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Sanctification, holy living, obedience, and growth in grace

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Evening, July 24

Joe 2:11

… All the forces of heaven are at his beck, legions wait at his door, cherubim and seraphim;, watchers and holy ones, principalities and powers, are all attentive to …

SERMON • SERMON 1251

The Sacred Love-Token

Exodus 12:13

… May the Holy Spirit help us while we meditate upon the most vital of all subjects, which lies at the very heart of true religion. There are some …

SERMON • SERMON 3052

Christ's Loneliness and Ours

John 16:31

… May the Holy Spirit maintain our faith in full vigor that it may nourish all our other Graces! Faith being strong, no faculty of the inner man will …

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Morning, February 13

1Jn 3:1-2

… but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him .” The Holy Spirit shall purify our minds, and divine power shall refine our bodies; then …

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Evening, June 18

Song 5:1

… Growth should be rapid where Jesus is the Husbandman, and the Holy Spirit the dew from above. A garden is a place of retirement . So the Lord Jesus …

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Evening, July 5

Is 26:4

… whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.” There is no rock like unto the rock of Jacob, our enemies themselves …

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Evening, August 8

Mk 9:23

… all things are possible to him that believeth.” You hear of exploits which holy men have done for Jesus; what they have enjoyed of him; how much they …

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Evening, November 24

Pr 24:33-34

… As yet, faith and holy decision are timely. May we obtain them this night.

SERMON • SERMON 2692

Church Increase

Isaiah 49:20

… There was holy merriment in the house—it was the scene of intense excitement and I think, within reasonable bounds—within such bounds as true reason would dictate …

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Morning, March 11

Ro 7:13

… Young converts have a holy timidity, a godly fear lest they should offend against God. But alas! very soon the fine bloom upon these first ripe fruits is …

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Morning, October 25

2Jn 2

… Those who feel the vital power of the gospel, and know the might of the Holy Ghost as he opens, applies, and seals the Lord’s Word, would …

SERMON • SERMON 2994

Jude's Doxology

… But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of …

SERMON • SERMON 3059

The Poor Man's Friend

Psalm 10:14

… If you put your case into His hands, the Holy Spirit will shed abroad His love in your heart—and there is no spiritual disease that can withstand …

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Evening, August 25

Ac 8:37

… When the Holy Ghost has given you to feel the spirit of adoption, you may come to Christian ordinances without fear. The same rule holds good of the …

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Evening, April 1

Ho 10:12

… out of tune with nature, but let your heart bud and bloom with holy desires. Do you tell me that the warm blood of youth leaps in your …

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Morning, June 8

1Ch 5:22

… Warrior, fighting under the banner of the Lord Jesus, observe this verse with holy joy, for as it was in the days of old so is it now …

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Evening, April 25

Rev 3:20

… He who understands Christ, receives an anointing from the Holy One, by which he knows all things. Christ is the great master-key of all the chambers of …

SERMON • SERMON 2579

Waiting, Hoping, Watching

Psalm 130:5

… And if we are taught of God's Spirit, we shall know it to be so! In fact, the more holy a man becomes, the more conscious he …

SERMON • SERMON 3043

Filling Up the Measure of Iniquity

Genesis 15:16

… Those old-world sinners had had 120 years for repentance, and 120 years of earnest, faithful warning from holy Noah—and not till all those year's had …

SERMON • SERMON 1449

A Vile Weed and a Fair Flower

Hebrews 13:5

… We know that God loves us, for we feel His love shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Should not contentment be easy under such circumstances …

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Morning, September 5

Ps 120:5

… The enemy is ever on the watch to detect inconsistency in your conduct; be therefore very holy . Remember that the eyes of all are upon you, and that …

SERMON • SERMON 654

Memory—The Handmaid Of Hope

Lamentations 3:21

… Well, now, where God the Holy Spirit has done as much as that, He will do more! Where He begins a good work, we are told, He will …

SERMON • SERMON 3377

The Greatest Wonder of Grace

Ezekiel 9:8

… By the help of the Holy Spirit, let us solemnly consider— I. THE TERRIBLE DOOM from which the Prophet in vision saw himself preserved, regarding it as a …

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Morning, April 17

Heb 12:24

… If you have truly come to Jesus, we know how you came—the Holy Spirit sweetly brought you there. You came to the blood of sprinkling with no …

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Morning, April 19

Mt 27:51

… Shall we err if we say that the opening of the Holy of Holies in this marvellous manner by our Lord’s expiring cry was the type of …

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Morning, August 31

Is 51:5

… May the Holy Spirit give you to rest in Jesus this closing day of the month.

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Morning, November 9

Col 2:6

… O Holy Spirit, enable us to obey this heavenly precept.

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Evening, March 21

Job 38:31

… When the Holy Spirit sheds abroad his delights in the soul, none can disturb; all the cunning and malice of men are ineffectual to stay the genial quickening …

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Morning, April 25

Song 2:10

… Send forth thy Holy Spirit to kindle sacred flames of love in my heart, and I will continue to rise until I leave life and time behind me …

SERMON • SERMON 1088

The Essence of Simplicity

John 9:35

… I do not know that holy Scripture gives us an instance of a more commonsense man than this man whose eyes were opened. And so, when he is …

SERMON • SERMON 2242

God's Will About the Future

James 4:13-17

… Search into those things that are revealed in Holy Scripture and know them, as far as you can, but be not so foolish as to think that any …

SERMON • SERMON 2468

Solitude, Silence, Submission

Lamentations 3:28

… First, then, observe that in the time of great trouble, HOLY SOLITUDE is commended to us—"Let him sit alone." I earnestly advise you who are under concern …

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Morning, February 24

Eze 34:26

… Plenteous grace! Ah! we want plenteous grace to keep us humble, to make us prayerful, to make us holy; plenteous grace to make us zealous, to preserve us …

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Evening, July 8

Ps 25:5

… for the good old ways of God’s own truth, and beseech the Holy Ghost to give them sanctified understandings and teachable spirits. “ For thou art the God …

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Morning, September 25

Ro 3:26

… a sinner for whom Christ died; my trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, he is my righteousness. My faith rests not upon what …

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Morning, May 19

Ec 10:7

… The Holy Spirit loves order, and he therefore sets our powers and faculties in due rank and place, giving the highest room to those spiritual faculties which link …

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Evening, September 8

Eph 1:19-20

… It is not the word preached, nor the word read in itself; all quickening power proceeds from the Holy Ghost. This power was irresistible . All the soldiers and …

SERMON • SERMON 2555

The Stronghold

Nahum 1:7

… I invite you, dear Friends, to consider this text, and may the Holy Spirit make the meditation which will follow to be useful! There are three things, here …

SERMON • SERMON 1091

Prayer Certified Of Success

Luke 11:9-10

… Do you think God will believe for you, or that the Holy Spirit believes instead of us? What has the Holy Spirit to believe? You must believe for …

SERMON • SERMON 2443

The Determination of Christ to Suffer for His People

Mark 15:23

… Matthew Henry seems to think that it was prepared by those holy women who were known to attend to the necessities of our Lord. They had followed Him …