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Sanctification, holy living, obedience, and growth in grace
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Decision—Illustrated by the Case of Joshua
Joshua 24:15
… The three holy children, also, are before us defying the devouring flames of the furnace sooner than bow before Nebuchadnezzar's golden image. In New Testament times John …
SERMON • SERMON 2752The Door
John 10:9
… He shall be so saved as to enter into holiness, and so saved as to enter into Heaven. What a grand salvation that is! "Oh," says one, "I …
COMMENTARYPsalm 10
Psalm 10
… You shall see his holiness the Pope washing the pilgrims' feet, if such a stratagem be necessary to act in the minds of the deluded multitude; or you …
SERMON • SERMON 830Gray Hairs
Hosea 7:9
… But discord crept in, or worldliness, or pride—and by-and-by the Holy Spirit departed—the ministry became barren, the people looked up to the shepherd and …
SERMON • SERMON 3136Lessons From the Malta Fire
Acts 28:2
… Watts— "Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Your quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours! Dear Lord! And shall we …
SERMON • SERMON 2948Stephen and Saul
Acts 7:58
… THE Holy Spirit does not tell us much about the deaths of saints at any time and He says very little about the deaths of the martyrs. He …
SERMON • SERMON 668Unity In Christ
John 17:20
… forcing its way to the same perfection of holiness, and is, meanwhile, seeking to glorify God! Above all, the Holy Spirit, who indwells in every Believer, is the …
SERMON • SERMON 2073Two Essential Things
Acts 20:21
… May the Holy Spirit plant both these precious things in our hearts; and if they are already planted there, may he nourish them and bring them to much …
SERMON • SERMON 3532Christ's Great Mission
Matthew 20:28
… of the infinite goodness of God? I would remind you of His infinite holiness! Has He not declared that He will by no means spare the guilty? No …
SERMON • SERMON 3120A View of God's Glory
Exodus 33:18
… This much is certain, that no man on earth, however holy, can ever see God's face and yet live. Why, Manoah, even when he saw an angel …
SERMON • SERMON 2552"Take Heed, Brethren"
Hebrews 3:12
… Bunyan says, in The Holy War, that, after the enemies of King Shaddai had been sentenced to death, "One of the prisoners, Incredulity by name, in the interim …
SERMON • SERMON 1020'The Sun of Righteousness'
Psalm 19:4-6
… He runs on full of strength and rejoices as he runs; and I bid you in the power of the Holy-Spirit, do the same. Cast away your …
SERMON • SERMON 2259The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation
John 1:11-13
… I have had to even remind some that the Holy Spirit, Himself, cannot believe for them. He works faith in you, but you have to believe! The faith …
SERMON • SERMON 712War With Amalek
Exodus 17:8
… Like Miriam we have sounded the loud timbrel of exultation and have danced with holy joy while our lips have chanted the hymn of victory— "Sing unto the …
SERMON • SERMON 3472A Solemn Deprival
Ephesians 2:12
… And to Him that orders his conversation aright—The man that strives in the sight of God to walk a holy life— this is the man to whom …
SERMON • SERMON 3004The Christian's Manifestation
1 John 3:2
… But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things. "You who know God—and even the little children, the babes in Christ, know …
SERMON • SERMON 21Christ’s People—Imitators of Him
Acts 4:13
… Their conversation with the Prince of light and glory, backed up, as they might also have known, by the influence of the Holy Spirit, without which even that …
SERMON • SERMON 2807Spared!
