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Sanctification, holy living, obedience, and growth in grace

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SERMON • SERMON 107

Faith

Hebrews 11:6

… Just one more argument, and then I have done with it. “Without faith it is impossible to please God,” because it is impossible to persevere in holiness without …

SERMON • SERMON 267

The Tabernacle of the Most High

Ephesians 2:22

… that was “Holy, holy, holy.” He might say it was very good; there was a goodness of fitness about it, but not moral goodness of holiness. But when …

CHAPTER

Strength in Weakness

… At last, one said to him, “Have you no holiness?” “Yes,” he said, “but I never had any to boast of.” All the holiness that can be had …

CHAPTER

Illustrations in Preaching

… It is noticeable that after the Holy Ghost had been given, fewer parables were used, and the saints were more plainly taught of God. When Paul spoke or …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 11

Psalm 11

… Nothing speaks out more soundness and uprightness than a pursuing after holiness, even then when holiness is most afflicted, pursued, and persecuted in the world: to stand fast …

SERMON • SERMON 3399

Good Talk

1 Chronicles 16:9

… any degree with holiness. But the religion of Jesus Christ has once and for all swept away all holy places— wherever man is holy, every place is hallowed …

SERMON • SERMON 3172

Bright Prospects for Young Believers

Malachi 4:2

… And afterwards their light was greatly increased in brightness and their life in happiness as they grew in Divine knowledge and holiness. It is difficult for us to …

SERMON • SERMON 804

Apostolic Exhortation

Acts 3:19

… Those holy men were brimful of the gospel, and therefore they had but to run over spontaneously, speaking of that topic which laid nearest to their hearts. To …

SERMON • SERMON 3370

Our Leader Through the Darkness

Isaiah 50:10

… It must have been a constant trial to His holy, sensitive spirit to have dwelt in the midst of sinners. So in a certain sense we, also, are …

SERMON • SERMON 452

The Lord'S Care Of His People

Zechariah 2:8

… The cherubim and seraphim, the presence angels that stand before God as His holy servitors forever, what were they? They were not pure in His sight and He …

SERMON • SERMON 3492

God's Word Not to Be Refused

Hebrews 12:25

… We have gathered virtually in the outer circle of which the saints above and holy angels make the inner ring. And now, tonight, Jesus speaks to us in …

SERMON • SERMON 775

The Great Attraction

John 12:32

… They fondly dream that if they teach His holy life without His ignominious death, men will be attracted to Him. Such has not proved to be the case …

SERMON • SERMON 3086

'Marvelous Things'

Psalm 98:1

… But it was also holiness—"His holy arm has gotten Him the victory." The Psalmist seems, as he advances in his Psalms, to fall more and more in …

SERMON • SERMON 923

Prepare To Meet Your God

Amos 4:12

… You mast meet with unsullied holiness. You have not always found yourself happy on earth when you have been with holy men—you could not act out your …

SERMON • SERMON 3203

Christ Made Sin

2 Corinthians 5:21

… unlimited holiness, join with seraphs who surely at the foot of the Cross may sing, as well as before the Throne of God, "Holy, holy, holy, is the …

SERMON • SERMON 3202

'It Pleased God'

Galatians 1:15

… But to entrust absolute Holiness and Righteousness with absolute power is the safest way of governing the whole universe. God cannot do an unrighteous thing, therefore let Him …

SERMON • SERMON 1239

Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; or, A Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Galatians 5:24

… THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WITH THE GOSPEL, AND WHERE HE IS HOLINESS MUST BE PROMOTED. Let it never be forgotten that—while the reception of Jesus Christ by …

SERMON • SERMON 3160

The Call of 'Today'

Hebrews 3:7

… profession, Christ Jesus. "Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling." What wonderful titles! "Holy brethren," made brethren in holiness and made holy in our brotherhood—"partakers of …

SERMON • SERMON 3475

The Soul's Great Crisis

Romans 7:8

… the form and ceremony—it is the inward work of the Holy Spirit—it is holiness and change of heart. Let none of us ever fall into the …

SERMON • SERMON 3327

Our Lord's Heroic Endurance

Hebrews 12:3

… How did He endure this sore trouble? Brothers and Sisters, He endured it with singular courage and holy equanimity. It is wonderful to see Him in the first …

