I will think of it, by-and-by." And, meanwhile, just behind you stands Death, the skeleton king, stretching out his bony hand and, perhaps, tonight, he will …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 110

Psalm 110

… Paul, (Php 2:8) speaketh of both, and saith: "Christ humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God hath exalted him …

SERMON • SERMON 851

Nearness To God

Ephesians 2:13

… But it goes further still—the term, "blood," signifies death. It is the death of Jesus in which we trust. We glory in His life. We triumph in …

SERMON • SERMON 1801

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luke 15:4-7

… That makes its compassionate owner the more sad as he thinks again’A sheep is lost, it is in great danger of a cruel death.’ A sheep is …

CHAPTER

A Helpful Survey of Christ’s Work

… There have been one or two instances of it, and they have been followed by almost immediate death; but our Saviour lived-lived after an agony which, to …

SERMON • SERMON 3331

Knowing and Believing

2 Timothy 1:12

… He died a painful death. The merit of His life and death is set to the account of everyone who trusts in Him and He declares that if …

CHAPTER

First Outlines of Sermons, 1851-1852

… The children did not inherit till their father’s death. 6. The Pontifex might make it void. II. THE CAUSE OF ADOPTION. I. The Person: Father. Son. Spirit …

SERMON • SERMON 3404

A Gross Indignity

Matthew 27:30

… There must be an entire giving up of one's self, in life and unto death, to the Lord's cause. 32-34. And you shall know the …

SERMON • SERMON 3046

One of the Master's Choice Sayings

Matthew 14:16

… On the contrary, when the death-dew lies cold on our brow we will sing— "If ever I loved You, my Jesus, 'tis now"— and we will say …

SERMON • SERMON 3379

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… The ungodly are permitted to fatten like sheep for the slaughter, to have no bands even in their death. Their strength is firm, they are not in trouble …

SERMON • SERMON 689

Temptations On The Pinnacle

Matthew 4:5-7

… Melancthon bears witness of Luther that he was sometimes so tempted of the devil that he appeared to be at the point of death—the sap and strength …

SERMON • SERMON 2822

Christ in Bonds

John 18:24

… There was no need to bind HIM! O cruel persecutors, look into His face! If you are resolved to lead Him away to His death, you may lead …

SERMON • SERMON 517

The Rainbow

Genesis 9:16

… Did he not as much say to all generations of saints, "You being thus delivered from a death which you deserve, are to spend your lives as priests …

SERMON • SERMON 2096

"The Marriage of the Lamb"

Revelation 19:7

… Do not forget that whenever we read of Christ as a Lamb, it is to remind us of His sufferings and death in our place, for the putting …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 26

Psalm 26

… Let those whose dirty hands are fond of bribes remember that neither death nor the devil can be bribed to let them escape their well earned doom. Verse …

SERMON • SERMON 1852

The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters

Ezekiel 47:8

… We, too, as we walk through this morgue of a city, may hope that life will conquer death and an exceedingly great army, quickened by the Spirit of …

SERMON • SERMON 2304

Blinded By Satan

2 Corinthians 4:4

… The penalty of unbelief is death and condemnation—and that penalty begins to fall on men when, in consequence of their unbelief, their foolish heart is darkened, their …

SERMON • SERMON 2320

The Beloved Pastor's Plea for Unity

Romans 1:7

… IN a few minutes we shall gather together as members of the Church of Christ to celebrate the memorial of His death. It is a memorable sight to …

SERMON • SERMON 2427

"The Ark of His Covenant"

Revelation 11:19

… Christ, the great Sacrifice by whose death the Covenant was ratified. Christ, the Surety, who has sworn to carry out our part of the Covenant. Christ, who is …

SERMON • SERMON 2756

Saving the Lost

Luke 19:10

… Slaves were tortured and put to death—and nothing was ever said about such common crimes. In the amphitheatre, into which the multitudes crowded, scores and even hundreds …

SERMON • SERMON 44

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… He consulted with his wife Jezebel, who contrived to put Naboth to death, and thus secure the vineyard to the king. After Naboth was put to death, and …

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The Sheep Before the Shearers

… We have dared to cry out against God, “My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death; not for any injustice in …

SERMON • SERMON 275

Who Can Tell?

Jonah 3:9

… Oh sirs, if ye believe this book, if ye are impenitent, how tremendous is the doom which awaits you; how fatal shall death be to you, and how …

SERMON • SERMON 2847

Barriers Obliterated

Isaiah 44:22

… Backslider, when you get away from God, I do not wonder that you begin to be in distress and alarm! The thought of death distresses you. At one …

SERMON • SERMON 1720

Christ in You

Colossians 1:27

… Being found in fashion as Man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. He took upon Himself the form of a …

SERMON • SERMON 58

Canaan on Earth

Deuteronomy 11:10-12

… IT HAS generally been considered, that the passage of the Jordan by the Israelites is typical of death, and that Canaan is a fitting representation of heaven. We …

SERMON • SERMON 1631

The Main Matter

John 20:30

… First, when a man has been found guilty of death, if by any means that sentence is removed from him, he may be said to obtain life, life …

SERMON • SERMON 1356

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… The sere bones of our own death have crept together, bone unto his bone, and flesh has come upon them and now, because of the Divine Breath, we …

SERMON • SERMON 2471

The Best of All—god Is With Us

1 Chronicles 22:18

… He will be our Guide even to death"? Very well, then, if He is your God, He is with you. Do you ask how I know that? Well …

SERMON • SERMON 261

The Call of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8

… May he give me grace to go through the stream! And, after death, what cometh? No traveler hath returned to tell. Some say it is a land of …

CHAPTER

Faith in the Person of the Lord Jesus

… The outward sign saves not; but it sets forth to us our death, burial, and resurrection with Jesus, and, like the Lord’s Supper, it is not to …

SERMON • SERMON 690

A Lesson From The Great Panic

Hebrews 12:27

… Our religion is so spiritual that Death itself, in ridding us of these material bodies, shall rather assist than injure our devotions! We laugh to scorn both spear …

SERMON • SERMON 1614

Dressing In The Morning

Romans 13:11-14

… The bugle sounds in the camp, "Awake! Awake!" But are not all Christians awake? Yes, from the sleep of death, but not from other kinds of sleep. Many …

SERMON • SERMON 615

Human Depravity And Divine Mercy

Genesis 8:21

… Noah was not saved by the world's being gradually reformed and restored to its primitive innocence, but a sentence of condemnation was pronounced and death, burial and …

SERMON • SERMON 3200

Faith Justifying Speech

Psalm 116:10

… We believe that a great Atonement has been offered for sin, that by His death upon Calvary's Cross, Jesus Christ cleared the channel of Divine Mercy so …