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Sanctification, holy living, obedience, and growth in grace

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SERMON • SERMON 2180

A Mediator

Galatians 3:20

… All Trinitarians are Unitarians—though we believe that the Father is God, the Son is God and the Holy Spirit is God, yet we confess that there are …

DEVOTIONAL

Evening, June 5

1Jn 4:8

… set upon them, they feel it shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto them, and then by force of gratitude they love …

DEVOTIONAL

Evening, October 22

Jn 16:15

… Happy people who have the Holy Ghost to bring Jesus to them.

SERMON • SERMON 3114

God's Providence

Ezekiel 1:15-19

… Sometimes I have thoughts which I know come from God's Spirit—some which are glorious and some that are not so good, but still holy thoughts—and …

DEVOTIONAL

Evening, December 17

Jn 10:9

… He shall go in unto the King of kings in the power of the Holy Spirit, and the secret of the Lord shall be with him. 3. He …

SERMON • SERMON 2846

'No Root in Themselves'

Mark 4:17

… They had no Christ to go to, they had no eternal life, no cove- nant purpose, no principle of the Holy Spirit to fall back upon. And when …

SERMON • SERMON 1010

Light for Those Who Sit in Darkness

Matthew 4:15-16

… It has such joy in it that misery itself ought to leap with holy mirth at the sound of it. It is our delightful task to add that …

SERMON • SERMON 3447

A Present Helper

Acts 18:10

… Only trust Him and when you go about His business, the Holy Spirit shall be your strength! He will be with you to back up the Word of …

SERMON • SERMON 1005

Lessons From Nature

Psalm 104:17-18

… The first age had its holy men, who walked with God: and when the golden age had gone, and men everywhere had polluted themselves, God had his Noah …

DEVOTIONAL

Morning, November 10

De 33:27

… to make glad by bringing home his wandering sons; we would fill with holy mirth the sacred family among whom we dwell. Happy are those who have thus …

SERMON • SERMON 264

How Saints May Help the Devil

Ezekiel 16:54

… His language in his heart is, “He accuses me to my face; I cannot bear the sight of his holy character; it makes the blackness of my own …

SERMON • SERMON 1683

The Great Cross-bearer and His Followers

Mark 15:20

… whose place the Son of God was banished! There is entrance into the Holy City, now! There is entrance into the Temple, now! Now there is access unto …

SERMON • SERMON 1859

The Cross Our Glory

Galatians 6:14

… Christianity finds its chief force in the enthusiasm which the Holy Spirit produces—and this comes from the Cross. The preaching of the Cross is the great weapon …

SERMON • SERMON 3078

God-Guided Men

Galatians 1:16

… THE conversion of Paul is one of the evidences of the truth of our holy religion. So far as this life was concerned, he had nothing to gain …

SERMON • SERMON 534

The Mighty Power Which Creates And Sustains Faith

Ephesians 1:19-23

… The Apostle declares to us by the Holy Spirit that the very same power which raised Jesus Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the highest Heaven …

SERMON • SERMON 2493

"A Man Named Matthew"

Matthew 9:9

… Why, then, did it come to you? You do not know, unless you have learned to look behind the curtains in the holy place and to see by …

SERMON • SERMON 2052

"On His Breast"

John 13:23-26

… PICTURE the Lord and His Apostles at the holy Supper. A world of interest centers here. Two figures, strangely different, met in this scene—met, shortly afterwards to …

SERMON • SERMON 369

The First Sermon in the Tabernacle

Acts 5:42

… Take also the practical preacher; who would say a word against this good man? He stirs the people up, excites the children of God to holy duties, promotes …

SERMON • SERMON 1880

A Lesson and a Fortune for Christian Men of Business

Hebrews 13:5

… In the "Holy War," we read that when Diabolus sent traitors to lurk about the town of Mansoul, he sent among the rest a young fellow named Covetousness …

SERMON • SERMON 1231

The Sure Triumph Of The Crucified One

Isaiah 52:13-15

… He was a Man among men, transparent, childlike, "the holy Child Jesus." But for all that He was ever prudent and "committed Himself unto no man, for He …

