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Suffering & Affliction
Pain, trials, sickness, affliction, and trusting God in hardship
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Your Own Salvation
Philippians 2:12
… If thou dost now stand in spirit at the foot of the cross, and view the incarnate God suffering, bleeding, and dying there, and if as thou dost …
SERMON • SERMON 2045Further Afield
Acts 13:46-48
… You hear Jesus speak—you hear His voice in suffering and in Glory and you rise up and say, "I never thought to have heard such strange things …
SERMON • SERMON 2775David Warned and Rewarded
Psalm 19:11
… one joy and delight to glorify God—when you can bless God for suffering, when you can praise Him for heaviness of spirit if He chooses to send …
SERMON • SERMON 2016Jesus Affirmed To Be Alive
Acts 25:18
… If you would see a suffering Savior I need not refer you to the Gospels but in the twenty-second Psalm behold the full-length portrait of Messiah …
SERMON • SERMON 1948The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way
Proverbs 15:19
… cannot be neglectful of the ordinary duties of life without, by-and-by, suffering for it. Loss of character, loss of position and actual need all come from …
SERMON • SERMON 978All Fulness in Christ
Colossians 1:19
… He achieved by suffering as well as possessed by nature a wondrous fullness. He carried on his shoulders the load of our sin; he expiated by his death …
SERMON • SERMON 2745Intercession and Supplication
Jeremiah 14:22
… Even the wild creatures of the field shared the general suffering. The hind, which is reckoned by the Orientals to be the fondest of its young, forsook its …
SERMON • SERMON 533The Queen Of The South, Or The Earnest Enquirer
Matthew 12:42
… We give Him a little suffering and He gives us great rewards. "I reckon that the sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared with …
SERMON • SERMON 2158Christ's Testimony Received
John 3:33
… been another way, God would not have given up His Son to shame, suffering and death! Faith in Jesus is the only door of hope! Shut that upon …
SERMON • SERMON 2600A Strange Yet Gracious Choice
Psalm 135:4
… of His treasuries," counting and spending it as men do their money, not suffering more wind to blow than is needed for the high purposes of His wise …
SERMON • SERMON 3142Established Work
Psalm 90:17
… Silent prayers are often true prayers, but there are times when, in extremity of suffering, it is very helpful to give expression to the soul's agony. I …
SERMON • SERMON 1961S. S.—or, the Sinner Saved
Romans 9:30-33
… You can never deserve pardon—it must be an act of pure Grace! Nothing but the long-suffering of God at this moment keeps you out of Hell …
SERMON • SERMON 599The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace
John 6:37
… and he was not cast out! He lived to have the honor of suffering for his Master and to be the winner of multitudes of souls. Saul of …
SERMON • SERMON 2409A Great Sermon by the Greatest Preacher
Matthew 3:17
… He was immersed in suffering. He died and was buried in the tomb. He rose again from the grave—and all that is set forth in the outward …
SERMON • SERMON 1301A Prince and a Savior
Acts 5:31
… Seeing He died the bitter death of the Cross, suffering from Divine Justice in a most terrible manner upon Calvary, there must be, in those five wounds, power …
SERMON • SERMON 614For Christ'S Sake
Ephesians 4:32
… turn to the brightest page of the world's annals! Think of the suffering of God's people through the Maccabean war! How marvelous was their courage when …
SERMON • SERMON 2167Jehovah's Valuation of His People
Isaiah 43:3
… the very least we can do is, by holy loving, cheerful working, patient suffering and spontaneous giving—show what we think of our Lord. Ah, if we live …
SERMON • SERMON 1946Eternal Life Within Present Grasp
1 Timothy 6:12
… We say, "What fools!" Men with sums of money about their persons, or hidden away in their rooms, and yet suffering the ills of need till they actually …
SERMON • SERMON 1552The Friends Of Jesus
John 15:14
… If a man suffers for Christ's sake while steadily pursuing the course of holiness, he may rejoice in such suffering. Losses borne in the defense of the …
SERMON • SERMON 2154The Pastor's Joy and Confidence
Philippians 1:3-7
