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Temptation, Satan, spiritual warfare, and resisting sin
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Jacob's Fear and Faith
Genesis 32:11
… the son of the King of kings must not fear the child of Satan, the heir of wrath? The friends of the wicked Haman said to him, "If …
SERMON • SERMON 2928Sham Conversion
2 Kings 17:25
… the inner man—in the work of the Holy Spirit upon the soul—Satan is also adept at deception there. He can imitate repentance with remorse. He can …
SERMON • SERMON 1013Our Watchword
Psalm 70:4
… Would to God his church were half as earnest as the synagogue of Satan! Oh that we had, in our holy cause, a tithe of the indefatigable spirit …
SERMON • SERMON 2747Saying Versus Doing
Matthew 21:28-30
… Neither does standing idle minister any comfort to us and, moreover, Satan has already found some mischief for our idle hands to do." We thought that we would …
SERMON • SERMON 1966The Death of Moses
Deuteronomy 34:5
… Whoever had such a burial as that of Moses? Angels contended over it, but Satan has failed to use it for his purposes. That body was not lost …
SERMON • SERMON 2903Sleepers Awakened
Jonah 1:5
… world? It is certain that men are all alive in the service of Satan—then we should not be half-alive in the service of our God! Are …
SERMON • SERMON 663Walking In The Light And Washed In The Blood
1 John 1:7
… evil, which is represented by the Prince of the power of the air, Satan. The first principle is set forth by John under the figure of light. God …
SERMON • SERMON 1852The Modern Dead Sea and the Living Waters
Ezekiel 47:8
… to believe that the Lord shall reign forever and ever—and sin and Satan shall be crushed under our Redeemer's feet! Let us believe in God as …
SERMON • SERMON 981Carried by Four
Luke 5:16-26
… Their mournful ditty is:— “I would, but cannot sing; I would, but cannot pray For Satan meets me when I try, And frights my soul away. I would …
SERMON • SERMON 2615The Anxious Enquirer
Job 23:3
… Perhaps your doubts say to you, "Hush! Do not pray any more." Or Satan says, "Be still! Do not cry to Christ any more." Tell your doubts and …
SERMON • SERMON 574The Superlative Excellence Of The Holy Spirit
John 16:7
… But now that Christ has gone, the fight is all between Spirit and spirit—between God the Holy Spirit and Satan—between Truth and error. It is between …
SERMON • SERMON 1423A Sacred Solo
Psalm 28:7
… our security from his hostile attacks is this—"The Lord is our shield." Satan wastes his arrows against the Eternal Buckler. There may be a plot formed against …
SERMON • SERMON 2663A Leap Year Sermon
1 Corinthians 15:8
… it will be well with you! Oh, I pray you, do not let Satan tempt you with the idea that now, when sickness is upon you, there is …
SERMON • SERMON 1420The Headstone of the Corner
Psalm 118:22-25
… Let Hea ven rejoice, let the earth be glad, And praise surround the Throne! Today He rose and left the dead And Satan's empire fell! Today the …
SERMON • SERMON 2023The Blessing of Full Assurance
1 John 5:13
… grace, they cannot overcome us. The full-assurance man baffles the very devil. Satan is cunning enough, but those who know and are persuaded, are birds which he …
COMMENTARYPsalm 136
Psalm 136
… Inheritance by God's gift is tenure which even Satan cannot dispute. For his mercy endureth for ever. Faithful love endures without end, and secures its own end …
SERMON • SERMON 2594"The Offense of the Cross"
Galatians 5:11
… He preaches but very little of the Truth of God who does not set the old lion roaring against him." Depend upon it, Satan does not like the …
SERMON • SERMON 2278Feeding on the Word
Isaiah 55:2
… Faith comes by hearing and, therefore, Satan tries to block up that gateway of mercy. If he can persuade men not to hear, then he can keep them …
SERMON • SERMON 501Grace Abounding
Hosea 14:4
… Remember that many of those who are the true servants of God were once the very worst servants of Satan. Does it not surprise you that men who …
SERMON • SERMON 1026Joy Born at Bethlehem
Luke 2:10-12
… out of and beyond what Christ allows, to snatch from the tables of Satan the delicacies with which to adorn the banquet held in honor of a Saviour …
SERMON • SERMON 2819A Caution for Sin-sick Souls
Hosea 5:13
… It has become your enemy and do you go to your enemy to help you? It is a device of Satan to try and draw poor sinners away …
SERMON • SERMON 2873Who Loves Christ More?