SERMON • SERMON 2192

The Joyous Return

Hosea 14:1-3

… May the Holy Spirit constrain every heart to present them! May these be the words which every one of you shall take with him in returning to the …

SERMON • SERMON 3023

John Mark—or, Haste in Religion

Mark 14:50-52

… And I think the modest spirit of Mark seemed to say, "Friend Peter, while the Holy Spirit moves me to tell of your fault and let it stand …

SERMON • SERMON 3058

The Joy of Harvest

Isaiah 9:3

… We have, especially, holy mothers bringing up their children in God's fear and holy fathers seeking the conversion of their little ones. Their seed, as a generation …

SERMON • SERMON 419

The Roaring Lion

1 Peter 5:8

… Experience will be to man, after all, the best proof of this and we cannot expect that those who have never known the joys of the Holy Spirit …

SERMON • SERMON 1463B

The Rising Sun

Malachi 4:2

… Oh, that we had as much sense to know the Sun of Righteousness, that we might by prayer, meditation and holy living, bask and sun ourselves in His …

SERMON • SERMON 3268

The Savior's Silence

Matthew 15:23

… There are some that turn holy days into holidays. Blessed are they that turn holidays into holy days! It is, indeed, a great solace for the heart to …

SERMON • SERMON 2034

Peter's Restoration

Luke 22:60-62

… May His Holy Spirit work with His Holy Word! I. First, LET US LOOK AT THE LORD, WHO LOOKED UPON PETER. Can you picture Him up there in …

SERMON • SERMON 1944

Might Have Been, or May Be

John 11:37

… Believe that the Gospel is meant for such a case as this and that the living God, in Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit, can meet with this …

SERMON • SERMON 2748

Rest As a Test

Jeremiah 6:16

… The great Day of Atonement, when it was duly observed with all its holy pomp and ceremony, brought a blessing on the people, but there had to be …

SERMON • SERMON 397

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Isaiah 43:2

… The Roman lion takes up the fight, Herod delights in the gore of the Christians, and smears the confessors of that holy faith with pitch and sets them …

SERMON • SERMON 647

Heart'S Ease

Psalm 112:7

… I believe that holy gratitude is one blessed way of fixing the soul on God and preparing it for trouble. You have a friend who gave you a …

SERMON • SERMON 2618

"Straightway"

Matthew 4:20

… Begin this holy service at once if you have neglected it until now. And you, dear Father, if you have never yet personally spoken to your children about …

SERMON • SERMON 2844

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

… Know the work of the Holy Spirit. All this is knowable and must be known, or else, before long, you will wither away because you have no deepness …

SERMON • SERMON 341

The High Priest Standing Between the Dead and the Living

Numbers 16:47-48

… Aaron, up, and take with thee thy censer; snatch fire from off the holy altar, and run among the people, for the plague has begun." Aaron, a man …

SERMON • SERMON 3057

Following Christ

John 21:22

… living on the earth in Christ's day." The fact is, if the Holy Spirit shall bless the word that is spoken to you by the humblest Christian …

SERMON • SERMON 2531

A Boundless Benediction

Genesis 49:25

… You, dear Friends, who have been lately converted, cannot fully comprehend some of the deeper doctrines of our holy faith. It is a mercy that you need not …

SERMON • SERMON 2836

Prayerful Importunity

Luke 18:7

… In fact, I know you neither will nor can give up if God, the Holy Spirit, has taught you praying, for that is one of the things that …

SERMON • SERMON 501

Grace Abounding

Hosea 14:4

… I answer “No,” for cannot the Holy Spirit make the unbelieving believe, yea, if the Holy Spirit once comes into effectual contact with the most unbelieving and obstinate …

SERMON • SERMON 1722

The First Setting Up of the Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:4-9

… May the Holy Spirit help us while we learn caution from this Inspired history, for these things happened to them for our instruction. I. I call your attention …

SERMON • SERMON 487

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… But I find not that the holy child Jesus was ever decoyed by His coming greatness into any actions inconsistent with the duty of a child. So young …