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The seriousness of sin, temptation, guilt, and the need for cleansing

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SERMON • SERMON 606

Mary'S Song

Luke 1:46

… The manger of Bethlehem was big with Glory— in the Incarnation was wrapped up all the blessedness by which a soul, snatched from the depths of sin, is …

SERMON • SERMON 2731

Bringing Sinners to the Savior

Mark 9:17-20

… There are many and many a poor sinner floundering in the Slough of Despond who only need someone, rightly named, Help, to come and point out to them …

SERMON • SERMON 1877

Our Own Dear Shepherd

John 10:14

… from the whole Christ who saves the souls of men from guilt as well as from sin, from Hell as well as from folly. But they cannot deceive …

SERMON • SERMON 2817

Jacob's Fear and Faith

Genesis 32:11

… It is not so very long ago since you were living in sin—perhaps in the worst forms of sin—without hope and without God in the world …

SERMON • SERMON 2831

Burden-bearing

Galatians 6:2

… Well, his sin does dishonor his father, but, still, as you did not commit the sin and you did not do anything to contribute to it, do not …

SERMON • SERMON 1173

"I Thought"

2 Kings 5:11

… It is our business from Lord's Day to Lord's Day, yes, everyday, to tell the sinner that, "he that believes and is baptized shall be saved …

SERMON • SERMON 2007

Holding Fast the Faith

Revelation 2:12

… sins." We hold fast the belief that Jesus saves us from the guilt of sin by having borne it in His own body on the tree. We are …

SERMON • SERMON 614

For Christ'S Sake

Ephesians 4:32

… Worthy the Lamb!" God was just—He punished human guilt in the Person of man's representative, Jesus of Nazareth. God is gracious—He accepts every believing sinner

SERMON • SERMON 2844

The Seed Upon a Rock

Matthew 13:5

guilt! And when you have thought that over most seriously, pray to God to make you really hate sin, every sin. If you do not hate every sin

SERMON • SERMON 200

The Wicked Man’s Life, Funeral, and Epitaph

Ecclesiastes 8:10

Sin is the guilt, and hell is the bread beneath it. If you choose sin, you have virtually chosen perdition. Think of this, I beseech you. “O Lord …

SERMON • SERMON 1646

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… the grievous guilt of such men and women as enter into the Church and then, after a while, turn aside to false doctrine or to sin. They depart …

SERMON • SERMON 1600

A Greater Than Solomon

Luke 11:31

… He is man, perfect man, man to the utmost of manhood, sin excepted; but still He is more, and infinitely more, than man. ‘In him dwelleth all the …

SERMON • SERMON 995

The Sheep and Their Shepherd

John 10:27

… If he has suffered in my stead, where is justice gone that the substitute should bear my guilt, and I should bear it too? and where is mercy …

SERMON • SERMON 1662

The Indwelling and Outflowing of the Holy Spirit

John 7:38

… Hence He comes to convince us of sin that He may reveal the great Sacrifice of sin—He comes to convince us of righteousness that we may see …

SERMON • SERMON 1852

The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters

Ezekiel 47:8

… Where there is no hope, the sinner gives the reins to his lusts and thinks it wise to enjoy his sin while he may. O Souls, this is …

SERMON • SERMON 2260

Christ's Hospital

Psalm 147:3

… When a sinner is bleeding with sin, Jesus pours His own blood into the wound—and when that wound is slow in healing, He binds His own Sacrifice …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 13

Psalm 13

… But Christ's bought absence (that I bought with my sin), is two running boils at once, one upon each side; and what side then can I lie …

SERMON • SERMON 1879

A Plain Man's Sermon

Leviticus 22:21

… You meet with a stringent instance in the text, "It must be perfect to be accepted." Under the law of Moses, the guilt of sin and the need …

SERMON • SERMON 1637

The Beginning of Months

Exodus 12:1

… A poor sinner, under a sense of sin, goes to a place of worship and he hears Christ preached as an example. This may be useful to the …

SERMON • SERMON 2026

To the Saddest of the Sad

Exodus 6:9

… If the Lord has not sent him to do it he would do no good if he were to attempt to preach to the sinner dead in sin