Luke 7:41-43
… as bad as sin is, for it is sin that made the devil. Satan was a holy angel until sin came into him, but sin itself was never …
SERMON • SERMON 2320The Beloved Pastor's Plea for Unity
Romans 1:7
… He would turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to Himself. These are the beloved of the Lord. And in consequence they came …
SERMON • SERMON 1215Solemn Pleadings for Revival
Isaiah 41:1
… our God? Never! Rome triumphant over Zion? Never! Rome has been very cunning. Satan has done his best in Roman Catholicism. There is no more wisdom left in …
SERMON • SERMON 1059To The Thoughtless
Isaiah 1:3
… is near, and it is this putting off and putting off which is Satan's most potent engine of destruction. Some make an excuse for themselves for not …
SERMON • SERMON 1113Romans, But Not romanists
Romans 16:1-16
… The God of peace shall bruise Satan under our feet shortly. May we, therefore, in patience possess our souls. O that those who are not yet numbered among …
SERMON • SERMON 451Choice Portions
Deuteronomy 32:9
… Every promise of the Covenant is a consequence to every heir of Heaven, nor can Satan break them. No Parliamentary act passed on earth, no deed perpetrated in …
SERMON • SERMON 2765Marvelous Light
1 Peter 2:9
… thousands who have passed from darkness to Light, and from the power of Satan into the Kingdom of Christ. One change that always takes place as the result …
SERMON • SERMON 1507Soul Saving Our One Business
1 Corinthians 9:22
… the image of God, but who pollute themselves to be the slaves of Satan and the prey of bestial lusts! Alas! Alas for this city! It is full …
SERMON • SERMON 2857God's Goodness Leading to Repentance
Romans 2:4
… to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath …
SERMON • SERMON 3015The Two Debtors
Luke 7:41
… to God's cause at no ordinary rate, and help us to fight Satan in no ordinary way and to spread the Gospel of Christ in no common …
SERMON • SERMON 354A Sermon For The Week Of Prayer
Colossians 4:2
… over the fallen ruins of the walls of the castle of Sin and Satan! The Church does not know how near her victory is—we do not believe …
SERMON • SERMON 1336A Family Sermon
Genesis 7:1
… You have nothing to do outside in the waters of sin and self and Satan. You need neither fish in the waters of sin, nor go boating upon …
SERMON • SERMON 2975Forgetting God
Hosea 13:6
… our heart to love of the world, or of self, or sin, or Satan, or any other of His rivals—becomes to Him a cause of grief and …
SERMON • SERMON 2010The Word a Sword
Hebrews 4:12
… Let us not attempt to carry on Christ's war with the weapons of Satan. There is nothing so cutting as the Word of God. Keep to that …
SERMON • SERMON 2528Eating the Sacrifice
Exodus 29:33
… If you have been born again, and are no more in the house of Satan, but in the house of the Great High Priest, you may come and …
SERMON • SERMON 3035Enquiring the Way to Zion
Jeremiah 50:5
… He replied, "I heard a minister say once that if there was a word in the sermon that might be blessed to us, Satan would be pretty sure …
SERMON • SERMON 1992Song for the Free—Hope for the Bound
Psalm 107:14-16
… brass." All the powers of darkness cannot shut us up with broken gates! Satan thinks he will imprison us again, but the bars of iron are cut in …
SERMON • SERMON 3147God's Glory in the Building Up of Zion
Psalm 102:16
… Neither to Satan and his lieges, nor to wicked men, has God delivered us. We are not to be their prey, for God claims us as His own …
SERMON • SERMON 1189The Turning Point
Luke 15:20
… We want neither leave nor licence for quitting the service of sin and Satan, neither is it a subject which demands a month’s consideration: in this matter …