Ezekiel 9:8
… holy and without blame before Him in love." Unless you are holy, how can you talk of being chosen of God, for the elect are chosen unto holiness …
SERMON • SERMON 227Compel Them to Come In
Luke 14:23
… Begotten of the Holy Ghost, he was born of the Virgin Mary; he lived in this world a life of exemplary holiness, and of the deepest suffering, till …
SERMON • SERMON 2352Great Joy In the City
Acts 8:8
… He was also a man full of the Holy Spirit and that is the chief qualification for a preacher of the Gospel. All the learning in the world …
SERMON • SERMON 3389The Soul's Awakening
John 5:25
… The Holy Spirit will not repent for you! What would He repent about? He never did wrong. And the Holy Spirit will not believe for you. What would …
SERMON • SERMON 1900Rejoice Evermore
1 Thessalonians 5:16
… You shall never be able to fold your hands for lack of some holy task or other, but be not worried—be not fretted by what you have …
SERMON • SERMON 3179A Comprehensive Benediction
2 Thessalonians 2:16
… And then upon that part of it which expresses two holy desires. I. The 16th verse contains A VERY CLEAR STATEMENT OF THE TWO POSITIVE FACTS. Paul, writing …
SERMON • SERMON 3412The Heavenly Rainbow
Revelation 4:3
… For the overthrow of a monstrous system of error gives delight to all holy spirits—and chiefly to those who stand nearest the eternal Throne of God! 5 …
SERMON • SERMON 621The Precious Blood Of Christ
1 Peter 1:19
… Surely I may hope that while endeavoring to unfold my text and to proclaim the saving Word, the Holy Spirit will be present to take of the things …
SERMON • SERMON 1642"Verily, Verily"
John 5:24
… May the Holy Spirit help me to set it out with clearness and enable you to receive it into your inmost souls. Our Savior is speaking of a …
SERMON • SERMON 2115The Drought of Nature, the Rain of Grace and the Lesson Therefrom
Jeremiah 14:3
… The Holy Spirit, like the wind, blows where He wishes and the order of His working is with the Lord, alone. The new life whereby we receive the …
SERMON • SERMON 1213Faith, And The Witness Upon Which It Is Founded
1 John 5:9
… And in proof that it is so, the Holy Spirit has been given. He descended at Pentecost. He abides with you forever. He has not gone back again …
SERMON • SERMON 3020Good Cheer From Grace Received
Matthew 9:20-22
… The Savior was in the press—she joined the throng and with a holy boldness mixed with a sacred modesty she came behind Him, only wishing to touch …
SERMON • SERMON 2014"As We Have Heard, So Have We Seen"
Psalm 48:8
… influence is that of the Holy Spirit! How He makes us mourn for sin! How He constrains us to follow after holiness! How He uplifts and elevates the …
SERMON • SERMON 2256Daniel's Band
Daniel 10:11
… I am sure that a certainty of having the love of God shed abroad in the heart by the Holy Spirit is one of the greatest promoters of …
SERMON • SERMON 3159The Sixth Beatitude
Matthew 5:8
… I have often noticed, when men have railed at religion and reviled the holy Word of God, that their lives have been impure. Seldom, if ever, have I …
SERMON • SERMON 49The God of Peace
Romans 15:33
… If you consider God in the trinity of his persons for a few moments, you will see that in each—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—the title is …
SERMON • SERMON 25The Hope of Future Bliss
Psalm 17:15
… All he has ever thought of he will there see; every holy idea will be solidified; every mighty conception will become a reality, every glorious imagination will become …
SERMON • SERMON 3118What Had Become of Peter?
Acts 12:18
… but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.So that they sometimes spoke what they did not themselves understand. The prophecy carried …
SERMON • SERMON 3166'A Greater Than Solomon'
Matthew 12:42
… I did confess Him"—for then, remember, His promise is He will confess you before His Father and before the holy angels! When you shall come up ashamed …
SERMON • SERMON 2726Fourfold Satisfaction
Jeremiah 31:14
… It is neither thirst nor hunger, but perfect satisfaction, not strength of agonizing desire, but rest of holy satiety of which I am about to speak, in the …
SERMON • SERMON 149Independence of Christianity
Zechariah 4:6
… And, oh, I pictured what preaching there would be, what tract distributing, what alms giving, what holy living! And then I already thought I heard every house at …
SERMON • SERMON 2854Lame Sheep
Hebrews 12:13
… And in all our walk and conversation, let us make straight paths for our feet as those who aim at holiness of life. Unholy Christians are the plague …
SERMON • SERMON 1404Over Against the Sepulcher
Matthew 27:61
… After the holy men had gone home they lingered near the grave. Sitting down, perhaps upon some seat in the garden, or on some projection of the rock …