SERMON • SERMON 1861

The Lowly King

Zechariah 9:9

… You are heavy-laden with sin; but he knows more about the weight of sin than you do. That terrible load of guilt worries you; but it pressed …

SERMON • SERMON 2397

"Out of Darkness into Light"

Isaiah 49:9

… God against sin, for I was angry, even, with myself on account of my guilt! If God had taken me to Heaven with unforgiving sin still within my …

SERMON • SERMON 2023

The Blessing of Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… If the precious blood has cleansed you from the guilt of sin, you know that it has also purchased you from death, and it is to you the …

SERMON • SERMON 459

A Sermon For Men Of Taste

1 Peter 2:1-3

… Dear Christian Friends, you remember the time, when laden with guilt and full of fears, you looked to Jesus Christ—it was the eye of faith which looked …

SERMON • SERMON 3450

Dangerous Lingering

Genesis 19:16

… May God's spirit deepen in some here present their sense of sin! May your crimes sting you. May you feel your guilt. May you hate yourselves because …

SERMON • SERMON 1951

The Pleading of the Last Messenger

Mark 12:6-9

… You know the story—it is full of infinite mercy on God's part and of immeasurable guilt on the part of man. God seemed to out-do …

SERMON • SERMON 628

A Glorious Church

Ephesians 5:25-27

… perfect as justification—that the power of sin shall be as thoroughly slain as the guilt of it—that altogether sin shall cease to be in the Christian …

SERMON • SERMON 1434

Jesus!

Matthew 1:21

… shoulders bore the guilt of His people and because He took their load, His people are free and have henceforth no burden of sin to weigh them down …

SERMON • SERMON 2156

Robbers of God

Malachi 3:8

… The Lord Jesus, alone, can put away the guilt of your robberies of God! He gave Himself to remove sin. Yes, He gave Himself up to the stroke …

SERMON • SERMON 3393

Wheat in the Barn

Matthew 13:30

… but gather the wheat into My barn." Sinner, can you hope to enter Heaven? You never loved your mother's God and is He to endure you in …

SERMON • SERMON 2151

Holy Longings

Psalm 119:131

… wash you with water from the power of sin, as He has washed you with blood from the guilt of it. When you are washed, take care that …

SERMON • SERMON 2805

'Life for a Look'

Isaiah 45:22

… the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed." Look away from your sin, Sinner! No, rather, follow your sin as it …

SERMON • SERMON 501

Grace Abounding

Hosea 14:4

… for God; his sin was too great for God’s grace.” What says the Apostle? “Where sin abounded”—that is you, poor sinner;—“where sin abounded”—what sins …

SERMON • SERMON 3181

A Sermon for a Winter's Evening

John 18:18

… This is terrible! As I see the worldling merely caring for his personal comfort while Christ is in Glory, I marvel, first, at the insolence of the sinner

SERMON • SERMON 1389

A Gospel Sermon To Outsiders

Mark 10:49

… Even as the fabled Atlas was said to carry the world upon his shoulders, so He took sin and guilt upon Him and bore it in His own …

SERMON • SERMON 2716

Christ's Poverty, Our Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

guilt, and you are absolved forever! Christ has washed you in His precious blood and you are clean every whit—no speck, nor spot, nor stain of sin

SERMON • SERMON 2144

Believers Sent by Christ, As Christ Is Sent By the Father

John 17:18

… So long as there is another sinner for us to rescue we will remain in this land of our exile. That is what our Lord means—the Father …

SERMON • SERMON 2463

Why Men Reject Christ

Luke 9:52

… that you grieve over your sin, for repentance will make you ready for Christ. Tell Him that you are a lost sinner and that your sense of need …

SERMON • SERMON 2765

Marvelous Light

1 Peter 2:9

… repetition of the sin of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, though the men who commit it usually try to lay the guilt of that sin at the doors of …

SERMON • SERMON 451

Choice Portions

Deuteronomy 32:9

… that to the poor fallen race of man—debased, depraved, dejected by their sin—but saved, exalted, glorified by His Grace! See what terms He uses. He calls …