… Nor can God forsake the work of His own hands from lack of long-suffering. A man might begin to bless another and that other might be so …
SERMON • SERMON 1861The Lowly King
Zechariah 9:9
… The strong is compassed with infirmity; the happy assumes capacity for suffering; the infinitely holy becomes one of a race notorious for its iniquity! This is a triumph …
SERMON • SERMON 1572Untitled Sermon
Psalm 119:144
… Do you not think that this prayer will often well up from the heart of the suffering Believer? To some of our dear Brothers and Sisters, life is …
SERMON • SERMON 1914Secret Drawings Graciously Explained
Jeremiah 31:3
… knew Him! Let us now look back and remember the love of long-suffering which spared us when we delighted in sin. The Lord did not cut us …
SERMON • SERMON 3393Wheat in the Barn
Matthew 13:30
… out of Glory? Would you detain your dear wife here with all her suffering? Would you hold back your husband from the immortal crown? Could you wish your …
SERMON • SERMON 1042A Persuasive to Steadfastness
Hebrews 3:14
… and peace, remembering the incarnate God will do it, a study of the suffering Savior will bring the refreshment and consolation you want. Jesus Christ when he is …
SERMON • SERMON 1710Incense and Light
Exodus 30:7
… sweet savor God looks down upon the world and treats it with long-suffering, tenderness and mercy. Is it not a blessed picture? As a just and holy …
SERMON • SERMON 2765Marvelous Light
1 Peter 2:9
… For this is commendable, if a man for conscience toward God, endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if when you are buffeted for your faults …
SERMON • SERMON 1888The Blood of Sprinkling
Hebrews 12:24
… This work was so carried out to the utmost, that not a jot of the suffering was mitigated, nor a particle of the obedience foregone: "he became obedient …
SERMON • SERMON 2723God's Dealings With Egypt and Israel
Psalm 78:51
… This is, perhaps, the most dreadful truth about future retribution—that a man will see his own sin in his suffering just as he sees his face in …
SERMON • SERMON 2712Bonds Which Could Not Hold
Acts 2:24
… And in taking our place, and suffering in our stead, there did come upon Christ the necessity that He should die, but there was no natural necessity that …
SERMON • SERMON 3080Two Ancient Proverbs
Proverbs 29:25
… Take up your cross and follow Me, whatever suffering or reproach it may involve." The fear of man has brought a snare to some of the greatest Believers …
SERMON • SERMON 515The Sinner'S Advocate
1 John 2:1
… So I might go on to mention the peculiarity of some who are suffering from bashfulness. They will often be tempted to hold back where they ought to …
SERMON • SERMON 2093The Curse and the Curse for Us
Galatians 3:10-14
… the consequences of our sin? It is a miracle that God should, by suffering, magnify His own Law and that the Supreme Judge should Himself bear the curse …
SERMON • SERMON 2528Eating the Sacrifice
Exodus 29:33
… death is sacred! We would not omit any of the details of His suffering, for some strike one mind and some strike another, but could we go through …
SERMON • SERMON 1309The Little Dogs
Matthew 15:26
… be, also?" Reasoning thus, you will press forward, in hope believing against hope, suffering no plausible deduction from the doctrine of Scripture to prevent your believing in the …
SERMON • SERMON 1789Joseph of Arimathaea
Mark 15:43-46
… This fiery Cross, carried through all lands, will awaken the valiant and speed them to the field! Can you see your Lord suffering to the death for you …
SERMON • SERMON 3466A Warning to Believers
Colossians 2:18
… With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love. It is a loving call. Walk lovingly. It is the condescension of God that called …
SERMON • SERMON 1689The General Convocation Around Mount Zion
Hebrews 12:22-24
… with sorrow, but with exultation. "What? Would you have me look at my suffering and wrestling as part of a festival?" Yes! I would have you glory in …
SERMON • SERMON 3063Jotham's Peculiar Honor
2 Chronicles 27:6
… If it should bring me to poverty or suffering, or draw down upon my head misrepresentation and contempt, it does not matter an atom. Wisdom will be justified …
SERMON • SERMON 2198The Census of Israel
Numbers 16:66
… It was a long time before all the sinners died, but the long-suffering of God had its limit and, in the end, every rebel died in the …