Holiness

The Lifting Up of the Bowed Down

Luke 13:10-13

… May the Holy Spirit bless this description to your hearts' encouragement. II. I invite you, secondly, to notice THE HAND OF SATAN IN THIS BONDAGE. We should not …

No Difference

Matthew 5:45

… And shall the dew be more free and swift than the Holy Spirit? No, says the poet—I can pray for that holy Dove—will He not come …

The Deceived Heart

Isaiah 44:20

… We have some who have been baptized in the pool who have never been baptized with the Holy Spirit—some who sit at the Lord's Table and …

'Nevertheless at Your Word'

Luke 5:5

… It will go very hard with you if you do." Nevertheless, Brothers and Sisters, may the Holy Spirit so mightily work upon you that you will do anything …

Hopeful, Yet Doubtful

Matthew 8:19

… If they do not burn at first, what will they do afterwards? If in their first love there is no zeal, no holy flaming fire, what shall we …

The Lion-slayer—the Giant-killer

1 Samuel 17:36

… Severe afflictions and afflictions arising out of holy walking are not new things to us! Let us now remember our old encounters. He remembered, too, that he had …

Sabbath-work

John 5:9

… the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace and come from him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he …

Steadfastness

… Seek that you may keep your conversation always holy; that your course may be like the shining light which tarries not, but burns brighter and brighter until the …

"The Sure Mercies of David"

Acts 13:34

… God says, concerning Him, "Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion." "I will set His hand, also, in the sea, and His right …

A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer's Heart

Micah 7:7

… May it be written on your hearts by the Holy Ghost. II. The second point in our brief text is THE ARGUMENT, for I believe the title contains …

The Backslider'S Way Hedged Up

Hosea 2:5-7

… And though as frequently forgiven and visited with mercy, the holy bonds of gratitude did not bind them to their God. As an abandoned woman leaves a kind …

A Singular Plea in Prayer

Psalm 41:4

… When grieved with sore physical pain, you will find, dear Friends, that the quiet resignation, the holy patience and the childlike submissiveness which enable you to just pray …

That Horrible East Wind!

Colossians 3:15

… Shall it be your Creator, or His enemy? Your Savior, or your destroyer? It is a blessed gift of Grace if a man is enabled by the Holy …

A Sermon For Gleaners

Ruth 2:15

… The Holy Spirit, I hope, will find some of you out and may He press home the Truth of God to your hearts. II. Having beckoned to the …

Lessons From the Manna

Exodus 16:4

… May the Holy Spirit, Himself, be our Teacher and as He has often taught us the most Divine lessons by the bread and wine, preaching to our very …

God's Heart the Source of All Blessing

2 Samuel 7:21

… As we read the chapter from which my text is taken, we noticed that David had a holy purpose in his grateful heart. He said to Nathan the …

The Free Agency of Christ

Mark 8:22-25

… Some by a holy book. Some by no outward means at all. Some simply by their own thoughts in solitude, or at the dead of night—all led …

How To Meet the Doctrine of Election

Matthew 15:24

… I shall ask you to receive light slowly, that you may retain it surely." Infinite is the wisdom of the Holy Spirit in gradually enlightening souls! The Lord …

Others To Be Gathered In

Isaiah 56:8

… I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." O blessed Master, "holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners," the sinners came to You and coming …

"This Thing Is From Me"

1 Kings 12:24

… They who are the Holy Spirit's servants learn to depend upon Him for every word they are to utter! They sometimes feel their flesh creep and almost …

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

… That God is a King, sitting on his throne, and surrounded by his "ministers." His throne is the heavens, the symbol of which is the holy of holies …

The Reward Of The Righteous

Matthew 25:31-36

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "When the Son of Mian shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit upon …

The Glories of Forgiving Grace

Ephesians 1:7

… May the Holy Spirit sweetly open up to us the glories of our sin-forgiving God and cause us to exult in the riches of His Grace. Beloved …

Jesus At Bethesda—or, Waiting Changed for Believing

John 5:1-9

… Yes, and to lose arms, legs, and all my members! I would be willing to die if I could but be honored by the Holy Spirit to win …

The Holy Saviour

There is an expression used by the apostle Paul respecting the Lord Jesus, which is very beautiful and significant–“who knew no sin.” It does not merely say …

Supposing Him to be the Gardener

John 20:15

… I believe that most of you do desire to glorify God; for being saved by grace, you feel a holy ambition to show forth his praises who has …

Psalm 129

Psalm 129

… Despite, however, of every opposition, our holy religion took root and grew upward. Not all the fury of ten persecutions could exterminate it from the earth. The teeth …

One Worker Preparing For Another

1 Chronicles 22:14

… The only blood therein should be that of holy sacrifices, symbolical of the great Sacrifice of Christ. 10, 11. He shall build an house for My name; and …

Beginning at Jerusalem

Luke 24:47

… the nature must be changed, and repentance must be implanted by the Holy Spirit, or it will never flourish in our hearts. We preach repentance as a fruit …

May I?

Matthew 9:21

… Oh that I could help them over the difficulty! May the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, aid me! This poor diseased woman did not utter this, "if," of hers …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… The marvels worked by our blessed Lord are acted sermons fraught with holy doctrine, set forth to us more vividly than it could have been in words. We …

Hearken and Look; or, Encouragement for Believers

Isaiah 51:2-3

… He dwelleth in our midst by his Holy Spirit, and holy hymn and prayer rise every day from the multitudes that fear him. The Lord hath redeemed, and …

None But Jesus

John 3:18

… Some, too, make the mistake of looking to the work of God the Holy Spirit. They look within to see if they have certain feelings, and if they …

Reform

2 Chronicles 31:1

… Reformation, conversion, regeneration—these are the ends of the ministry, and a holy life should be the result of your devout worship. We have read in your hearing …

The Heavenly Race

1 Corinthians 9:24

… They have heard that before a man can be saved, it is necessary that, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, he should feel the weight of sin …

Evening, December 31

Je 8:20

… The Holy Spirit has given more or less of blessing upon the word which has been preached in your hearing, and times of refreshing have come from the …

The Beatific Vision

1 John 3:2

… When we know of any man who is holy, and who is eminently devoted to his work, we will not mind tarrying anywhere, if we may but have …

His Name—The Everlasting Father

Isaiah 9:6

… If they know no holy place but recognize every place as holy where a holy man is found, such are the true children of Christ, for He said …

Morning, December 31

Jn 7:37

… Admirable indeed is the longsuffering of the Saviour in bearing with some of us year after year, notwithstanding our provocations, rebellions, and resistance of his Holy Spirit. Wonder …

The Great Supreme

Deuteronomy 32:3

… And as for the Holy Spirit, believing that the work of Conversion is as great as even that of Redemption, or creation, we believe Him to be the …