SERMON • SERMON 2406

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents

Proverbs 6:20-23

… If I am enabled to be holy, that holiness is Your work, and I will praise You for it." 8. I will keep Your statutes: O forsake me …

SERMON • SERMON 1314

The Mighty Arm

Psalm 89:13

… From the iron cage, the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, can set the captives free! All glory be unto His name! When God resolves to save the sinner, He …

SERMON • SERMON 2992

God's Writing Upon Man's Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… I will make you holy. I will keep you holy. I will preserve you in My ways; I will bring you to Myself at the last." And all …

SERMON • SERMON 1240

The Song of Songs

Isaiah 44:23

… Viewing them as guilty, his holy eyes could endure them, but looking upon them as in Christ Jesus, regarding them through the atonement, he cast their iniquities behind …

SERMON • SERMON 2009

Job Among the Ashes

Job 42:5

… No, my Brethren, we cannot hear the ceaseless cry of the cherubim, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth," without at once sinking, sinking, sinking, till we abhor …

SERMON • SERMON 3394

'Who Is This?'

Matthew 21:10

… His service is holiness and holiness shall to you be a delight! Oh, that you would, finding that He is such a Savior, Divine and Human blended in …

SERMON • SERMON 2324

The Followers of the Lamb

Revelation 14:4

… He that is holy will be holy, still. I am going to talk to you, tonight, about those who surround the Lamb and are with Him in the …

SERMON • SERMON 3103

A Pastoral Visit

… So a Church is fitly framed together and grows into a holy temple for the Lord. Now, dear Friends, there must be a knitting of hearts among Christians …

SERMON • SERMON 3046

One of the Master's Choice Sayings

Matthew 14:16

… who is "the Truth!" And if you desire holiness, you need not withdraw from Him who was the "Holy Child Jesus." To gain all that the superstitious profess …

SERMON • SERMON 3411

Joining the Church

2 Corinthians 8:5

… THE SOUL'S SUPREME GIFT The first thing that the original Christians, the Christians of the old and Holy Spirit times did was, "they gave themselves unto the …

SERMON • SERMON 887

A Door Opened In Heaven

Revelation 4:1

… We sometimes get a door opened in Heaven when we enjoy the work of the Holy Spirit in our souls. The Holy Spirit has breathed over our hearts …

SERMON • SERMON 3381

The Broken Fence

Proverbs 24:30-32

… I have known young men who really were Christians, sadly backslide through being induced to modify, conceal, or alter those holy principles in which they were trained from …

SERMON • SERMON 3379

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… Oh, dear Friends, there must be holiness in us, for without holiness no man can see the Lord! It is not knowing the will of the heavenly Father …

SERMON • SERMON 1443

A Clear Conscience

Psalm 119:6

… To enjoy this beatitude, a holy walking must become habitual. This sacred exercise is very different from sluggish piety. "Blessed are the undefiled in the way who walk …

SERMON • SERMON 1626

The Principal Wheat

Isaiah 28:25

… a holy character, it will come by the Spirit of God out of true doctrine. Falsehood always breeds sin—the Truth of God begets and fosters holiness. You …

SERMON • SERMON 2792

A Psalmist's Question and Answer

Psalm 130:3

… He who has this holy resolve strongly worked within him by the blessed Spirit of God shall soon come into the morning light of gracious acceptance—and his …

SERMON • SERMON 1133

A Fatal Deficiency

Romans 8:9

… The Spirit of holiness and love was in Him—that Spirit which brings power and peace. Always was the Holy Spirit to be seen in connection with the …

SERMON • SERMON 3226

Figs and Olives

James 3:12

… If we are carrying out His great purpose concerning us, we are producing the peaceable fruits of righteousness, the fruit of the Spirit, fruit unto holiness—but this …

SERMON • SERMON 2028

The Love of God and the Patience of Christ

2 Thessalonians 3:5

… It is our joy that a holy God loves us and does not find it needful to stain His holiness to save the unclean. We are loved by …

SERMON • SERMON 2012

Grace Abounding Over Abounding Sin

Romans 5:20

… For the carnal mind is enmity against God—and therefore the Law, though in itself holy and just and good, provokes us to do evil. We are like …